<p>Consultant Laryngologist & ENT Surgeon, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals</p>

<p>Professor Dr Marina Mat Baki is a senior medical academic and clinician at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in English National University of Malaysia, currently serving as the Dean of Faculty of Medicine and Professor of Laryngology in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. She began her medical journey at UKM, graduating from the Faculty of Medicine, and subsequently joined the Ministry of Health of Malaysia in 1997. She completed her otorhinolaryngology specialist training at the UKM Medical Centre in 2006 before pursuing advanced research. In 2014 she was awarded a PhD in Laryngology from University College London, on where she also received subspecialty training in laryngology under the mentorship of internationally recognized experts.</p> <p>Marina’s clinical and research interests focus on complex disorders of the larynx and airway, including laryngotracheal stenosis, laryngeal cancer, voice disorders, phonosurgery, sleep apnoea, and laryngeal paralysis. She is actively involved in clinical teaching and mentoring postgraduate trainees, and her scholarly work has been published in internationally indexed journals. Her research contributions span peer-reviewed articles in Scopus and Web of Science-indexed publications, reflecting her commitment to advancing evidence-based practice and improving patient outcomes in her specialty.</p>

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<p>Gerd Fabian Volk is active since 2006 as a physician at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of Jena University Hospital. Since 2012 he has built up and is the Leader of the interdisciplinary Facial-Nerve-Center Jena.</p> <p>His clinical interests are: diagnostic and treatment of facial nerve palsy, telemedicine to improve diagnostic and treatment of rare diseases, application of botulinum toxin and electrostimulation in the head and neck region, functional diagnostics and therapy of peripheral nerve lesions, electrophysiological and imaging techniques, especially ultrasound and MRI, for the evaluation and rehabilitation of the muscles and nerves. Experimental topics: development of new methods of reconstruction of the facial and laryngeal nerve, electrostimulation as diagnostic and therapeutic tool, central changes after brain nerve failure, in particular of the facial and vestibular nerves, telemedicine and health care networks to improve treatment quality.</p>