09-11, 16:30–17:15 (Europe/Istanbul), Rhinology 5 + Allergy (ICC - B2 level YILDIZ 1)
Central compartment atopic disease is a subgroup of chronic sinusitis. Here, the symptoms affect the central portion of the nasal airway. Allergy is usually the underlying cause, and treatment may involve antiallergic therapy and, if necessary, limited surgery.
Participants should be informed about CCAD and provided with information on current treatments.
Dr. Islam Herzallah is currently a Professor & Consultant of Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery at King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, KSA, as well as at Zagazig University, Egypt. Dr. Herzallah has finished his Otolaryngology residency training at Zagazig University, Egypt in 2004, and then two-year scholarship & training in Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery at the University of Miami, USA in 2007.
• Ph.D. Degree with description of Extended Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches (2009). • Founding Member of the Pan-Arab Rhinologic Society (2010)
• Over 200 worldwide lectures and international publications that include novel descriptions of Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgical Landmarks and Techniques.
• Speaker and Instructor at more than 50 endoscopic sinus & skull base surgery courses worldwide. • Editor & Author of the “Endoscopic Sinonasal Dissection Guide”, one of the best-selling books for teaching surgical techniques for residents, rhinology fellows, and physicians worldwide (Casiano, Herzallah & Eloy eds., 2017 - Thieme Medical Publishing, NY).
• Reviewer for top peer-reviewd Journals including the Official Journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, and the Official Journal of the American Rhinologic Society.
• Several Awards & Prizes: Best Research in Pan-Arab Rhinologic Society (2010), Who's Who in the World (2011), University Best Professional Portfolio (2012). KAMC Employee of the Year (2015), Karl Storz Award for Excellence in Teaching (2018).
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After graduating from Hacettepe Medical Faculty in 1992, I started my specialization training in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at Hacettepe University Medical Faculty in the same year. After completing my specialization training in 1996, I worked in both public and private sectors before retiring from the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at Yozgat Bozok University Faculty of Medicine. In 2022, I worked as a rhinology allergy fellow at the University of Chicago for one year under the mentorship of lovely Dr. Jacquellynne Corey. I also spent two months as an observer in anterior skull base surgery with Dr. Pete Batra at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Olavo Mion is a distinguished Brazilian otorhinolaryngologist and allergist, currently serving as a Collaborating Professor at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the University of São Paulo (USP). He earned his MD from Santa Casa de São Paulo (1992), completed his residency at USP (1996), and obtained a PhD and Doctorate in Otorhinolaryngology from USP in 2000.
Specializing in nasal obstruction, allergic and non-allergic rhinitis, mucociliary function, and acoustic rhinometry, Dr. Mion has authored over 50 scientific publications with more than 940 citations. His leadership roles include Vice-President and President of the Brazilian Academy of Rhinology (2009–2017), and he currently President of the Committee on Allergy of the Brazilian Association of Otorhinolaryngology.
Dr. Mion’s clinical and research interests center on optimizing diagnosis and management of allergic rhinitis and related respiratory disorders, with significant work on nasal physiology and evidence-based therapeutic approaches, as well as central compartment allergic disease and artifical inteligence for allergic respiratory diseases.