Dr. Gabriela Robaskewicz Pascoto is an otorhinolaryngologist with a Master’s degree in Surgical Sciences and extensive expertise in salivary gland disorders. With more than 12 years of experience in sialendoscopy and minimally invasive salivary gland surgery, she has played a pioneering role in advancing sialendoscopy in Latin America, including performing the first sialendoscopy in Panama.

She is a frequent invited speaker at national and international congresses and an active member of the International Sialendoscopy Society (iSial) and the Multidisciplinary Salivary Gland Society (MSGS).

Dr Higino Steck, is a Professor of Head and Neck Surgery at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, and Coordinator of the Thyroid Nodule and Salivary Gland Clinic at the Institute of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (IOU-UNICAMP).

With more than 30 years of clinical experience, Dr. Steck is one of the pioneers of sialendoscopy in Brazil and Latin America, with over 15 years of experience in the diagnosis and minimally invasive management of salivary gland disorders. He has played an important role in introducing and disseminating advanced salivary gland endoscopy techniques through clinical practice, research, and hands-on training courses.

He is also internationally recognized for his work in interventional thyroidology, including ultrasound-guided thermal ablation and fluorescence-guided parathyroid preservation. Dr. Steck is a frequent invited speaker and faculty member at major international scientific meetings and educational courses in head and neck surgery, salivary gland surgery, and interventional ultrasound.

Professor and Head of Department of ENT at Amrita institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India.

One of the founder members of the Sialendoscopy Group of India. Has performed more than 1000 sialendoscopic procedures. Was the principal investigator of a prospective multicentric study on Skull Base Osteomyelitis- the AOI Kerala SBO study, one of the largest studies till date.

Other interests- Anterior and lateral skull base surgery,rhinoplasty

Speaker at national and international conferences and has publications in international journals.

Lecturer and Consultant of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Alexandria-Egypt.

Head and Neck and Microvascular Surgery Fellow, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI-US.

Former Senior Clinical Fellow Head and Neck Surgery, Guy’s Hospital, London-UK.

Special Interest:

• Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery

• Microvascular Reconstruction

• Salivary Gland Diseases and Sialenedoscopy.

Dean, College of Medicine & Health Sciences

Professor & Senior Consultant ENT Surgery

College of Medicine & Health Sciences

Sultan Qaboos University 

Chairman, ENT Scientific Council, Arab Board for Health Specialization

Editor in Chief JOMA (Journal of Oman Medical Association)

Associate Editor, SQUMJ (Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal)

Board member, Oman Medical Association

GCC ORL Society, General Secretary