Dr Paresh P. Naik is an ENT surgeon specialising in adult and paediatric rhinology and endoscopic skull-base surgery. He underwent advanced fellowship training in rhinology, skull-base surgery, and head and neck surgery in the United Kingdom and Italy, followed by a Diploma in Skull Base Surgery in Paris.

He serves as a Paediatric Skull Base Lead in Mumbai and has extensive experience in complex adult and paediatric rhinology and skull-base procedures. His clinical interests include endoscopic CSF leak repair, sinonasal and skull-base tumours, pituitary surgery, frontal sinus surgery, and paediatric skull-base pathology.

Dr Naik is a Board Member of the International Committee of the European Rhinologic Society. He was a member of the Rhinology Scientific Committee for CEORL-HNS 2026 and serves on the Scientific Committee for EndoGoa 2028. He is also a reviewer for several international peer-reviewed journals.

Deeply committed to surgical education, mentorship, and fellowship training, he founded the Mumbai Sinus & Skull Base Academy and the Rhino–Skull Base Masterclass to make advanced surgical education more accessible to young ENT surgeons.

Dr. Gülpembe Bozkurt, MD, is a Turkish Otolaryngologist, Assistant Professor and Consultant in Skull Base Surgery. Between 2018-2019 she worked as a research fellow at the Faculty of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the Insubria University in Varese, Italy, in the field of skull base surgery, under the mentorship of Paolo Castelnuovo. In 2020, she joined the Faculty of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, as a Consultant (Chief: Prof. Yavuz Uyar). At present, she holds the position of Assistant Professor and Consultant in Otorhinolaryngology at Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital, Turkey.

Her current research and clinical activities are concentrated on multidisciplinary approaches to the sinonasal and skull base cancers, focusing especially on functional outcomes after skull base surgery and current treatment strategies of sinonasal cancers. Her surgical skills are mainly focused on endoscopic sinus surgery, expanded skull base approaches, head & neck oncology. She is the author of over 30 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals, especially in the field of endoscopic skull base surgery. She has been invited as a Faculty Member in national and international conferences. She has participated as invited Tutor in training courses in endoscopic sinonasal and skull base anatomy and surgical techniques (basic, intermediate and advanced levels). She has organised national cadaver dissection courses in the field of endoscopic skull base surgery with invited  international faculty members. She is a member of Turkish Society of Otorhinolaryngology (TKBB-BBC), Turkish Skull Base Society (TKTD), (European Rhinologic Society (ERS). She currently serves as Board Member of the Turkish Skull Base Society.