Speech Language Pathology

Prof. Mario Sanna is and Founder & Director of the Gruppo Otologico (Piacenza-Rome, Italy), an internationally acclaimed center for otology, hearing implantology and skull base surgeries. Prof. Sanna is a master in his field known across the world for his pioneering work in Otology and Skull Base Surgery. He is the Founder member of the European Skull Base Society and the Italian Skull Base Society and an honorary member of the French and Spanish Otolaryngological Societies. Prof. Sanna has authored 15 books and over 380 articles in peer reviewed journals. His illustrated text books are extremely popular and some of them have won international awards. He has been an invited faculty in over 250 conferences and academic meetings. Over 200 fellows and 500 observers have been trained at the Gruppo Otologico. Prof. Sanna has contributed tremendously to the knowledge of Otology & Skull Base Surgery and is considered by his peers to be one of the pioneers of modern Skull Base Surgery.

Otology and Skull Base Surgery

Alwyn D’Souza is a Consultant ENT / Head and Neck / Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, University Hospital Lewisham since 2003. He has a particular interest in plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery of the face, head and neck and runs a combined dermatology/facial plastic surgery clinic at University Hospital, Lewisham. He received his training in Dublin and Birmingham. He obtained further super-specialist training in facial plastic and cosmetic surgery in Europe and North America. He has published a number of original articles in peer reviewed medical journals and has authored chapters in facial plastic surgery textbooks. He is actively involved in training and teaching postgraduate doctors and GPs and is a faculty member on Facial Plastic Surgery training courses.

Nose and Sinus Surgery. Aesthetic Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, including skin cancer surgery and complex revision surgery of the nose and face.

Dr. Peter Costantino is the Executive Director and Senior Vice President of the New York Head and Neck Institute and the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Service Line of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, the Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery for Lenox Hill Hospital-Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and the North Shore-LIJ-Hofstra School of Medicine, and the Director of the New York Head & Neck Institute’s Center for Cranial Base Surgery. In these roles, Dr. Costantino leads clinical, academic and programmatic direction for Otolaryngology services across the North Shore-LIJ Health System. Within the clinical arena, he is one of the few surgeons in the United States experienced in virtually all aspects of cranial base surgery and capable of removing tumors by either an “open” approach involving an external incision on the scalp or face, or by minimally invasive endoscopic surgery. Dr. Costantino specializes in reconstruction of the face, facial nerve for facial paralysis and skull.

Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Dr. Grossan is board certified in Otolaryngology, with special interest in Scuba Diving medicine. Trained at Bellevue Hospital, New York. Publications include use of the Saccharine test, Pulsatile Irrigation for sinus disease, application of Bernoulli principle for sinus drainage. He pioneered using Biofeedback for Tinnitus and Stress Relief. In addition to his 30+ medical journal publications, he has published popular books on Sinusitis, Tinnitus and Stress reduction. His current book, The Whole- Body Approach to Allergy and Sinus Health stresses a total approach to treating sinusitis that includes stress reduction, using humor, better sleep, humming, and pulsed sinus irrigation. He practices non-antibiotic intervention whenever possible.

Chronic rhinosinusitis, Pulmonary diseases

Dr. Franzese graduated from the SUNY Upstate Medical University in 1999. She works in Norfolk, VA and specializes in Allergy & Immunology, Otolaryngology.

Allergy & Immunology, Otolaryngology

Marc Thomas, R.N., a member of several professional allergy organizations, has over thirty years of experience in the healthcare profession. Twenty-three of those years have been dedicated to managing the care and education of allergy patients.

Allergy & Clinical Immunology

Dr. Muhyi Al-Sarraf is a Professor of Oncology & Medicine at Wm Beaumont Hospital. He completed his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) Field Of Study Medicine from the Baghdad University. He is well known National and International consultant and Speaker.

edical Oncology, Clinical Trials, Head and Neck Cancers

Dr. S. James Zinreich, M.D. is a Professor, Radiology; Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at the world renowned Johns Hopkins Medical Intuition, as well as a successful medical entrepreneur. Always at the forefront of medical innovation, Dr. Zinreich is recognized as the first to start 3D imaging in Neuroradiology in 1984. Together with the Neurosurgery department at Johns Hopkins, was first to clinically introduce Image Guided Surgery in the USA in 1991. Recognized around the world for his speeches, research and articles, Dr. Zinreich became captivated by the world of medical technologies, developing and patenting the world’s finest Multi Modality Skin Markers (still in use today) under the company he founded together with his wife Dr. Eva Zinreich, MD, IZI Medical INC., which produced the Multimodality Skin Markers, as well as other skin markers used in Radiology and Radiation Therapy.

Radiology,Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

Roberto Puxeddu is a Fellow ad Eundem of the Royal College of Surgeon of England. He has been Professor and Chief of Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Cagliari in Sardinia since 2010 and ENT Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon from 2005 to 2010 at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, UK. He has a specialty interest in laser surgery and Head and Neck Surgery including reconstruction.

Head and Neck Surgery

Dr. Dilyana Vicheva is the President of the Bulgarian Rhinologic Society. She is an Associate Professor at Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She has been keenly and actively involved in many scientific conferencess on otolaryngology and has lead many as president.

Otolaryngology, ENT disorders and treatment and Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr. Graciela Pepe is a Professor of Otolaryngology School of Medicine . and Director of Institute of Laser Pepe.

Sleep breathing disorders.

Sami A. Al Kindy is an Associate professor Consultant Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgeon. He also play a role of an Acting dean at Taif university. He has completed his Graduated from King Edward Medical University, Pakistan, 1990 & Otolaryngology residency training in Republic of Ireland and fellowship obtained in 1999. His research interest mainly focuses on endoscopic nasal and head and neck surgery. He was trained in SME (Subject Mater Expert) for Saudi Licensing Exam. Presently he is a Member of Scientific and curriculum development committee Otolaryngology examination committee chairman. He has more than 15 publications in international and local peer review journals.

Endoscopic nasal and head and neck surgery

Professor Pawel Strek is a Graduate of the Faculty of Medicine of the Medical Academy in Cracow. In 1991 defended a doctoral thesis on “Ossification of laryngeal thyroidcartillage in humans”. In 1998 obtained habilitation doctor degree on “Optimization of application of the surgical partial removal of larynx due to the tumor of the primary location on eppiglottidean level”. Since 2010 holds the title of Professor of the Jagiellonian University Medical

Specialist surgery for treating diseases of the ears, throat, and larynx

Professor Mohamed Wael Mustafa is the Head of Audio-vestibular Department, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt. He is also playing the role of Department Head of Audiovestibular Medicine from past one year. He has published many research papers in the field.

hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo,Hearing aid fitting, Cochlear implant mapping.

Prof. Badr Eldin Mostafa is an experienced ENT surgeon performs procedures of a high standard at this clinic located at Cairo in Egypt. The surgeon performs low cost and high quality procedures for health tourists at the clinic. The surgeon is committed to continuing education and staying abreast about the latest advancements in his specialized medical discipline. Services provided at the clinic include treatments for common diseases affecting the ear nose and throat, sinus surgery, tonsillectomies, ear drum grafting surgical procedures, nasal septum deviation surgical procedures, surgical pipeline installations in the ear and treatments for ear infections.

flexible , autofluorescence ,laryngoscopy ,malignant ,lesions ,larynx

Prof.V.Phaniendrakumar had Medical graduation M.B.B.S in 1972 and Post graduation M.S (ORL) in 1976 from Guntur Medical College and Andhra University . Formerly Professor and Chairman, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guntur Medical college. He is the Director of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of ENT & Melody Voice Center, Guntur & Hyderabad since 2002 & also Emeritus Prof of ENT-- NTR University of health sciences. He is the Founder- President The Association of Phonosurgeons of India.He also Organized the first National workshop exclusively on Phonosurgery in India 1999 at Guntur Medical college and also first exclusive work shop in India on Office Based Laryngeal Procedures in 2015 at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of ENT, Guntur.Has the credit of performing more than 1200, Office Laryngeal procedures in India since 2004 and also inventing Office based awake laser Posterior cordotomy for Bilateral Vocal fold paralysis under local anaesthesia and the initial experience was presented during 20th International Federation of Otolaryngology Society ( IFOS)in 2003 at Seoul, South Korea. He is the Faculty and Chairman Governing Council APSI during PHONOCON-2017 (A Joint meeting of The Association of Phonosurgeons of India and International Association of Phonosurgery) organized from 17th to 19th February 2017 at Guragaon, New Delihi, India.

Oto Laryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Voice Disorders and Phonosurgery

Mohammed A. Gomaa is a professor of Otorhinolaryngology, faculty of Medicine, Minia university, Egypt. I am graduated from Minia University on 1990, spent my residency at Minia university Hospital, I spent all of my career at Minia university till I get the position of Full professor on 2014. I spent a couple of years as a research fellow at The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center from 1996 to 1998 working on head and neck cancer. I am a member of American Academy of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck surgery since 1999 and now serving on Diversity committee and on international committee, also serving now as a Global Liaison of Otorhinolaryngology Section of American National Medical Association. I published 25 articles and another 10 now under publication, I published many of them at international Journal with impact factors. My h-index is 6 and have my papers cited in 104 articles so far. I present a lot of my work at highly ranked international conferences In USA, Europe, Dubai, and of course Egypt. I am consultant, Research Leader, and international scholar in the field of Otorhinolaryngology.

Otorhinolaryngology, head and neck cancer, Neck surgery

Alwyn D’Souza is a Consultant ENT / Head and Neck / Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, University Hospital Lewisham since 2003. He has a particular interest in plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery of the face, head and neck and runs a combined dermatology/facial plastic surgery clinic at University Hospital, Lewisham. He received his training in Dublin and Birmingham. He obtained further super-specialist training in facial plastic and cosmetic surgery in Europe and North America. He has published a number of original articles in peer reviewed medical journals and has authored chapters in facial plastic surgery textbooks. He is actively involved in training and teaching postgraduate doctors and GPs and is a faculty member on Facial Plastic Surgery training courses.

Nose and Sinus Surgery. Aesthetic Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, including skin cancer surgery and complex revision surgery of the nose and face.

Alwyn D’Souza is a Consultant ENT / Head and Neck / Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, University Hospital Lewisham since 2003. He has a particular interest in plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery of the face, head and neck and runs a combined dermatology/facial plastic surgery clinic at University Hospital, Lewisham. He received his training in Dublin and Birmingham. He obtained further super-specialist training in facial plastic and cosmetic surgery in Europe and North America. He has published a number of original articles in peer reviewed medical journals and has authored chapters in facial plastic surgery textbooks. He is actively involved in training and teaching postgraduate doctors and GPs and is a faculty member on Facial Plastic Surgery training courses.

Nose and Sinus Surgery. Aesthetic Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, including skin cancer surgery and complex revision surgery of the nose and face.

Prof.V.Phaniendrakumar had Medical graduation M.B.B.S in 1972 and Post graduation M.S (ORL) in 1976 from Guntur Medical College and Andhra University . Formerly Professor and Chairman, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guntur Medical college. He is the Director of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of ENT & Melody Voice Center, Guntur & Hyderabad since 2002 & also Emeritus Prof of ENT-- NTR University of health sciences. He is the Founder- President The Association of Phonosurgeons of India.He also Organized the first National workshop exclusively on Phonosurgery in India 1999 at Guntur Medical college and also first exclusive work shop in India on Office Based Laryngeal Procedures in 2015 at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of ENT, Guntur.Has the credit of performing more than 1200, Office Laryngeal procedures in India since 2004 and also inventing Office based awake laser Posterior cordotomy for Bilateral Vocal fold paralysis under local anaesthesia and the initial experience was presented during 20th International Federation of Otolaryngology Society ( IFOS)in 2003 at Seoul, South Korea. He is the Faculty and Chairman Governing Council APSI during PHONOCON-2017 (A Joint meeting of The Association of Phonosurgeons of India and International Association of Phonosurgery) organized from 17th to 19th February 2017 at Guragaon, New Delihi, India.

Oto Laryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Voice Disorders and Phonosurgery

Dr. Graciela Pepe is a Professor of Otolaryngology School of Medicine . and Director of Institute of Laser Pepe .

Sleep breathing disorders.

Dr. Dilyana Vicheva is the President of the Bulgarian Rhinologic Society. She is an Associate Professor at Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She has been keenly and actively involved in many scientific conferencess on otolaryngology and has lead many as president.

Otolaryngology, ENT disorders and treatment and Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr. Grossan is board certified in Otolaryngology, with special interest in Scuba Diving medicine. Trained at Bellevue Hospital, New York. Publications include use of the Saccharine test, Pulsatile Irrigation for sinus disease, application of Bernoulli principle for sinus drainage. He pioneered using Biofeedback for Tinnitus and Stress Relief. In addition to his 30+ medical journal publications, he has published popular books on Sinusitis, Tinnitus and Stress reduction. His current book, The Whole- Body Approach to Allergy and Sinus Health stresses a total approach to treating sinusitis that includes stress reduction, using humor, better sleep, humming, and pulsed sinus irrigation. He practices non-antibiotic intervention whenever possible.

chronic rhinosinusitis, pulmonary diseases

Dr. Peter Costantino is the Executive Director and Senior Vice President of the New York Head and Neck Institute and the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Service Line of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, the Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery for Lenox Hill Hospital-Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and the North Shore-LIJ-Hofstra School of Medicine, and the Director of the New York Head & Neck Institute’s Center for Cranial Base Surgery. In these roles, Dr. Costantino leads clinical, academic and programmatic direction for Otolaryngology services across the North Shore-LIJ Health System. Within the clinical arena, he is one of the few surgeons in the United States experienced in virtually all aspects of cranial base surgery and capable of removing tumors by either an “open” approach involving an external incision on the scalp or face, or by minimally invasive endoscopic surgery. Dr. Costantino specializes in reconstruction of the face, facial nerve for facial paralysis and skull.

Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Myer's research interests have been centered upon topics in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery. Major themes for research include: Significance of Extracapsular Spread in Cervical Lymph Nodes, Surgery for Parotid Tumors, Cancer of the Oral Cavity.

Presbycusis (ARHI), Meniere’s Disease (MD), and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)

Mashudu Tshifularo, Head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose and throat studies, ENT) at the University of Pretoria (UP), is widely recognised as one of the best ENT specialists in the country. His leadership has contributed greatly to the advancement and transformation of the Department.
He was recently invited to deliver a presentation at the Second International Conference and Exhibition on Rhinology and Otology that was held from 18–20 March in Dubai, UAE. His presentation centred around an epidemiological review of complicated bacterial sinusitis among patients who were admitted and treated at Steve Biko Academic Hospital over a ten-year period. The presentation was lauded as ‘phenomenal and worthy’ by the organisers of the conference. Prof Tshifularo also received recognition for co-chairing a variety of sessions at the conference where the latest advances in the field of ENT medicine were discussed.

Aikaterini is an accredited ENT & HNS Consultant, with more than 10 years of clinical experience. PhD holder, with a strong academic background on evidence based medicine, she shows a strong interest in otology, rhinology and voice pathology. She has a strong presence in many reputed medical journals. She is actually serving as a Consultant ENT & HNS in Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Saudi Arabia, and is in strong collaboration with the ENT dept of the National University of Athens, Greece.

Professor Hossam Thabet graduated from Alexandria University School Of Medicine (M.B.B.Ch) in 1980 with general grade of " Excellent with honors”. He finished his Master of Otolaryngology (M.Ch.ORL) in, 1984. He finished two years Clinical & Research Fellowship in Washington University (Barns Hospital), St Louis Missouri. USA 1988-1990. He got his Doctorate of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery in 1991. He is the head of the H&N Surgery Unit in Otolaryngology-H&N Surgery Department in Alexandria University. He has more than 35 publications in international & Egyption Journal.

Ayman Abdel Razek Yakout Mohamed is a Associate Professor in Gulf Medical University

ENT, Nose Surgery, Laser Surgery

Shahab Siddiqui is a otolaryngologist

Otology

Aladdin Mohamed Maarraoui is currently working as a Consultant Physician and Chief in department of Otolaryngology, Mafraq Ambassador, UAE.

Head and Neck Oncology, Hematology

Almenhali has completed his PhD in Otolaryngology from Sahlgrenska University and postdoctoral studies from Sahlgrenska University. He is the head of ENT department mafraq Hosital Abudhabi UAE. Ameen Hadi Almenhali is currently working as a Consultant and head in ENT Mafraq hospital. He is also a member of Swedish board otolaryngology.

Ear Disorder and Tinnitus

Usamah Hadi is currently working as Clinical Professor in American University of Beirut Medical Surgery. His research interest includes Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Head & Neck Surgery.

Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Head & Neck Surgery

Vural Fidan has recieved his MD and PhD in Hacettepe University. He is the Deputy Director of ENT department. He is an Otorhinolaryngologist at Yunus Emre Goverment Hospital. He has worked as a Visiting Scientist at Yale University ENT and Allegry departments. He has more than 20 SCI indexed articles. His Research interests are pulmonary hypertension, allergy, otology, rhinology and sleep medicine

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS)

Ahmed Shawky is currently working as a professor in department of Otolaryngology and Neuromuscular disorders in Cairo University, Egypt

Stroke rehabilitation, rehabilitation, Head and Neck Surgery, Magnetic therapy

Professor Zivorad Nikolic graduated both from Medical and Dental Schools at the University of Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He has finished his postgradutae surgical specialty training and Master of Science in 1993. at the Department for Maxillofacial Surgery,Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade. During his education he had specialty training with ephasis on Plastic and Reconstructive surgery of Head and Neck as well as Craniofacial Surgery at Oxfords Radcliffe Infirmary, Great Britain. During the years 2000-2002 he spent 18 months working at Newcastle General Hospital and Londons Central Middlesex Hospital working as a part of the team for Head and Neck Surgery performing various types of Microsurgical reconstructions after tumour removal, which he continued to perform back at Department for Maxillofacial Surgery in Belgrade until now. After he received his PhD title in 2006 he was appointed as Associate Professor at Faculty of Dental Medicine,University of Belgrade.

Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery

Andrew Imogu completed his medical training at the prestigious Medical School, University of Ibadan, Nigeria (University College Hospital, Ibadan) at the age of 23 years. He specialized in Otolaryngology with the fellowship of the West African College of Surgeons (FWACS), National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (FMCORL) and International College of Surgeons (FICS). He is the immediate past President Otolaryngological Society of Nigeria (ORLSON). Currently he is the secretary, faculty board member, examiner and member of senate- faculty of ORL National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and West African College of Surgeons. He is a Chief Consultant National Hospital, Abuja and Chief Medical Director- Hifi Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria.

Sinusitis- Types and Treatment, Rhinitis and Rhinosinusitis - Types and Treatment

Salahuddin Falahuddin is currently working as a Professor in Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, KSA

Coronary Artery Diseases, Breast Cancer

Andres Ignacio Chala is currently the Chief of the head and neck service in the Surgical Department of The Universidad de Caldas and Associate Professor of the Surgical Department. He is also the member of the Colombian Surgery Society, member of the Colombian head and neck Society, fellow of the American College of Surgeons FACS and member of the American Head and Neck Society AHNS

Head and Neck Surgery, Head and Neck Oncology

Hany Mohammed Amin Riad is working as a Professor in Benha University, Egypt

Kalimullah Thahim is a medical Doctor having 42 years of experience in the field of medicine and 24 years teaching experience in undergraduate Medical Colleges. In addition to his profession as an ENT Surgeon, he also has the passion of Medical Education. He is presently working as a Professor and HOD in Department of ENT, Chairman Department of Medical Education Sir Syed College of Medical Science. He has trained more than 5000 undergraduate and 50 post graduate doctors. Award received on 300 cases of foreign body in aero digestive tract.

Head and Neck Surgery, Rhinitis and Rhinosinusitis - Types and Treatment

Zheng-min Xu has completed his PhD from Ghent University and postdoctoral studies from same University, in Belgium. He is the directors of Shanghai Pediatric Hearing Center and ENT Department, Children`s Hospital of Fudan University, in Shanghai. He has published more than 40 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of China ENT journals etc

Pediatric Audiology

Dr. Chartrand serves on the advisory committees to the American Tinnitus Association, the Better Hearing Institute, Audiology Online, and is a professional member of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, on the Federal & State Advocacy Committee of the International Hearing Society, and the Advisory Committee for the Arizona Division of Hearing Aid Dispenser Licensing. He is also a professor of Behavioral Medicine and has served on numerous doctoral research committees relative to human health and the hearing sciences.

Behavioral and Health Sciences

Vural Fidan has recieved his MD and PhD in Hacettepe University. He is deputy director of ENT department. He is an Otorhinolaryngologist at Yunus Emre Goverment Hospital. He worked as a visiting scientist at Yale University ENT and Allegry departments. He has more than 20 SCI indexed articles.

Research interests are pulmonary hypertension, allergy, otology, rhinology and sleep medicine.