Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

MS. SUCHI is an experienced International Pre School Principal/Manager who picked up Laughter exercises from many coaches around the world. She then designed ‘Laughter Therapy' which is being used in many places such as hospitals and Senior Activity Centres. She provides individual and group therapy in educational and home settings. A former Manager / Trainer is now engages in building social awareness about Holistic approach for recovery. Be it Depression, Anxiety caused by physical or emotional pain, Death in the family and the harm the unhappiness brings to people, families and communities. Her aim is to encourage people to seek help early and get on the path to recovery. Her works has been featured in local press, TV and Radio and has been an invited speaker at various community clubs and educational Institutions. She has also been awarded by MINDS and various community clubs in recognition of her social work.

Neurology/Psychiatry /Public Health

He received his Ph.D. from Nippon Dental University, Tokyo, Japan in 1973. He had been a lecturer of the same university from 1969 to 1992. He is currently a visiting professor of the same university. He is a representative of Japan Prosthodontic Society.

Otolaryngology

He Studied at Damascus University in Syria. He is former HOD;ENT&HNS at European Board-E.N.T Consultant.

Otolaryngologists

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

Nadir Ahmad, MD, FACS, is the Division Head, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Associate Professor of Surgery at the Cooper University Hospital/Medical School in Camden, NJ, USA. He is also the Director of the Head & Neck Cancer Program at the MD Anderson at Cooper Cancer Center in Camden, NJ, USA. He completed fellowship training in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology, Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, and Skull Base Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center under the mentorship of Dr. James Netterville, Dr. Brian Burkey, and Dr. Robert Sinard. He was previously an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia. He has done surgical mission work in Nigeria and has been a Visiting Surgeon/Professor at Civil Hospital/Dow Medical College and Indus Hospital, both in Karachi, Pakistan.

Patrick C. M. Wong, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is Professor in Linguistics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Adjunct Professor of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern University. Research by his team concerns central auditory processing and neurophysiology, especially speech perception and learning, auditory deficits, and interactions between speech and music. The goal of this research is to help in developing effective treatments for communication disorders. His scholarly publications have appeared in Nature Neuroscience, Journal of Neuroscience, Cerebral Cortex, among others. His work has also attracted much public attention, such as coverage by the New York Times.

Patrick C. M. Wong research are interest Musical experience shapes human brainstem encoding of linguistic pitch patterns, Mathematical model of the lac operon: inducer exclusion, catabolite repression, and diauxic growth on glucose and lactose, Neuroanatomical characteristics and speech perception in noise in older adults Learning to recognize speakers of a non-native language, Implications for the functional organization of human auditory cortex.

Mohan Kameswaran is the Managing Director & Senior Consultant of Madras ENT Research Foundation, is the Visiting Professor of Rajah Muthiah Medical College Hospital, Annamalai University, Chidambaram and at Sri Ramachandra Medical University, Chennai. He has been a recipient of the ‘PADMA SHRI’ National Award by the Government of India in recognition of his distinguished and exceptional service in the field of Medicine in 2006. He was also awarded the prestigious ‘Indo-Australian Award’ for Meritorious Service by the Indo-Australian Association, and ‘For the sake of Honour Award’ by Rotary club of Madras Esplanade in 2006.

Mohan Kameswaran research interest are KTP/532 laser in ENT surgery, Auditory Brain Stem Implant, Paediatric Brain Stem Implant.

Daniel Y. Kim did his medical from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, in 1980 and is now currently working as an Interim Chair, Otolaryngology, UMass Memorial Medical Center and Chief, Head and Neck Surgery, UMass Memorial Medical Center.

Daniel Y. Kim research interest are Surgery of benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck, Congenital Head and Neck Tumors, Laryngeal disease, Salivary Tumors.

Samy Elwany is the Professor of Otolaryngology, Alexandria Medical School. He is also the member of the International Collegium of Otolaryngology and the Chairman of Alexandria Society of Rhinology.Head of the Egyptian Committee for promotion of ORL staff members. He Head the Egyptian Committee for promotion of ORL staff members.

Samy Elwany research interest are The nasal seromucinous glands after endoscopic sphenopalatine artery coagulation, Effect of passive smoking on the ultrastructure of the nasal mucosa in children, Extended sublabial vestibulotomy (ESV) approach for inverted papilloma.

Milan Stankovic is currently a Vice President of Serbian ORL association. He was the Professor of Otolaryngology, University of Nis since 2002 and University of Podgorica Montenego since 2003 and University of Banja Luka, Bosnia since 2004. He is highly experienced in Otology, otoneurology and skull base surgery, Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, Oncologic head and neck surgery, other ENT surgical techniques.

Milan Stankovic research interest are The study, early detection, diagnosis and treatment of all conditions of hearing and balance impairment and audiological and neurotological disorders. ENT surgical techniques, Otoneurology & skull base surgery.

Ahmed Moawad Gamea is a the Professor and Head of Otolaryngology Department, Tanta University and member of the Project Management Team of Enhanced Multimedia Learning Unit at the E.N.T Department, Tanta University (EMLU Project) funded by Higher Education Enhancement Project Fund (HEEPF). He is also the member of the Egyptian Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Society. He represents Tanta University in the National Committee for Special Programs.

Ahmed Moawad Gamea research Interest are Head & Neck Surgery, Otology & Neurotology and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery & Skull base Surgery.

Mahmoud Fouad Abdel-Aziz is the Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University. He did his MS in Otolaryngology form University of Tanta in 1988. He was the Resident ENT in Tanta University Hospital from 1985 – 1988.

Mahmoud Fouad Abdel-Aziz research interset are Examination & diagnosis including nasal endoscopy, Laryngoscopy & Radiological assessment, Pediatric surgery including Tonsillectomy, Adenoidectomy PET, Tympanoplasty.

Khalid A. Al-Mazrou is Head, ENT King A/Aziz Medical City, National Guards and Associate Professor Pediatric Otolaryngology Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. He is the first and only Otolaryngologist in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries to get a clinical fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology from U.S.A. He is the member of the American academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery since 1998, and member of the Saudi Society of Otorhinolaryngology since 1997 and member of the GCC Otorhinolaryngology Society since 1997.

Khalid A. Al-Mazrou reseach interest are Role of biofilms in otolaryngology, Designing a new window for thyroplasty Vocal cord paralysis after cardiac surgery in children, Esinophilic esophagitis in children Partial glossectomy in children.

PSN Murthy is the Professor and Head of Department of Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, India. He is the member of World Association of Medical Editors and was the chairman and Editor of Indian Journal of Head and Neck Surgery. He is the past President of All India Rhinology Society.

PSN Murthy research interset are Rigid Nasal Sinuscope & Regional Anaesthesia, Combined Stellate ganglion and Sphenopalatine Block in Acute Herpes Infection.

Al Houqani is working at the College of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University as Assistant Dean of Education & Academics Affairs. He is also a consultant of Internal Medicine, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at the Sleep Disorders Specialized Clinic. He did his postgraduate training at University of Toronto, Canada. He is certified by both the American Board of Internal Medicine and the Royal College of Physician of Canada. He also has a Master degree in Public Health.

His research interest is focused around the epidemiology of Respiratory and Sleep related disorders.

Vural Fidan has completed his Ph.D at the age of 23 years from Hacettepe University and postdoctoral studies from Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine and Ankara Research Hospital. He is stil working at Yunus Emre Goverment Hospital. He has published more than 25 papers in reputed journals and serving as an editorial board member of repute.