Dr. Shikowitz attended Syracuse University where he graduated in 1976 Cum Laude as biology major. He has served in many roles including associate chairman, director of residency education and training, professor of Otolaryngology and head and Neck surgery both at Zucker School of Medicine and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and now continues as a Vice Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck surgery. He continues his humanitarian work bringing surgery to third world countries at least twice a year. This has included the Philippines, Dominican Republic, Myanmar (Burma) Sri-Lanka, Africa and Nicaragua.

Head and Neck Surgery

Vincent Eusterman is Director of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Denver Health Medical Center and Associate Professor of Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine. He has an extensive background in head and neck trauma, oncologic surgery, and skull base surgery. He is Director of the level one trauma hospital division of otolaryngology-head and neck and trauma surgery.

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Lee Akst is Head of the Johns Hopkins Voice Center and Director of the Division of Laryngology at Johns Hopkins University Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The focus of his clinical practice is on management of voice disorders with focus on office-based treatments and operative management of epithelial diseases such as vocal cord leukoplakia, papilloma, and early glottis cancer

Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.

Alessandro Bucci was Director of the 1st International Conference on Rhinology and Rhino-Allergology/5th Bulgarian Italian Rhinology Meeting, 2016 Senigallia, Italy and Committee Member and Chairman of the International Specialists Conference on Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders, November 2016 Alicante, Spain. He was University Professor at UNIVPM – Ancona – Italy and International Faculty member of the VI Bulgarian Italian Meeting of Rhinology. He attended medical school at Catholic University (UCSC) in Rome, and completed his Residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at UCSC - Gemelli Hospital in Rome. He has obtained PhD in Rhinology and Rhino-Allergology in 2006 at UCSC, Rome. He is Vice-President of the ONLUS association: ANATRA.it (National Association of Tracheotomised patients) and Member of the European Rhinologic Society

Obstructive sleep apnea

Ivica Klapan is a Scientific Advisor, full Professor of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Zagreb Medical School, University of JJ Strossmayer University of Osijek and Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, JJ Strossmayer University of Osijek (permanent profession). "visiting professor", Eye and Ear Institute, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-H & N Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, functional endoscopic surgery (FESS), computerized plastic reconstructive surgery (C-FPS) and 3D Navigation Systems in 3D-CA-NESS Surgery.

Biography: Vincent Eusterman, MD, DDS is director of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Denver Health Medical Center and Associate Professor of Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Eusterman has an extensive background in head and neck trauma, oncologic surgery, and skull base surgery. He is director of the level one trauma hospital division of otolaryngology-head and neck and trauma surgery.

head and neck trauma, oncologic surgery, and skull base surgery

Dr. Lee Akst is head of the Johns Hopkins Voice Center and is Director of the Division of Laryngology at the Johns Hopkins University Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The focus of his clinical practice is on management of voice disorders, with focus on office-based treatments and operative management of epithelial diseases such as vocal cord leukoplakia, papilloma, and early glottis cancer. He has lectured extensively on phonosurgical techniques, treatment of laryngeal leukoplakia, laryngopharyngeal reflux, and globus pharyngeus. He has been working with engineers at Johns Hopkins on novel robotic platforms to bringing robotic surgery into the endolarynx to aid microlaryngeal operative precision. Dr. Akst received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Yale University, did his Otolaryngology residency at the Cleveland Clinic, and completed his laryngology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital.

vocal cord leukoplakia, papilloma, and early glottis cancer

Scott Strome, MD, is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Interim Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He previously served as Interim Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and as founder/former leader of the program in tumor immunology and immunotherapy within the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center. He has contributed nationally as chairman of two NIH special emphasis panels and membership on the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee. He has excelled in creating drugs and procedures with direct clinical impact. For example, as a Harvard Medical Student, Dr. Strome worked with his father and developed the in vivo models that ultimately resulted in the first human larynx transplant. Similarly, at the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Strome worked with Lieping Chen, MD, to define the translational potential of two costimulatory molecules, B7-H1 (PDL-1) and 4-1BB. The papers resulting from this collaboration are considered seminal works in the field and the intellectual property portfolio on the use of B7-H1, many patents on which Drs. Strome and Chen are named as inventors, has translated into the successful use of these drugs for the treatment of cancer. Finally, Dr. Strome has co-developed a new series of Trojan Peptide Vaccines (TPV) for cancer and evaluated their utility in phase I/II clinical trials. These TPVs, in combination with fully recombinant intravenous immunoglobulin mimetics, serve as core technologies for a biotechnology company, Gliknik Inc., of which Dr. Strome is co-founder. In recognition of these academic-industry initiatives, the University of Maryland Baltimore recognized Dr. Strome as the “2011 Entrepreneur of the Year” and he was named as Entrepreneur of the year for the University of Maryland in 2013. These scientific endeavors have also resulted in 117 publications in leading basic science and clinical journals.

Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and creating drugs and procedures with direct clinical impact

Alessandro Bucci is a Reserve Medical Officer of Italian Navy. He has Fellowship experienced in Otolaryngology at University Hospital, Cadiz, Spain. He was a Consultant in Otolaryngology. He has Fellowship in Facial Plastic Surgery (AMC) and OSAS at Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands and in Facial Plastic Surgery at C. Garcia University Hospital, Cuba. He is a dedicated ENT Specialist Surgeon with 14 years of experience providing the highest standard of treatment. His research focused on rhinology/rhinoallergology, OSAS and dysphagia.

rhinology/rhinoallergology, OSAS and dysphagia

Dr. John Greinwald is a tenured professor of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics with over 20 years of experience with a focus on the genetic causes and treatment of deafness. Dr. Greinwald co-founded the Ear and Hearing Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He has pioneered the establishment of diagnostic evaluation algorithms for children with sensorineural hearing loss and developed a next generation sequencing platform to determine the genetic causes of hearing loss in children.

Identifying novel causes of genetic diseases, mitigating barriers to genetic counseling in underserved populations, developing innovative methods of providing complex genetic information to patients and physicians and helped pioneer minimal access cochlear implant surgery

Dr. Jerome Thompson is an ENT-otolaryngologist in Memphis, Tennessee and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis and Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He received his medical degree from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Thompson accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 35 doctors at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis and one of 5 at Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center who specialize in Otolaryngolog

Pediatric Airway, Airway Reconstruction, Laryngeal Papalloma, Healthcare Economics, Congenital Abnormalities in Children

Prof. Dave Singh is a US citizen who was born, educated and trained in England, UK. He holds three doctorates, including Doctor of Dental Medicine; a Ph.D. in Craniofacial Development, and a D.D.Sc. in Orthodontics. At the Center for Craniofacial Disorders, USA, he led a NIH-funded program of craniofacial research. Currently, he is a Member of the World Sleep Society and the American Sleep and Breathing Academy. He is also a Fellow of both the World Federation of Orthodontists, and the International Association for Orthodontics. He has published about 200 articles in the medical, dental and orthodontic literature, and has lectured in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia.

Sleep Medicine, Pedodontics (Pediatric Dentistry), Orthodontics

LUIZ ROBERTO MEDINA DOS SANTOS, MD, PhD, has completed his graduation at the age of 25 years from University of São Paulo Medical School and his PhD studies from the same University of São Paulo Medical School, in 2005. He is the chairman of Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Complexo Hospitalar do CEPON – Florianopolis – SC - Brazil and Supervisor for the Head and Neck Surgery Residency Program, Complexo Hospitalar do CEPON – Florianopolis – SC. He has published more than 40 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute.

Squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma and tumor pathology

Martine elie: Ph.D., Speech-Language Pathology, Howard University, M.S., Speech and Language Pathology, University of the District of Columbia, B.S., Speech Pathology & Audiology, St. John’s Univeristy.
Courses Taught: Clinical Practicum, Advanced Clinical Practicum, Annenberg Honors Program Sophomore Research Seminar.

Dr. Elie’s research interests are communication disorders/child language, Haitian Creole, speech and language development, multicultural issues and clinical management.

silvia martinez Ed.D., Applied Psycholinguistics, Boston University; C.A.S. Administration, Planning and Social Policy, Harvard University, M.S., Speech and Language Pathology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, B.A., Psychology/Special Education, University of Puerto Rico.
Courses Taught:Phonetics, Tests & Measurements, Seminar on Bilingual Issues, Phonological Disturbances, Language & Literacy, Differential Diagnosis, Doctoral Seminar on Language Development, Doctoral Research Practicum, Research Supervision.

Dr. Martinez’s research interests are phonology, spanish dialectology, bilingualism/second language development, speech & language development, health literacy, health disparities/e-health and international development.

Dr. Krishnamurthi [Krish] Sundaram has been caring for head and neck cancer patients in Brooklyn since 1983. He graduated from Madras Medical College, Madras, India in 1973. He trained for two years in surgical oncology in India. This was followed by a surgical internship at Church Hospital Corporation, Baltimore, MD, and three years of surgical residency at the Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY. His otolaryngology/head & neck surgery residency was at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY followed by a year of additional training with emphasis in head & neck surgery at SUNY Downstate. He is on staff at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY and the NY Methodist Hospital. Dr. Sundaram's practice is limited to the care of head and neck cancer patients, surgery of thyroid and parathyroid glands and sinus and throat tumors. The practice objective is to deliver quality care to the head and neck cancer patient in a compassionate manner.

Ear,nose and throat specialists as well as conducting clinical and translational research.

Dr. Jay R. Lucker is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Howard University in Washington, DC. He is also a visiting professor in the Dept. of Special Education at George Washington University and the Dept. of Languages and Communication Disorders at the University of the District of Columbia. Dr. Lucker also has a long standing private practice specializing in assessment and planning for children, adolescents and adults with auditory information processing disorders (APD) and language processing disorders throughout the greater metro DC area. He is also affiliated as a professional consultant with private practices in Long Island, NY and Charlotte, NC.

Dr. Lucker has been invovled with research, clinical work, assessments, and treatments for people with APD since the mid-1970s. He is author of many articles published in professional journals, book chapters, and co-author of a book on APD titled Don't You Get It? Living with Auditory Learning Disabilities. His present research includes a major project looking at the impact of TLP training on APD and other issues in students diagnosed with primary emotional disorders.

Dr. Friedman is a world renowned leader in the treatment of acoustic neuromas. He began his career as a fellow at House Clinic and later joined the group as an Associate where he had a busy practice for 15 years. He now serves as division director of Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery in the USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Keck Medicine of USC. He is an NIH funded scientist and his laboratory studies the genetics of common forms of hearing loss. Dr. Friedman belongs to a majority of the societies in his area of specialization, including the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the American Otological Society, the Acoustic Neuroma Association, the American Neurotology Society, the North American Skull Base Society, the Triological Society and the NIH/National Institute of Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) where he serves as an Ad Hoc Reviewer.

study of the hearing disorder genetics.

Natasha Mirza, MD is a professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvani for the last 21 years. She trained at the University of California, Irvine. She is the Director of the Penn Voice and Swallowing Center and has published extensively in reputed journals. She performs translational research in airway stenosis.. She has received multiple awards and grants, including the teaching award and master clinican award at Penn. She is a member of multiple national and international societies and is very active in education of the residents and medical students.

A Murine Model of Subglottic Stenosis. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

Ivica Klapan has completed his postdoctoral studies from Zagreb University School of Medicine/Croatia/EU and PhD research from Zagreb University and Eye&Ear Institute, Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head&Neck Surgery/University of Pittsburgh/Pittsburgh/PA/USA, and Division of Head&Neck Oncology&Immunology, and Immunologic Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory, Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh/PA/USA. He is the founder/director of Klapan Medical Group University Polyclinic/Zagreb/Croatia/EU.

Otolaryngology