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

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

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

Did his masters in ENT from Madras Medical College ,Chennai in 1998 and DNB ( National Board) in 1999. He did Fellowship from Edinburgh (UK) in 2003. He spent sometime in the Royal Hospital- Sunderland (UK) under Mr. Peter Samuel in ENT. He worked with Prof.K.K.Ramalingam & Dr. Ravi Ramalingam and headed there peripheral centres for 8 years before starting his own Ahilasamy ENT Centre in 2006. He is also the chief ENT surgeon and heads the ENT Dept. in Dr.Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, Chennai. He has experience in managing patients of both urban and rural background and has conducted more than 550 free ENT Camps for all sections of the Society.

His field of interest is Rhinology, Endoscopic Sinus and Ear Surgeries with local anesthesia. He has done over 5500 endoscopic nose & sinus and 1900 endoscopic ear surgeries apart from other routine ENT surgeries in 21 years of service.

Dr. Alessandro Bucci had an excellent skill in arranging a medical event. He got his medical doctorate degree from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, later continued his residency in otolaryngology and completed in the year 2002 from same university. Later got his Ph.D in rhinology in 2006 from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Currently working as ENT Surgeon at Azienda Sanitaria Unica Regionale Marche.

ENT, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Professor Klapan graduated from Zagreb University School of Medicine. He has completed two postdoctoral studies from the same University (Clinical Immunology&Allergology, Otorhinolaryngology-Head&Neck Surgery) and his PHD (Zagreb University and Eye&Ear Institute, Pittsburgh University, PA, USA) at the age of 30 years. He is the founder/director of Klapan Medical Group University Polyclinic. He has published more than 110 papers in reputed journals; citations/355; h-index: >25; 14 medical books (7/Croatian and 7/English language; editor, author and co-autor); chaired and headed a number of international surgical courses and symposia (>300 lectures; invited lecturer/moderator/president/ USA/EU/Asia/Australia; www.poliklinikaklapan. com).

Klapan's research interests have been centered upon topics in Rhinosinusology. Fields of expert activities and major themes for research include: 3D navigation-computer assisted FES-surgery (3D-CA-NESS), 3D-telesurgery (tele-3D-CA-NESS), virtual reality (VR) and 3D-computer assisted technologies in NESS, chronic sinusitis–immunobiochemical characteristics, rhinophotodynamic therapy (RPDT) of sinonasal polyposis.

Dr. Lucio Maci did his Diploma in High School Calasanzio of Campi Salentina (LE) Later his Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Padua. After completion of Bachelor’s he did Master’s Specialization in Otorhinolaryngology in the same University with the score 70/70 and praise. After his Master’s he worked as Consultant O.R.L. Centres Medico-Legal I.N.A.I.L. Brindisi and Lecce. Later he worked at Consultant O.R.L. A.S.L.LE/1. In his professional career he attended as Speaker at 12 National Congresses and 1 in France. Due to his enthusiastic nature and interest in research has authored and published numerous articles devoted mostly to accidents and occupational diseases to the district ORL.

Otorhinolaryngology

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

Dr Zuraida is a senior medical lecturer in the Audiology Program, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). She received her Medical Degree (MD) from USM in 2002 and Master of Science (Medical Audiology) in 2010 from the same university. She was the pioneer in establishing USM Vertigo Clinic since 2008. Apart from her clinical commitment, she has also been an active researcher in the field balance and vestibular. She has been sharing her research findings both locally and internationally and has published more than 60 publications including journal, oral, books and proceeding. Awarded with many research grants, Dr Zuraida has invented many clinical tools for assessing and treating balance disordered and stroke patients. Her home based treatment product, known as Bal Ex, has won many awards (gold and silver medals). She is currently developing a virtual vestibular rehabilitation procedure for balance disordered patients.

Vestibular disorders/ diseases, balance/ vestibular rehabilitation, Vestibular assessment/ electropjysiology test (caloric test, vestibular evoked myogenic potential, posturography), homebased and virtually rehabilitation, neurocognitive assessment ( P300), tinnitus, stroke rehabilitation (focusing on balance rehabilitation).

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

Dr. Sue Ann Lee is an associate professor in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Dr. Lee earned her Master’s degree from The Ohio State University and her Ph.D. in Speech Pathology at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Lee’s research interest lies in speech characteristics in children with and without speech sound disorders and bilingualism. Her recent research focuses on examining speech therapy efficacy using various technology such as ultrasound and telepractice. Dr. Lee has received external grants from the National Institutes of Health, CH Foundation and the South Plains Foundation. Her work has been published in multiple high impact journals such as the Journal of Child Language and Journal of Speech-Language and Hearing Research. She currently serves as an editorial board member for Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders and Journal of Communication Disorders and Assistive Technology

Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

Jesus E. Medina, M.D., F.A.C.S, a native of Peru, completed his training in Otorhinolaryngology at Wayne State University in Detroit. Following this, he completed a Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery at the M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in Houston. He began his academic career in 1980 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at M.D. Anderson. In 1984, he accepted a position as an Associate Professor and Director of the Head and Neck Cancer Program in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Oklahoma. He became Chairman of that Department in 1991 and he currently holds the Paul & Ruth Jonas Chair in Cancer Treatment and Research.

His Clinical Research activities center around the management of cervical lymph node metastases in squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma of the head and neck, organ preservation strategies and minimally invasive parathyroid surgery.

Graduated from Madurai Medical College, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India. Worked as Resident under Dr. Mohan Kameswaran, a world renowned ENT Surgeon from Chennai, India. Member of various association’s like European Politzer society of Otology, World Sleep Association, Cochlear Implant group of India, Founder Member of Indian Academy of Otorhinolargyngology Head & Neck surgery, Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnoea. Presented several papers in India and international conferences. Conducts Cadaver hands on workshops in regular intervals. Conducted Rhinology and Otology live surgery workshops.

Laryngeal cancer

Chul So Moon, MD,Ph.D serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Science Officer, Advisor and Director of Cangen Biotechnologies, Inc. Dr. Moon has a tenure track Professorship in the Department of Oncology, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is an experienced principal investigator, attending physician, and member of multiple multidisciplinary treatment programs. He served as co-principal investigator of ONXY-015 gene therapy program for advanced head/neck and lung cancer, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. He serves as a Director of Cangen Biotechnologies, Inc. Dr. Moon holds medical licenses in the United States and in Korea. He is a well respected lecturer and author of numerous academic publications. Dr. Moon received his MD from Seoul National University, School of Medicine; his Ph.D. in human genetics and molecular biology from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; completed a combined residency in internal medicine as a short track from Pitt County Memorial Hospital, University of North Carolina Systems and MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Medicine, Houston, TX; completed a medical oncology and hematology fellowship-clinical training in MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.

Cancer gene therapy

Rodney J Taylor MD, MSPH is an associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Maryland of School of Medicine (UMSOM). Dr. Taylor is the Director of General Otorhinolaryngology at UMSOM and the Chief of Otolaryngology at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center at Baltimore. He joined the faculty of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology in 2001. Dr. Taylor has been recognized by local and national organizations as one of 'America’s Top Otolaryngologist.' Dr. Taylor graduated cum laude from Harvard College in 1991 where he was Senior Class President, Varsity Football player and received the Francis Burr Award for character, leadership, and athletic ability. He then graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1995, receiving his MD, while also serving as Academic advisor and counselor for Harvard College pre-med students. Following medical school, Dr. Taylor spent 6 years at the University of Michigan completing his residency in Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery. While at the University of Michigan, he spent a year developing novel techniques in head and neck cancer surgery, as well as developed and studied Quality of Life instruments among head and neck cancer patients. Dr. Taylor also received his Master from the University Of Michigan School Of Public Health in 1999. Dr. Taylor was named a "Top Doctor" in the specialty of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Malignancies by Baltimore magazine in 2016.

Taylor is the associate chair of research in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. He oversees more than 20 full-time personnel in a laboratory with multiple grants including six NIH/federal grants. Taylor’s lab has focused on factors impacting immunocytotoxicity and immune-tolerance using cancer cell lines and mouse tumor models.

Belayat Hossain Siddiquee is a Pioneer Head Neck Surgeon in Bangladesh. He started career as Head Neck Surgeons in 1992 after obtaining Fellowship in ORLHNS from Bangladesh . He is first person posted as Professor of Head-Neck Surgery in the University Hospital of the country. He is Founder chief of HNS Division,BSMMU, Founder president, Bangladesh Society of HN Surgeons, Governing Council Member, Asian Society Head-Neck Oncology (ASHNO), Councilor, IFHNOS, Country Coordinator, World Head-Neck Cancer Day and Editorial Board Member, Springer journal “Oral Cancer”. He has 41 publications in national/international journals. He attended many international HN Conferences as Invited Speaker like Asia-Oceania ORLHNS Conference Taipei 2015, World Congress on Larynx Cancer, Australia 2015 and also in the next IFOS World ENT congress, Paris, June-2017. He is working to improve skill of HN Surgeon’s of his country to global level, make facilities for HN Surgery accessible to common people.

Head and Neck 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.

Laryngology, Head and Neck Oncology

Eileen Raynor MD, FACS, FAAP Associate Professor Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Erivelto volpi graduated in santos medical school in 1986, he made his residency of general surgery and head and neck surgery at university of sao paulo medical school hospital from 1987 to 1990. In 1991 he was aproved as fellow of brazilian society of head and neck surgery and was a co-founder of post-graduate association of head and neck surgery department of university of sao paulo. He got his phd in 2011. He is also fellow of brazilian college of surgeons and founder of brazilian society of surgical endocrinology. Since 2009 he is director of latin american thyroid society.

Head Neck Surgery

Associate Professor Research Director, Head and Neck Oncology Program Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery The Ohio State University

Otolaryngology

Dr. Tamer Mesallam, is an Associate Professor of Phoniatrics at ENT Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. He is the supervisor of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux clinics at King Abdulziz University Hospital. Dr. Mesallam has spent 2 years as a Research Fellow at Voice Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Ohio, USA. He is currently the Director of the ENT Research Unit at King Abdulaziz University Hospital and the Research Director of the Research Chair of Voice, Swallowing, and Communication Disorders. He has several publications in the field of voice and communication disorders and co-managing a 2 Million Saudi Riyal grant from the National Plan of Science and Technology at King Saud University. Dr. Mesallam also has been recently appointed as the Head of ENT Committee for Clinical Practice Guidelines at College of Medicine, King Saud University.

ORL Department

Deputy Director of ENT Dept Yunus Emre Goverment Hosp Eskişehir/ TURKEY

ENT

Professor Ziad Al-Naieb has completed his MB.ChB at the age of 24 years from College of medicine at University of Baghdad and postdoctoral studies from Johannes Gutenberg, Mainz Germany MD at urology clinic and Poly-Clinic Mainz Germany and Finished his PhD at the university of Mainz Germany and then completed his Fellowship of the Royal college of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, United Kingdom. He became full professor in urology in 1994. Currently He is the Vice Dean for clinical affairs and Chairman of Surgery at the Arabian Gulf University since 2008 director of Urology Clinics at King Abdulla medical Center and Consultant urologist at Royal Bahrain and Bahrain Specialist Hospital in the Kingdom of Bahrain. He has published more than 33 papers in reputed journals and serving as an editorial board in many national and international medical journals including our reputed journal.

His main researches are directed to Stem cell therapy in urology, early detection of Bladder malignancies and photodynamic therapy of Bladder Cancers.

Moh’d Yasser KAYYAL is a Consultant Laparoscopic & Bariatric Surgeon at MIS & Bariatric Surgery Division in the Department of Surgery, Tawam hospital Al ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He is the Vice president and co-founder of the American college of surgeons ACS UAE Chapter, Vice president of EOMSIG: Emirates Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Interest group, Co-Founder and Board member of GOSS: Gulf Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society and Instructor and trainer SSI and CTSC: for laparoscopic and Bariatric surgery. He is also Board member of IBC: International Bariatric club and MMESA: Mediterranian and Middle East Endolaparoscopic Surgery Association. He is the Co-Chairman of the Organising committee of Gulf Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society: GOSS, Fellow of the American college of Surgeons and ATLS Instructor. He is a Member of IFSO, ASMBS, Emirates Society for LaparoEndoscopic surgeons: ESLES, SAGES and EAES.

Viacheslav A. Lipatov is currently the General Director of MedTestInfo, a small innovative company under Kursk State Medical University and Professor of the Department of Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy of Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russia. He completed his graduation from Nodal, Tula Region and his post-graduation from Kursk State Medical University - Kursk, Russia. He did his post-doctoral studies at Kursk State Medical University, Department of Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, Kursk, Russia. He is the Chairman of the Kursk regional branch of Russian Union of Young Scientists, from 2007 to 2008 and Chairman of the Auditing Commission, from 2008 to present. He was the Head from 2007 to 2010 at Research and Innovation Center, Kursk State Medical University. He has 12 - 8 Patent inventions in progress, over 300 Scientific Publications and over 100 Participations in Scientific Conferences.

Development of new polymeric implants (prosthetic, gels, sutures, functional structures of multicomponent materials, coatings, materials with desired properties, etc.) in the experimental testing of preclinical studies; Experimental Morphology; Applied Sociology; Biomedical statistics and standardization; Scientific substantiation of national specifications in the construction of an innovative infrastructure for the university and research institutions in the region and Study of the role of young scientists in the development of economic innovations, developmental issues and methods to overcome obstacles.

Dr. Sunil Kumar is currently the Director Professor of Department of Surgery at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital and University College of Medical Sciences (GTBH-UCMS), Dilshad Garden, Delhi. He completed his MBBS and MS from AIIMS. He has a teaching and clinical experience after completing postgraduation of 24 years and 6 months. He has more than 70 publications. He sets papers and takes examination based on Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). He has authored two books in General Surgery. He is registered with Medical Council of India for undergraduate as well as postgraduate degree. He is also registered with the Delhi Medical Council for undergraduate as well as for postgraduate degrees.

Surgery

Dr. Prof. Shyam Parashar completed his Masters in Surgery from Vikram University, India in 1962. He has fifty years of extensive experience as an active general surgeon and medical teacher. He is a recipient of awards in Goa as Best Clinical Teacher, 1973 and Doctor of the Year, 1975. In 1981, he joined King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia as professor of surgery and as Consultant Surgeon at King Fahd teaching hospital of the University. He has also held the addition appointments as Director, Internship training program and later as Director, post-graduate training program in surgery. After thirty three years, retired and recognized as Emeritus Professor. He played active role in establishing new colleges for Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy in the kingdom; and in developing undergraduate medical curriculum and postgraduate training programs; and constantly reviewing them. He has seventy scientific publications in Indian, Saudi and International Journals. He is an international editor for Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, and for Journal of Family and Community Medicine, of University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia. He is the recipient of many Awards like Hind Rattan Award, Bharat Gaurav Award, Medical Excellence Award and Life Time Achievement Award, Glory of India Gold Medal and Global Indian Achievers Award at Indo-British Friendship banquet in London. Has published two books on surgery by Scientific Publishing Group and are available on their website as E-Books, Surgery: the way I teach and Atlas of Surgery. He has also published three books on Philosophy; Twists and Turns of Destiny, Scattered Gems and Bikhre Moti.

Surgery

Alaa Salah Omar Abdul Jabbar is currently Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Section of Colorectal Surgery; Deputy Chairman, Department of Surgery; Director, Colorectal Surgery Fellowship Training Program; Chairman, Fellowship Training Program, Department of Surgery and Associate Professor at Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia. He completed his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) (May 1986) and was certified by Arab Board in Surgery (ABIS) equivalent to Saudi Board (December 1993) from King Saud University, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was certified as Subspecialty in Colorectal Surgery (March 1999), employed in hospital training grade posts forming a rotation undertaken as part of the ODTS in Surgery and approved by The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland. He has been a member of several association including Saudi Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland, and so on. He is an researcher and has published more than 30 articles.

Colorectal surgery, Diabetes in colorectal patients, Surgical Management of Crohn’s Disease, Appendicular Neoplasm, and so on.

Dr. 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.

Pulmonary hypertension, glommus jugulare-caroticum, sleep medicine

Abdulnaser Kaadan was born in Syria. He is an orthopedic surgeon since 1986, received his PhD in History of Medicine in 1993. Now he is the chairman of History of Medicine Department - Aleppo University, and a consultant in orthopedic surgery. Also, he is the founder and now the president of the International Society for the History of Islamic Medicine, and the chief editor of its Journal which is published in English. He was nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature (Historical Studies) in 2012. He has participated in 80 international congresses outside Syria, has 56 published papers and 6 books, and has been granted 19 scholarships, awards and prizes from Japan, Britain, Singapore, France, Taiwan, Germany, the United States of America, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain and Syria.

Tomas Vymazal completed his graduation on Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) and Ph.D. degree at Charles University, Faculty of Medicine, Prague. He has been Consultant Cardiac Anaesthesiologist Cardiac surgery dept. University Hospital Motol, Prague and Senior Consultant, Deputy to Head of Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital 2nd School of Medicine, Motol, Prague. Currently he is the Head of Department of Anestesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital 2nd School of Medicine, Prague. He is a member of Czech association of anestesiology, resuscitation and intensive care medicine – ČSARIM, Czech association of intensive care medicine – ČSIM, Member of Working group for ERAS, Czech republic European Association of CardioThoracic Anesthesiologists – EACTA, New Advances in Transfusion Alternatives – NATA and Czech Medical Association of J.E.Purkyně. He is the Reviewer Board Member of BMC Anaesthesiology, IF 2,47and Biomedical Papers, IF 1,66.

ERAS, Elderly Patients, POCD, General Anaesthesia

Deepak Puri is the Director Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Mohali, India. He completed his MBBS from IGMC Shimla, MS from PGIMER Chandigarh in general surgery and mch from PGIMER Chandigarh in CTVS. He was appointed the assistant professor CTVS at PGIMER Chandigarh (till Nov 2001). Then he became the Additional Director CTVS Fortis Hospital Mohali (2001 to August 2014), visiting surgeon university of Maryland Baltimore USA in Robotics and Advanced Coronary Interventions (2009) and visiting surgeon Swedish Hospital Seattle Washigton USA in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery and Tavi(2014). He has 65 publications in reputed international journals like annals of thoracic surgery, European journal of cardiothoracic surgery, Asian Cardiovascular Annals, Japanese Journal of CVTS, journal of heart valve disease and Indian Journal of CVTS. He was awarded travel grant by JATS to present for, OPCAB in acute MI and ischemic heart failure at Okayama Japan in October 2005. He was invited as faculty/speaker at various international conferences including Asian Society of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery meeting at Singapore in March 2008 and 2013, Phuket 2011 and International Heart Summit of Emerging Nations at Lahore in March 2005, International Stem Cell Summit Bangkok 2007. Organizing Co-Chairman at cardiac emergencies Orlando Florida usa-2013,first Tokachi Obihiro Heart Summit Obihiro Japan -2013 and 17 japanese conference on advanced heart and vascular procedures tokyo japan -2014 .speaker at international cardiology conference at shanghai Dec 2010 , biennial conference of heart valve disease New York 2008,thoracic surgical club St. Petersburg Florida USA 2007. He is a reviewer of Journal of Heart Valve Disease, American Jounal of cardiology and editor in chief Webmed Central Plus. He was awarded international health professional 2008 and Himotkarsh Himachalshree 2009. Currently he is the founder Chairman of global group CARDIOMERSION organizing international conferences to promote integrated approach to comprehensive cardiac care and updates on cardiovascular and lifestyle diseases.

Off pump Coronary Revascularization ,MInimally invasive Cardiac Surgery , TECAB, TAVR, Integrated approach to Comprehensive cardiac care

Petr Stadler graduated from the Charles University, Prague Medical School in Pilsen, Czech Republic in 1989. He performed his Internship and Residency in General and Vascular Surgery at the District Hospital in Jicin, Czech Republic. Stadler obtained his certification of general surgery in 1992 and vascular surgery in 1996. Upon completion of his certifications, he relocated to Na Homolce Hospital in Prague. He was certified as a console surgeon for the da Vinci surgical system in an off-site training program conducted in August, 2005 at the University of California, Irvine. His surgical interests include: vascular, laparoscopic vascular and robot-assisted vascular surgery. He is a member of the Czech Association of Cardiovascular Surgery, the European Society for Vascular Surgery, a founding member of the International Endovascular and Laparoscopic Society and honorary member the Polish Robotic Society. He has also received a few prestigious honors from the Czech Association of Cardiovascular Surgery for the best publications in 2004 and 2006, the Letter of Appreciation from Korean Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons in May 2008, the price of the Czech Society of Angiology for the publication in the year 2007, the best audiovisual presentation during the 12th Annual Meeting on Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery in 2009, USA and the International Award of SCVS in 2013, USA. He also performed the robot-assisted vascular operation in South Korea, Russia, Poland and India.

Gayane Badalian-Very, being one of the leading physicians of the world is a general surgeon at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. She has completed her practice at Harvard Medical School and worked for Brigham and women's Hospital. She has a grant awarded in 2011 for A BRAF V600E-Drive Mouse Model of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis with the award of $50,000. She has also received Claudia Adam Barr Award in February 2012.

Flavio Antonio de Sa Ribeiro is Headman Surgery Professor of Universidade Fundacao Serra dos Orgaos, Research Headman and Surgeon of Hospital Federal de Bonsucesso/Ministerio da Saude-Governo Federal. He is Entitled Member of Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes, Doctorated in Surgery by the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Associated Surgery Professor of Universidade Gama Filho.

Wael Mohammad Ayad completed his graduation in December 1991 from Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University; master degree in Surgery in May 1996 Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University. He completed his M.D. degree in Surgery in November 2003 from faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University. Currently he is the Professor of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University.

Surgery, Microsurgery, Plastic and Reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Ghazi Y Ismael graduated from The University of Medical Sciences and technology in Khartoum - Sudan. He qualified as a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow) in 2011. He has extensive experience in vascular surgery in Bahrain defence force hospital. Currently works as a surgical registrar in general/Vascular surgery James Connolly Memorial Hospital – Dublin. He is appointed as a full time surgical lecturer in the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland department of surgery. He is also a member of the James Connolly hospital research committee.

He has a special interest in vascular surgery research, and surgical innovation research.

Constantine Constantoyannis is a Neurosurgeon specialized in Functional Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery. He graduated from Medical School at Athens University, Greece, in 1990. He started his clinical career as a resident at the Department of Neurosurgery (1993-1999) at the University of Patras in West Greece with Prof. N. Papadakis. In 2001 he accomplished his PhD in Neurosurgery with a clinical study on Transcranial Doppler Sonography in subarachnoid hemorrhage. After two fellowships, (2001) at the University of Umea (Sweden) and at the University of British Columbia (Canada) (2002-2003) with Prof. Christopher Honey, he completed his training in Functional Neurosurgery. Since 2004 he became a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Patras University Hospital and he is currently an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Medical School in Patras, Greece. He is head of the Functional Neurosurgery program in Patras and his clinical and research interests are: Deep Brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease and dystonia; trigeminal neuralgia; spinal stimulation; chronic pain; minimal invasive spinal surgery. He has published more than 90 papers in scientific journals or books and he is member of editorial/advisory boards of 14 journals.

Fayez Deeb has completed his M.D. thesis at the age of 32 years from Ain Shams university in Cairo. He had his FRCS at beginning of 1995 from the Royal college of surgeons in the UK. He is a consultant plastic surgeon in Cairo Teaching hospitals at grade of professor from the supreme council of universities of Egypt since late 2005. He is registered with specialist registration in plastic surgery and license to practice at the General Medical Council of the UK. He has published more than 15 papers and served in the scientific committees of many conferences.

Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery and Surgical Implants

Manuela Stoicescu is a consultant internal medicine physian, Ph.D., assistant professor of University of Oradea, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Medical disciplines Department, Romania. She also works at Emergency Hospital Internal Medicine Department and Internal Medicine Office. She has published two books, one monograph and papers in reputed journals. She was invited as a speaker at 9 national and 20 International Conferences. She is a Member of Romanian Society of Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Member of the Balkan Society of Medicine.

Nabil F Bissada is Professor and Chair of the Department of Periodontics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland Ohio. He is the Director of the Postdoctoral Graduate Program in Periodontics at the School of Dental Medicine and also maintains a private practice in Cleveland Ohio. In addition to his BDS degree from Cairo University and DDS degree from Case Western Reserve University, Dr. Bissada has MSD degree in Periodontics and also has a certificate in Oral Medicine and Oral Diagnosis from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Bissada has authored and coauthored over 120 articles published in various peered journals and has lectured extensively at local National and International levels. His expertise is in prevention and treatment of periodontal diseases. He also published numerous articles related to the link between periodontal diseases and systemic health in medical and dental journals.

Marie M. Tolarova, Professor and Executive Director of Pacific\'s Craniofacial and Cleft Prevention Program, has led the dental school\'s efforts to help individuals with cleft lip and palate for many years. She has produced extensive research regarding clefts and has taken part in dozens of International mission trips to help individuals with congenital anomalies. In 2011, Tolarova organized an International Conference in San Francisco which brought together surgeons, dentists, geneticists and others to work towards an effective approach to cleft lip and palate prevention.

Paul van der Stelt graduated as DDS in 1974 and has obtained his Ph.D. in 1979 from Vrije University, Amsterdam. He was appointed chairman of the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology in 1982 and became professor in 1986. He was president of the International Association of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology in 2007-2009 and was Honorary Secretary of the European Academy of Dento-Maxillofacial Radiology from 2004 until 2010. He has published more than 150 papers in peer reviewed journals and is serving as editorial board member on several scientifi c dental journals.

Abou-Rabii has received his PhD in Dental Pharmacology from Auvergne University (France) in 2004. He obtained his Master of Research in Biology and Medicine from Joseph Fourier University in France in 1998. And and his postgraduate Diploma in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 1993. Dr Abou-Rabii has is the course director of the MSc in Implant Dentistry in Warwick University in UK, he is leading multiple researches and has published several papers. He is a fellow of The Academy for Dental Facial Esthetics (IADFE) and the Vice President of the PTT group in the International Association of Dental Research (IADR).

Fazeli has obtained a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree with highest honour from Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy in 2009. He has also completed a Clinical Ordinator Course in Prosthetic Dentistry at Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy in April 2010 and worked as a clinical assistant professor of prosthodontics in the department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Implantology of UMSA. He was a head of scientific circle at Normal Physiology Department and an active member of scientific circle at Microbiology and Surgical Dentistry Departments in UMSA. He has published over 45 papers in international scientific journals (such as "World of Medicine and Biology" and "Ukrainian Military Medicine"), conferences and 3 books (such as "Asymmetry in maxillofacial region: some theoretical and practical aspects")He has received many scientific awards including: a diploma for the best conference paper at the "New Technologies in Dentistry" scientific conference in Poltava-Ukraine, a bronze medal at the Biology Olympiad and a diploma for the best conference paper at the "Actual problems of Clinical and Theoretical Medicine" scientific conference in Poltava-Ukraine. He currently works as academic director and clinical research coordinator of the London School of Facial Orthotropics and his research interests mainly include orthotropic approach to facial growth guidance, prosthodontic and orthotropic treatment of TMJ problems, aetiology of malocclusion, orofacial myology, myofunctional therapy and asymmetry in the maxillofacial region.

M. Omer Gorduysus (DDS, PhD, Professor) was born in Istanbul,1963. Graduated from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Dentistry in 1986 with the degree of DDS, completed his Post-graduate Program in Endodontics in the United States at the University of Southern California with the scholarship of Turkish Goverment and received the title of \"Specialist in Endodontics (1990-1992) later received his PhD degree in Endodontics from Hacettepe University, Ankara-Turkey in 1993, went to ACTA of Amsterdam with the scholarship of the Goverment of the Netherlands (given by NUFFIC) in 1998, in the same year became invited professor and clinical instructor at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Endodontics in Canada (1998-2000).Studied in the field of research and has many publications in SCI covered besides the some local and international journals.Actual position is Professor at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Dentistry Department of Endodontics and giving national and international lectures,editorship and convener of graduate endo.

Dr. Kayvan Taghipour-Khiabani holds a masters in experimental science from McGill University in Montreal. He is an assistant professor of surgery and head of the hand and microsurgery section at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, specializing in hand surgery and microsurgery. Dr. Khiabani's expertise is unique in the field of plastic reconstructive, hand and microsurgery as he brings broad surgical expertise and international clinical experience to Southern Nevada. He is the only hand and upper extremity surgeon in Nevada with orthopaedic and plastic surgery fellowships in hand and microsurgery. Dr. Khiabani is board certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery in the U.S. and Canada. He has an extensive research background in reconstructive and microsurgery. He is a member of prestigious surgical societies including the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery Research Council, American Medical Association, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, and Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons. He has led many national and international presentations and award-winning lectures in plastic surgery.

- Migraine Headache (Surgical Treatment)

Waldo Concepcion, MD, FACS, is a Professor of Surgery, Chief of Clinical Transplantation at Stanford University and Chief of Pediatric Kidney Transplantation at Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Dr. Concepcion was born in Omaha, Nebraska and spent his early years in Panama and Costa Rica. He graduated Medical School from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico. He then completed his General Surgery Residence at Loma Linda University Medical Center and his Transplantation Surgery Fellowship at University of Pittsburgh under the mentorship of Dr. Thomas Starzl, world leader in the field of transplantation. Dr. Concepcion is a member of the original team that developed the liver transplant program at California Pacific Medical Center, where he practiced as a transplant surgeon from 1988 to 1994 and is an expert in the field of hepatobiliary and portal hypertension surgery. He and his team moved to Stanford University In 1994. By 1996, he was named director of the Transplantation Institute at Loma Linda University Medical Center where he founded the pediatric liver program and served as Director over the multi-organ transplant program. Under his leadership, his program became one of the premier transplant centers in Southern California, earning the industry distinction of Center of Excellence among health care organizations as well as his program being reported one of the highest patient and organ graft survival in Southern California. In 2005, Dr. Concepcion returned to Stanford University to become the new Chief of Clinical Transplantation and Chief of Pediatric Kidney Transplantation at Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital continuing in the tradition of one of the best kidney transplant programs in the world. He has published over 100 articles and book chapters in the scientific literature and remains active in clinical research projects. His area of interest are; outcomes in pediatric and adult liver transplantation and kidney transplantation, pediatric liver tumors, and viral infections post-op transplantation in pediatric patients.

Pediatric Kidney Transplantation, Pediatric Liver Transplantation, Adult Liver Transplantation, Hepatobiliary Surgery, General Surgery

Dr. Slakey is a Professor of Surgery and a Clinical Professor of Urology and Paediatrics. He was the Director of the Tulane Center for Abdominal Transplantation from 1998 until 2006, when he became Chair of the Tulane Department of Surgery. He received his undergraduate and graduate education at the University of California at Berkeley. His Masters in Public Health had a focus on the Epidemiology of Infectious Disease and Healthcare Administration. His medical school and general surgery residency were at the Medical College of Wisconsin. While there, he was the Administrative Chief Resident and he maintained an active research program studying aspects of transplant immunology. He received several awards for his research and has presented his results across the United States and in several countries around the world. He has experience in both adult and paediatric transplantation, including advanced procedures such as living related and split liver transplantation. He has an active hepatobiliary surgical practice treating patients with benign and malignant disease. Dr. Slakey's interests also extend to advanced laparoscopic surgery. He was the first surgeon in the south-eastern United States to perform laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy for renal transplantation. In addition, he is one of the first surgeons to perform major laparoscopic liver resections. Dr. Slakey is very active in the transplant community. In addition, he has continued his research interest in clinical and basic science studies in transplant immunology, advanced laparoscopy, and other aspects of advanced surgical science.

- Hernias - Liver, Kidney, Pancreas Transplantation - Complex Liver and Pancreas Surgery

Vikas Dhawan is Associate Professor for Hand and Microsurgery Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine of the University of Kentucky. He has for full specialist training at the Christine M. Kleinert Institute of Hand and Microsurgery affiliated with the University of Louisville in Kentucky. He has completed an AO Foundation fellowship in hand surgery at the University of Bern in Switzerland and a clinical fellowship in brachial plexus surgery at the University of Yamaguchi in Japan. He also completed a tissue engineering research fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He is specialized in hand surgery, microsurgery and brachial plexus surgery.

-Hand and Micro Surgery -brachial plexus surgery -Tissue Engineering

1973: Humanistic High School on Emil Fischer High School in Euskirchen. 1973- 1980: Study of medicine at the Albertus Magnus University in Cologne. 1980-1981: Medical Assistant in the Department of Surgery, University of Cologne (Pichlmaier). 1981-1982: military service as a medical officer of the Armed Forces at Army and Air Force in Munster, Cologne-Wahn and Nörvenich. 1982-1985: Medical Assistant in the Department of Surgery, University of Cologne (Pichlmaier, Reichmann). 1985-1987: Research Fellow and House Officer in Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA (Abbott, Darling, Brewster). 1987 -1992: ward physician in the Department of Surgery, University of Cologne (Pichlmaier, Rehm). 1992-1998: senior physician in the Department of Surgery, University of Cologne (Pichlmaier, since 1996 Hoelscher). Since 1998: Univ.-Professor of Vascular Surgery at the JW Goethe University. 1998-2007: Head of the center of gravity and vascular Endovascularchirurgie clinical center at the University of Frankfurt am Main JWGoethe. Since 2004: in addition gGmbH chief physician of vascular surgery at the Hospital of the Holy Spirit, teaching hospital of the JW Goethe University. Since 2004: Konsiliarius of Vascular Surgery at the German Clinic for Diagnostics, Wiesbaden. Since 2007: Director of the Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery of the Hospital of the JW Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main.

-Endovascular Surgery

_Vascular surgery

amazi O. Datiashvili, MD, PhD is a world recognized Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon. He has had an extremely successful carrier in Russia. After graduation from The First Moscow Medical Institute in 1972 and completion of his Fellowship in General and Vascular Surgery at the National Research Center of Surgery in 1974, he quickly progressed to become a Chief of the Microsurgical Department at age 28 at the Moscow City Hospital #51. He earned his PhD degree in 1978. In 1981 he continued his outstanding academic and surgical carrier at the National Surgical Center in Moscow – a leading surgical institution in Russia. In 1988 he earned a Degree “Doctor of Medical Sciences” – the highest scientific degree in Russia. In 1991 Dr. Datiashvili immigrated to the US. Here he completed General Surgery Residency at the Mount Sinai Medical School in New York and then Plastic Surgery Residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry/New Jersey Medical School. Now Dr. Datiashvili continues his successful carrier as a Professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery at Rutgers University/New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Datiashvili is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is an active Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, and International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, and other surgical societies.

•Reconstructive Microsurgery

•Reconstructive Surgery

•Wound Surgery

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Skin Cancer

She teaches general surgery at the University of Bologna. She conducted several postgraduate and undergraduate surgery courses (4 th year and 5th year of the degree course). She has an active role in the residency training programme. She taught general surgery to general surgery, thoracic surgery and radiotherapy residents, as well as to neurophysiology technicians and obstetrics. She is tutor of general surgery residents. She was consultant surgeon for hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery at Perrino hospital of Brindisi, where she has performed a large number of HBP operations.

She has performed, as first surgeon, more than 7,000 operations of general surgery at the Department of Surgery of the University of Bologna. The documentation relating to surgery she has performed has been certified by the director general of the hospital and by the head of the Department of Surgery. This documentation is available for examination on request. The fields of major interest are: hepato-pancreato-biliary-surgery, oncological colorectal surgery and emergency surgery.She has membership in International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association - IHPBA,Società Italiana di Chirurgia and Società Italiana di Chirurgia Oncologica.

-She has done scientific research on many topics with a particular focus on gastrointestinal and hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery. Many publications are government funded (MURST funds).

She was awarded two European grants for liver surgery research.

She has been invited as a lecturer or chairman to several national or international Congresses.

She was author or co-author of 204 scientific papers. She has written 2 chapters for scientific texts.

She has made 180 presentations to international or national congresses (130 were published in the congress proceedings, 88 as full papers)

Giovanni Ussia is Professor of Surgery and Consultant in General and Thoracic Surgery of the University of Bologna, Medical School, Bologna Italy. He was Registered with the Order of Physicians and Dentists of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy from 1974-1982 and registered with the Order of Physicians and Dentists of Bologna, Bologna, Italy # 9663 from 09.11.1982 until today. He was also registered with the General Medical Council UK # 7165293 from 04.09.2013.

The scientific research was in line with this addressing various areas of investigation, including surgery of the liver, liver transplantation, acute liver failure, liver regeneration, the study of liver preservation awaiting transplant the pathophysiology of acid bile, portal hypertension, tissue reactivity to synthetic materials such as sutures, the use of human fibrin, the study of tissue reactivity for vascular prostheses, the effects of the laser beam, and the agnostic insulinoma problems. He carried out important studies in the field of laparoscopic surgery. Vascular surgery and the prevention of arterial thrombosis has been a very interesting area of study that were then published on the Journal of Vascular Surgery ; recently we have been dedicated to clinical research in preventive and protective medicine using high-tech equipment and combining the clinical, laboratory, genetic and imaging data to make prevention programs tailored to healthy individuals. • Publications / Articles (see detailed list attached ) • Author of 150 scientific papers: • Proceedings of the XXIII Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research 
 (English), Karger, Zurich, 1988. • New radiological imaging and intervention in General Surgery, Masson Italy SPA, 1989. • CD ROM on laparoscopic sutures with Prof. AWattiez, published in 2003. He is also a member of following Associations • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons • Member of the Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery • Member of the Italian Society of Surgery

-Surgery

Bruno Nardois is Associate professor of Medical and Surgical Sciences of the University of Bologna, Medical School, Bologna Italy.

-Surgery

Jüri Teras is a Chief of General and Oncological Surgery Centre and President of Estonian Surgical Association

-surgery

-research is surgical oncology

Constantine Constantoyannis is a Neurosurgeon specialized in Functional Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery. He graduated from Medical School at Athens University, Greece, in 1990. He started his clinical career as a resident at the Department of Neurosurgery (1993-1999) at the University of Patras in West Greece with Prof. N. Papadakis. In 2001 he accomplished his PhD in Neurosurgery with a clinical study on Transcranial Doppler Sonography in subarachnoid hemorrhage. After two fellowships, (2001) at the University of Umea (Sweden) and at the University of British Columbia (Canada) (2002-2003) with Prof. Christopher Honey, he completed his training in Functional Neurosurgery. Since 2004 he became a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Patras University Hospital and he is currently an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Medical School in Patras, Greece. He is head of the Functional Neurosurgery program in Patras and his clinical and research interests are: Deep Brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease and dystonia; trigeminal neuralgia; spinal stimulation; chronic pain; minimal invasive spinal surgery. He has published more than 90 papers in scientific journals or books and he is member of editorial/advisory boards of 14 journals Close

Deep Brain Stimulation applications, brain plasticity, disorders of consciousness, head injury, neuronavigation solutions in Neurosurgery. National Coordinator ‘European network for the study of dystonia syndromes’, Cost action 1101, European Cooperation in Science and Technology.

Dr. 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 Allergy departments. He has more than 20 SCI indexed articles. Research interests are pulmonary hypertension, allergy, otology, rhinology and sleep medicine.

Facial plastic surgery, Otology and audiology surgery, congenital heart loss and sleep disorders, allergic rhinitis and immunology.

Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences. Head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education. He worked for 10 years at the Department of ENT diseases in the 2nd Moscow State Medical Institute as a junior researcher. He defended in 1985 his thesis on "Differential diagnostic value of auditory evoked potentials in various forms of hearing impairment." Since 1990 he worked in the Scientific Center of Audiology and Hearing Aids Health Ministry as a senior researcher. It awarded the title of "senior researcher" in 1992. Powered by the department of Otorhinolaryngology RMAPO a professor. In 2002 he defended his doctoral thesis on "Optimization technologies hearing improving interventions in various forms of hearing loss." He is Regional Secretary of the European Academy Otology and Neurotology (EAONO) (2006-2009), Full member of the European Academy of Otology and Neurotology (EAONO), Member of the International Society of Rhinology.

-Acute sensorineural hearing loss Mucociliary transport in the middle ear cholesteatoma surgery Timpanopolastika and ossikuloplastika Membership in professional societies

Professor Howard passion for science and technology began during his childhood. He pursued his interests in his studies and in 2000 while a graduate member of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Oxford, he proposed the Theory of Intention Awareness (IA). In 2002, he received a second doctoral degree in cognitive informatics and mathematics from the prestigious La Sorbonne in France. In 2007 he was awarded the habilitation a diriger des Recherches (HDR) for his leading work on the Physics of Cognition (PoC) and its applications to complex medical, economic, and security equilibriums. In 2014 he received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Oxford for his work on neurodegenerative diseases, specifically his Brain Code Theorem. His work has made a significant impact on the design of command and control systems as well as information exchange systems used at tactical, operational and strategic levels. As the creator of IA, Dr. Howard was able to develop operational systems for military and law enforcement projects. These utilize an intent-centric approach to inform decision-making and ensure secure information sharing. His work has brought him into various academic and government projects of significant magnitude, which focus on science and the technological transfer to industry. While Prof. Howard's career formed in military scientific research, in 2002 he founded the Center for Advanced Defense Studies (CADS) a leading Washington, D.C, national security group. Currently, Dr. Howard serves as the Director of the Board. He is also a national security advisor to several U.S. Government organizations. Prof. Howard several years of working on systems design and dynamic systems analysis in military applications, as well as his personal research experiences, led him to study the human brain.

Brain and neurone interfacing abilities

Dr. Brian Andrews, MD/MA is an Associate Professor and the Director of Craniofacial Surgery at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, USA. Dr. Andrews completed residencies in Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Iowa and Plastic Surgery residency training at the Combined Harvard Program as well as a fellowship in craniofacial surgery at the University of California- Los Angeles (UCLA) under the mentorship of Dr. Henry Kawamoto. Dr. Andrews’ clinical practice focuses on pediatric and adult craniofacial reconstruction as well as basic science research studying neurologic function associated with skull defects and disorders.

Pediatric and adult craniofacial reconstruction & Basic science research

Lydia Katrova, DDM, MPH, PhD is a professor of social medicine and public health at the Medical university of Sofia, Faculty of dental medicine, Dept. of Public dental health. She graduated in dentistry in 1981, specialised in advanced general dentistry in 1988, got a master degree in social medicine in 1990 from the M-U of Sofia and a PhD degree in sociology from the University of Sofia in 1997. She specialised in France -Ethics and deontology, Germany -Health insurance, United States - Health policy in UCLA, Ethics in international medical research in Harvard School of public health. Her research works include 175 monographs, textbooks and research papers in Bulgarian, English, and French, 100 contributions at national and international congresses, conferences, and workshops in the fields of dental education, sociology of the professions, medical ethics, public health management, social medicine and prevention, dental ergonomics. She is teaching the integral courses in Social medicine, Medical ethics, Dental public health, Dental practice management to 2nd and 3rd-year dental students in Bulgarian and English, to graduate students and dental practitioners. She is an accredited lecturer of the Bulgarian Dental Association since 2010, she lectures thematic courses in Dental practice management, Ethics and deontology; Dental ergonomics, Burnout prevention. Prof. Lydia Katrova is a doctoral theses director, including international PhD students, expert of The Joint action on health workforce planning and forecasting of the E U network, invited a speaker and expert observer at the Council of Chief dental officers since 1996. She directs students research groups in Dental ergonomics, Sociological investigations, and Research methods. She is Editorial Boards Member of a number of international dental journals, project and dental curricula evaluator. Her biography is included in the Great Bulgarian Doctors Book for 2010. In 2011 she received the Association for Dental Education in Europe award for excellence in dental education for mature educators. In 2012 the Medical University of Sofia recognised her with Signum Laudis for outstanding achievements in research and teaching for 2012. In May 2013 Prof. Katrova with the students research group of ergonomics hosted in Sofia the Annual congress of the European Society of Dental Ergonomics. Sofia, March 2017

Dental Education, Sociology, Ethics and Deontology, Dental Practice Management, Dental Ergonomics, Teamwork, Marketing of dental services

Dr Hwang is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthodontics at Chonnam National University School of Dentistry, Gwangju, Korea. He received his DDS and PhD degrees from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. He has treated many adult patients focusing on aesthetics and periodontal health and has developed many innovative clinical techniques to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of treatment to the benefit of both the patient and practitioner. Dr Hwang is also interested in the diagnosis of dentofacial deformity patients. He has developed many innovative devices for the evaluation of facial asymmetry 2- and 3-dimensionally. As one of the early adopters of cone-beam volume imaging, he has given a special emphasis on the management of surgical cases leading to a development of a specific imaging modality named CG ceph (CBCT-generated cephalograms). Regarding surgery-first orthodontics, he incorporated it into his practice in 2009. He has developed a clinical guideline for the construction of surgical occlusion and post-surgical management in surgery-first patients so that more dentofacial deformity patients can benefit from this unique approach. As the president of Korean Society of Surgery-first Orthodontics, he has given a number of lectures and provided hands-on courses on this topic. Dr Hwang, as a faculty at the university hospital, has maintained a successful clinical practice for 25 years. He is also recognised as the former Editor-in-Chief of Korean Journal of Orthodontics (KJO) which is well known as one of the SCI Journals.

Diagnosis of dentofacial deformity

Dr. Long received his dental degree in both medicine and dentistry (MD, DDS, Hubei Medical University) in 1983 and Ph.D. in Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Hubei Medical University in 1997. He is a professor of Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University. Dr. Long is an expert in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, especially in TMJ disease. He successfully performed thousands of oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures conducted basic and clinical research. He has published many medical articles and edited or contributed several books. He has a studying and working experience as visiting scholar at The Second Department of Oral Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan in 1992, also as visiting scholar at Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, University of Adelaide, South Australia in 2004. He was a member of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Society of the Chinese Stomatological Association from 1998 to 2012. Since 1997, he has been Vice President, China National Society of TMD & Occlusion and was a member of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Society of the Chinese Stomatological Association. Now he is the president-elect of Chinese Society of TMD (Temporomandibular Disorders) & Occlusion, CSA.

Oral Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Sammer Ali Bafaqeeh is a university professor in King Saud University, College of Medicine, Otolaryngology Department, Program director of KSU Facial Plastic fellowship, Facial Plastic Division Chairman & Chairman annual international Rhinoplasty & Otoplasty courses. Received higher surgical training from University Hospital of George August (Gottingen West Germany), He has trained as a clinical fellow in facial plastic surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University (Portland, Oregon, USA) Under the supervision of Prof. Ted Cook. He has invited for lectures in various national & international facial plastic surgery meetings and published many scientific papers as well as authored chapters related to facial plastic surgery in reference books. Since started He is passionate about teaching these skills in King Saud University Facial Plastic fellowship program, Otolaryngology Residency program, and runs the first middle east advanced Rhinoplasty & Otoplasty courses in Saudi Arabia and he is a faculty of various national and international workshops and courses.

Otolaryngology, Facial Plastic surgery, Rhinoplasty

LU LI has completed his Ph.D. at the age of 27 years from China medical University and postdoctoral studies from China medical University. He is the director of the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, the dean of the school and affiliated hospital of stomatology China medical university. He has published more than 100 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editor in chief of Chinese journal of practical stomatology

Oral and maxillofacial surgery and Stomatology

Dr. Mahmoud Al-Suleiman received his Ph.D. in Orthodontics from The Council of All-Union Scientific and Industrial Association Stomatology Advanced Faculty of Stomatology, 1991. He is a Professor in Orthodontics at the Department of Orthodontics, University of Aleppo Dental School and he was Head of the Orthodontic Department at University of Aleppo, 1993-2005, 2011-2012. He is licensed as a Consultant orthodontist by Saudi commission of specialties and Evaluated as Specialist orthodontics by MOH & DHA UEA. Dr. Al-Suleiman edited 3 books in the field of orthodontics. Dr. Al-Suleiman was Vice Dean for the Scientific Affairs at the Dental School, University of Aleppo, 1997-1999, Vice President of the Syrian Dental Association 2001 to 2006 and Member of the Curriculum Development Committee and Dental Education Workshop for the Dental College in Syria (1993) and Lebanon (1995). he was Visitor researcher to Biomaterials and Biomechanics group, school of Dentistry, Manchester University, 2008. Scientific Elective Member of council of Arab Orthodontics society (2011- 2013) and a Member of Syrian scientific Board Orthodontics.

Orthodontics, Stomatology

Dr. Rajesh Dhirawani is an expert in Oral and maxillofacial surgery with a dedicated 32 years work academics and clinical practice in the field of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery. He is the Director head of Jabalpur Hospital and research center and Director of the Dept. Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital, India. He is past secretary general and president of the association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India.Currently, he is the Chairman of Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University and the University of Jabalpur.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery