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.

George Bitar, MD, FACS is an award-winning, the medical director, fellowship-trained, board certified plastic surgeon who has performed over 5,000 cosmetic facial and body procedures. Dr. Bitar obtained his medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, where he now serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor. He then finished a general surgery residency at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. His plastic surgery residency was completed at the University of Virginia Plastic Surgery Program, which provided him with a strong foundation in reconstructive surgery, for people injured in accidents or who have facial deformities or severe burns, and in hand surgery and microsurgery. A strong advocate of patient safety, He operates at INOVA Fairfax hospital, listed as one of the top 50 hospitals in the country. He has been named one of Washingtonian Magazine’s Top Plastic Surgeons by his peers, and has also been named a Top Plastic Surgeon by Northern Virginia Magazine and by Health and Beauty Magazine. He has been featured on TV shows, such as “Healthline” and “The Prudent Advisor,” on multiple radio stations, and in numerous national and international magazines. He has also guest starred on “Days of Our Lives.”

Skin care, non-surgical rejuvenation, and cosmetic surgery

Prof. Chao Li works as a director in Department of Head & Neck Surgery of Sichuan Cancer Hospital & institute. He has been working as a doctor in prevention and treatment of head and neck surgery for more than 10 years. He is an expert in head and neck cancer surgery and one of the academic leader of Sichuan Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission. He can perform the surgical treatments for various types of head and neck tumors in high quality, especially in the comprehensive treatment of advanced tumors and the first stage of tumor defect and function restriction in the head and neck.

Head and neck tumors and Cancer Surgery

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 esthetics 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 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 recognized 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, Surgery-first orthodontics

Chung H Kau is Chairman and Professor at the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Alabama Birmingham. He is an active clinical practitioner and researcher with a keen interest in three dimensional and translational research. His imaging facility is in possession of the Sirona Galileos CBCT device and the 3dMD surface imaging device. He has served as a research mentor to a number of researchers residents and predoctoral students One of these includes UTHSC’s only 2008 Fulbright scholar. In 2010 he received the King James IV Professorship from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh.

Clinical practitioner and researcher with a keen interest in three dimensional and translational research.

Yasser Mohamed Omar El sheikh is awarded Doctor Degree in Plastic, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery from Alexandria University, Egypt in 2006. He holds a Master Degree (MSc) in General Surgery from Alexandria University, Egypt in 1997, followed by a Bachelor’s Degree (BSc) in E.N.T. from Alexandria University, Egypt in 1992. Currently, he is working as an Associate Professor for Menoufia University. His international experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of study. His research interests as an Associate Professor reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals. He is the Board Member of Member of Egyptian Society Of Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery and serves as a member of Pan Arab Association and Egyptian Society Of Oncology

Facial rejeuvenation,Tissue expansion, Rhinoplasty Tumours of craniofacial skeleton & Head and Neck region.

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

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

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

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