5^th International Conference on
Otorhinolaryngology

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

Otology and Skull Base Surgery

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

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

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

Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

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

Chronic rhinosinusitis, Pulmonary diseases

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

Allergy & Immunology, Otolaryngology

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

Allergy & Clinical Immunology

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

edical Oncology, Clinical Trials, Head and Neck Cancers

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

Radiology,Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

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

Head and Neck Surgery

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

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

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

Sleep breathing disorders.

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

Endoscopic nasal and head and neck surgery

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

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

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

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

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

flexible , autofluorescence ,laryngoscopy ,malignant ,lesions ,larynx

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

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

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

Otorhinolaryngology, head and neck cancer, Neck surgery

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sleep breathing disorders.

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

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

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

chronic rhinosinusitis, pulmonary diseases

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

Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery