International Speaker Faculty

Conference Chairman

Muaaz Tarabichi MD, FACS, Head of Otolaryngology, American Hospital Dubai, UAE

Organising Committee

Hussein Abdulrahman MD, Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology,Department Of Health Hospitals, Dubai, UAE

Nabil Fuleihan MD, Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Aziz Bilal MD, Dean, Alexandria University Medical School, ENT Department, Alexandria, Egypt

Mumtaz Khan MD, Associate Professor, ENT Department, the AGA Khan University, Pakistan

Ahmed Daneshi MD, Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, Iran Medical Sciences University, Tehran, Iran

Nabeel Al Mukhtar MD, Chairman, ENT Institute, Baghdad Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq

Abdulla Ibrahim MD, Coordinator of Submitted Papers

Mohammed El Naggar MD, Coordinator of Instructional Courses

International Speaker Faculty

Pete S Batra MD Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Nasal and Sinus Disorders, Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Steven D Rauch MD Associate Professor, Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, USA

Carl Snyderman MD Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Co-Director, Center for Cranial Base Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA

Glendon M Gardner MD Laryngology Airway and Voice Disorders, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Timothy E Hullar MD FACS, Assistant Professor Departments of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and Anatomy and Neurobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA

Christy L Ludlow PhD Chief, Laryngeal and Speech Section, Clinical Neurosciences Program, NINDS, Bethesda

Burkhard Franz MD Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Samer Fakhri MD FRCSC, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Residency Program Director, Director of Rhinology and Sino Nasal Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas at Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA

Patrice TRAN BA HUY MD Head of the ENT Department, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France

Shan Baker MD Professor and Director of the Center for Facial Cosmetic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Ira D Papel MD Associate Professor of Otolaryngology and Director of the Facial Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Marc Remacle MD Professor of Otolaryngology, Cliniques Universitaires de Louvain – Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium

Howard Levine MD Director, Cleveland Nasal Sinus and Sleep Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Instructional Course Speakers

Dr.Suhail Al-Salam MBChB, MSc.path, FIBMPath.MIAC, EBP, Professor of Pathology and Consultant Pathologist, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, AlAin, UAE

Ahmed Tentawy MD, Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt

A Alemadi MD, FRCS, ENT Consultant, Albaraha Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Mohamed Bitar MD, Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology & Pediatrics, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Ossama Mansour MD, Professor Of Otolaryngology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Pete S Batra MD Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Nasal and Sinus Disorders, Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Glendon M Gardner MD, Laryngology Airway and Voice Disorders, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Khairy Alhag Abu Shara MD, Senior Consultant and Ex-Chairman of ENT Medical Council, Kuwait

Carl Snyderman MD, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Co-Director, Center for Cranial Base Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA

Fahim Tadros MD, FRCS, Senior Consultant of Otolaryngology Department, Zahra Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Fadi Kanaan MD, Senior Consultant Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Tawam, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Steven D Rauch MD Associate Professor, Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, USA

Mohsen Naraghi MD, Rhinologist and Chairman, Rhinology Research Society, Division of Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

M Vishnu Vardhan Reddy MBBS, PhD, DLO, MS, DNB, Professor of Otolaryngology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India

Maged Abdelkader MD, FRCS, Consultant ENT Head and Neck Surgeon, Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hon. Consultant ENT Head and Neck Surgeon, Southend University Hospital, UK

Nabil Al-Zaher MD, Senior Consultant and Director Residency & Fellowship Training Program, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA

Workshop Speakers

Kim Michelle (Smith) Abou Chacra PhD, CCC-A, FAAA Associate Professor and Director of Audiology in Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Beirut, Lebanon

Judith A Marlowe PhD, FAAA Judith A. Marlowe, PH.D, FAAA, Executive Director, Audiology & Professional Relations,Natus Medical Inc.San Carlos, California, USA

Tracey Adams, Clinical Technical Specialist, Cochlear Europe Ltd, UK

Lise Henderson, Speech-language therapist, Coordinator of the Manchester Cochlear Implant Programme

Melissa Waller MS, CCC/A Sales Communication Manager, MED-EL Worldwide Headquarters, Innsbruck, Austria

Regional Speakers

Nabil Fuleihan MD, Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Aziz Bilal MD, Dean, Alexandria University Medical School, ENT Department, Alexandria, Egypt

Mumtaz Khan MD, Associate Professor, ENT Department, the AGA Khan University, Pakistan

Muaaz Tarabichi MD, FACS, Head of Otolaryngology, American Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Ahmed Daneshi MD, Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, Iran. Medical Sciences University, Tehran, Iran

Amar Singh MS ENT, Consultant ENT, Al Nahdha Hospital, Muscat, Oman

Mehdi Askari MD, Assistant Professor, Hormozgan University of Medical Science (HUMS), Iran

Mohsen Naraghi MD, Rhinologist and Chairman, Rhinology Research Society, Division of Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

M Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, MBBS, PhD, DLO, MS, DNB, Professor of Otolaryngology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India

S B Hashemi MD, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Iran

Fadi Kanaan, Senior Consultant Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery Tawam, Johns Hopkins hospital, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Jamal Kassouma MD, FRCS, Head of ENT Department Medical College, Damascus University, Syria

Ahmed Handoussa MD, Professor of Otolaryngology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Khaled Taibah MD, ENT Consultant, Department Of Otolaryngology, King Faisal Hospital, Riyadh, KSA

Rana Batterjee, Au.D, CCC-A, ASHA-F, F-AAA, Co-Director of CI Center, American Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Nadine Ewanchyshyn, MS, S-LP(C), CCC-SLP, Director of Speech Therapy, American Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Farmarz Memari MD, ENT Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Dr Saleh Al Dahiri MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, King Abd El Aziz University, Riyadh, KSA

Dr Hesham M Taha MD, Lecturer of Audiology, Otolargyngology Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Eygpt

Firas Farhat MD, Rhinology Advanced Sinus Surgery, Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Abdulmohsen E Hussain MD, FRCS, ENT Department, Zain and Al-Sabah Hospitals, State of Kuwait

Ezzat M Saleh MD, Phoniatric Unit & ENT Department, Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt

Amr El Badrawy MD, Professor of Otolaryngology, Kasr Al Aini Hospital, Cairo University, Egypt

Sami Elwani MD, Professor of Otolaryngology, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

Mohamed Hisham MD, ENT Department, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

P S N Murthy MD, Association of Otolaryngologists of India, India

S K E Appa Rao MD, Association of Otolaryngologists of India, India

Mohamed A Bitar MD, Assistant Professor, American University, Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Abdulaziz Jifrey MBBS,MCPS,FA, Assistant Professor & Consultant, KAAU-med.college,Jeddah, KSA Vice-President Saudi ORL Society

Dr. Amina Bousebta, département de psychologie, des sciences de l'éducation et d'orthophonie, faculté des sciences humaines et sociales, BOUZAREAH, Université d'ALGER, ALGERIE