Laryngology Speakers

ENT Doctor Laryngology, Facialplastic & aesthetic Consultant

Otolaryngology
Medical intern,
King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, KSA

Assistant, Beni-Suef University

Head of Laryngology Division,
Laryngologist and ENT Consultant
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, KSA

MBBS, MS ENT, MD Phoniatrics, Assistant professor of oto-rhino-laryngology at Ain Shams University Phoniatric (speech language) medical consultant

Swallowing and voice Consultant at Dar El Fouad Hospital/Cleavland clinic.in Cairo and Giza
+15 years in medical phoniatrics .
Assistant Professor in phoniatrics , ENT department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams university.
Speech language pathologist and Phoniatrics consultant at international medical centre
4000 endolaryngeal phonosurgery as assistant surgeon.
+ 1150 endolaryngeal microsurgery as a leading surgeon.
150 office based laryngeal biopsy as a leading surgeon.
+ 7000 neonatal endoscopy .
+ 250,000 laryngeal endoscopy.
Work experience with Medical appliances (Richard Wolf high speed endoscopy, Kay-Pentax laryngostroboscopy, Storz Image 1 ultra-high definition endoscopy, Storz 4K ,laryngoscopy)
Course instructor for Dysphagia (including diagnosis MBSS and FEES)
Course instructor for phonosurgery

Otolaryngology Resident, Ziv Medical Center

Consultant, Moh
Consultant of otolaryngology head and neck surgery
Consultant laryngologist and phono surgeon

Supervisor, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Amanda Prachali is the Supervisor of Speech Language Pathology at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD), which she joined in 2014.

She has a BSc in Speech & Language Pathology, a MSc in Voice Pathology and is an EMBA 2025 candidate. She is specialized in the disorders of Voice and Swallowing in adults. Her clinical interests include voice disorders, care of the professional voice, aerodigestive tract disorders, and laryngectomee rehabilitation, as well as swallowing disorders in Head and Neck and Neurologic patients.

Professor Of Otolaryngology,
Cairo University Hospital, Egypt

Consultant Otolaryngologist – Head & Neck Surgeon

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Audiologist and speech and swallowing pathologist

PhD scholar, BASLP,MASLP,Specialist in voice and swallowing rehabilitation,

Langmore FEES course and swallowing rehabilitation (TATA hospital)

Rehabilitation specialist post laryngectomy (Manipal),

Data management in clinical research (USA)

Psychology (USA)

PGYIV ENT resident

Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Senior Registrar

Member of the Department of Surgery of the Fundación Santa Fe University Hospital and Director of the Reflux Clinic and the Safe Airway Program in the same hospital.

He specilizes in Otorhinolaryngology, with certified training in laryngology, surgery of the voice and surgery of the airway.

Co-Founder, Former President and current General Secretary of the Latin American Association of Laryngology and Phonosurgery, Former President, and member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Phonosurgery, and member of important international societies in the area of Laryngology.

Professor Of Otolaryngology, Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Milstein is a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and former chair of the ASHA Special Interest Group 3, Voice and Upper Airway Disorders. He serves on the Advisory Board at the Voice Foundation and is a founding Board Member of the Global Initiative of Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction (GIILO). Involved in the clinical management of patients for over 30 years and authored numerous publications on laryngeal disorders. Frequently invited as a lecturer at national and international meetings. Areas of interest include vocal pathology, hyperfunctional voice disorders, upper airway dysfunction, laryngeal hyper-reactivity, ILO and EILO, and care of the professional voice.

A/Prof Daniel Novakovic is an Australian trained Otolaryngologist (Ear Nose & Throat Surgeon) with specialised fellowship training in Laryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. He graduated from the University of Sydney Medical School in 2000 and completed Otolaryngology Training in Australia to attain Fellowship to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in 2007. Prof Novakovic acts as co-director of the Dr Liang Voice Program at University of Sydney in conjunction with his speech pathology partner Dr Cate Madill. He is a member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, American Laryngological Association, , Australian Medical Association, Australian Voice Association, and is Vice-President of the Laryngological Society of Australia.

PhD, MAppSc, DipEd, BAppSc, FSPAA

Dr Debbie Phyland is a speech pathologist and academic having primarily worked in acute hospital and private practice settings, and universities lecturing and undertaking research. She is co-founder and now owner of the multi-disciplinary Melbourne Voice Analysis Centre team and for Voice Medicine Australia (a team of 8 SPs). Debbie is appointed as Adjunct Associate Professor for the School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University and Director of Clinical Research Director for the ENT, Head and Neck Department of Monash Health.

Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Dr. Dinesh Chhetri is professor of head and neck surgery and a laryngologist, a specialist in voice disorders, swallowing disorders, and upper airway disorders. r. Chhetri currently serves as vice-chair of the UCLA Department of Head and Neck Surgery, director of the UCLA Swallowing Disorders Program and the UCLA Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Program, and co-director of the UCLA Voice Center / Laryngology Program. He also volunteers externally as council member of the American Laryngological Association, and grant reviewer for national institute of health.

Associate Professor, King Abdulaziz University

Dr. Faisal Zagzoog is an Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgeon and Assistant Professor at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah. He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 2015 and subsequently earned both an MBA and a Master of Science. He holds certifications from the Saudi and European Boards in Otolaryngology and has completed specialized fellowships in Laryngology at the University of Toronto and King Saud University. With a strong interest in vocal fold scarring and sulcus vocalis, Dr. Faisal has contributed to research aimed at advancing understanding and treatments for these complex conditions. His expertise is complemented by a commitment to healthcare innovation, as evidenced by his active role in research and several inventions and patents that are currently in the developmental stages.

Speech and Language Pathologist,
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Fatema Nasser is a highly specialist speech therapist at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in 2019, Fatema has worked in the UAE and UK with over thirteen years of experience of acute care hospital settings with adult and paediatric population.

MBBS FRACS
Visiting Medical Officer,
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in the speciality of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Professor Of Otorhinolaryngology-head And Neck Surgery,
Cairo University, Egypt

Registrar
Barwon Health, Australia

Dr Henna Eqbal is an ENT unaccredited Registrar at Barwon Health. Henna is passionate about rural and regional health. She has rotated through regional centres in Geelong and Sunshine Coast. Henna’s interests outside medicine include a love for community culture and the arts.

As a Consultant ENT, Head and Neck Surgeon with a subspecialty in laryngology, airway, and swallowing problems, she brings a wealth of expertise to our patients. Dr.Heba’s impressive credentials include being a Senior Clinical Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Laryngology, England, as well as holding both Arab and European boards in Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery.

Dr. Thomas' special area of interest is voice disorders. Dr. Thomas’ qualifications for the laryngeal or voice subspecialty of ear, nose, and throat surgery (otolaryngology), include a passionate interest in voice disorders, as well as extensive study including and beyond a six-year residency training program in otolaryngology. Dr. Thomas has travelled widely, studying under numerous other laryngologists (otolaryngologists who specialize in throat disorders) in the United States, Canada, and in Europe. In addition, Dr. Thomas completed a concentrated fellowship at Loyola University in Chicago studying under Robert Bastian, M.D

Member - American Broncho-Esophagological Association
Member - American Laryngological Association
Past President - International Society of Laser in Medicine and Surgery
Member - French Society of ENT (SFORL)
Member - The American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation
Member of the Scientific Committee - The International Association of Phono-Surgery
Fellow - The Royal Society of Medicine (U.K)
Member of the Scientific Committee and the Administrative Committee - The voice foundation (USA)

Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Toronto

Former Chief, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto Nicole Muzzo Voice Chair

Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University

Director, Montreal General Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Director, McGill University Voice and Dysphagia Laboratory
Specializing in Voice and Swallowing Disorders, Head and Neck Surgery, Botox and Fil0lers

Kristiane Van Lierde is full professor at the Ghent University, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (center for Speech and Language Sciences). Her research expertise is the assessment and treatment of voice, resonance and articulation disorders. Moreover, she was co-supervisor of a VLIR-UOS project in Uganda. Her clinical expertise is illustrated by her leading role as speech language pathologist of the craniofacial team and the voice clinic of the Ghent University Hospital. Furthermore, she is a member of the Royal Acdemy of Medicine of Belgium.

ENT, Head & Neck Surgeon

Chairman – ENT and Head & Neck Surgery

Medanta- The Medicity, Gurgaon, India

Senior registrar,
Security forces hospital, Riyadh, KSA

In 2018, Dr Maron became the founding member of The Laryngology Society of South Africa and was elected President of the society.
Later turning his attention to “Care of the Professional Voice,” Dr. Maron combined his passion for the arts with medicine by using his personal experience as a performing artist and medical qualification to work on various South African theatre productions.
As the resident ENT he provides education of the cast regarding voice care and prevention of vocal damage and managing cast members with vocal injury.

Consultant
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
King Abdullah Medical City
Makkah, KSA

Ear, nose and throat department
Stavanger University Hospital
Specialist in ear, nose and throat diseases and head of section.

Head Of Laryngology and Head & Neck Cancer,
Dept. Of Otorhinolaryngology Stavanger University Hospital, Norway
MD, Senior Consultant

MD (UKM), MS ORL-HNS (UKM)

Dr Mawaddah is an Associate Professor and lecturer of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery working in UKM Medical Centre. She was awarded Doctor in ORL=HNS degree from UKM in 2013 and has since, actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate training as well as research. She is currently a fellow of UKM Teaching Centre.

Consultant,
ORL Department
King Abdulaziz University Hospital
Assistant Professor,
King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Doctor of Philosophy (Laryngologi), University College London
Master of Surgery (Otorhinolaryngologi), UKM
Doktor Perubatan, UKM

Markus Hess, MD, is a dedicated otolaryngologist and phoniatrician (speech-language pathology and medicine), subspecializing in laryngology, phonosurgery, and disorders of professional voice users. He is founder and Head of the first Voice Clinic in Germany – the MEDICAL VOICE CENTER (MEVOC).

MBBS , ,SB-ORL , FEBEORL-HNS
Laryngologist and ENT consultant
Sheikh Khalifa hospital ,UAE

Fifth-year otolaryngology head and neck surgery resident,
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Director & Laryngologist,
Philadelphia Voice & Airway Institute,

Mausumi Syamal, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S., is a board-certified, fellowship trained laryngologist and the Director of the Philadelphia Voice & Airway Institute.

She graduated with distinction from Duke University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, followed by a Master of Science in Engineering from the University of Michigan. Dr. Syamal's diverse background includes early leadership experience as a Global Project Engineer at General Motors, coupled with her artistic pursuits as a professional actress and singer in New York. She later earned her medical doctorate and completed her residency in Detroit, Michigan, followed by a fellowship in voice and airway surgical disorders at the esteemed Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Her unique, multidisciplinary, patient- centered approach blends her passions for the arts and sciences with a commitment to teaching

Dr. Syamal serves on the editorial boards of two peer- reviewed journals and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Triological Society, and the American Laryngological Association (ALA)—the highest honor awarded to laryngologists. She is also a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, the International Association of Phonosurgery, and The Voice Foundation.

Dr. Michael Benninger, MD is a laryngology specialist in Cleveland, OH and has over 40 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1983. He is affiliated with Cleveland Clinic. He is accepting new patients and telehealth appointments.

M.B.B.S., F.R.C.S.C., is a consultant surgeon with the otolaryngology – head and neck surgery (ENT) division,
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi.

Otolaryngology Senior Registrar,
Hera General Hospital, Makkah, KSA

Physician, King Abdulaziz University

Medical Officer, Aziz Fatimah Hospital

Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgeon M.D(UNAIR),
Dr ORL-HNS(UKM), CMIA(NIOSH) Lecturer,
National University of Malaysia

Dr. Nupur Kapoor Nerurkar is an ENT surgeon, who has graduated in 1994 from KEM Hospital with a first rank in the Bombay University. Following her Laryngology training on the Hargobind Fellowship in 2003 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Mt. Sinai Medical Center and Harvard University, she initiated a Voice Clinic at Sion Hospital, where she was an Associate Professor at that time.

Since 2004, she is practicing exclusively as a Laryngologist and is currently heading the Bombay Hospital Voice & Swallowing Center. Dr. Nerurkar is also the DNB Co-ordinator of the ENT Department at Bombay Hospital and Director of the Laryngology Fellowship program. She is an invited member of the scientific committee of Bombay Hospital.

Peak Woo, M.D., F.A.C.S.,

Dr. Peak Woo is a board-certified otolaryngologist specializing in laryngology (voice and throat disorders). His main interest is in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the throat. Dr. Woo received the Guest of Honor, Recognition of Outstanding Contribution to the Art and Science of Laryngology and the The James Newcomb Award, Recognition of Outstanding Contribution to the Art and Science of Laryngology and Dedication to the The American Laryngological Association, April 2018.

Medical Intern | MBBS from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Associate Professor of Phoniatrics, Otorhinolaryngology Department at Assiut University Faculty of Medicine, Assiut, Egypt. Received the German Academic Exchange Fellowship in Vocal Fold Injection Techniques at Regensburg University Hospital, Germany and was awarded a Laryngology Fellowship from the same university.

Associate Professor, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

Dr. Patel's broad areas of research and teaching interests include vocal physiology and voice production in normal and disordered voice across the lifespan. More specifically, Dr. Patel is interested in pediatric vocal development and identification of physiological factors of laryngeal function that underlie severely disturbed voice qualities.

Laryngologist, Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Hon. Senior Lecturer BM BS, BMed Sci(Hon), FRCS Ed, FDS RCPS, MFST Ed, FRCSEd(ORL-HNS), Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.

Consultant, Ministry of Health
ENT/ Otolaryngology
Phonosurgery & Head and Neck surgery Consultant.
Dual board certified in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery.

Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department Of Otolaryngology Head And Neck Surgery Hacettepe – ANKARA

ENT, Laryngologist

Dr Athanasiadis (MMBS, PhD, FRACS) is the medical director of the Adelaide Voice Clinic. He also works as a laryngologist at Flinders Medical Centre and Senior lecturer at Flinders University in South Australia. He is director of the laryngology fellowship at Flinders and past President of the Laryngology Association of Australasia. He has authored over 40 publications and book chapters and lectured widely both nationally and internationally on laryngological issues.

Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Consultant,
Makkah Maternity and Children Hospital

Medical Graduate,
Alfaisal University, KSA

Consultant, Security Forces Hospital
Consultant of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Pediatric Otolaryngology and Airway Surgery
Riyadh, KSA

MBBS, DES, FEBEORL-HNS

Assistant Professor and Consultant, Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery Laryngologist and Phonosurgeon
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department