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Rhinology Speakers

Abdulaziz Alqahtani

Abdulaziz Alqahtani

Saudi Arabia

Amin Javer

Canada

Andrew Thamboo

Canada

Bader M. Alim

Medina, Saudi Arabia

Christos Georgalas

Christos Georgalas

Greece

Hiba Al Reefy

Bahrain

Ibrahim Sumaily

Ibrahim Sumaily

Saudi Arabia

Joseph K Han

USA

Moataz Aldahlawi

Moataz Aldahlawi

Saudi Arabia

Muneera Al Khalifa

Muneera Al Khalifa

Bahrain

Naif Alotaibi

Saudi Arabia

Paolo Castelnuovo

Paolo Castelnuovo

Italy

Reda Kamel

Egypt

Saad Al Saleh

Saudi Arabia

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Christos Georgalas

Full Professor in Head and Neck Surgery, Medical School, University of Nicosia
Head, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Hygeia Hospital
Past President, Hellenic Society of Rhinology - Facial Plastic Surgery
Lead Rhinology Group -European Board Examinations (ORL-HNS)

Greece

Christos Georgalas PhD, DLO, MRCS, FRCS(ORL-HNS), FEB(ORL-HNS) Hon graduated with Magna Cum Laude from the University of Athens and trained in Otolaryngology in London (North Thames Rotation). He completed a rhinology/facial plastic fellowship in Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris and Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, where he was appointed as faculty from 2007 to 2015. During that time he created and directed (with dr van Furth, Neurosurgeon) the first Endoscopic Skull Base Centre in Netherlands (ESA - Endoscopic Skull Base Centre, Amsterdam), a multi disciplinary Centre involving AMC, Vrij Universiteit Medical Center and National Cancer Institute. He is the most highly cited Greek Otolaryngologist (more than 9000 citations (Scopus)—20000 citations (Google Scholar) with more than 160 peer-reviewed publications. He is the editor of the textbooks “Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery” and “The Frontal Sinus: Surgical Approaches and Controversies” by Thieme and has written chapters in a number of international books. He has been an invited speaker and surgical tutor in international courses and workshops in 43 countries (Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, North Macedonia, Turkey,, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Singapore, India, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, UAE, Egypt,, Yemen, Qatar, Palestine, UK, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Spain, Italy Portugal , USA, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Malta, Sweden, Slovenia, Chile, Lebanon, Belgium, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Malaysia and Serbia), and given more than 700 invited lectures, nationally and internationally. He is the editor of International Consensus Statement: Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea and was one of the authors of multiple consensus documents including ICSNT (International Consensus of Sinonasal Malignant Tumors), EPOS (European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis) and the American Task Force of Rhinosinusitis Guidelines as well as the Anatomy and Terminology of Sinus surgery position paper. He served in the International Editorial Board for Clinical Otolaryngology and was assistant editor for Rhinology Journal as well as the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy and was the National representative for Netherland at the European Rhinology Society from 2010 to 2015 and for Greece from 2023 until now. He was president of the Greek Rhinology Society (2022 – 2024) and a founding member and general secretary of the Hellenic Society of Head and Neck Oncology. He is currently working in Athens, in ESA - Endoscopic Skull Base Athens in Hygeia Hospital, as well as a full tenured Professor in Head and Neck surgery at St Georges Medical School Program at Nicosia University, Cyprus.

He worked as a volunteer with Medecins du Monde in Kosovo during the 1999 war, in Kampala, Uganda in 2013 as well as in Gaza with PRCS in 2012 (Al Quds hospital) as well as in 2025 with MAP (Naser Hospital).

Paolo Castelnuovo

M.D. FRCS(Ed)
Professor & Chairman
Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology
University of Insubria, Varese
Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi

Italy

Full Professor in Otorhinolaryngology - University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
Chairman and Head - Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, ASST dei 7 Laghi, Ospedale di Circolo Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy
Director of the Surgical Specialities Department, ASST dei 7 Laghi, Ospedale di Circolo Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy
Director of the “Head & Neck Surgery and Forensic Dissection Research center”, Dept. of Biotechnology and Life Sciences (DBSV), University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
Vicarial Director Dept. of Biotechnology and Life Sciences (DBSV), University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
His main interests are focused on endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery since the late 80’s. Besides inflammatory lesions of the paranasal sinuses, he had been gaining an extensive surgical experience and skills in the endoscopic management of neoplasms of the sinonasal tract and skull base (CSF leaks, sellar and parasellar) lesions.
Guest Speaker and Faculty Member in several International Congresses and Meetings throughout the world, giving more than 500 official presentations and invited lectures. Guest Operating Surgeon in more than 50 National and International course with live-TV surgery.
He has performed more than 7000 surgical operations, including more than 500 major procedures in collaboration with the neurosurgical team. Publication:136 peer-reviewed original works printed in full; 61 indexed orginal articles; more than 100 chapters in published books.
Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (FRCSEd)
Honorary member of Belgian ENT Society
Corresponding member of Spanish ENT Society
President of Italian Academy of Rhinology (IAR) (2012-2015)
Board member of the Italian skull base society (Società Italiana Basicranio, SIB)