Codruta Neumann

Specialist ENT Consultant | United Kingdom

William Harvey Hospital and Kent and Canterbury Hospital.

Codruta Neumann trained in the UK and her specialist ENT training included the prestigious Otology Fellowship at Addenbrookes Hospital, in Cambridge. During her training she completed a Masters Degree in Evidence Based Medicine and Health Technology Assessment. She conducted clinical research in age-related hearing loss in the world-renowned Sanger Institute and Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. Appointed as a Consultant in Kent in 2014 she has dedicated herself to building a centre of excellence in ear surgery. She led the development of a local hearing implant centre that offers a variety of solutions to patients such as BAHA, Bonebridge, Soundbridge and Osia. Codruta Neumann’s dedication to the teaching and training of ENT surgeons has resulted in her being invited to many national and international courses as faculty including the Cambridge Advance Otology Course, ENT Masterclass and London Temporal Bone Course, amongst others. It is her passion to inspire and train a new generation of doctors in her role as a Senior Lecturer in ENT at the Kent and Medway Medical School. She teaches in the MCh in ENT Surgery at the Canterbury and Christchurch University. Codruta Neumann has built a national and international reputation of excellence and is invited as faculty to numerous conferences. She is an esteemed member of the British Society of Otology, Politzer Society, Meniere’s Society, ENT UK Society and Royal Society of Medicine. She was recently elected as the Treasurer for the Politzer Society, the international scientific society of Otology and Neuro-otology and the first female member of the Board since its inception. Ms Neumann has published extensively in peer reviewed journals. She was the principal investigator in an international multicentric randomised trial of trans-tympanic treatments for Meniere’s disease. Her current research interests are the treatment of severe and necrotising otitis externa in a multicentric national study, and the CAVA study in telemetry for dizziness. She is the principal investigator and mentors and supervises an associate investigator and research team.

Dev Roy

Consultant ENT, Head and Neck Oncology and Facial Plastic surgeon. | India

NMC Royal Hospital

Dr Roy qualified as Medical graduate from Poona University in 1988 and passed MS in ENT from Poona University, India. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK in 1994. He underwent ENT and Head & Neck Cancer training in both Glasgow and Liverpool, UK. He has passed the Intercollegiate Board examination in ENT in 1999. FRCS (ORLHNS) that is conducted by all the four Royal Colleges in UK. He has done a fellowship in facial Cosmetic surgery at Hospital Pasteur, Nice, France in 2001. He has passed the American Board Exam in facial Plastic and reconstructive surgery. He was a Consultant ENT Surgeon at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK from 2002 to 2008. From 2010 to 2021 he worked in Apollo Hospital, KOLKATA, India. He has 33 research papers published in International Scientific journals. He has written Chapters Facelift and Botox in face in Facial Plastic surgery book published by Arnold Hoddard Publishers , London. He has 526 citations on his International Research papers. He has given 150 lectures International lectures in UK, Dublin, Thailand, France, Bangladesh, India and Rumania. He has conducted several courses on Botox, dermal fillers, facelift, rhinoplasty in London. Currently, he is working at NMC Royal Hospital, Sharjah as Consultant ENT, Head and Neck Oncology and Facial Plastic surgeon. He has worked as a Medicolegal Consultant in UK and India from 2001 to 2021. He still continues to give Medicolegal advise and prepares Medicolegal Reports for Doctors and patients in UK, UAE and India.

Ahmed Alamadi

Consultant Otologist, Neurotologist & Medical Director | United Arab Emirates

Kuwait Hospital

Dr. Ahmad AlAmadi is a renowned Otolaryngologist in the UAE, with more than 27 years of experience in all ENT procedures. He completed his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees in 1993 at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and completed his surgical training at the Royal College of Surgeon Glasgow in 1998. He later completed his fellowship in Neurotology at the University of Toronto, Canada. He holds overall 3 decades of experience in clinical, surgical, and administrative healthcare. He currently holds 21 years of clinical experience as a consultant and Head of Department in the UAE, with special interest in the field of dizziness and imbalance, and 27years of surgical experience in all ENT procedures, especially in microsurgical skills in Otology and Neurotology. For the past two decades, he has been Head of Department, 9 years as a Medical Director, and additionally Head of Evaluation Committee for Higher Degrees (MOH). Dr. Ahmad AlAmadi’s keen interest lies in Otoplasty, Endoscopic Ear Surgery, Hearing Loss, Infectious Diseases, Tinnitus, Vertigo, Throat disorders. He is also an academician, lecturer and professor. He is the Program Director for the Arab Board Program in the UAE and Head of the Scientific Committee of the Emirati Board UAE. He is Involved in teaching ENT colleagues through the Emirates Medical Association, and is now associated with the prestigious University of Sharjah teaching aspiring students. He has published over nine research papers and co-authored an e-book. His area of expertise includes, Cochlear Implant Surgery Otoplasty Endoscopic Ear Surgery Hearing Loss Infectious Diseases Tinnitus Vertigo Throat Disorders

Amira Shennawy

Professor Audio vestibular medicine | Egypt

Cairo University

Amira Mohamed Maged El Shennawy , graduate of Kasr El Eini school of Medicine - Cairo University MB, BCH 1996 . Professor of Audio vestibular medicine at Kasr el Ainy hospitals, Cairo University since 2015 till present time .Former Head of the Cochlear Implant Unit , Cairo University 2019-2021. Reviewer at the Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences. Member of the International Association of Physicians in audiology (IAPA) and the Egyptian Audio-vestibular Medicine Association (EAVMA).

Ayatallah Sheikhany

Assistant Professor of Phoniatrics, ENT department, Faculty of Medicine | Egypt

Cairo University

Dr. Ayatallah Raouf Sheikhany is an Assistant Professor of Phoniatrics at Cairo university as well as the University of Armed Forces Faculty of Medicine. She serves as a Consultant at the Phoniatrics unit in Agouza Police Hospital, Cairo. Dr. Sheikhany also supervises the rehabilitation section of the cochlear implant program at the same hospital. She supervises basma program for rehabilitation of children who are hard of hearing and cochlear implanted children. In addition, she works as a Visiting Consultant at several hospitals including El Safa, Dar El Fouad, El Sherouk, and Cleopatra Group Hospitals. Dr. Sheikhany's expertise extends from neonates to elderly. She is also a member of the presidential committee of hearing screening and cochlear implant. With her extensive experience and knowledge, Dr. Sheikhany played a crucial role in establishing the national database of the Egyptian CI children and neonatal hearing screening. She has great passion for this field and shares her experience through many national and international conferences and scientific meetings

Enas Hajeir

Medical Director | United Arab Emirates

MED-EL Middle East Clinical Support Department

Enas Hajeir is a certified Speech & Language Pathologist and the Medical Director at MED-EL Middle East Clinical Support Department in Dubai. She earned her bachelor's degree in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology from Jordan University of Science and Technology. Enas has more than 15 years of practical experience in the United Arab Emirates working with a variety of children with language and communication impairment. She provides training, counselling and support for families of children with language and communication impairment, particularly children with hearing loss, to implement therapy strategies at home and during daily life activities. Enas has undertaken in-depth training programs for professionals and participated in training other professionals to implement therapy fundamentals to develop listening and spoken language skills for children with hearing loss using hearing devices.

Faisal Al Mubarak

Consultant, Physical Therapy | Saudi Arabia

Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia

Dr. Al Mubarak is a Consultant of Physical Therapy specialized in Vestibular Rehabilitation received his doctorate of science degree in Physical Therapy from Loma Linda University. Dr. Al Mubarak is a certified orthopedic manual therapist and also certified in the management of cervicogenic dizziness. Dr. Al Mubarak is interested in the following fields: 1. Dizziness 2. Balance Disorders 3. Fall Risk 4. Low back pain

Faiz Anwarulla

Audiologist | United Arab Emirates

ADVANCE HEARING AND BALANCE CENTER DUBAI

Audiologist with 10+ years of clinical experience holding Masters degree in Speech and hearing from India and diploma in Advance Vestibular science from Sharjah university. Currently practicing at advance hearing and balance center ,Dubai and current clincal work focuses on hearing and tinitus evaluations and treatments.adult and pediatric diagnostic tests ,hearng aid fittings ,vestibular and balance testing.

Gamal Yousef

Consultant and director of Phoniatrics unit | Egypt

Dubai Hospital

Professor of Phoniatrics Alexandria University, Egypt Consultant and director of Phoniatrics unit, voice swallowing and speech therapy clinics, Dubai Hospital. Experience 25 years in all aspects of speech, language, voice and swallowing disorders.

Maha Elew

Consultant | Kuwait

Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Centre for Speech and Hearing Therapy

Doctor ABOU-ELEW had her MB BCh. in December 1991, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, EGYPT. She had her M. Sc. in November 1995 and MD degree in May 2000 in Audiology and Vestibular Medicine from Cairo University. She obtained a Diplôme Universitaire “Audioprothèse Implantée” from Faculté de Médecine Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris VI, Paris, FRANCE in July 2009. She joined, as full-time clinical fellow, the Vestibulometry Unit with Dr. Sylvette Wiener-Vacher in Robert Debré Hospital, Paris from June 2007 to August 2009 and had an extensive work in pediatric vestibular examination. She has 28 years of clinical practice in diagnosis and management of patients suffering from dizziness / vertigo or hearing loss in adults as well as in children. She has also a long experience in cochlear implant programming as well as in tinnitus and hyperacusis management. Prof. ABOU-ELEW has lectured extensively in the areas of neurotology, pediatric vestibular assessment, central auditory processing, electrophysiology, CI and complex case disorders and their management. She has supervised more than 25 Master of Science and Doctorate theses in the field of Audio-Vestibular Medicine, Neurology and Otolaryngology. In addition, she has many peer-reviewed publications in a variety of Otolaryngology, Audiology and Neuroscience related journals. She was invited to present her research in many national, regional and international conferences. She works as a Professor of Audio-Vestibular Medicine, ORL Department in Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University from 2010. Currently, she joined Skeikh Salem Al-Ali Centre for Speech and Hearing Therapy, Kuwait as a Consultant from November 2019 till present.