International Speakers

Dr. Daniela Carvalho is a pediatric otolaryngologist with a focus on pediatric otology. She is a Professor at the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Department at UCSD, the Director of the Hearing and Cochlear Implant Program at Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego (RCHSD), and Medical Director of Surgical Services at RCHSD. Dr. Carvalho is very active in several national and international otolaryngology societies, having served as past President of SENTAC and is currently the President of the AEESSG.

Dr. Samir Ghoraba is a consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon and lecturer at Tanta University, Egypt. He is the CEO of Opal Aesthetics Clinics and the Founder and Chair of the Cairo FACE International Summit, one of the Middle East’s leading events in facial aesthetics. With over 15 years of experience, Dr. Ghoraba has performed thousands of aesthetic and reconstructive procedures, including more than 2,800 rhinoplasties and 1,500 deep-plane facelifts. His expertise spans injectables, rhinoplasty, facelift surgery, lip lifts, and periorbital rejuvenation. He has completed advanced international fellowships in Taiwan, the UK, and the USA, and is licensed to practice in Egypt, the UK, Dubai, Kuwait, and Oman. A passionate educator, he has trained over 40 surgeons and regularly teaches at cadaver anatomy and injectables courses worldwide. Dr. Ghoraba has published in leading journals, received multiple national awards—including the Egyptian Medical Syndicate’s Ideal Doctor Award (2021)—and serves on the editorial board of the International Microsurgery Journal.

Name: Mohamed Reda ElBadawey Qualifications MB ChB, MSc, FRCS (Ed), FRCS (ORL HNS), MD Biography: I am a consultant of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne 2003-till now. I have a super-speciality interest in Rhinology and Facial Plastics surgery in addition to the snoring surgery. I was the programme director for the ENT trainees in the Northern region for 5 years, and an educational supervisor for junior doctors. I am an examiner for the MRCS exam for the RCS of Edinburgh, and The Intercollegiate FRCS exam in Otolaryngology. I am an associate Professor of Otolaryngology in Tanta University, Egypt. I perform 60 Rhinoplasty procedures a year including extracorporeal Septorhinoplasties for tertiary secondary cases in addition to pinnaplasty procedures. I perform nasal valve surgery and snoring surgery. My current rhinology practice also involves the management of patients with advanced sinus disease including frontal sinus pathology, benign tumours of the nasal cavities, fungal Rhinosinusitis and Endoscopic repair of CSF leaks. I have a special interest in the management of chronic ear disease and dizziness. My research interests involve the quality of life assessment of patients after septorhinoplasty, nasal valve surgery, and extracorporeal septorhinoplasty. I lead a research project on the study of biofilms in chronic Rhinosinusitis with or without nasal polyposis.

Mirta Hediyati Reksodiputro, MD, ORL-HNS, Ph.D., is a consultant and head of the Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Division (since 2020), ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia – Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. She finished her specialistic in 2006 and Ph.D. education in 2014 at the University of Indonesia, concentrating on facial plastic and head and neck reconstructive surgery. Mirta finished her Rhinoplasty fellowship in November – Desember 2009 at ASAN Medical center, Seoul, South Korea. She earn her Professor degree in 2023. She actively conducted numerous research in ENT and the utilization of platelet-rich products in various clinical conditions. She is previous the Board of Indonesia AOCMF Asia Pacific and an active member and leader for numerous other medical societies and organizations around Asia. She is currently Trustee Member AO Foundation International. She is also active as an editor and reviewer in International Journal (Facial Plastic Surgery-Thieme and Frontiers) and also National Journal (ORLI, MJI, eJKI)

Dr.Ahmed Walaa Abousheleib, MD, PhD, FAAFPRS, IBCFPRS is an Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery Consultant. He earned his Doctorate degree in Otolaryngology from Egypt in collobration with Harvard University,USA. Dr Ahmed Walaa is a Mayo Clinic Quality fellow with research fellowship training in Facial Plastic Surgery at Mayo Clinic. He has advanced clinical fellowship training in Facial Plastic Surgery at Michael Garron Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada. He holds international board certification in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is a fellow of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. His clinical expertise focuses on Rhinoplasty, functional nasal surgery and reconstructive facial procedures. Dr. Ahmed Walaa is a regular invited speaker at international meetings and member of several professional societies, including the American Academy, European Academy and Canadian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery. He remains actively involved in teaching, research and charity missions.

I am a Consultant Otolaryngology with phonosurgery operation in Bagdad Iraq.

I am an ENT consultant working in the UK , with special interest in Rhinology. I am a fellowship trained rhinologist, anterior skull base surgeon and skull base surgeon

Malek Mnejja,  is Professor in Otorhinolaryngology in medical school of Sfax tunisia and ENT department in Habib Bourguiba university hospital in Sfax Tunisia

I am a Specialist in Otolaryngology (ENT) since 2022. Currently, I serve in Mahres hospital and Hbib bourguiba hospital Sfax Tunisia. I am also an Assistant professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Sfax Tunisia.

Reem AlAbdulwahed, MB Bch BAO MRCS-ENT, Graduated from The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain . ST6 ENT registrar in East of Scotland. Interested in head and neck, laryngology, pediatrics, and airway.

Professor of Phoniatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University Head of Phoniatrics Unit Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University till 2025 and currently The Head of Phoniatrics Department, Armed Forces College of Medicine Member of UEP and member of neurological communicative disorders Commitee.

Dr Din serves as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology, Head-Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell-Qatar and Pediatric Otolaryngologist, Head-Neck Surgeon at Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar after working as a Clinical Instructor and completing a Fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology, Head-Neck Surgery, at Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, USA. While at Stanford University, he was awarded the Fellow of the Year and nominated for the Kelley M. Skeff GME Professionalism Award. He is also a recipient of the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship and the TSESI Dubai traveling scholarship. He has been an invited speaker to many parts of the world, regularly participates in global health teaching and surgical efforts and enjoys building upon and forging new collaborations, regionally and internationally.

Dr. Ubaid Ullah Mian is a medical Student, currently affiliated with Khyber Medical College/Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan . My academic and clinical interests include skull base surgery, endoscopic approaches, and quality-of-life research in head and neck disorders. I have conducted and presented work on anterior skull base tumors and benign thyroid disease, and I remain actively involved in research, clinical training, and academic collaborations.

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Sercan Göd from Ege University, Turkey, to the 40th SORL International Conference!

With his expertise in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Göd will share valuable insights with our global audience.

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Vikas K. Agrawal, Certified Robotic Sleep Apnea Surgeon and Past President of the Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnea (IASSA), as an International Speaker at the 40th SORL International Conference.

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Srinivas Kishore, Director of ENT and Sleep Apnea Services at AIG Hospitals, India, as an International Speaker at the 40th SORL International Conference.

Professor, Chief of Ear diseases Department of the Research Clinical Center of Otorhinolaryngology, Federal State Budgetary Institution 

Russia

Head of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Dalhousie University in Halifax Nova Scotia.

Canada.

We’re excited to welcome Dr. James Newman from the San Francisco Bay Area, United States, to the 40th SORL International Conference!

We're excited to welcome Prof. Dr. Miguel Ferreira from Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Portugal, to the SORL International Conference

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Ahmed Mansour, ENT and Facial Plastic Surgeon from Alexandria, Egypt, as an International Speaker at the 40th SORL International Conference.

We are pleased to welcome Prof. Sureyya Seneldir, Otolaryngologist and Facial Plastic Surgeon from Turkey, as an International Speaker at the 40th SORL International Conference in Jeddah.

Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner, MD, PhD, MBA is an Austrian otologist and professor at the Medical University of Vienna. A leading expert in cochlear and hearing implant surgery, he has performed over 2,000 implantations and published extensively on auditory implant outcomes. He is a co-founder and active member of the HEARRING Network, an international consortium of excellence centers for hearing implantation. Currently, he serves as President of the Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum.