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Dr. Serkan Orhan is an experienced otolaryngologist and facial plastic surgeon. He has 25 years of practice, focusing on rhinoplasty and advanced ENT procedures. Dr. Orhan has performed over 5,500 treatments. His expertise includes cochlear implant placement, septoplasty, nasal polyp surgery, embolization for epistaxis, and prosthetic ear and nose surgeries.

Dr. Orhan is a faculty member at the University of Istanbul. He completed his residency at the ORL Department of Radboud University in the Netherlands. He also attended advanced courses at the Royal National Ear Nose and Throat Hospital in London. His international training highlights his dedication to his field.

Dr. Karin P. Q. Oomen, MD PhD

Consultant ENT Surgeon

www.andsurgeons.com

Date of Birth: 13 August 1977

Education

Biology, University of Utrecht — Sep 1995 – Sep 1996

Doctoral Degree in Medicine, University of Utrecht — Sep 1996 – Dec 2001

M.D., School of Medicine, University of Utrecht — Dec 2001 – Dec 2003

Junior Staff Teacher, Dept. of Anatomy, UMC Utrecht — Jun 2004 – Aug 2005

Senior House Officer, ENT Surgery, UMC Utrecht — Aug 2005 – Jan 2006

Residency, ENT Surgery, UMC Utrecht/Wilhelmina Children's Hospital — Feb 2006 – Feb 2011

PhD, Dept. of Anatomy & ENT Surgery, University of Utrecht — Feb 2011 – May 2011

Thesis: Anatomical and clinical appraisal of the pterygopalatine ganglion. Defended: 27 May 2011

Certifications

ECFMG Certification — 1 May 2012

Step I: 203/84

Step IIa – Clinical Knowledge: 223/80

Step IIb – Clinical Skills: Pass

Fellowship

Paediatric Otolaryngology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA — Aug 2011 – Aug 2013

Mentors: Dr. Robert F. Ward, Dr. Vikash K. Modi

Professional Experience

Current Positions (since 2022)

Consultant ENT Surgeon & Owner, ANDSURGEONS, Andorra

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Clínica Omega Zeta & Clínica SOM Salut, Andorra

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Doctus (La Seu d'Urgell), Avantmedic (Lleida), Centro Medico Teknon (Barcelona), Spain

Locum Consultant ENT Surgeon, Medinet, Portland Clinical, Imperial College London (Honorary Contract)

Previous Roles

Paediatric Otolaryngologist, UMC Utrecht/Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital — Feb 2014 – Feb 2016

Specialized in voice, airway, cleft palate, 22q11, and laryngotracheal surgery

Researcher, Access to Medicine Foundation, Amersfoort — Feb 2017 – Apr 2017

Lead author of publication on cancer care access in LMICs

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Elkerliek Hospital, Helmond, NL — May – Jun 2017

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK — Sep 2017 – Dec 2020

Licensure

United Kingdom: GMC #7511829 – Fully Registered, Specialist Registration

Netherlands: BIG #49061371701 – Physician (since Dec 2023)

Netherlands: RGS #1910932 – Otolaryngologist (since Feb 2011)

Spain: COMB #65907 (Barcelona)

Andorra: RPS #03255, Collegiat #913

Languages

Dutch: Native

English: Full Professional Proficiency

Spanish, German: Professional Working Proficiency

French: Limited Working Proficiency

Identification Numbers

NL Social Security: 170621303

UK NI Number: SZ758509B

Spain NIE: Z1396887-X

Andorra NIA: 387493R

Medical Missions

Cleft lip and palate repair, Antigua, Guatemala — MMFC — Jun 2012

Publications

Selected from 26 total; full list available on request

1. Oomen KP, et al. Effect of adenotonsillectomy on middle ear status in children. Laryngoscope 2005.

2. Oomen KP, et al. Sluder’s neuralgia: a trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia? Cephalalgia 2010.

3. Oomen KPQ, et al. A previously undescribed branch of the pterygopalatine ganglion. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2011.

CURRICULUM VITAE

VOLKERT B. WREESMANN MD PhD

Consultant Otolaryngologist

Oncologic Head and Neck Surgeon

Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgeon

Facial Plastic Surgeon

Principal Positions

• Centro Medico Teknon, Barcelona, Spain

Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

July 1st 2024 – present

• Juaneda, Ciutadella Menorca, Spain

Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

January 2025 – present

• Avantmedic, Lleida, Spain

Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

July 1st 2024 – present

• Clinica Omega Zeta, Andorra

Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

March 1st 2022 – present

• University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

August 1st 2021 – October 1st 2023

• Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Honorary Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

May 1st 2021 – April 30th 2024

• Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK

Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

July 18th 2016 – April 30th 2021

• Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK

Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

November 7th 2015 – May 31st 2016

• Heart of England NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK

Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

March 1st 2015 – October 31st 2015

• University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands

Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

November 1st 2013 – June 1st 2014

Memberships

• American Head and Neck Society – Member

Netherlands Academy of Otolaryngology - Member

Professional Licences

• United Kingdom

GMC Certification

Fully Registered Medical Practitioner with Specialist Registration with a License to Practice

Registered: 02/02/2015

GMC # 7499626

• United States of America

New York State Department of Health

New York State Education Department

Registered: July 2011

License# P80949

Physician

• Netherlands

Dutch Ministry of Health (BIG Registration)

BIG Registered: 22-06-2005

BIG #19063373601

Physician

Dutch Specialist Board (RGS)

RGS registered: 01-02-2011

RGS #1911979

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgeon

• Spain

Collegi de Metges de Barcelona

COMB: 63638

• Andorra

Collegi de Metges d’Andorra

RPS: 03098

COMA: 876

Education

• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Surgical Fellowship, Head and Neck Surgery

New York, New York, USA

August 1st 2011 - July 31st 2013

600 bed dedicated cancer center

Performed 1200 major oncologic head and neck resections in 2 years

• United States of America ECFMG Certification

United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)

Certification: June 22nd, 2010

Scores: 

   Step I: 244/99 

   Step IIa-Clinical knowledge: 227/94

   Step IIb-Clinical Skills: PASSED

   Step III: 206/85

• Netherlands Cancer Institute

Surgical Fellowship, Head and Neck Surgery

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

February 1st 2011 - July 31st 2011

Specialized Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Department

200 bed hospital

• Amsterdam University Medical Center/Netherlands Cancer Institute

Residency Training, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

February 1st 2006 – January 31st 2011

• University of Amsterdam School of Medicine

Medical Doctor (MD)

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

December 2002 - January 28th 2005

• University of Amsterdam

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Molecular Biology

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Thesis title: Molecular-cytogenetic characterization of head and neck cancer

December 2nd, 2004

• Erasmus University School of Medicine

Doctoral Degree in Medicine

Rotterdam, the Netherlands

September 1994 - November 17th, 1998

Research Training

• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Laboratory of Epithelial Cancer Biology, Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, New York, New York, USA

Research Fellowship in Molecular Oncology

Supervisors: Dr. Bhuvanesh Singh MD, PhD and Dr. Jatin P. Shah, MD, FACS

March 1st 1999 - September 30st 2002

• University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Francisco, California, USA

Post-doctoral Research Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology

Supervisors: Dr. Steven Wang MD And Prof David Eisele MD

February 2005 - January 2006

Academic Activities

University of Amsterdam

Doctorate Examination Committee member

• September 17th, 2013 - PhD Candidate: Dr. I.J. Nixon (United Kingdom)
• October 17th 2014 - PhD Candidate: Dr. J. Pramana (Netherlands)
• November 17th 2015 - PhD candidate: Dr. H. van Monsjou (Netherlands)
• December 11th 2018 - PhD Candidate: Dr. Tihana Ibrahimpasic (United States)
• January 18th, 2021 - PhD Candidate: Dr. Laura Wang (Australia)
• June 2nd, 2021 - PhD Candidate: Dr. Caroline Verhagen (Netherlands)

Conference Faculty

• Advanced Laryngopharyngeal Cancer: Functional Preservation and Rehabilitation, Portsmouth, June 25th - 26th, 2020 (postponed due to COVID) - Chairman
• Functional Preservation and Rehabilitation after Treatment for Advanced Laryngeal Cancer, Portsmouth, March 14th - 15th, 2019 - Chairman
• Portsmouth Parathyroid Conference, Portsmouth, December 14th 2018 – Chairman

Editorial Roles

• European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Associate Editor

January 1st 2023 – present

• European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Guest Editor

March issue 2018, Volume 44, Issue 3, p275-378 - Special issue on thyroid cancer management

• Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Guest Editor

November issue 2021, Volume 51, Issue 10 - Special issue on vascular malformations and tumors of the head and neck

• Scientific Journal Reviewer

Oral Oncology, European Journal of Surgical Oncology, Journal of Surgical Oncology, Head and Neck, International Journal of Cancer

• Scientific Project and Grant Reviewer

Netherlands: Dutch Cancer Society

France: Institute National du Cancer

Awards

• New York Head and Neck Society

Annual Meeting, New York, NY, March 2002

Title of study presented: “MUC1 is a target if 1q amplification and pertains a grave clinical prognosis in papillary thyroid cancer”

Invited Lectures

• European Society of Surgical Oncology meeting, Krakow, 2016
• Barcelona Society of Neurosurgery, Annual Meeting, Baqueira, Spain, February, 2017
• University of Edinburgh, Department of Otolaryngology Academic Conference, March 17th 2017
• Medilex: Performance of Medical Specialists, Zeist, Netherlands, November 9th 2017
• Medilex: Performance of Medical Specialists, Driebergen, Netherlands, October 11th 2017
• Wessex Head and Neck and Thyroid Network Education Day, May 3rd, 2017
• Portsmouth Parathyroid Conference, Portsmouth, UK, December 14th 2018
• Global Post-laryngectomy Rehabilitation Academy, Portsmouth, UK, March 14th 2019
• Health Care Quality Conference, Beverwijk, Netherlands, March 25th, 2019

Published Research Reports

• The growing precision of diagnostic pathways in thyroid nodule evaluation. 

Bekker J, Wreesmann VB. 

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2025 Jan;51(1):109374.

• Special issue: Management of vascular tumors and malformations of the head and neck. 

Oomen KPQ, Brennan PA, Wreesmann VB. 

J Oral Pathol Med. 2022 Nov;51(10):829.

• Angiosarcomas of the head and neck: Impact of large data analysis on clinical management.
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• Wreesmann VB, Oomen KP, Brennan PA.

J Oral Pathol Med. 2022 Nov;51(10):904-910.

• Current classification of vascular anomalies of the head and neck. 

Oomen KPQ, Wreesmann VB. 

J Oral Pathol Med. 2022 Nov;51(10):830-836.

• A novel classification of carotid body tumors.

Wreesmann VB, Nixon IJ. 

Eur. J. Surg. Oncol. May, 2021

• Management of the contralateral central neck in differentiated thyroid cancer: A contentious issue. 

Shaha AR, Tuttle RM, Wreesmann VB. 

Eur. J. Surg. Oncol. 2021 Apr;47(4):717-719.

• Improvement of oral cancer screening quality and reach: The promise of artificial intelligence.
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• Kar A, Wreesmann VB, Shwetha V, Thakur S, Rao VUS, Arakeri G, Brennan PA.

J Oral Pathol Med. 2020 Mar 11

• The risk-benefit ratio of chemoradiation treatment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: value of extranodal spread and margin status. 

Ammar M, Wreesmann VB. 

Journal of ENT Masterclass, Yearbook 2018, Volume 11, Nr. 1, December 1st, 2018

• Nasal obstruction secondary to an inverted midline supernumerary tooth. 

Jones L, Hilton JM, Heyman J, Viswanathan H, Wreesmann VB, Hayes SM. 

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2019 Jan;101(1)

• Fanconi anemia and homologous recombination gene variants are associated with functional DNA repair defects in vitro and poor outcome in patients with advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. 

Verhagen CVM, Vossen DM, Borgmann K, Hageman F, Grénman R, Verwijs-Janssen M, Mout L, Kluin RJC, Nieuwland M, Severson TM, Velds A, Kerkhoven R, O'Connor MJ, van der Heijden M, van Velthuysen ML, Verheij M, Wreesmann VB, Wessels LFA, van den Brekel MWM, Vens C. 

Oncotarget. 2018 Apr 6;9(26):18198-18213.

• Complete nasal obstruction secondary to pacemaker insertion. 

Jones TL, Wreesmann VB, Nilssen E, Hilton J, Hayes SM. 

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2018 May;100(5)

• Optimization of the risk-benefit ratio of differentiated thyroid cancer treatment. 

Nasef HO, Nixon IJ, Wreesmann VB. Eur J Surg Oncol. 

2018 Mar;44(3):276-285. Review.

• The risk/benefit ratio of differentiated thyroid cancer treatment: Exploring treatment de-escalation. 

Wreesmann VB; on behalf of EJSO. 

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2018 Mar;44(3):275.

• Aggressive differentiated thyroid cancer. 

Janjua N, Wreesmann VB. 

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2018 Mar;44(3):367-377. Review.

• Role of extracapsular nodal spread and surgical margin status in defining high-risk head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and its treatment intensity. 

Wreesmann VB. 

International Journal of Head and Neck Surgery, April-June 2017; 8(2): 76-83.

• An International Multi-Institutional Validation of Age 55 Years as a Cutoff for Risk Stratification in the AJCC/UICC Staging System for Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.              

Nixon IJ, Wang LY, Migliacci JC, Eskander A, Campbell MJ, Aniss A, Morris L, Vaisman F, Corbo R, Momesso D, Vaisman M, Carvalho A, Learoyd D, Leslie WD, Nason RW, Kuk D, Wreesmann V, Morris L, Palmer FL, Ganly I, Patel SG, Singh B, Tuttle RM, Shaha AR, Gönen M, Pathak KA, Shen WT, Sywak M, Kowalski L, Freeman J, Perrier N, Shah JP. 

Thyroid. 2016 Mar;26(3):373-80.

• Influence of extracapsular nodal spread extent on prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma. 
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• Wreesmann VB, Katabi N, Palmer FL, Montero PH, Migliacci JC, Gönen M, Carlson D, Ganly I, Shah JP, Ghossein R, Patel SG.

Head Neck. 2016 Apr;38 Suppl 1:E1192-9.

• Defining a Valid Age Cutoff in Staging of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. 

Nixon IJ, Kuk D, Wreesmann V, Morris L, Palmer FL, Ganly I, Patel SG, Singh B, Tuttle RM, Shaha AR, Gönen M, Shah JP. 

Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Jul 28.

• Prognostic value of vascular invasion in well-differentiated papillary thyroid carcinoma.
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• Wreesmann VB, Nixon IJ, Rivera M, Katabi N, Palmer F, Ganly I, Shaha AR, Tuttle RM, Shah JP, Patel SG, Ghossein RA.

Thyroid. 2015 May;25(5):503-8.

• Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in young patients.

van Monsjou HS, Wreesmann VB, van den Brekel MW, Balm AJ. 

Oral Oncol. 2013 Dec;49(12):1097-102.

• Oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas in young patients: The Netherlands Cancer Institute experience. 

van Monsjou HS, M Lopez-Yurda, M. Hauptmann, Balm AJ, van den Brekel MM, Wreesmann VB. 

Head Neck. 2013 Jan;35(1):94-102.

• Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a unique disease on the rise?

van Monsjou HS, Balm AJ, van den Brekel MM, Wreesmann VB. 

Oral Oncol. 2010 Nov;46(11):780-5.

• Closure of tracheoesophageal fistula with prefabricated revascularized bilaminar radial forearm free flap.

Wreesmann VB, Smeele LE, Hilgers FJ, Lohuis PJ. 

Head Neck. 2009 Jun;31(6):838-42.

• Clinical impact of molecular analysis on thyroid cancer management.

Wreesmann VB, Singh B. 

Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2008 Jan;17(1):1-35.

Genetic abnormalities associated with chemoradiation resistance of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. 

van den Broek GB, Wreesmann VB, van den Brekel MW, Rasch CR, Balm AJ, Rao PH. 

Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Aug 1;13(15 Pt 1):4386-91.

• Association of CD44 V3-containing isoforms with tumor cell growth, migration, matrix metalloproteinase expression, and lymph node metastasis in head and neck cancer.

Wang SJ, Wreesmann VB, Bourguignon LY. 

Head Neck. 2007 Jun;29(6):550-8.

• Downregulation of Fanconi anemia genes in sporadic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
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• Wreesmann VB, Estilo C, Eisele DW, Singh B, Wang SJ.

ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2007;69(4):218-25. Epub 2007 Apr 4.

• Patterns of expression of cell cycle/apoptosis genes along the spectrum of thyroid carcinoma progression.
•  
• Saltman B, Singh B, Hedvat CV, Wreesmann VB, Ghossein R.
•  
• Surgery. 2006 Dec;140(6):899-905; discussion 905-6.

• Repetitive endoscopic sinus surgery failure: a role for radical surgery?

Videler WJ, Wreesmann VB, van der Meulen FW, Knegt PP, Fokkens WJ. 

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Apr;134(4):586-91.

• MUC1 plays a role in tumor maintenance in aggressive thyroid carcinomas.
•  
• Patel KN, Maghami E, Wreesmann VB, Shaha AR, Shah JP, Ghossein R, Singh B.
•  
• Surgery. 2005 Dec;138(6):994-1001; discussion 1001-2.

• Chromosomal aberrations in squamous cell carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract: biologic insights and clinical opportunities.

Wreesmann VB, Singh B. 

J Oral Pathol Med. 2005 Sep;34(8):449-59. Review.

• Molecular profiling of tumor progression in head and neck cancer.
•  
• Belbin TJ, Singh B, Smith RV, Socci ND, Wreesmann VB, Sanchez-Carbayo M, Masterson J, Patel S, Cordon-Cardo C, Prystowsky MB, Childs G.
•  
• Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Jan;131(1):10-8.

• Identification of novel prognosticators of outcome in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Wreesmann VB, Shi W, Thaler HT, Poluri A, Kraus DH, Pfister D, Shaha AR, Shah JP, Rao PH, Singh B. 

J Clin Oncol. 2004 Oct 1;22(19):3965-72.

• Follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: genome-wide appraisal of a controversial entity.

Wreesmann VB, Ghossein RA, Hezel M, Banerjee D, Shaha AR, Tuttle RM, Shah JP, Rao PH, Singh B. 

Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2004 Aug;40(4):355-64.

• Genome-wide profiling of papillary thyroid cancer identifies MUC1 as an independent prognostic marker.

Wreesmann VB, Sieczka EM, Socci ND, Hezel M, Belbin TJ, Childs G, Patel SG, Patel KN, Tallini G, Prystowsky M, Shaha AR, Kraus D, Shah JP, Rao PH, Ghossein R, Singh B. 

Cancer Res. 2004 Jun 1;64(11):3780-9.

• Genetic abnormalities associated with nodal metastasis in head and neck cancer.

Wreesmann VB, Wang D, Goberdhan A, Prasad M, Ngai I, Schnaser EA, Sacks PG, Singh B. 

Head Neck. 2004 Jan;26(1):10-5.

• Human papillomavirus DNA and p53 polymorphisms in squamous cell carcinomas from Fanconi anemia patients.
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• Kutler DI, Wreesmann VB, Goberdhan A, Ben-Porat L, Satagopan J, Ngai I, Huvos AG, Giampietro P, Levran O, Pujara K, Diotti R, Carlson D, Huryn LA, Auerbach AD, Singh B.
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• J Natl Cancer Inst. 2003 Nov 19;95(22):1718-21.

• Chromosomal aberrations in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma do not vary based on severity of tobacco/alcohol exposure.

Singh B, Wreesmann VB, Pfister D, Poluri A, Shaha AR, Kraus D, Shah JP, Rao PH. 

BMC Genet. 2002 Nov 14;3:22. Epub 2002 Nov 14.

• Genome-wide appraisal of thyroid cancer progression.
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• Wreesmann VB, Ghossein RA, Patel SG, Harris CP, Schnaser EA, Shaha AR, Tuttle RM, Shah JP, Rao PH, Singh B.
•  
• Am J Pathol. 2002 Nov;161(5):1549-56.

• Refractory chronic sinusitis: evaluation of symptom improvement after Denker’s procedure.
•  
• Wreesmann VB, Fokkens WJ, Knegt PP.
•  
• Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001 Nov;125(5):495-500.

• Inflammatory pseudotumour (inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour) of the pancreas: a report of six cases associated with obliterative phlebitis.
•  
• Wreesmann V, van Eijck CH, Naus DC, van Velthuysen ML, Jeekel J, Mooi WJ.
•  
• Histopathology. 2001 Feb;38(2):105-10.

• Screening for genetic aberrations in papillary thyroid cancer by using comparative genomic hybridization.
•  
• Singh B, Lim D, Cigudosa JC, Ghossein R, Shaha AR, Poluri A, Wreesmann VB, Tuttle M, Shah JP, Rao PH.
•  
• Surgery. 2000 Dec;128(6):888-93;discussion 893-4.

Abstracts (Presentations at scientific meetings):

• Genome-wide screening for genetic prognostic factors in papillary thyroid carcinoma.
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• Wreesmann VB, Ghossein RA, Poluri A, Shaha AR, Tuttle RM, Shah JP Rao PH, Singh B.

Fifth International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer San Francisco, CA, July 2000.

• Hierarchical Clustering (HC): a Novel Approach to Evaluating the Prognostic Value of Laboratory Parameters in Patients (Pts) Undergoing Chemoradiation Treatment (CRT) for Advanced Laryngopharyngeal Carcinoma (LPC). 

Singh B, Pfister D, Wreesmann VB, Li R, Gogineni S, Bosl G, Hoffman RH, Shah JP, Rao PH. 

37th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology; New Orleans LA, May 2001.

• Gain of 1q is unique to the tall cell variant of papillary thyroid cancer.

Wreesmann VB, Ghossein RA, Tuttle RM, Shaha AR, Robbins R, Shah JP, Rao PH, Singh B. 

73rd annual meeting of the American Thyroid Association, Washington D.C. November 2001.

• MUC1 is a target of 1q amplification and pertains a grave clinical prognosis in papillary thyroid cancer. 

Wreesmann VB, Sieczka E, Socci ND, Hezel M, Belbin TJ, Childs G, Patel SG, Shah JP, Rao PH, Ghossein RG, Singh B. 

Annual Meeting of the New York Head and Neck Society, New York, NY, March 2002.

• Genome wide screening identified gains and losses as independent prognostic variables in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). 

Singh B, Wreesmann VB, Thaler HT, Shi W, Shah JP, Shaha AR, Kraus DH, Boyle JO, Pfister D, Rao PH. 

38th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology; Orlando, Fl May 2002.

• p53 inactivation by human papillomavirus (HPV) in Fanconi anemia associated squamous cell carcinoma. 

Kutler DI, Goberdhan A, Wreesmann VB, Giampietro PF, Auerbach AD, Singh B. 

The Sixth Research Workshop on the Biology, Prevention, and Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer; Washington D.C.; October 2002.

• Identification of novel prognostic factors in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. 
•  
• Wreesmann VB, Shi W, Thaler HT, Shah JP, Shaha AR, Kraus DH, Boyle JO, Pfister D, Rao PH, Singh B. 

7th symposion on Research in Head and Neck Cancer; Dusseldorf, Germany, September 4-6 2003.

• Molecular profiling of aggressive papillary thyroid cancer: prognostic significance of MUC1 alterations. 

Wreesmann VB, Sieczka E, Socci ND, Hezel M, Belbin TJ, Childs G, Patel SG, Patel KN, Tallini G, Prystowsky M, Shaha AR, Kraus D, Shah JP, Rao PH, Ghossein RA, Singh B. 

7th symposion on Research in Head and Neck Cancer; Dusseldorf, Germany, September 4-6 2003.

• Chromosomal aberrations in Fanconi anemia-associated squamous cell carcinomas differ from sporadic squamous cell carcinomas from the general population. 

Kutler DI, Rao PH, Wreesmann VB, Goberdhan A, Ngai I, Huvos AG, Giampietro PF, Levran O, Pujara K, Diotti R, Auerbach AD, Singh B. 

15th annual Fanconi Anemia Research Fund scientific symposium, Houston TX, Oct 2003.

• Molecular classification of Fanconi anemia(FA)-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) using oligonucleotide microarrays. 

Kutler DI, Ganly I, Wreesmann VB, Goberdhan A, Ngai I, Huvos AG, Giampietro PF, Levran O, Pujara K, Diotti R, Auerbach AD, Singh B. 

15th annual Fanconi Anemia Research Fund scientific symposium, Houston TX, Oct 2003.

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• Genotyping follicular cell-derived thyroid neoplasia: a CGH study of 150 cases.

Wreesmann VB, Ghossein RA, Socci N, Shaha AR, Tuttle RM, Shah JP, Rao PH, Singh B. 

Sixth International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer, Washington DC, August 2004.

• Downregulation of Fanconi anemia genes in sporadic squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck. 

Wreesmann VB, Estilo C, Eisele DW, Singh B, Wang SJ. 

208th meeting of the Netherlands Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Utrecht, April 7th 2006.

• Extracapsular nodal spread does not predict outcome in clinically node negative oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. 

Wreesmann VB, Ghossein RA, Carlson D, Ganly I, Palmer F, Montero P, Shah JP, Patel SG. 

AHNS 2013 Annual Meeting, April 10 & 11, 2013, Orlando Florida.

• Minor (<2mm) extracapsular spread is not an adverse predictor of outcome in metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. 

Wreesmann VB, Ghossein RA, Carlson D, Ganly I, Palmer F, Montero P, Shah JP, Patel SG. Presented at the AHNS 2014 Annual Meeting, July 2014, New York, New York.

Books, Chapters:

• Molecular Biology as applied to Head and Neck Oncology

Wreesmann VB, Singh B.

Stell and Maran's Textbook of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology

Fifth Edition

Chapter, edited by John Watkinson and Ralph Gilbert

• Molecular-Cytogenetic Characterization of Head and Neck Cancer: Identification of molecular prognostic factors and targets of therapy

Wreesmann VB, Singh B.

Book, Amsterdam 2004

Reviewed in: Head and Neck: Volume 29, Issue 1, pages 82–83, January 2007

• Open Conservation Surgery for Laryngeal Cancer

Wreesmann VB, Ganly I

Scott-Brown's Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Eighth Edition

Chapter 27

CRC Press, Taylor-Francis Group, June 12th, 2018

• Molecular Oncology

Wreesmann V.B.

Self-Assessment in Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, First Edition

Chapter 21

Elsevier 2014

Research grants:

Netherlands Cancer Institute “Startgeld” Grant 2008

Project: Fanconi anemia in head and neck cancer

Principal investigators: Wreesmann VB, van den Brekel MW, Balm AJM, Vens C.

Amount granted: 300.000 euro

Eğitim ve Uzmanlık
2010/2016 Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
2017/2022 SBÜ Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi KBB Kliniği Tıpta Uzmanlık Eğitimi

Deneyim
2016/2017 Afyonkarahisar Sinanpaşa Toplum Sağlığı Merkezi
2017/2023 Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
2023/2024 Afyonkarahisar Dinar Devlet Hastanesi
 

Prapas Teerakul , M.D.

Otolaryngology specialist

Graduated (M.D. From)

Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University

Specialize in this area are called otorhinolaryngologists, otolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons, or ENT surgeons or physicians

Certificates

Certificate of Otolaryngology, Ramathibodi Hospital

Work experience

Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University

Current Positions

Otolaryngologist at Intrarat Hospital

Dr. Carlos Manuel Pollán Guisasola is a consultant ENT surgeon at Centro Médico Teknon and Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol in Barcelona. He specializes in endoscopic skull base surgery, head and neck oncology, and robotic surgery using the Da Vinci system. He earned his medical degree from the University of Santiago de Compostela. He completed his residency in Otorhinolaryngology through the MIR program at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital.

Dr. Pollán received advanced clinical training at the University of Pittsburgh and the University Hospital of Pisa. He leads the robotic head and neck surgery program at his hospitals. He is a faculty member at the ENT Teaching Unit of Germans Trias i Pujol. Dr. Pollán has published many peer-reviewed articles and frequently lectures at national and international conferences.

Medical Doctor Medical Faculty

Ankara University

1996-2002

Otorhinolaryngology

Department of ENT

Yıldırım Beyazıt Education and Research Hospital

2002-2008

Assoc.Prof.

Department of ENT

Kanuni Education and Research Hospital

2014

Prof.

Department of ENT

University of Avrasya

2021

Thesis:

Comparison of montelukast and mometasone furoate in the prevention of recurrent nasal polyps

Thesis adviser: İstemihan Akın, Assoc. Prof.

Employment history

Official Title

Years

Otorhinolaryngology, Researcher

Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Education and Research Hospital, ENT Clinic

2002-2008

Specialist

Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Education and Research Hospital

2008-2011

Specialist

Trabzon Kanuni Education and Research Hospital

2011-2018

Asoc.Prof.

Trabzon Kanuni Education and Research Hospital

2014-2021

Prof.

University of Avrasya

2021

Foreign language knowledge

English, Advanced level

Research interests

My principal research interests lie in the fields of head, neck, tyroid, endoscopic sinus surgery, cochlear implantation and otologic surgery.

Professional memberships

Turkish Association of Otorhinolaryngology

Turkish Association of Rhinology

Membership of editorial board

Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery

Turkish Board Certificate:

1.Turkish ORL-HNS Board Certificate, December 2010, İzmir

2.Turkish ORL-HNS, Head Neck and Tyroid Surgery School, 2014

Awards:

2010- The protective effects of E, B, C vitamins and L-carnitine in the prevention of the cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in rats. 1st National Otology-Neurootology Congress, Gazimagosa, KKTC, 12-16. May. 2010

2010- Sinonasal disease association of paranasal sinus anatomic variations, 6. National Rinology Congress, Antalya, 19-23. May. 2010.

2010- The effects of L-carnitine local use after myringotomy on myringosclerosis development in rats. 32nd Turkish National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 27-31. October. 2010.

A.Articles published in international refereed journals:

A1. Vuralkan E, Saka C, Akın İ, Hücümenoğlu S, Uzmez Unal B, Kuran G, Öcal B. Comparison of montelukast and mometasone furoate in the prevention of recurrent nasal polyps. Ther Adv Respir Dis 2012; 6(1) 5–10 DOI: 10.1177/ 1753465811427577

A2. Saka C, Vuralkan E, Fırat IH, Alicura S, Hücümenoğlu S, Akın I, Ardıç S, Gökler A. The effects of CPAP treatment on nasal mucosa in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2012 Sep;269(9):2065-7. Doi: 10.1007/s00405-011-1906-2. Epub 2012 Jan 3

A3. Tokgöz Alicura S, Vuralkan E, Sonbay ND, Çalışkan M, Saka C, Beşaltı Ö, Akın İ. The protective effects of E, B, C vitamins and L-carnitine in the prevention of the cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in rats. J Laryngol Otol 2012 May;126(5):464-9. Epub 2012 Apr 11

A4. Simşek G, Tokgoz SA, Vuralkan E, Caliskan M, Besalti O, Akin I. Protective effects of resveratrol on cisplatin-dependent inner-ear damage in rats. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2012 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print]

A5. Vuralkan E, Alicura Tokgoz S, Simsek G, Koybasioglu F, Han Ü, Caliskan M, Besalti Ö, Akin İ. The effects of L-carnitine local use after myringotomy on myringosclerosis development in rats. J Laryngol Otol 2012

A6. Sonbay ND, Saka C, Tatlican S, Vuralkan E, Aygener N, Eren C. Audiologic evaluation in patients with Behcet`s Disease. J Laryngol Otol 2012

A7. Gunsoy B, Vuralkan E, Sonbay ND, Simsek G, Alicura Tokgoz S, Akin İ. Quality of Life Following Surgical Treatment of Benign Parotid Disease. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg DOI 10.1007/s12070-012-0585-7

A8. Kuran G, Vuralkan E, Saka C, Akın İ. Endoscopic sinus surgery of frontal mucocele. J Pak Med Assoc 2007;57(11):570-1

A9. Şimşek G, Vuralkan E, Ceylan BT, Akın İ, Han Ü. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma in the larynx successfully treated by radiotherapy: a case report” Capsula Eburnea 2009; 4(30): 123-128

A10. Kuran G, Ide T, Ceylan T, Sirin Y, Yılmazer D, Vuralkan E. The effect of topical phenytoin application on traumatic tympanic membrane perforation. The Journal of International Advanced Otology (ISI). 2013; 9(3): 343-348.

A11. Vuralkan E, Mutlu M, Firat İ. H, Akaydin S, Sagit M, Akin İ, Miser E, Ardic S. Changes in serum levels of MDA and MMP-9 after UPF in patients with OSAS. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (ISI). 2013 Nov 19. DOI: 10.1007/s00405-13-2821-5

A12. Vuralkan E, Cobanoglu HB, Arslan A, Arslan S, Mungan S, Tatar S, Toklu AS. Effects of topical nasal steroids and diclofenac on the nasal mucosa during hyperbaric oxygen therapy: A double-blind experimental study. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (ISI). DOI: 10.1007/s00405-013-2863-8

A13. Vuralkan E, Sonbay D, Conkbayır I, Saka C, Alicura Tokgöz S, Akın I, Günsoy B. Flow Evaluation of the Internal Jugular Vein after Neck Dissection. Journal of Otology & Rhinology 2014, 3:3 (doi.org/10.4172/2324-8785.1000155)

A14. Mutlu M, Vuralkan E, Akaydin S, Akin İ, Miser E. Effects of adenoid/tonsillectomy on inflammatory response in snoring children with witnessed apnea. Clinical Otolaryngology (ISI), 2014

A15. Mutlu M, Vuralkan E, Akaydin S, Akin İ, Miser E. Alteration of serum levels of inflammatory cytokines and polysomnographic indices after uvulopalatal flap surgery in obstructive sleep apnea. Ear Nose & Throat Journal (ISI), 2017 Feb;96(2):65-68..

A16. Arslan S, Vuralkan E, Çobanoğlu B, Arslan A, Ural A. Giant sialolith of submandibular gland: report of a case. J Surg Case Rep. 2015 Apr 5;2015(4).

A17. Çobanoğlu B, Vuralkan E, Yeğengil Ç, Hemşinli D, Saylan S. What do Head and Neck Surgery and Orthopedics have in Common? An Unusual Case of Metallic Foreign Body. J Trauma Treat 2014, 4:1

A18. Alicura Tokgöz S, Şimşek G, Vuralkan E, Bayır Ö, Köybaşıoğlu F, Çalışkan M, Beşaltı O, Akın I. Effects of methotrexate in a toluene diisocyanate-induced allergic rhinitis rat model. Tr-ENT 2018;28(1):34-39

A19. Vuralkan E, Cobanoglu HB, Mirasoglu B, Mungan S, Arslan A, Bagli BS, Toklu AS, Türkmen IU. May Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Play a Role in the Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis? A Double- Blind Experimental Study in Rat Model Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Allergic Rhinitis. J Otol Rhinol 2018, 7:1.

A20. Alicura Tokgoz S, Simsek G, Vuralkan E, Caliskan M , Besalti O, Akin I. Does melatonin alleviate ototoxic effect caused by administration of cisplatin? Annals of Medical Research 2019;26(11):2604-8

A21. Yaldız Çobanoğlu HB, Vuralkan E, Arslan A, Mirasoglu B, Toklu AS. Is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Effective in Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity in Rats? CEO, 2019;(12) 66-71.

A22. Sonbay Yilmaz ND, Saka C, Alicura Tokgöz S, Çalişkan M, Vuralkan E, Beşalti Ö. Effects of acute hypoxia on auditory pathway of Wistar albino rats. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences,2020; 50(6):1580-1584

B.International scientific conferences, and published in the proceedings:

B1. Clinical approach and results for supraglottic carcinoma patients: A retrospective analysis, 3. Türk-İtalyan Larengoloji Kongresi, Chieti/Pescara-Italia, 14-17.October.2004

B2. The Effectiveness of the Epley Maneuver and Brandt/Daroff Exercises for the Treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, World Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

C.Articles published in national journals:

C1. Saka C, Kuran G, Sağıt M, Akın İ, Vuralkan E, Serin E. Radiofrequency ablation of the soft palate in the treatment of snoring and mild obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. KBB-Forum 2007;6 (4): 132-7.

C2. Akın İ, Vuralkan E, Sağıt M, Ceylan BT, Kuran G. Partial surgical treatment of early stage glottic carcinomas. Turk Arch Otolaryngol 2008; 46 (1): 16-21

C3. Vuralkan E, Akın İ, Kuran G, Saka C, Akçayöz N, Alicura S. Prognostic factors in laryngeal cancer. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2008;18(4): 221-226

C4. Aydın E, Ceylan BT, Vuralkan E, Hücümenoğlu S, Oktay M, Akın İ. A rare cause of benign cervical lymphadenopathy: Kikuchi-Fujimato Disease. J Med Sci 2008;28(6):999-1001

C5. Saka C, Kuran G, Vuralkan E, Gökler A, Akın İ. The effectiveness of endoscopic sinus surgery in nasal polyposis. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2008;18(5):306-311

C6. Ceylan BT, Akın İ, Ünlü E, Sağıt M, Vuralkan E. Effect of Botulinum toxin management of spasmodic dysphonia on life quality of patients. KBB-Forum 2008;7(3): 75-81

C7. Akın I, Sağıt M, Kuran G, Salman N, Vuralkan E, Mutlu M, Şahan M. Surgical treatment modalities in lower lip cancers. Turk Arch Otolaryngol 2009; 47(2): 83-89

C8. Yılmaz O, Kuran G, Vuralkan E, Sağıt M, Elverici O. Hearing loss in elderly people. Turk J Geriatrics 2010; 13 (1): 5-7

C9. Simsek G, Vuralkan E, Alicura Tokgöz S, Hudaynazarov U, Akın İ, Köybaşıoğlu F. A Case of Atypically-Localized Oncocytoma. J İnönü University Medical Faculty 2012;19(3):181-3.

C10. Akın I, Vuralkan E, Gunsoy B, Saka C, Akcayoz N, Simsek G. Supraglottik larenks kanserlerinin cerrahi tedavisinde onkolojik sonuçlarımız. Journal of Medical Updates 2013;3(1):8-12

C11. Şimşek G, Saka C, Vuralkan E, Serin E, Akın İ. Başağrısının Nadir Bir Nedeni: Süperior Konka Aşırı Pnömatizasyonu. Kocaeli MJ. 2015; 4(2): 41-43

C12. Hemsinli D, Ata Korkmaz HA, Baki G, Vuralkan E, Kaplan ST, Kul S, Turkmen IU. The role of vascular elastography and carotid artery intima media thickness methods in the determination of non-syndromic ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm. J Turgut Ozal Med Cent. 2018;25(1):1-6.

D.Presented at national conferences and published in the proceedings:

D1. “The relationship between perivascular invasion and lymphatic metastasis in larynx carcinoma” Multidisciplinary approach to head and neck cancers, Izmir, 26-28.Eylül.2004

D2. “Prognostic factors in larynx cancers” 29th National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 26-31.May.2007

D3. “Uvula localized malignant tumor: a case report” 29th National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 26-31. May.2007

D4. “Kuttner tumor of the submandibular salivary gland” 29th National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 26-31. May.2007

D6. “Bilateral lower concha bullosa: a case report” 29th National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 26-31. May.2007

D7. “Hearing loss in elderly people” 8th International Conference on Cholesteatoma and Ear Surgery, Antalya, 15-19. Haziran.2008

D8. “Facial nevre paralysis in temporal and parotideal trauma: Case report” 32nd National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 27-31. October.2010

D9. ” Granulomatous Cervical Lymphadenitis: Case report” 32nd National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 27-31. October.2010

D10. ” The effects of L-carnitine local use after myringotomy on myringosclerosis development in rats” 32nd National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 27-31. October.2010

D11. “Adult cervical lymphangioma: a case report” 32nd National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 27-31. October.2010

D12. ” The effects of CPAP treatment on nasal mucosa in patients with obstructive sleep apnea” 32nd National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 27-31. October.2010

D13. “Parotidectomy in parotid masses: long-term results” 32nd National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 27-31. October.2010

D14. “A rare cause of acute parotitis parotid duct foreign body” 32nd National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 27-31. October.2010

D15. “Coexistence of Sjögren's syndrome and parotid pleomorphic adenoma: a case report” 32nd National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 27-31. October.2010

D16. “Oncological results of surgical treatment of supraglottic laryngeal carcinoma” 32nd National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 27-31. October.2010

D17. “The results of multilevel surgery in OSAS” 32nd National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 27-31. October.2010

D18. “Our management of traumatic facial paralysis” 32nd National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 27-31. October.2010

D19. “Anatomical and functional results of surgery in chronic otitis media” 32nd National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 27-31. October.2010

D20.” Evaluation of the functions of the internal jugular vein after neck dissection” 32nd National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 27-31. October.2010

D21. “Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the larynx: a rare case report” 32nd National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 27-31. October.2010

D22. “A Case of Atypically-Localized Oncocytoma.” 32nd National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 27-31. October.2010

D23. “Protective effects of melatonin in the prevention of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in rats.” 33rd National ORL-HNS Congress, Antalya, 26-30. October.2011

E.Book chapters and translations:

E1. Akın I, Vuralkan E. Cervical Esophagus and Hypopharynx Cancers. In: Koç C, ed. Ear, Nose, Throat Diseases and Head-Neck Surgery. 2nd ed. Ankara: Güneş Kitabevi,2013. pp:879-95.

E2. Yılmaz O, Vuralkan E, Alicura Tokgöz S. Salivary Gland Infections. In: Koç C, ed. Ear, Nose, Throat Diseases and Head-Neck Surgery. 2nd ed. Ankara: Güneş Kitabevi,2013. pp:733-53.

E3. Yılmaz O, Vuralkan E, Alicura Tokgöz S. Salivary Gland Tumors. In: Koç C, ed. Ear, Nose, Throat Diseases and Head-Neck Surgery. 2nd ed. Ankara: Güneş Kitabevi,2013. pp:787-803.

E4. Sharen J. Knudsen Byron J (2011). Bailey Head&Neck Surgery – Otolaryngology, Steps in Medical Ethics (Trans. Vuralkan E). Ankara: Güneş Kitabevi, 2011. pp: 2781-9.

E5. Bowden MT. Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery Board Review, Head and Neck Oncology (Trans. Vuralkan E). Ankara: Güneş Kitabevi, 2012. pp: 293-343

2013

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Ear Nose Throat

1998 - 2013

Istanbul Surgery Hospital

Ear Nose Throat

1996 - 1997

Şişli Etfal Hospital

ENT Assistant Chief

1992 - 1996

Indiana Methodist Hospital

Ear Nose Throat

1992 - 1996

Institut Gustave Roussy, France

Observer Physician

1992 - 1995

Clinic of Professeur Frederic Chabolle at Suresnes Hopital Foch

Assistant Physician

1989 - 1992

Şişli Etfal Hospital

ENT Chief Assistant

1985 - 1989

Şişli Etfal and Marmara University Hospital

ENT Specialization

I. Publications in International Journals

A. Experimental Studies

Doner F, Delibas N, Dogru H, Sari I, Yorgancigil B. Malondialdehyde Levels and Superoxide Dismutase Activity in Experimental Maxillary Sinusitis. Auris Nasus Larynx. 1999; 26(3): 287-91.

Döner F, Delibaş N, Dogru H, Yarıktaş M, Demirci M. The Role of Free Oxygen Radicals in Experimental Otitis Media. J Basis Clin Physiol Pharmacol. 2002; 13: 33-40.

Tuz M, Eroglu E, Dogru H, Delibas N, Tunc B, Uygur K. The Effect of Replacement Fluids and Normovolemic Hemodilution on the Survival of Dorsal Skin Flaps in Rats. Clin Otolaryngol. 2004; 29(1): 80-83.

Yarıktas M, Doner F, Ozguner F, Gokalp O, Dogru H, Delibas N. Nitric Oxide Level in the Nasal and Sinus Mucosa After Exposure to Electromagnetic Field. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2004.

Dr Casado Morente is a permanent member of the Spanish Otorhinolaryngology Society and Cervical-Facial Pathology, as well as being a member of the Committee for the revision of scientific articles of said society. Since 2013 he has been the Co-Director of the Otorhinolaryngology Unit of the Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital.

He is a prestigious specialist of reference in the field of voice pitch change (voice feminisation and masculinisation). He is a frequent participant in a number of congresses as a speaker, national and international courses, as well as producing numerous reports in congresses.

Professional Experience

• Head of the Otorhinolaryngology Unit at the Quirónsalud MarbellaHospital.

• Head of the Otorhinolaryngology Unit at the Quirónsalud Campo de Gibraltar Hospital.

• Member of the Committee for the revision of scientific articles of the Spanish Otorhinolaryngology Society (SEORL in its Spanish abbreviation) and Cervical-Facial Pathology (PCF in its Spanish abbreviation).

• President of the Commission of Laryngology ,Voice and Deglutition of the Spanish Otorhinolaryngology Society (SEORL, in its Spanish abbreviation) and Cervical-Facial Pathology (PCF in its Spanish abbreviation).

• Professor of the University Official Master Degree "Voice and Language Disorders at the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM in its Spanish abbreviation).

• Honorary Cooperating Lecturer at the Malaga University (UMA, in its Spanish abbreviation).

• Vice-president of the Costa del Sol International Medical Academy (IMA, in its Spanish abbreviation).

• Founding Member of the International Association of Trans Voice Surgeons (IATVS) in Berlin, 2022 (jointly with 8 other surgeons from other parts of the world who specialise in voice pitch change: voice feminisation and masculinisation.

Book Publications:

• Clinical Assessment of the Voice. Medical and Speech Therapy Fundamentals. Authors: Juan Carlos Casado and José Antonio Adrián.

• Manual for the Laryngectomised Patient. Authors: Juan Carlos Casado Morente and José Antonio Adrián Torres

• Voice Disorders. From Diagnosis to Treatment. Authors: Juan Carlos Casado Morente and Agustín Pérez Izquierdo

• Voice Feminisation. A Mutidisciplinary Approach in Transgender Women. Authors: Juan Carlos Casado Morente and Enrique Maraví Aznar.

Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) and head and neck surgery are a medico-surgical speciality dealing with the study, diagnosis and treatment of the pathologies affecting the ear (hearing and balance), the upper airways (nose, paranasal sinuses, pharynx and larynx), sense of smell, oral cavity, neck and salivary glands.

The ENT Unit of Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital comprises a team of outstanding specialists in this medical field, who are a reference at national and international level, on account of their research work, implementation and development of avant-garde techniques, as well as regular publications in highly-influential scientific journals.

During this time, he published the first European report on the advantages of injection snoreplasty to treat sleep respiratory disorders; and in 2006 he was the first doctor to place a soft palate in Spain. He is also the author of the first app in the world used for the treatment of sleep apnoea through telemedicine.

Dr O'Connor is the President of the Spanish Commission of the Spanish Society of Respiratory Disorders. He is also a member of the European Sleep Research, the American Otorhinolaryngology Academy, the Spanish Otorhinolaryngology Society, Ibero-American Otorhinolaryngology Society and Andalusian Otorhinolaryngology Society.

Professional Experience

• Lecturer in Otorhinolaryngology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Seville.

• Co-Director of the Otorhinolaryngology Unit of the Quironsalud Marbella Hospital and Quironsalud Campo de Gibraltar Hospital since 2006.

• First European report on the use of injection snoreplasty to treat sleep respiratory disorders in 2005.

• First soft palate implant in Spain and first publication in the country on this area of medicine (2006).

• Author of the first manuscript on the use of radiofrequency to treat hypertrophy of nasal turbinates in paediatric patients in sleep respiratory disorders.

• Author of the first lateral pharyngoplasty in Europe 2010.

• Author of the first expansion pharyngoplasty in Spain in 2010.

• First doctor in Spain to introduce myofunctional therapy in a sleep unit in order to treat obstructive sleep apnoea.

• Author of the first app in the world used to treat sleep apnoea through telemedicine.

• International revisor of papers about sleep respiratory disorders in Laryngoscope, Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, Plos One, Nature and Science of Sleep, International Journal of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Spanish Acta ORL, Stockholm Acta ORL.

Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) and head and neck surgery are a medico-surgical speciality dealing with the study, diagnosis and treatment of the pathologies affecting the ear (hearing and balance), the upper airways (nose, paranasal sinuses, pharynx and larynx), sense of smell, oral cavity, neck and salivary glands.

The ENT Unit of Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital comprises a team of outstanding specialists in this medical field, who are a reference at national and international level, on account of their research work, implementation and development of avant-garde techniques, as well as regular publications in highly-influential scientific journals.

2017: Oticon Medical Scientific Center Copenhagen Denmark.
2016: ICLO Teaching Center New Endoscopic Approaches to Lateral Skull Base, Inner Ear and Cerebello-Pontine Angle, Verona Italy
2016: World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw,Poland
2015: Cochlear Science and Research Center Berlin Germany.
2014: Cochlear implant Center Medel Company Innsburck, Austria.
2014: Hannover Medical School. Clinic for Laryngology, Rhinology and Otology, Hannover, Germany
2014: Academy of Hearing Aid Acoustics (Akademie für Hörgerate-Akustik), Lübeck, Germany.
2013: International European Sialendoscopy Training Center, Geneva, Switzerland.
2012: University clinic of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, klinikum der Universitat, Munchen, Germany.
2012: University clinic of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, Bern, Switzerland.
2011: University clinic of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, klinikum der Universitat, Munchen, Germany.
2007: The Ohio State University, Medical Faculty, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Otology and Neurotology. Columbus, Ohio, USA.
2006: University of Würzburg, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Otology and Neurotology. Würzburg, Germany.
1999-2003 İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Kulak Burun Boğaz Anabilim Dalı
1993-1999 İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation

Turkish Rhinology Society

Tigris-Euphrates Basin Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association

Gaziantep Otorhinolaryngology Association

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Qualification Board

Turkish Otology Association

Malatya Otorhinolaryngology Association

American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

Mediterranean Society of Otology and Audiology

International Vertigo Association

Education

Yük. Lect. (6 YEARS) Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine 1998
Specialization in Medicine Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine 2006 Otorhinolaryngology

Experience

Sivas Numune Hospital
SBU Haseki Training and Research Hospital ENT Department 2011-2022

After graduating from Hacettepe Faculty of Medicine, Department of English, he took the TUS exam and started his career as an assistant in Eskişehir Osmangazi ENT Clinic.
After completing his specialization, he was appointed to Sivas Numune Hospital to perform his compulsory service.
During his compulsory service, he was appointed as an assistant professor at Sivas Cumhuriyet University ENT Department, but he did not start due to family reasons and applied for internal appointments.
2011
Between 2011 and 2022, when he worked at Istanbul Haseki Training and Research Hospital, he contributed to the training of countless assistants.
While contributing to the training of assistants, he improved himself in thyroid surgery by attending thyroid surgery courses that he did not receive training in his own assistantship.
24He was entitled to become an Associate Professor on .11.2021.
He started working at Biruni University Faculty of Medicine Hospital ENT Department as of 17.10.2022.

Certificates

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Qualification Board Qualification Certificate, Certificate of Qualification in Otorhinolaryngology, Izmir, Certificate, 23.09.2017 (National)
Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association Rhinology - Rhinoplasty - Allergy and Sleep School, Rhinology - Rhinoplasty - Allergy and Sleep, Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, Certificate, 01.10.2019 - 28.02.2020 (National)
Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association Otology and Neurotology School, Otology Neurotology, Ankara, Istanbul, Certificate, 01.01.2013 - 01.01.2014 (National)

Op.Dr. Osman Tuğrul GÜZELDİR was born on May 1, 1983. After completing his pre-graduate studies, he successfully graduated from Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine and obtained the title of Medical Doctor. He specialized in Otorhinolaryngology at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine and became an Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist.

After completing his specialization training, Op.Dr. Osman Tuğrul GÜZELDİR worked at Afyonkarahisar Bolvadin Dr. Halil İbrahim Özsoy State Hospital from 2013 to 2015. He later served in various private hospitals in Ankara. In 2020, he joined the academic staff at Istanbul Health and Technology University and currently serves as an Assistant Professor at Koru Ankara Hospital.

Op.Dr. Osman Tuğrul GÜZELDİR is a member of the Turkish Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Turkish Skull Base Society, Turkish Medical Association, Turkish Rhinology Society, and Ankara Medical Chamber. He also has a good command of English.

His medical interests include:

Head and neck tumors

Aesthetic and Functional Nose Surgery (Rhinoplasty, Septoplasty)

Eardrum and middle ear diseases

Dizziness, hearing loss, and balance disorders

Thyroid and parathyroid gland diseases

Childhood neck masses

Salivary gland diseases and tumors

Childhood ear-nose-throat diseases

Nasal congestion and sinus diseases

Hoarseness and laryngeal diseases