Head & Neck Oncology Session

Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi is a Head and Neck Cancer Surgeon at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. Dr. Chaturvedi did his medical schooling and post-graduation in General Surgery at Banaras Hindu University. He was adjudged the best Intern (1991) and the best Post Graduate (1995) during his tenure in Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University. Later, he decided to work in the field of surgical oncology and received his formal training at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. He is part of the Indian Council of Medical research Taskforce on Carcinoma of Oral cancer. He is a founding member of the SAARC Federation of oncology.

Dr. Manjiri Gupte is a practising full time otolaryngologist at the Sheikh Khalifa Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE since 2006. She has completed her residency at the Seth G. S . Medical college, King Edward Memorial hospital in Mumbai in 2005. She has received the L.H. Hiranandani prize and gold medal for topping the Mumbai university in otolaryngology.

Shaik Irfan Basha is a Head of the Division of ENT Surgery at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City.

Dr. Alain Sabri currently serves as Chairperson of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at SSMC and he is taking on the role as the residency program director. Dr. Sabri graduated from the American University of Beirut’s Faculty of Medicine in 1992. He completed his general surgery residency training at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC, followed by residency training in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at Case Western Reserve University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio. He then pursued two sub-specialty fellowships in Head and Neck Cancer/Skull Base Surgery-Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery (1999-2000) and in Otology/Neurotology (2000-2001) at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Sabri also holds a master’s degree in Hospital and Health Management from Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (affiliated with the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris). He pursued additional Health Leadership courses at l’Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD). Dr. Sabri began his professional career as an Assistant Professor at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester campus. Minnesota and was voted Teacher of the Year in 2003. In 2004, he returned to Lebanon to join the American University of Beirut Medical Center as an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and was appointed the department’s Chairman in 2011. In parallel, Dr. Sabri served as AUBMC’s Associate Chief of Staff. Shortly thereafter, he was recruited by Cleveland Clinic, USA and was appointed founding Chairperson of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Abu Dhabi campus CCAD. He was promoted to Professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine back in the US. He was later appointed as Professor & founding Chairperson of the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department at the Lebanese American University as well as Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs. Throughout his career, Dr. Sabri has remained active as a teacher and researcher while maintaining a busy medical and surgical clinical practice. He is a member of numerous professional societies. He has lectured extensively in Lebanon and internationally and presented instructional courses, almost yearly for two decades, at the American Academy of Otolaryngology, which granted him its Honor Award in 2010. He has published widely and authored several book chapters, including contributions to the Cummings’ Otolaryngology textbook. He is currently working on two medical textbook due to be published in 2021. He currently serves on the International Advisory Committee of the American Head and Neck Society and on the Programs committee as well as the grassroots committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery In addition to his professional career, Dr. Sabri has been involved in numerous humanitarian medical missions in South America and the Middle East. He is American Board-certified in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and has received the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 2004.

With a special interest in the management of thyroid disorders, Dr Aly Khalil has chalked up wide ranging clinical and teaching experience, while authoring multiple publications. His most notable achievement prior to joining ICLDC in 2013 was to establish the thyroid programme at Sheikh Khalifa Medical city in 2008. At ICLDC Dr Aly is part of a multidisciplinary team composed of local and international experts looking after patients with thyroid cancer. He treats a range of thyroid disorders, including conducting fine needle biopsies under ultrasound guidance and ablating thyroid cysts noninvasively with alcohol. He is in the process of starting a program for the ablation of thyroid nodules using thermo ablation at ICLDC.

Shaik Irfan Basha is a Head of the Division of ENT Surgery at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City.

Yogesh More is a Staff Physician at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City. He completed his Clinical Training in Rhinology Sinus Skull base surgery at Tufts University Boston USA, Clinical Training in Head Neck Thyroid Parathyroid Surgery at Kansas University USA. Medical Licensure USA, India, UAE

Dr. Shaha is an Attending Surgeon on the Head and Neck Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Jatin P. Shah Chair in Head and Neck Surgery, and Professor of Surgery at Cornell University Medical College, New York. Dr. Shaha completed his surgical training in Baroda, India and worked as a House Surgeon at Tata Memorial Hospital, where he developed an interest in head and neck surgical oncology. After his arrival at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in 1975, Dr. Shaha did a surgical oncology fellowship and subsequently completed his surgical training at Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Shaha returned to Memorial Hospital in 1981 as a Fellow in Head and Neck Surgery. He joined the Department of Surgery at Downstate Medical Center in 1982 as a Head and Neck Surgeon, rising to the rank of Professor of Surgery in 1992. During this period, he was also Chief of Head and Neck Surgery at King’s County, Brooklyn VA Hospital and University Hospital. In August of 1993, Dr. Shaha moved to Sloan Kettering. During his post-graduate training, Dr. Shaha secured several gold medals and was given the Golden Apple Teaching Award at Downstate Medical Center. Other awards Dr. Shaha received include: Faculty Member of the AOA Honor Medical Society, the Outstanding Teacher Award at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in 1996, the Honor Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, and he was named Visiting Professor of the Society of Head and Neck Surgeons in 1997 and 1998. He has been honored by visiting professorships at University of Santa Tomas, Manila, and Sun Yat-Sen University Guang Zhou, China. Dr. Shaha has been actively involved in local and national head and neck societies, as well as having been President of the New York Head and Neck Society, the American Society for Surgeons of Indian Origin, and the Brooklyn Surgical Society. He was Co-President of the American Head and Neck Society, 1998-1999, and was President of the New York Cancer Society, 1999-2000 and President of the New York Surgical Society, 2004-2005. He is a member of many scientific organizations and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Surgical Oncology, Head and Neck, Annals of Surgical Oncology, Brazilian Journal of Surgery, and Journal of Clinical Oncology. He is an honorary member of the Brazilian College of Surgeons, the Cuban Surgical Society, Association of Surgeons of India, the Korean Head and Neck Society, Latin Head and Neck Society, Panamanian Society of Oncology, Chilean College of Surgeons, and Costa Rican Endocrine Society. He was the Program Chairman for the Fifth International Head and Neck Oncology Meeting in San Francisco (2000) and served as the Conference Chairman for the Sixth International Head and Neck Meeting in 2004. Recently Dr. Shaha was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award by the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery; he was President of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons. Recently he was elected to the American Surgical Association. In July 2016, he delivered the Hayes Martin Lecture. He has been on the steering committee for World Congress in Thyroid Cancer. Dr. Shaha has been academically active at national and international meetings, with 640 peer-reviewed publications (Pubmed and Scopus). His Curriculum Vitae includes 150 published abstracts, 63 posters and 45 scientific exhibits. He has delivered more than 2,000 presentations nationally and internationally. His research interests include tracheal reconstruction and an experimental model of tracheomalacia and thyroid cancer. He has been actively involved in the training of head and neck fellows nationally and was chairman of the Advanced Training Council for head and neck fellowship in the United States for 10 years. He has been extremely active in international federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Society and was secretary for four years and also Director for four years. He has gone on five world tours, training head and neck surgeons around the world. Dr. Shaha has dedicated his professional career to the training of medical students and residents and has developed a preceptorship program at Cornell University Medical College in head and neck training for medical students. He has been the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award by the Head and Neck Society twice.

Dr. Asif Moin received his medical degree from Dow Medical College Karachi Pakistan. He completed his nuclear medicine residency training from Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University in St. Louis Missouri USA. This was followed by PET Imaging fellowship training and research fellowship from St. Louis University. He has worked as a Staff Physician in St. Louis VA Medical Center and had an adjunct appointment as Assistant Clinical Professor in St. Louis University. Later he moved to Saudi Arabia, where he worked as a Consultant Nuclear Medicine and PET Imaging at King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam and also Head the Section of Nuclear Medicine for several years. Currently, he is working as Consultant Physician in Department of Radiology at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Abu Dhabi. He has co-authored several peer review manuscripts and presented in various International meetings.

Dr. Carmelo Barbaccia did his basic medical training from the Universita’ di Palermo, Italy in 1990. He completed his specialization in Otolaryngology in 1994 from Palermo University. Then he moved to the Head and Neck Department of the National Cancer Institute of Milan until 2004 as Consultant. Dr. Barbaccia worked as ENT Consultant, Head and Neck and Thyroid Surgeon at Medway Maritime Hospital, Kent, UK from 2004. He also worked at Queen Victoria Hospital, West Sussex, UK since 2007 as ENT Consultant and Head and Neck and Thyroid Surgeon.

Mohamed Al Ali is currently a consultant of Head and Neck Surgery as well as Laryngology at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He completed his residency training in Otolaryngology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, CANADA. He is Board certified Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) since 2017. Dr. Al Ali completed one year Head and Neck and Microvascular Reconstruction Surgery Clinical Fellowship at Dalhousie University, Halifax, CANADA (2018). Then, he completed one year Laryngology Surgery clinical Fellowship at University of Toronto, CANADA (2019). Dr. Al Ali returned to Abu Dhabi and joined SKMC as a consultant surgeon in September 2019. He provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for the community of UAE. His practice encompasses variety surgical conditions including thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, thyroglossal duct cyst excision, parotidectomy, submandibular/sublingual glands surgery, skin cancer excision , carotid body tumor, total laryngectomy/ pharyngectomy, styloidectomy, neck dissection, and the reconstruction surgeries. Dr. Al Ali practice in Laryngology covers broad non surgical and surgical management of variable voice disorders. This includes office based procedures as well as procedures under general anesthesia in the operating room. The office based procedures includes stroboscopic assessment, laryngeal biopsy, botox injection for laryngeal dystonia, and vocal fold augmentation injection. Operative room procedures include management of the conditions like benign laryngeal lesions (vocal nodules, polyps, cyst, fibrous mass, granuloma, papillomas), laryngeal web, vocal folds immobility, laryngeal stenosis, suspicious lesions and laryngeal cancers. Dr. Al Ali is distinguished in laser surgeries and uses different laser types (CO2, KTP, Blue laser)

Yogesh More is a Staff Physician at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City. He completed his Clinical Training in Rhinology Sinus Skull base surgery at Tufts University Boston USA, Clinical Training in Head Neck Thyroid Parathyroid Surgery at Kansas University USA. Medical Licensure USA, India, UAE

Mohamed Al Ali is currently a consultant of Head and Neck Surgery as well as Laryngology at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He completed his residency training in Otolaryngology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, CANADA. He is Board certified Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) since 2017. Dr. Al Ali completed one year Head and Neck and Microvascular Reconstruction Surgery Clinical Fellowship at Dalhousie University, Halifax, CANADA (2018). Then, he completed one year Laryngology Surgery clinical Fellowship at University of Toronto, CANADA (2019). Dr. Al Ali returned to Abu Dhabi and joined SKMC as a consultant surgeon in September 2019. He provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for the community of UAE. His practice encompasses variety surgical conditions including thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, thyroglossal duct cyst excision, parotidectomy, submandibular/sublingual glands surgery, skin cancer excision , carotid body tumor, total laryngectomy/ pharyngectomy, styloidectomy, neck dissection, and the reconstruction surgeries. Dr. Al Ali practice in Laryngology covers broad non surgical and surgical management of variable voice disorders. This includes office based procedures as well as procedures under general anesthesia in the operating room. The office based procedures includes stroboscopic assessment, laryngeal biopsy, botox injection for laryngeal dystonia, and vocal fold augmentation injection. Operative room procedures include management of the conditions like benign laryngeal lesions (vocal nodules, polyps, cyst, fibrous mass, granuloma, papillomas), laryngeal web, vocal folds immobility, laryngeal stenosis, suspicious lesions and laryngeal cancers. Dr. Al Ali is distinguished in laser surgeries and uses different laser types (CO2, KTP, Blue laser)

Dr. Safeena Kherani is a Consultant in Pediatric Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. She has over 15 years of pediatric otolaryngology experience working with the Children’s Hospital of Philadephia in the USA, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Canada, SEHA in Abu Dhabi and presently Al Jalila Children’s Hospital (AJCH) in Dubai. She has served as the Department Director of Continuing Professional Development and Assistant Professor with the University of Ottawa and received the Top 40 under 40 award. She co-authored the book chapter “Airway Abnormalities” in Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care: A Patient Case Method as well as numerous other academic journal publications. She currently works at AJCH as the Director of the Aerodigestive Service and as Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor with Mohammed Bin Rashid University. Recently, she won Silver Prize at the AJCH Research Competition as well as the A+ Performance Award.

Dr. Mahdi Shkoukani, MD, is the Medical Director of Supply Chain Operations and Staff Physician at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. He is a Consultant and residency Program Director in the Surgical Subspecialities Institute, He is also a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Learner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Shkoukani is a double American Board Certified Surgeon in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, as well as in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Shkoukani served as an Associate Professor and Chief of Craniofacial Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, US. He was also Chief of Otolaryngology at John D. Dingell Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, US. He received his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine with high distinction. He then completed a General Surgery internship and a residency in Otolaryngology at Wayne State University. Following his residency, he completed a Craniomaxillofacial/Skull Base, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, US. Dr. Shkoukani’s clinical interests include treating cranial/skull base pathology, head and neck cancer, congenital craniofacial anomalies, craniofacial trauma, management of cutaneous malignancies, the functional and reconstructive aspects of facial plastic surgery, as well as managing and treating sinus disease. He has been active in clinical research in both Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery. He has numerous publications in these fields and has given lectures at local and national scientific meetings.

Professor Wadsley was appointed as Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield in 2004.. His clinical interests are in thyroid cancer, neuroendocrine tumours and pancreatic/biliary tract cancers, with a particular interest in molecular radiotherapy. His research mirrors these clinical interests, with a particular focus on thyroid cancer and neuroendocrine tumours. He is a member of (and until recently chaired) the NCRI Thyroid Cancer Subgroup and is Chief Investigator of the SELIMETRY trial. He is Clinical Director of the Sheffield Cancer Clinical Trials Centre, Cancer Specialty Lead for the Yorkshire and Humber Clinical Research Network and NIHR National Specialty Lead for Radiotherapy and Imaging.

Dr Fadi Farhat is currently Professor of Medical Oncology & Head of Hematology Oncology Division at Hammoud Hospital UMC, Saida, Lebanon. Dr Farhat started his medical training in Oncology at Institut Gustave Roussy, Ville Juif, France (1989-1994). He moved to Montpellier Anticancer Center, France, where he was appointed as associate Physician (1994-1996).

Dr. Akshat Malik is a highly specialized Head & Neck cancer surgeon. He is one of the few surgeons who hold a M Ch degree in Head & Neck surgery. He completed his Masters in Surgery (MS) from Delhi University. Thereafter, he was trained in the Head & Neck cancer surgery from the highly coveted Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai where he completed M Ch in Head & Neck surgery. He was selected for a competitive Royal College of Surgeon’s senior clinical fellowship in advanced head & neck surgery from the prestigious Imperial College, London. In his tenure of fellowship he performed Several robotic surgeries independently. Presently he is working as Head and Neck Onco surgeon in Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket. Delhi

Dr. Muhammad Ali Azad is a certified Head & Neck Oncosurgeon at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka. He has graduated from the Sir Salimullah Medical College and then further received his higher degree of Otolaryngology at Dhaka University and Bangladesh College of physicians and surgeons. Moreover, he also did several pieces of training at the Tata Memorial Hospital in India and at the MD Anderson Centre in the USA. Dr. Aza has also participated in a variety of regional and internationational conferences/workshops and has 2 official publications.

Dr. Sarbani Ghosh Laskar is a Radiation Oncologist at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai. She did her MBBS and then completed her Diploma in Medical Radiation Therapy (DMRT). Later she finished her MD and DNB. Dr. Sarbani Ghosh is an expert in handling Head and Neck malignancies, Thoracic malignancies, Brachytherapy, Intensity- Modulated radiation therapy and Image-guided radiation therapy.

Dr. Supreeta Arya is a Radiologist, thinker and educator with little more than 2 decades of experience in Oncology imaging , with areas of interest being Head and Neck and GI cancers (current special focus on rectal cancers).

Dr. Kumar is a professor and medical oncologist in Tata Memorial Hospital and has more than two decades of experience.He is the present President and convener of Indian Cooperative Oncology Network (ICON).He has so far published over a hundred research and review articles/papers in journals of national and international repute.He has so far undertaken over 80 projects as Principal Ivestigator and Co-Investigator.He is a member of many international and national scientific societies and associations and has delivered talks in several conferences.These days he is proactive in increasing awareness about lung cancer and has successfully conceptualized Lung Cancer Consortium Asia ,he has significantly contributed in translational and clinical research work in the field of lung cancer and has published 17 papers in recent years.He is dedicated to create awareness about lung cancer with utmost importance to patient care and to strengthen future research.

Dr. Carmelo Barbaccia did his basic medical training from the Universita’ di Palermo, Italy in 1990. He completed his specialization in Otolaryngology in 1994 from Palermo University. Then he moved to the Head and Neck Department of the National Cancer Institute of Milan until 2004 as Consultant. Dr. Barbaccia worked as ENT Consultant, Head and Neck and Thyroid Surgeon at Medway Maritime Hospital, Kent, UK from 2004. He also worked at Queen Victoria Hospital, West Sussex, UK since 2007 as ENT Consultant and Head and Neck and Thyroid Surgeon.

Dr. Alrawi is currently the Director of Oncology Services at VPS Hospital system in UAE & MENA having tertiary referral cancer centers for all UAE, with all supporting subspecialties including Surgical Oncology, Medical oncology and Radiation, in addition to palliative care and research. The system is an art of high qualified personals with western qualifications establishing the nucleus of quaternary referral center from MENA at Burjeel Medical City. Dr. Alrawi was the Director of Oncology Services (Surgery & Oncology) at Alzahra Hospital in the Heart of Dubai and its tertiary referral cancer center for all UAE, hosting highly specialized Surgical Oncology subspecialties, including Colorectal, Breast oncology, Head & Neck Surgery, Urology, Gynecological Oncology, Sarcoma/ Melanoma and Peritoneal surface malignancy, in addition to Pancreatic and Hepatic surgery. In his previous post, Dr. Alrawi was the Chief of Surgical Oncology Division at Tawam Hospital and the interim chair of department of surgery from October 2013-September 2015. Tawam Hospital is affiliated with JOHN HOPKINS Medical System. Dr. Alrawi has major interest is Gastrointestinal Oncology, including Esophageal, Gastric, Pancreas, Liver and Colonic Surgery with special interest in Endocrine Surgery including thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal. Dr. Alrawi was trained in various Academic institutes in Surgical Oncology all over including Roswell Park, Cancer Institute, Buffalo, Royal Free Hospital, UC of London and Ninewells Hospital, U of Dundee. Dr. Alrawi, who is an American board certified, completed his Head & Neck fellowship and Surgical Oncology fellowship at Roswell Park Cancer institute (NCI) designated in 2006. Dr. Alrawi did advanced Laparoscopic oncology training with Professor Alfred Cuschieri in Dundee 1992-1993, advanced colorectal oncology training with E Lloyd Davis in Cornwall, England 1993-1995 and advanced surgical oncology with Professor Marc Winslett, London 1995-1996. He has received many academic and a scholarly honors while in training and during his clinical practice years, and is an often invited speaker at both public and professional meetings dedicate to helping education with cancer management. Dr. Alrawi has been involved in numerous research activities throughout his career in an effort to improve our understanding of cancer early diagnosis and multidisciplinary approach. In his 28 year experience of Surgical Oncology, Dr. Alrawi was able to publish more than 50 papers in peer reviewed journals and more than 150 presentations in local, national and international meetings both in clinical and basic sciences and published 10 book chapters Dr. Alrawi is passionate about community outreach, and fervently believes that cancer care and health awareness, coupled with excellence in cancer diagnosis and treatment handled in multidisciplinary approach by specialized team, can and will continue to save lives.

Johann Kluge qualified as a specialist Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon in 2010 from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Since then, he has worked in private practice at Life Groenkloof Hospital, and recently joined Cintocare, the first green hospital in Africa, specializing in Head and Neck, Vascular and Spinal Surgery. Although he assists in most forms of ENT surgery, his passion lies in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancers. Furthermore, he has completed a fellowship in head and neck surgery through the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncological Societies and received a sponsored observership (Shah Foundation) at MD Anderson, Texas. Dr Johann Kluge remains academically inclined. He is the chairman of the Pretoria Head and Neck Oncology (MDT) and currently serves as the president of the South African Head and Neck Oncology Society (SAHNOS).

Dr. Al Falasi is a graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and has completed his residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Montpellier in France.He is post fellowship trained in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Anterior Base of Skull Surgery, as well as Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Flaps from the University of Montreal, Canada.In addition to his position at Mediclinic, Dr. Al Falasi is also Chief and Consultant Physician in the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Division at Tawam Hospital in affiliation with Johns Hopkins, Al Ain, and Vice Chair of the Otolaryngology Society of the United Arab Emirates. He is also an Assistant Professor at UAE University Medical School.

Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi is a Head and Neck Cancer Surgeon at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. Dr. Chaturvedi did his medical schooling and post-graduation in General Surgery at Banaras Hindu University. He was adjudged the best Intern (1991) and the best Post Graduate (1995) during his tenure in Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University. Later, he decided to work in the field of surgical oncology and received his formal training at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. He is part of the Indian Council of Medical research Taskforce on Carcinoma of Oral cancer. He is a founding member of the SAARC Federation of oncology.

Dr Prathamesh Pai is Professor in the Department of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology at the Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India. He is a teacher for the MCh (Head and Neck Surgical Oncology) a structured three year training programme recognised by the Medical Council of India. A versatile surgeon, Dr. Pai has special interest in Laryngeal and Skull Base surgery with focus on Laser and minimal access. He is convener of the Multidisciplinary Skull Base Clinic since 2007. He was a member of the Institutional Review Board, Tata Memorial Centre for several years and is a reviewer for numerous national and international journals. Besides being a co-investigator in numerous basic and clinical studies, currently he is conducting a large randomised clinical trial on evaluation of oral metronomic chemotherapy in advanced operable oral cancers. With over 60 peer reviewed publications he has articles on Near-Total Laryngectomy, Transoral Laser Surgery for Early Glottic Cancers, Endoscopic Sinonasal tumour surgery amongst his more cited ones. He is co-editor of a monograph on surgery for the larynx and hypopharynx. Dr Pai an alumnus of the Grant Medical College, Mumbai specialized in Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery from Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai. He pursued Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology at Tata Memorial Centre. In 2002 he received the UICC ICRETT Fellowship for training in Endoscopic Approaches to Sinonasal and Skull Base tumours in Kinikum Fulda, Germany. He was awarded the Hargobind Medical Fellowship in 2007 for training in Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery of the Skull Base and Pituitary at the University of Pittsburgh, USA.

Dr. Abhishek Mahajan has completed his MBBS and MD Radiodiagnosis from KMC Manipal, and then did super-specialisation,2 yrs Fellowship in Cancer Imaging at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India, from August 2009 to July 2011. Then worked as senior resident in TMC from August 2011 to September 2011.

Dan M. Fliss M.D is Professor at the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck and Maxillofacial Surgery, at Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University, TelAviv, Israel. He is also Scientific Staff in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, and the University of Toronto, Canada. He is currently the Scientific Secretary of the Asian Society of Head and Neck Oncology, Treasurer of the International Academy of Oral Oncology (IAOO), a member of the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncology Societies (IFHNOS), on the International Advisory Service (IAS) Task Force of the AHNS, Co-Chair of the International Skull Base Committee of the American Society for Head and Neck Surgery (AHNS) and an Honorary Member of many International Head and Neck Societies. He is a frequent invited guest speaker at many international academic events among which the prestigious Eugene N. Myers International Lecture on Head and Neck Cancer of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. The P.A Shah Oration at the Foundation for Head and Neck Oncology in India and the Grimm Lecture and Percy Ireland Oration at the University of Toronto. He was also awarded the Sendulskogo commemorative medal of Russia. Prof. Fliss serves on the editorial boards of The Head and Neck Journal and is the Editor of the Head and Neck Section of the Skull Base Journal, The Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Journal, Oral Oncology , The Journal of Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the European Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, and others. Prof. Fliss is the author of 350 articles and book chapters and the author of five books on Head and Neck and Skull Base Surgery: Atlas of Head and Neck Surgery (J.P. Medical), Tumors of the Skull Base and Paranasal Sinuses (Springer), Pearls and Pitfalls in Head and Neck Surgery (Karger) Atlas of Surgical approaches to paranasal Sinuses and Skull base (Springer). And Atlas of Pediatric Head and Neck and Skull Base surgery (Thieme).

Ehab Hanna, M.D., FACS, is an internationally recognized head and neck surgeon and expert in the treatment of patients with skull base tumors and head and neck cancer. He is Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. After earning his medical degree, he completed a surgery internship at Vanderbilt University, and residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. He received advanced fellowship training in skull base surgery and head and neck surgical oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He joined the MD Anderson faculty in 2004 with a joint appointment at Baylor College of Medicine. He is the medical director of the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Center and co-director of the Skull Base Tumor program at MD Anderson. Dr. Hanna was recently elected President of the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) which was founded in 1989, and is a professional medical society that facilitates communication worldwide between individuals pursuing clinical and research excellence in skull base surgery. Dr. Hanna is leading the development of minimally invasive and robotic applications in skull base surgery. He has consistently been named one of America’s Top Doctors by the Castle Connolly Guide. In addition to patient care, Dr. Hanna is actively engaged in clinical and translational research with emphasis on skull base tumors. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal of Head & Neck, which is the official journal of the International Federation of Head and Neck Societies. He also co-edited a text book on “Comprehensive Management of Skull Base Tumors”.

Dr. Deepa Nair is the Professor &Associate Surgeon ‘F’, Division of Head & Neck Oncology at Tata Memorial Centre. Her area of interests are skull base surgery and quality of life issues in skull base tumors, minimally invasive head and neck surgery & HPV negative oropharyngeal cancers. She has more than 60 publications in international and national peer reviewed journals.

Devendra Chaukar is an Associate Professor and Surgeon at Tata Memorial Hospital.

Dr Salma Mohammed Al Sheibani, Senior consultant in ENT and Head and Neck surgical oncology. Head of ENT Department at Al Nahdha Hospital ( September 2016 till April 2021). Assistant program director of Otolaryngology residency program at OMSB. Chairperson of examination subcommittee at OMSB for the last 4 years. Member of examination committee at Arab Board of Otolaryngology. Editor of the Atlas of Salivary gland diseases.

Dr Vidisha Tuljapurkar, is currently working as an assistant professor, Dept of Head Neck Oncology at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. She has completed her residency training in Otolarynology & head neck surgery , from Seth GS medical college & KEM hospital , Mumbai and super speciality training In Head & Neck Surgery from Tata Memorial Hospital , Mumbai. Dr Vidisha is a Head Neck & Thyroid surgeon with special interest in laryngeal & salivary gland cancers. She also has a keen interest in clinical research, and her areas of interest include quality of life in head neck cancer and cancer care in elderly.

PROFESSOR DR. MOHD RAZIF MOHAMAD YUNUS is a Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist Head and Neck Surgeon, President Elect for Asian Society of Head and Neck Oncology, President Elect for Malaysia Society of Otorhinolaryngology and a Head and Neck Surgeon. His qualifications include MBBS from The University of Queensland Australia 1999, Specialist Doctor in Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2007 as well as the Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology Surgery from The Netherlands Cancer Institute Amsterdam in 2009. He has published more than 60 articles with 41 SCOPUS INDEXED . His accumulative research grant is more than RM 300 000, since 2007. He has been an invited surgeon in many hospitals all over Malaysia. He has trained up to 6 Fellows in this field up to now. Examiner for Specialist Doctor in Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery since 2010 until now. His positions include Chairperson of The National Conjoined Board ( ORL HNS ) in 2013 / 2014, Head of Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery ,HCTM UKMMC from 2012 until 2016, as well as the following; President Elect for Malaysia Society of ORL HNS, President Elect for Asian Society of Head and Neck Oncology, Life member for Malaysia Society of ORL HNS , Executive Board for Asia Oceania ORL Head and Neck Society, Academy of Medicine Malaysia and National Subspecialty Head and Neck programme trainer. He is also Editor for the following journals; Journal Medicine and Health and International Journal of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.

Dr. Abhishek Vaidya is a ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist and has an experience of 17 years in this field. He completed DNB – ENT from National Board Of Examination in 2010,MS – ENT from King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College in 2009 and MBBS from Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur in 2004.

Currently works in the Department of Head & Neck Services, Tata Memorial Centre, Varanasi. He is involved in clinical research in Head and neck Oncology. Their current projects are “impact of microscopic spread and pattern of invasion in oral cancer” “Role of nutrition and outcome of oral cancer patients post treatment”.

Ameya Asarkar, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Otorhinolarnygology at LSU Health Shreveport. His clinical focus is on the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer, diseases of the salivary glands, and thyroid/parathyroid disease, with a particular interest in transoral robotic surgery. Dr. Asarkar received his medical degree at Shri Bhausaheb Hire Government Medical College, Dhule, India in 2007. In 2012, he completed a residency in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at Sanjeevan Medical Foundation ENT Post Graduate Institute, Miraj, India. In 2016, he completed a fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India. He also complete a fellowship in Head and Neck surgical oncology at LSU Health Shreveport in 2018. Currently, Dr. Asarkar’s research interests include clinical outcomes in head and neck cancer patients, and thyroid diseases focusing on cost effectiveness of treatment strategies. His previous research work on a range of topics has been published in many peer-reviewed journals, and has been presented nationally and internationally. He serves as a reviewer on multiple national peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of numerous professional societies, including the American Head and Neck Society, the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Federation of Head and Neck Oncology and Asia Pacific Society of Thyroid surgeons. He serves as the committee member of the salivary gland service and the clinical research and position statements committees of the American Head and Neck Society.

Completed head and neck training at world renowned Tata Memorial Hospital followed by a short stint of being a Consultant at the same insitute. Moved to the UK for an international surgical training program and now, a consultant , head and neck surgery at University Hospital of Leicester NHS trust. .Have around 50 publications and authored 10 chapters. Recently received Royal college of surgery Winter Appeal Award

Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi is a Head and Neck Cancer Surgeon at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. Dr. Chaturvedi did his medical schooling and post-graduation in General Surgery at Banaras Hindu University. He was adjudged the best Intern (1991) and the best Post Graduate (1995) during his tenure in Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University. Later, he decided to work in the field of surgical oncology and received his formal training at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. He is part of the Indian Council of Medical research Taskforce on Carcinoma of Oral cancer. He is a founding member of the SAARC Federation of oncology.