Otolaryngologist at La Paz University Hospital. Specialized in Otology, Otoneurology, and Lateral Skull Base Surgery. Clinical teaching collaborator in the Department of Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid. Author of several publications indexed in PubMed and contributor to multiple book chapters related to the specialty. Co-editor of the book "Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery" and co-director of the online master's degree of the same name, endorsed by the European University of Madrid. Member of various scientific societies, including the Spanish Society of Otolaryngology, the Spanish Skull Base Society, and the Sir Charles Bell Society.

"Completed his medical training at Semmelweis University (Budapest, Hungary). Since then, he has been a fellow at the Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology at Semmelweis University. Currently, he is an ENT and Audiology specialist at the Central Hospital of Northern Pest (Budapest, Hungary). Editorial board member of the official journal of the Hungarian Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head & Neck Surgery. Besides a medical career, he holds an M.Sc. in Science Communication and Research Management."

Catriona has a first-class degree in physiotherapy and distinction in postgraduate clinical research. She has specialised in the management of facial paralysis for over 17 years and is also an independent prescriber and injector. She works alongside a multidisciplinary team at Queen Victoria Hospital using an individualised evidence-based approach with the holistic goal of improving each patient’s quality of life and achieving their functional and psychosocial goals. Catriona is a founding member and CEO of the Facial Therapy Specialists International Charity (www.facialtherapyspecialists.com) and involved with both the Facial Palsy UK charity and the Sir Charles Bell Society.

Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Barbara Kofler, EBCFPRS, EBEORL-HNS Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Franz Tappeiner, Meran/Merano, South Tyrol, Italy

Degree in Medicine at Salamanca University in 2003. ENT residency in Ramon y Cajal University Hospital (2004-2008). ENT specialist at Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid. Assigned to Otology and lateral skull base division (2008-2020). Head of Otology and Lateral Skull Base division at Ramon y Cajal University Hospital since 2020. Doctoral thesis Cum Laude at Alcala University (2019) “Cochlear implantation in patients with sporadic vestibular schwannoma”. Professor of ENT surgery at Alcala University since 2022. President of the Otology Committee of the Spanish ENT Society since 2024. Author of 30 papers in national and international journals.

Area Specialist Physician in the Department of Oculoplastic Surgery, Ophthalmology Service, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid. Quality Manager of the Ophthalmology Service at La Paz University Hospital, Madrid. Teaching Collaborator at the Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid. Member of the Facial Paralysis Unit at La Paz University Hospital, Madrid. Medical Director and Head of the Oculoplastic Surgery Department at Castilla Ophthalmology Clinic, Madrid

Maria Conceição Peixoto completed her medical studies at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, between 2000 and 2006. In 2012, she earned a master’s degree in medicine from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra. Following her academic achievements, she undertook her residency in Otorhinolaryngology at the Coimbra Hospital Center, which she completed in February 2013. She began her career as an Otorhinolaryngologist at CUF Porto Hospital in September 2013, where she became a part of the Cochlear Implant Unit. Subsequently, from July 2014 to February 2023, she served as a Hospital Assistant in Otorhinolaryngology at the Médio Ave Hospital Center, EPE. Currently, Maria holds dual roles. She continues her work as an Otorhinolaryngologist at CUF Porto Hospital, actively contributing to the Cochlear Implant Unit. Additionally, she is a Postgraduate Assistant in Otorhinolaryngology at the Local Health Unit Entre Douro e Vouga.