Samy Elwany, MD, FACS (Corresponding author) is a Professor of Otolaryngology at the Department of Otolaryngology, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. He is also the President of the Egyptian Society of Otolaryngology and the President of the Alexandria Society of Rhinology (Rhinoalex). He was the Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Alexandria University from 2007 to 2010. He is a member of the CORLAS (Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum) and of the American Academy of Otolaryngology. He has published several papers in international journals and authored three books. He was the recipient of the Alexandria University and Egypt State awards. He serves on the editorial board of the Springer journal European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Head & Neck.Mohamed Askar, MD is currently a Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Egypt. He received his medical degree from the Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Egypt, and a master degree in Otorhinolaryngology. He completed his training in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Glan Clwyd Hospital, Rhyl, UK, and obtained a PhD in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. He was Secretary of both Egyptian and Panarab Rhinology Societies from 1998 to 2017. He serves as a board member of the Egyptian Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.
