**About the Editors**

#### **Adriana Neagos**

Is an Associate Professor of ENT and HNS Surgery, Head of the ENT Department in Targu Mures, Romania. She has a continous ENT practice since 1997. Doctor Neagos is one of the ENT Specialists focusing on Ear Surgery. Also leads one of the most complex private Sleep Clinics in Romania. She has an interest in ENT pathology, imaging modalities, sleep apnea and quality of life, allergic reactions, implants in ENT and head and neck pathology, cochlear implants, ear surgery, artificial intelligence, and translation of interdisciplinary management into current practice. Currently Associate Professor Neagos defended her habilitation thesis enabling her to train future young PhD students.

#### **Daniela Vrinceanu**

Is an Associate Professor of ENT and HNS Surgery, Head of the ENT Department at Bucharest University Emergency Hospital. The beginning of her academic career from 1998 till 2006 as assitant professor in the Physiology Department at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. Since 2004 Doctor Vrinceau developed the ENT Department from Bucharest University Emergency Hospital. Doctor Vrinceanu defended her PhD thesis in 2007. Since 2022 is responsible for resident training. Doctor Vrinceanu wrote 4 books and more than 30 articles with impact factor. Doctor Vrinceanu is an active reviewer for more than 5 journals indexed in international databases. Moreover she organised more than 7 interdisciplinary conference with an interest in oncology—head and neck surgery, artificial intelligence, interdisciplinary management into current practice, rhinology, and allergy.

#### **Codrut Sarafoleanu**

Is Professor of ENT and HNS Surgery, Head of ENT Department at Saint Mary Clinical Hospital in Bucharest. He is a member of the Senate of the University since 2008. Also held the position of Underdean of the Faculty of Dental Medicine between 2008-2016. Till present he is General Secretary of Romanian Rhinologic Society and Founding Member since 2010. Member of the General Comitte of the European Rhinologic Society and ENT Societas Latina. Moreover he is Editor in Chief at the Journal of Romanian Rhinologic Society. Organiser of more than 10 international ENT conferences and more than 15 hands-on endoscopic sinus surgery courses. Professor Sarafoleanu is also Associated Professor at the University of Medicine N. Testimitianu from Chisinau. He is leading PhD research since 2010 with an interest in imaging, allergy, rhinology and skull base, treatment of ENT pathology, interdisciplinary management into current practice, implants in ENT and head and neck pathology, and sleep medicine.

#### **Mahmut Tayyar Kalcioglu**

Is a Professor of ENT and HNS Surgery, Chief of the Department of ORL & HNS, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey.Professor Kalcioglu published more than 4 books on ENT subjects and more than 50 articles indexed in international databases with impact factor. Moreover he was involved in more than 15 research grants. Currently is editor at more than 9 medical journals with an interest in ENT pathology treatment, imaging ENT, sleep apnea, allergy, implants in ENT and head and neck pathology, artificial intelligence, cochlear implant, and ear surgery. Profesor Kalcioglu is board member of European Union of Medical Specialists ORL Board since 2016. Proof to the high level of research is the H-index of 19 with almost 1000 citations in Web of Science.
