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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.

Areas of Interests

• Rhinoplasty
• Functional Nose Surgery
• Pediatric ENT Diseases

Education

• Hacettepe University English Faculty of Medicine
• Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital Ear Nose Throat Diseases

Experience

• Muş Bulanık State Hospital / Compulsory Service / 2016-2017
• Central Hospital Kozyatağı / 2017-2018
• University of Health Sciences Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital / 2018-2022
• Istanbul Health and Technology University / 2022-Present

Dr. Erkan Vuralkan is a specialist in Otorhinolaryngology (ENT). He has worked at top hospitals such as Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Education and Research Hospital and Trabzon Kanuni Education and Research Hospital. He now practices at I.A.U VM MedicalPark Florya.

Dr. Vuralkan is a member of the Turkish Association of Otorhinolaryngology and the Turkish Association of Rhinology. He also supports scientific research through his work with the Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine and the Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery.

Dr. Ozgur Erdem is an ENT specialist. He earned his medical degree from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine. He completed his otorhinolaryngology residency at Antalya Training and Research Hospital. He finished his specialization in 2020. His thesis and doctoral research focused on obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS) and snoring surgery.

He has performed over 2,000 functional and aesthetic nasal surgeries. He also performs snoring surgeries, endoscopic ear surgeries, pediatric upper airway procedures, and head and neck cancer surgeries. He has taken part in many national and international congresses and symposiums as both a speaker and an attendee, especially in functional and aesthetic nasal surgery.

He worked as an ENT specialist at Rize State Hospital. He founded ERD Clinic Health Services Ltd. in 2023. He then worked at Rize Private ŞAR Hospital from 2023 to 2024. In 2024, he opened his private clinic in Antalya. His practice focuses on functional and aesthetic nasal surgery and facial cosmetic procedures.

Dr. Claudiu Manea, MD, PhD, is a specialist in otorhinolaryngology (ENT) and an Associate Professor at the “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest. He has over 20 years of experience. He holds a PhD in Medical Sciences. He is known for endoscopic and laser surgery of the nose, paranasal sinuses, skull base, and larynx.

His practice focuses on endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery. He performs dacryocystorhinostomy, endoscopic and microscopic laryngeal surgery for voice disorders and tumors, and surgery for snoring and sleep apnea.

He completed advanced training in Romania, Italy, and Croatia. He leads the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Ponderas Academic Hospital. He is a founding member of the Romanian Society of Rhinology. He is also a member of the European and International Rhinologic Societies. Awards: one international, two national.

Dr. Yasar Cokkeser is an ENT specialist. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine (1983–1989). He completed his ENT residency at Ankara Numune Hospital (1989–1994). He held a Clinical Research Fellowship in Otology and Skull Base Surgery at Gruppo Otologico, Italy (1993–1994). He also completed observerships at GWU Neurosurgery, House Ear Institute, USC, Johns Hopkins, and the University of Pennsylvania.

He served at Inönü University as Assistant Professor (1994–1999) and Associate Professor (1999–2005). He was Chief of Clinic at Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital (2005–2007). His recent practice includes Medicana Ataköy (2024–2025).

He has more than 75 publications indexed in Index Medicus. His articles appear in Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, Am J Otol, J Laryngol Otol, and Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. His work covers revision stapes surgery, skull base approaches, vestibular schwannoma, and DCR outcomes in 115 patients (130 eyes).