Trained in OMFS in the UK, moved to University of Maryland. USA and was Chairman of OMFS for 20 years. Specialized in Head/Neck Oncology and Salivary Gland Surgery. Published 3 books, 68 chapters and approximately 150 peer-reviewed papers. Keynote speaker at 64 National and 80 international meetings. Examiner for ICOMS, ABOMS, Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh. Currently on 6 Editorial Boards and Oncology Section Editor for IJOMS.
Prof. Francesco Saverio De Ponte, born in Roccarainola, Naples, in 15/08/1958. Achieved Dentistry and Dental Prothesis Degreee and Medicine and Surgery Degree at the University of Rome “La Sapienza“ between 1984 and 1999 and obtained Maxillo Facial Surgery Specialization afterwards at University of Rome “La Sapienza“. Possess wide-ranging experience on craniofacial deformities, traumatology and oncology of the head and neck district and has attended more than 1500 surgeries of the mentioned areas of expertise. Currently Full Professor of Maxillo-Facial Surgery and Director of the Specialization School of Maxillo-Facial Surgery at the University of Messina, Director of the Maxillo-Facial Surgery unit at the University Hospital “G. Martino” of Messina. Author of more than 130 researches on national and international journals and speaker on several national and international congresses. Active member of Società Italiana di Chirurgia Maxillo Facciale (SICMF) and Italian Councillor for the European Association of Cranio Maxillo Facial Surgery (EACMFS).
Aliyev Aziz Jamil, MD, PhD Professor
Aziz Aliyev was born on January 16, 1975 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
He graduated from public school N134 with silver medal and was accepted to the State Medical University of Azerbaijan.
He continued his education in the United States and graduated from the New York University. After graduation of New York University, he continued his education in the Pittsburgh Medical University residency.
He successfully completed the 2-year global fellowship program in “Head and neck oncology” at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Oncology center, NewYork, USA. After confirmation of medical license in Austria, he worked at Barmherzigen Schwestern clinic, Linz, Austria, as the surgeon in the Head and Neck cancer surgery department.
For more than 10 years, he is the leading researcher and surgeon in the Head and Neck Cancer surgery department at the National Oncology Center of Azerbaijan Republic.
By the decision of the Higher Certifying Commission under the President of the Azerbaijan Republic, he was awarded the PhD diploma in medicine and the academic degree of “Professor” in Oncology field.
He worked as the Vice Dean of the medical education at the Azerbaijan Medical University.
On December 2015, he was appointed as Rector of the First Moscow State Medical University after I.M.Sechenov Baku Branch.
Professor Aliyev – member of American and European Societies of Clinical oncology, editorial board member of Azerbaijan Oncology Journal, member of Dissertation Council by “Oncology” and “radiation diagnoses and therapy” specialties. Member of Scientific Council at National Oncology Center of Azerbaijan Republic.
Due to his organizational skills and under his leadership in Azerbaijan regularly take place international conferences on diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors with participation of well-known specialist from Europe and USA. He regularly reports the results of his research at international congresses of oncologists in the USA, Germany, Austria and Russia.
Under his leadership, there are 4 PhD dissertations on medical oncology are performed. Professor Aliyev have more than 50 publications, 1 monography, 4 teaching syllabuses and 1 methodical recommendation.
Professor Aliyev is one of the leading specialists in diagnoses and surgical treatment of head and neck pathologies. The most important areas of his scientific and practical activity are diseases of the thyroid gland, larynx, pharynx, tongue, skin and other pathologies of the head and neck. Under his leadership was created complex program for prophylaxis and early diagnoses of head and neck malignancies and premalignant diseases.
In diagnoses and treatment of head and neck cancer Professor Aliyev use most advanced technology: fine-needle biopsy, radionuclide investigation of thyroid, SPECT-CT, radioactive iodine treatment and other methods. Advanced diagnostic methods make it possible to determine the presence of a tumor at early stages and its extent with a high degree of informativeness which allows early-stage surgical treatment.
Married, has 2 children.
Professor VITOMIR S. KONSTANTINOVIĆ, DDS, MD, MSc, PhD, Specialist in Maxillofacial Surgery,
EDUCATION: University of Belgrade - Faculty of Stomatology (1984), Faculty of Medicine (1992); Master of Science Thesis (MSc, 1991); Specialist in Maxillofacial Surgery (1993); Doctorate Thesis (PhD) (1996)
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Professor in Maxillofacial surgery (1997–), in Implantology (2002-); Chief of the Cathedra of Surgery, School of Dental medicine, University of Belgrade (2006 -2019); Full member of Serbian Medical Academy (2006-); European AO faculty (2006–); Councillor for Serbia in EACMFS (2006-2012; 2019 - ) and in IAOMS (2012-2019); President of BAMS (2008-2011); Director of Serbian Dental Chamber (2013-2021); IF Master of Immediate Loading (2005- )
RESEARCH PROJECTS: from 1991 – principal investigator or collaborator more than 15 scientific projects;
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS: presented more than 200 scientific papers and reports; published 12 Textbooks, 73 articles in international journals, 9 in domestic, cited more than 1530 times, h-i 21; more than 160 lectures by invitation
Dr. Christos Perisanidis is currently serving as Professor and Head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Athens in Greece. He obtained his Habilitation (Venia Docendi) in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the Medical University of Vienna and his PhD in Dentistry from the University of Athens.
Dr. Perisanidis has served as Associate Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna. He has held various positions of leadership and expertise throughout his career, including Director of the Tumor Outpatient Unit, Director of the Head and Neck Oncology Tumor Board, and Director of the Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Oncology and Microvascular Surgery at the same Institution. In addition, he is Scientific Director of the International Master Program in "Master in Clinical Dentistry - Periodontology and Implantology" at the University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna.
Prof. Perisanidis has contributed significantly to the field through his research and publications, collaborating with international research groups and authoring numerous peer-reviewed articles in prestigious medical journals. His expertise lies in the areas of Head and Neck Cancer, Microvascular Surgery, Dental Implantology and Facial Plastic Surgery. He has also played key roles in education and training, presently serving as the Education and Training Officer for the European Association of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. Prof. Perisanidis has demonstrated his leadership abilities by organizing world-class courses at the Center of Anatomy of the Medical University of Vienna and actively participating as a plenary lecturer, keynote speaker, and chairman at various international courses and conferences.
S.M. Balaji is the Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon from Chennai, India; has his own exclusive craniofacial Hospital. He is the first PhD, from Govt. Tamil Nadu Medical University in the field of Maxillofacial Surgery.
He is the current Editor-in-Chief of the Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery (AMS), a pubmed indexed journal and Executive Editor of Indian Journal of Dental Research (IJDR). He is the Immediate Past-President of the International College of Dentists (ICD) India, Sri Lanka & Nepal Section, Immediate Past President of International Association of Dental Research-Asia Pacific region (IADR-APR) and President of IADR STAR network.
Prof. Dr. S.M. Balaji is the author of "The Textbook on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery," published by Elsevier which is currently the country's best seller and the prescribed book to be used by undergraduate and post graduate students alike.
To his credit he has received numerous awards including the prestigious Dr BC Roy National Award, the highest of the Medical Council of India. An acclaimed speaker at National and international conferences, he has received Dr Ginwallah Trophy, the highest of the Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India twice. He has won various best scientific research awards including the ‘Modus Award of Merit – a cash award of 50,000 Yen’ for the Best Innovative Surgical Technique at the 6th Asian Maxillofacial Conference, Tokyo.
He has also delivered various orations including the prestigious Dr. MS Ginwallah Oration, the highest oration of Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India and the highly esteemed Dr R Ahmed Oration, the highest Oration of the Indian Dental Association. He has also represented the nation at various International forums including the ADA, FDI and IADR.
He has been awarded the Brammaiah Sastri Award for ground breaking research findings in the field of reconstructive surgery using novel bone morphogenetic proteins by the Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists.
Recently he has documented his nearly 3 decades of surgical life in the form of Textbook “Clinical Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. This is the first Indian authored book on Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery.
At present, he is the Honorary Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon to Victoria Hospital, Republic of Seychelles; Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Republic of Maldives; Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital, Republic of Mauritius and the Government of Mozambique and Swaziland.
Professor Rolf Ewers is currently Chairman of the CMF Institute Vienna, Austria. Raised in Dresden and Stuttgart, Germany, his final school year was spent as an exchange student in San Diego, USA. He studied Medicine and Dentistry in Freiburg, Germany. His Residency was started as a first-year Surgery Resident at the Downstate University in Brooklyn, USA, continuing his training as a Cranio-, Maxillo-facial and Oral Surgeon and finishing with his PhD in Freiburg, Germany. For 9 years, he was Deputy Chairman of the University Hospital for Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery in Kiel, Germany. Until October 2012, for 23 years he was Chairman of the University Hospital of Cranio-, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery in Vienna, Austria and is also since that time chair of the CMF Institute in Vienna, which he continues to be until now.
Dr. Piranit Nik Kantaputra, a professor in medical genetics, is the director of Center of Excellence in Medical Genetics Research, Chiang Mai University and a faculty of the Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. He graduated with Doctor of Dental Surgery from Chiang Mai University in 1986 and obtained Certificate and Master of Science in Pediatric Dentistry from the University of Minnesota, USA in 1990. He had a fellowship training in Clinical Dysmorphology with Prof. Robert J. Gorlin at the University of Minnesota during 1990-1991. His major research interest is finding the causes of rare and interesting craniofacial malformation syndromes, especially when teeth are involved. Recently his research team has identified the genes responsible for the smallest teeth and the biggest teeth in the world. Dr. Kantaputra has identified more than 13 new genetic syndromes with one bears his name, Mesomelic dyplasia, Kantaputra type. Dr. Kantaputra has published more than 110 international publications, and 4 book chapters. Recently Dr. Kantaputra’s group has identified 7 genes which are associated with mesiodens formation and oral exostoses. Dr. Kantaputra is an editorial board member of American Journal of Medical Genetics, Journal of Human Genetics, and International Journal of Dentistry.
He obtained his medical degree at the Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine in 1999 and his dental degree at the Semmelweis University Faculty of Dentistry in 2003. After that, he took part in PhD training at the Doctoral School of Semmelweis University. During and after his university studies, he regularly went on facial and maxillofacial trainings and courses abroad, in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, New Zealand, and Belgium. After university training, he became a specialist in dental and oral diseases, and from 2005 he attended the facial and maxillofacial surgery training at the Catholic University of Leuven and in 2010 obtained a specialist qualification in facial and maxillofacial surgery there. Currently, he is a consultant for cleft lip and palate surgery at the Pediatric Clinic of Semmelweis University and at the Catholic University of Leuven. He continues to work in Belgium as an maxillofacial surgeon. He primarily deals with surgery for facial developmental disorders, congenital and acquired facial deformities (cleft lip and palate surgery, dysgnathia surgery, facial aesthetic interventions).