The Medical Specialty for Communication and Swallowing Disorders
Chair of the Committee
Prof. Khalid H Al Malki, MD, PhD Consultant, Professor of Phoniatrics Supervisor, Research Chair of Voice, Swallowing and Communication Disorders King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia vas.ksu.edu.sa
Members of the Committee
PD Dr. med. Hanna Brockmeier OÄmbF Audiologie, Phoniatrie, Neurootologie, HNO-Klinik, Switzerland ksa.ch profile
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ilter Denizoglu Vocology Centre, Izmir, Turkey vocologycentre.com
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ramón Hernández Villoria Centro Clínico de Audición y Lenguaje Cealca, Caracas, Venezuela ORCID
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rodica Elena Muresan, MD, PhD ENT Consultant and Phoniatrician, Emergency Hospital Cluj-Napoca; Associate Professor, "Gheorghe Dima" Music Academy & Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Prof. Dr. Tamer Abou-Elsaad, MD, PhD Vice Dean of Post-Graduate Studies and Research; Prof. of Phoniatrics, ORL Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt taboelsaad@mans.edu.eg
Dr. Paola Diaz Borrego, MD, PhD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Consultant, Phoniatric/Speech/Dysphagia and Language Therapy Unit, Spain foniatriamaster.com
Priv. Doz. Dr. med. Louisa Traser Institute of Musicians' Medicine, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Germany Profile
Aisha Fawzy, MD, PhD Associate Professor and Consultant of Phoniatrics, ORL Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
Dr. Silvia Capobianco, MD Resident in Audiology and Phoniatrics, Pisa University Hospital, Italy ORCID
Assoc. Prof. Ana Đanić Hadžibegović, MD, PhD Consultant, Clinical Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia eap-secretary@phoniatrics.eu
Prof. Dr. med. Anna-Katharina Rohlfs Germany Profile (PDF)
Aya Sheikhany, MD, PhD Associate Professor and Consultant of Phoniatrics, ORL Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
Dr. med. Lennart H. Pieper Resident, Department of Audiology and Phoniatrics, Charité, Berlin, Germany
Dr. Mariam Shadi Assistant Professor of Phoniatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Projects
UEP Young Phoniatrician Award 2025
The Union of European Phoniatricians (UEP) proudly announces the 2025 Young Phoniatrician Award (YPA), an annual award recognizing outstanding young medical doctors in the field of Phoniatrics who show promise in clinical, academic, and leadership excellence.
Award Details
Prize: €600 for each winner
Age Categories: Category 1: 25–35 years | Category 2: 36–45 years
One winner selected from each age category
Application Deadline: October 31, 2025 Early applications are highly encouraged.
The UEP Young Phoniatrician Award 2025 is generously supported by Soluvos. For inquiries: ypa.uep@gmail.com
The UEP Young Phoniatrician Award is an annual award given to young medical doctors working in the field of Phoniatrics with promising potential for future academic and administrative leadership.
Application Requirements
Medical Doctor (graduate of College of Medicine)
Working in the field of Phoniatrics (voice, swallowing, hearing, speech and language)
Age 45 years or younger
Member of UEP
Prize: €500 + registration sponsorship for the 31st Congress of UEP, Prague 2025.
Supporting documents (CV, certificates, letters of recommendation, etc.) to be sent to Dr. Aya Sheikhany: ayasheikhany@gmail.com
