IATVS Board
IATVS Board member

President
Markus Hess
Germany

President
Markus Hess
Germany
Markus Hess, MD, otolaryngologist and phoniatrician, specialized in laryngology, phonosurgery, professional voice disorders. Head of first Voice Clinic in Germany (MEDICAL VOICE CENTER), chairman of PEVOC, founder of European Academy of Voice (EAV), past president CoMeT, founder of German Society of Phonosurgery, president of International Association of Transvoice Surgeons (IATVS). Introduction of blue laser to laryngology. Long-standing experience in minimally invasive phonomicrosurgery and office-based surgery. Presentations, workshops, instructional courses at international conferences. Memberships on various editorial boards and scientific committees. Authorship in over hundred peer-reviewed articles in professional journals and textbooks.

General Secretary
Hyung-Tae Kim
Korea, Republic of

General Secretary
Hyung-Tae Kim
Korea, Republic of
Hyung-Tae Kim, MD, Ph.D., is an adjunct professor at the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The Catholic University of Korea in Seoul, South Korea. Since 2003, he has been privileged to lead the Yeson Voice Center in Seoul. A humble dedication to advancing knowledge has marked his contributions to the field of laryngology. In 1998, he introduced EMG-guided injection laryngoplasty, and also developed the multichannel phonokinetic evaluation system to assist professional singers and pioneered the vocal fold shortening with retrodisplacement of the anterior commissure (VFSRAC) technique for gender-affirming voice surgery. He is honored to be the founder and chairman of the Korean Foundation for Voice of Performing Arts board. He currently serves as the vice president of the Korea International Medical Association. With a deep sense of humility, he actively engages in international trans-healthcare and pedagogical organizations, aiming to contribute to his field with unwavering dedication and a commitment to lifelong learning.

Treasurer
Chadwan Al Yaghchi
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Treasurer
Chadwan Al Yaghchi
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr Chadwan Al Yaghchi, MD PhD FRCS, is a consultant laryngologist at the National Centre for Airway Reconstruction at Imperial College Healthcare. He manages the full spectrum of laryngeal disorders with a specialist interest in airway stenosis and complex dysphagia. Mr Al Yaghchi holds a PhD in Molecular Oncology from Queen Mary’s University of London, studying oncolytic viruses in head and neck cancers. In addition, he has an active clinical research program in voice, airway, and swallowing disorders. He has published multiple book chapters and more than 30 peer-reviewed articles and is currently the laryngology section editor of Scott-Brown's Otolaryngology. Mr Al Yaghchi is an internationally renowned specialist in gender-affirming voice surgery. He introduced a number of voice feminization procedures to the UK, including his own modification to the Wendler Glottoplasty technique and Vocal Fold Muscle Reduction. He is a founding member of the International Association of TransVoice Surgeons. He is a founding member of the British Laryngological Association and the honorary treasurer. He is a board member of the UK Swallowing Research Group and has served as a Vice president of the Royal Society of Medicine Section of Laryngology and Rhinology.

Vice-President
Ahmed Geneid
Finland

Vice-President
Ahmed Geneid
Finland
Prof. Ahmed Geneid is adjunct professor, laryngologist and phoniatrician. He is a head of department in Helsinki University Hospital of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Prof. Geneid is served as president and founding member of Finnish Laryngological Society and president of Union of the European Phoniatricians in addition to being currently vice-president and founding member of the International Association of TransVoice Surgeons. He leads a multidisciplinary team specifically focused on dealing with voice and swallowing patients in Helsinki University Hospital, Finland. Prof. Geneid authored over 75 peer-reviewed international articles and chapters of textbooks. In addition, he teaches regularly on different laryngology and phonosurgery topics. Prof. Geneid is merited as Finland’s ENT doctor of the year 2020 by Finnish association of Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. He also received different awards as best presenter for two times by Finnish association of Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. One of his articles received Journal of Voice Best Paper Award in 2013.

Board Member at Large
Nupur Kapoor Nerukar
India

Board Member at Large
Nupur Kapoor Nerukar
India
Dr. Nupur Kapoor Nerurkar is an ENT surgeon, who graduated in 1994 from KEM Hospital with a first rank in the Bombay University. Following her laryngology training in USA on the Hargobind fellowship in 2003, she is practicing exclusively as a laryngologist and is currently heading the Bombay Hospital Voice & Swallowing Center. Dr. Nerurkar is the DNB Co-ordinator of the ENT Department and Director of the Laryngology Fellowship program. She is Course Director of the Annual Phonosurgery Workshops being conducted at Bombay hospital since the past 17 years. Nupur is a past President of the Association of Phonosurgeons of India (APSI) and currently on the Governing Council. She is the Chief Editor of the “Textbook of Laryngology” which is the official APSI textbook and has authored an “Atlas of Phonomicrosurgery”. Nupur is a fellow of the American Laryngological Association, American Broncho-esophagological Association, Founder and Board member of the International Association of TransVoice Surgeons and Executive Committee member of the International Association of Phonosurgeons. She is focused in Phonomicrosurgery, Neurolaryngology, Laser surgeries for early glottic cancer and Pitch alteration surgeries.

Board Member at Large
Juan Carlos Casado
Spain

Board Member at Large
Juan Carlos Casado
Spain
Dr. Juan Carlos Casado Morente, a Medical Specialist in ORL, co-directs Otorhinolaryngology services at Quirón Hospital of Marbella and Costa del Sol Hospital. His doctoral thesis focused on vocal pathology, and he has authored books on voice disorders. As a frequent speaker at conferences and a professor at UCAM and UMA, he's a respected figure in the field. Additionally, he's a founding member of IATVS and actively contributes to various medical societies, including serving as President of the Commission of Laryngology, Voice, and Swallowing of the Spanish Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervico-facial Pathology.
