Course Director

Professor Alaa Gaafar
Professor, Alexandria Medical School,Alexandria,Egypt
Phone: (+2) 0122 743 5699
Email: gaafar_a@hotmail.com
Professor, Alexandria Medical School,Alexandria,Egypt
Phone: (+2) 0122 743 5699
Email: gaafar_a@hotmail.com
Date & Venue
Date: 20-22 May
International Guest Faculty

Andrew J. McWhorter USA
Professor, Laryngology & Voice Disorders, LSU Health Sciences Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Professor, Laryngology & Voice Disorders, LSU Health Sciences Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Course Content
A 3-day hands-on/Live Surgery course:
1st day: Lectures & Video presentations:
1st day: Lectures & Video presentations:
- Basic principles and different types of laser used in ENT surgery.
- Laser surgery instrumentation, safety & precautions.
- Recent updates about the use of Laser in different pharyngeal & Laryngeal diseases.
2nd day: Hands-on dissection:
- Hands-on training performed on fresh frozen Head & Neck Specimens covering the most common laser procedures in laryngeal & pharyngeal Surgery and basic airway management procedures a well.
3rd day: Live Surgery:
- Live surgery will be transmitted from the operating room with live interactive discussion.
Course Fees
Course Details | Local Participants* | Participants from abroad** |
Lectures & Live Surgery (two days) | 2500 EGP | 300 USD |
lectures, Hands-on & Live Surgery (three days) | 6500 EGP | 850 USD |
* Egyptian participants with current work in Egypt.
** Participants currently work outside Egypt.

Method of Payment
Payment can be made by one of the following methods:
- Cash: at the ORL Friendship Society, Alexandria.
- Check payable to:
جمعية أصدقاء مرضي الأنف والأذن والحنجرة بالاسكندریة
Gameat Asdekaa Marda Alanf Wa Alozon Wa Alhangara* - Bank transfer to:
Commercial International Bank (CIB)
Sultan Hussein Branch- Alexandria- EGYPT
Swift code: CIBEEGCX003
Account name:
جمعية أصدقاء مرضي الأنف والأذن والحنجرة بالاسكندریة
Gameat Asdekaa Marda Alanf Wa Alozon Wa Alhangara*
Account number (Internationals): 0389326653 (USD)
Account number (Egyptians): 0389021197 (EGP)
** The account name must be written in Arabic OR English with the same spelling as shown above.