Abdul-Latif Hamdan, MD, EMBA, MHM, PGD (SI), FACS is currently a Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Head of the Division of Laryngology and Director of " Hamdan Voice and Swallowing Unit" at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC), Adjunct Professor at the Department of the Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine. He is the author of 218 publications and 11 books. He is the founder of the "Hamdan Voice and Swallowing Unit" at AUBMC, the Lebanese Voice Association, the "Hamdan International Award" at the Voice Foundation, the Voice Foundation Lebanon chapter, and the “Resident Research Award” at AUBMC.