Male, 57 Years from Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Senior Consultant and Clinical Coordinator in ENT and Head-Neck Surgery
Special Interest in Implantation Otology, Cochlear Implants, Bone Anchored Hearing Aids, Neurotology

1 Clinical Fellowship in Neurotology, Toronto General Hospital Toronto Western Hospital Markham Stoufville Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada, 2006

2 PhD Doctor of Philosophy on dissertation: The Birmingham Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Programme: Quality of Life, Patient Satisfaction and Audiological Issues, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, University of Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2002

3 FRCS (ORL-HNS) Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of UK and Ireland in Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, Intercollegiate Speciality Board in Otolaryngology of the Royal Colleges of England, Edinburgh, Galsgow and Ireland, LONDON-EDINBURGH-GLASGOW-DUBLIN, 2001

4 FRCS Ed Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in ENT, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, EDINBURGH, 1998

5 DLO-RCS (Eng) Diploma in Laryngology and Otology, Royal College of Surgeons of England, LONDON, 1997

6 MS (ENT) Master of Surgery in ENT, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, MUMBAI, 1994

7 DNB (ORL) Diplomate of the National Board in Otorhinolaryngology, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, NBE-NEW DELHI, 1994

8 DORL Diploma in Oto-rhino-laryngology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai, 1993

9 MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, St John's Medical College and Hospital, BANGALORE, 1990

1. Association of Otolaryngologists of India (AOI), India (Life Member) 1994

2. Association of Otolaryngologists of India, Bangalore Branch (Life Member) 1994

3. St John’s Medical College Alumni Association, Bangalore, India 1994

4. St. John’s Medical College Research Society, Bangalore, India 1994

5. Midland Institute of Otology (MIO), Birmingham, UK 1995
6. British Medical Association (BMA), London, UK 1996

7. British Association of Paediatric Otolaryngologists (BAPO), London, UK 1996

8. British Association of Otolaryngologists (BAO-HNS), London, UK 1996

9. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK 1997

10. The Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK 1997

11. ENT News Editorial Board (Reviewer), Edinburgh, UK 1998
12. ENT News Editorial Board (Assistant Editor, News and Liaison), UK 2000

13. Cochrane Collaboration, ENT Diseases Review Group, Oxford, UK 2000
14. Fellow of the Intercollegiate Specialty Board in Otolaryngology, UK 2001

15. The Foundation for Head and Neck Oncology, India (Founder member) 2001

16. The Bangalore Ear Foundation, CBCI Society for Medical Education, India 2002

17. ENT News Editorial Board (Section Editor, NewsRound), Edinburgh, UK 2002

18. Rotary International – Bangalore South Parade Club (RI Dist 3190) 2002

19. Panel of Examiners – Diplomate of the National Board (DNBE), India 2002

19. Landmark Education – International 2002

20. Visiting Faculty, Madras ENT Research Foundation (MERF), Chennai, India 2002

21. Visiting Faculty, University of Nijmegen, Netherlands 2002

22. Cochlear Implant Group of India (CIGI), (Founder Secretary) 2003

23. Peer Review Board, Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Mumbai, India 2003

24. Assistant Editor, Journal of Laryngology and Otology (JLO), UK 2003

25. Parikrma Foundation, Bangalore, India 2003

26. Peer Review Board, Otology-Neurotology, California, USA 2003

27. Editorial Board, Internet Journal of Otorhinolaryngology 2003

28. Global Academy of Tropical Surgery, Cairo, Egypt (Founder-member) 2004

29. General Secretary, ORL-HNS Society, Emirates Medical Association 2004

30. Rotary International – Rotary Club of Dubai 2004

31. Panel of Examiners - Intercollegiate MRCS Examinations, the Royal
Colleges of Surgeons of England, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Ireland 2005

32. ENT News Editorial Board (Section Editor, NewsRound, Fellowship News
and CME Series), Edinburgh, UK 2006

33. Toronto Neurotology Fellowship Group, Canada 2006

34. Indian Medical Association – Life Member 2006

35. General Secretary, Association of Otolaryngologists of India (AOI),
Bangalore Branch 2007

APOLLO INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALS
APOLLO CLINICS
ASHADEEP ENT CENTRE
BANGALORE

Cochlear Implantation , BAHA (Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Implantation) , Vibrant Soudnbridge Implantation , Functional Endoscopic Sinonasal Surgery (FESS) , Balloon Sinuplasty , Phonosurgery

OTOLOGY
NEUROTOLOGY
IMPLANTATION OTOLOGY
ALLERGIC RHINOSINUS DISEASE
MANAGEMENT OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT
MANAGEMENT OF VERTIGO
MANAGEMENT OF HEADACHE
MANAGEMENT OF VOICE DISORDERS
MANAGEMENT OF SNORING AND SLEEP APNEA
MANAGEMENT OF AUDITORY NEUROPATHY

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONOURS
• 1979 First Rank holder at the District Level Common Examinations for 7th
Standard, Bangalore District, India
• 1982 Second Rank holder at the State Level Common Examinations for the
Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC), Karnataka State, India
• 1984 Third Rank holder at the State Level Common Examinations for
Pre-university level (PUC II) (12th Standard), Science Group, Karnataka State, India
• 1986 The ADOS Scholarship for Anatomy
• 1986 The Major General S L Bhatia Prize for Physiology
• 1986 Certificates of Honour in Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry
• 1986 The Late Dr Fred Saldhana Prize for I MBBS
• 1987 Shri P P Nayak and Shri Nagappa Prize for Pharmacology
• 1987 The Bishop Alphonsus Mathias Prize for Microbiology
• 1987 The Late Dr A J Lobo Memorial Prize for Pathology
• 1987 The Major Dr K Padmanabha Menon Memorial Prize for Community Health
• 1987 The Paul Abrao Memorial Prize for Forensic Medicine
• 1987 Certificates of Honour in Pharmacology, Pathology and Microbiology
• 1987 Certificates of Merit in Community Medicine and Forensic Medicine
• 1989 Mr P S Ananthanarayan Memorial Prize for Otolaryngology
• 1989 Smt Aleyamma Thanagatt Memorial Prize in Ophthalmology
• 1989 The Catholic Medical Guild of St Luke Prize for First in Final MBBS
• 1989 Rank Certificates for first in Internal Medicine, ENT and Ophthalmology
• 1989 Certificates of Honour in Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology
• 1989 Dr N K Apte Prize and Gold Medal of the Association of
Otolaryngologists of India
• 1989 Batch of 1979 Prize and Medal for Paediatrics
• 1990 The Dr H J Mehta Prize for best research, St John's Research Society
• 1991 Dr C V Shankarambal Gold Medal for Pathology (Bangalore University)
• 1991 The Victoria Hospital Golden Jubilee Commemoration Gold Medal for
Medicine, Surgery and Pathology & Bacteriology (Bangalore University)
• 1991 Rajasevasakta Dr B K Narayanarao Memorial Gold Medal for the Best outgoing
Candidate (Bangalore University)
• 1991 Padmabhushan Dr M C Modi Gold Medal for Ophthalmology (Bangalore U)
• 1991 Dr Authi Keshavalu Memorial Gold Medal for highest marks in I, II, III MBBS
Examinations (Bangalore University)
• 1991 Smt Muniyamma and Thimmaiah Gold Medal for the Best Outgoing Candidate
(Bangalore University)
• 1991 Sri R Gundu Rao Gold Medal for Preventive and Social Medicine (Bangalore U)
• 1991 Sri F M Khan Gold Medal for Pharmacology (Bangalore University)
• 1991 The Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists Gold Medal for Microbiology
(Bangalore University)
• 1991 Sri B K Garudachar Centenary Commemoration Prize for best MBBS candidate
(Bangalore University)
• 1991 Sri T R Shamanna Prize for best MBBS candidate (Bangalore University)
• 1991 Sri Kaverappa Prize in Ophthalmology (Bangalore University)
• 1991 First Rank holder at the MBBS Examinations, Bangalore University
• 1991 Pope Paul VI Award and Gold Medal: Best Outgoing Medical Student,
St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore
• 1991 Pfizer Scholar and Postgraduate Medical Award, Pfizer Ltd, Bombay
University
• 1999 Best Clinical Audit Presentation prize - West Midlands Registrar Training,
City Hospital, Birmingham, for ‘Three cycles of a Tonsillectomy Haemorrhage
Audit from a District General Hospital'
• 1999 Radiology Quiz prize - West Midlands Registrar Training, City Hospital,
Birmingham
• 2001 Junior Doctors’ Presentation Prize (II), Midland Institute of
Otolaryngology Meeting, Birmingham, for the paper, Surgical
Complications Audit -The Midlands Adult Cochlear Implants Programme
• 2002 Awarded Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Nijmegen University, Netherlands

TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP AWARDS:
• July 1994 - The TATA Scholarship for Higher Surgical Training abroad, instituted by the J N TATA Memorial Foundation, Bombay, India

• July 1995 - The British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology (B.A.C.O) Fellowship for the Ninth British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology, Manchester, UK

• July 1998 - The Glaxo-Wellcome Medical Fellowship for the European Rhinological Society (ERS) Conference and the International Symposium on Infection and Allergy of the Nose (ISIAN), Vienna, Austria

• July 1999 - The Entific Medical Systems (Nobel Biocare) Fellowship for the Tenth British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology (BACO), Cambridge, UK

• January and February 2000 - The TWJ Foundation and Sir Geoffrey Bateman Fellowship for advanced otological and neurotological training; Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI), Harvard-Boston; University California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco; House Ear Institute Advanced Otology Course, Los Angeles and the 6th International Cochlear Implantation Conference, Miami, USA

• April 2001 - The Journal of Laryngology and Otology (JLO) Travel Fellowship for advanced training in Otology, Audiology, Implantation Otology and Osseointegration; University of Gothenburg, Sweden and University of Nijmegen, Netherlands

• June 2001 - The British Skull Base Society Scholarship to attend and present a paper at the European Skull Base Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark