OP Timing:
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Qualifications & Education:
- MS (ENT) – Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur
- MBBS – M.S. Ramaiah Medical College and Teaching Hospitals, Bengaluru
- Mentor-Certified Advanced Training in Cochlear Implant Surgery – Dr. Hans Center for ENT, Hearing Care & Vertigo, New Delhi
- Anterior skull base surgery - working with prominent neurosurgical teams in Delhi & Bengaluru
Areas of Expertise:
- Cochlear Implant & Bone Conduction Implant Surgery
- Otology, Micro-ear surgery, Endoscopic ear surgery
- Rhinology & Anterior Skull Base Surgery
- Laryngology
- Pediatric ENT
- All Routine ENT Procedures
Professional Experience:
- Lead Consultant – ENT & Cochlear Implants, Vikram Aura Hospital, Bengaluru
- Lead & Senior Consultant – ENT, Hearing Implantology & Anterior Skull Base Surgery, Aster RV Hospital, Bengaluru
- Consultant – ENT & Cochlear Implant Surgery, Dr. Hans Center for ENT, Hearing Care & Vertigo, New Delhi
- Visiting Consultant – Pediatric ENT & Cochlear Implants, Madhukar Rainbow Children’s Hospital
- Visiting Consultant – ENT & Cochlear Implants, Fortis CDoc, Metro Hospitals NCR, SCI International Hospital, Saket Smart City Hospital, Venkateshwar Hospital
Workshops:
- Cochlear Implant Surgeon Workshop – MED-EL, Innsbruck, Austria
- Temporal Bone Workshop – Advanced Bionics, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Cochlear Implant Surgeon Workshop – Cochlear Clinical Skills Institute, Macquarie University, Sydney
- Skull Base & Rhinoplasty Workshop – SAIMS Hospital
- Temporal Bone Workshop – Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital Research Center
Conferences & Presentations:
- AOICON – 2012, 2013, 2014
- CIGICON – AIIMS (2014), Jaipur (2015), Kochi (2016)
- Poster & oral presentations in cochlear implant surgical techniques
- Surgeon for cochlear implant live surgery demonstrations – PGIMER Chandigarh & AOICON
- Faculty – AOICON 2023, AOICON 2024, CIGICON 2023, CIGICON 2024
Clinical Programs & Contributions:
- Leads Cochlear Implant Program at Aster Hospitals, Bengaluru
- Karnataka Cochlear Implant Program mentor (2023–present)
- Cochlear Implant Program under Bal Shravan Yojna, Government of Chhattisgarh
- Performed cochlear implant surgeries under ADIP Scheme
- Performed cochlear implant surgeries funded by Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund
Achievements:
- Gold Medalist – Physiology (MBBS)
- Rani Kanaka Memorial Award – Physiology
- Among the youngest surgeons in India to perform Cochlear Implant Surgery using VERIA Technique (at age 29)
- Independent experience of performing 400+ cochlear implant surgeries
Research & Publications:
- Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of lateral pharyngeal wall—A case series with literature review. Gujarat Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Nov 2012.
- Synchronous squamous cell carcinoma larynx and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma neck—A case report. National Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Feb 2013.
- Videostroboscopy study of larynx in primary school teachers. National Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, May 2014.
- Successful pregnancy and delivery in a rare case of pentalogy of Fallot with right aortic arch and absent left pulmonary artery. Indian Journal of Clinical Practice, Oct 2009.
- Collagen Dressing in Canal Wall Down Mastoidectomy – A Comparative Study.
- Cochlear Implant Surgery by the Veria Technique—How and Why? Our Experience from 1400 Cases, Hans JM, Prasad R.
Community Contributions:
- Cochlear implant surgeries for pediatric patients under Bal Shravan Yojna
- Cochlear implant surgeries under ADIP Scheme by the Government of India
- Cochlear implant surgeries for patients supported by PMNRF
Languages Known:
English, Kannada, and Hindi
