Director, Medikeri super specialty ENT Center, Bangalore
Work experience: Consultant ENT surgeon for 45years & Implantation otology for 21years.
Teaching experience: 20years, MS Ramaiah medical college, Bangalore & Sri Siddhartha medical college, Tumkur
Gold medal in ENT at MBBS , KMC Hubli, 1977.
1st Rank in MS (ENT) examination, University of Bombay, 1981.
FICS by International college of Surgeons, Chicago, USA in 1994 .
FRCS by Royal college of Surgeons, Glasgow, UK. In 2018.
Past President of AOI, Bangalore for 3years,
Past President of AOI, Karnataka, for 2years,
Past President of Cochlear implant group of India 2015-17.
Invited guest lectures in both National & International ENT & Cochlear implant conferences.
Guest faculty in many National ENT workshops.
Mentorship: 45 ENT surgeons in India and 5 ENT surgeons abroad in Cochlear implant surgery.
Areas of Interest: Deafness surgery, Endoscopic sinus surgery, Micro laryngeal surgery & Organizing Conferences & Workshops.
Technical member, Karnataka government funded RBSK scheme for Cochlear implantation.
Cochlear implant surgeon & Chairman Clinical trials, Indigenous Cochlear implant project “SRAVAN”
President, Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2024-25.
Invited guest lectures in both National & International ENT & Cochlear implant conferences.
Guest faculty in many National ENT workshops.
Mentorship: 45 ENT surgeons in India and 5 ENT surgeons abroad in Cochlear implant surgery.
Areas of Interest: Deafness surgery, Endoscopic sinus surgery, Micro laryngeal surgery & Organizing Conferences & Workshops.
Technical member, Karnataka government funded RBSK scheme for Cochlear implantation.
Cochlear implant surgeon & Chairman Clinical trials, Indigenous Cochlear implant project “SRAVAN”
President, Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2024-25.