1. Faculty members and their research interest:
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Name of the Faculty & Designation |
Research Interest |
E-mail Address |
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Dr.S. Gopalakrishnan, Professor and Head |
Micro ear & laryngeal surgery including head and neck cancer surgery |
suriagk*rediffmail.com |
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Dr. Sunil Kumar Saxena, Associate Professor |
Head and neck cancer surgery |
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2. No. of Post-graduate admission per year:
M.S - 2
3. Highlights of patient care:
§ Micro ear and laryngeal surgeries other than routine types of mastoidectomies for unsafe ears.
§ Head and neck surgeries for malignancies of larynx and pharynx.
§ Routine surgeries like adeno tonsillectomies, grommet insertions, myringotomies, etc.
§ Routine direct laryngoscopies, bronchoscopies, oesophagoscopies for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
§ Video monitored functional endoscopic nasal and para nasal surgeries.
§ Radical surgeries like maxillectomies for malignancy of maxilla, ethomoidectomy.
§ Lateral rhinotomy, medial maxillectomy and trans palatine operations for juvenile naso pharyngeal angio fibromas other than routine intra nasal procedures like nasal polypectomies.
4. Special equipments available:
§ ZEISS OPMI microscopes with facilities for simultaneous recording of the procedure and microscope of indigenous make.
§ Cabinet harboring video monitored nasal endoscopic sinus surgical instruments.
§ Rigid endoscopes like direct laryngoscopes(self retaining) bronchoscopes, osopharyngoscopes of various sizes.
§ GSI 61 impedance audiometer.
§ GSI 33 clinical audiometer.
§ Flexible Naso-pharyngo laryngoscope.
5. Major research activities:
v Comparative study of temporalis facia graft and vein graft in myringoplasty.
v Comparison of efficacy of functional endoscopic sinus surgery and conventional intranasal polypectomy in ethmoidal polyposis.
v A clinical study of malignancies of maxilla and its management.
v Effectiveness of adenoidectomy alone and adenoidectomy with grommet insertion in management of secretory otitis media.
v Efficacy of microdebrider in functional endoscopic sinus surgery.
v Factors in influencing the outcome after stepedotomy in Otosclerosis.
6. Other notable achievements/contribution to health sciences:
Department has been taking part in the community based health services like monthly special camps in rural areas for early detection of cancer (under National Cancer Control Programme) in addition to regular camps connected with ROME Scheme.