Dr. VIJAYA KRISHNAN P |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS: |
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* M.B.B.S : 2000 (Tirunelveli) * D.L.O : 2004 (Madurai) * D.N.B : 2007 (Chennai) * M.N.A.M.S. : 2012 (New Delhi) * PhD (registered, ongoing) : 2013(Chennai) |
WORK EXPERIENCE: |
* Consultant at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai, August 2009 to till date and Heads the Dept. of Snoring & Sleep Apnoea. * Consultant at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Mandaiveli Centre, Chennai, March 2008 to till date. * Senior Registrar in ENT, Madras ENT Research Foundation, from February 2007 to March 2008. * Postgraduate DNB trainee in Otolaryngology, Madras ENT Research Foundation, from February 2005 to January 2007. * Junior Registrar in ENT, Madras ENT Research Foundation, from September 2004 to January 2005. * Postgraduate trainee in Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology, Madurai Medical College, Madurai Dec 2002 to Aug 2004. * Tutor, Department of Pathology, Vinayaka Mission Medical College, Karaikal, Pondycherry, from Feb 2002 to Nov 2002. * Tutor, Department of Microbiology, Vinayaka Mission Medical College, Karaikal, Pondycherry, from Aug 2000 to Jan 2002. |
MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED SOCIETIES & SCIENTIFIC BODIES: |
*International Scientific Committee member of the 6th World Congress on Sleep Medicine in Korea *Member of World Association of Sleep Medicine *Life Member of Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnoea *Member of the Cochlear Implant Group of India *Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India *Life member, Association of Otolaryngologists of India *Life member, Association of Otolaryngologists of India, Tamil Nadu Chapter & Chennai City Branch |
AWARDS DISTINCTIONS AND ACADEMIC ACHEIVEMENTS: |
* Won the First Prize at the VERTIGO Quiz 2005 Contest conducted at Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai. * Won the Second prize at the 6th Annual conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India, Bangalore, November, 2008 for Surgical Oral poster presentation titled "Prospective Study of Vestibular Changes in Cochlear Implantees". |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: |
* Teaching Faculty, Department of Microbiology, Vinayaka Mission Medical College, Karaikal, Pondycherry. (2000 – 2002) * Teaching Faculty, Department of Pathology, Vinayaka Mission Medical College, Karaikal, Pondycherry (2002) * Teaching Faculty for B.Sc & Diploma in Nursing Courses & BASLP Course at MERF-Institute of Speech & Hearing, Chennai (2007 - till date) * Teaching Faculty & Thesis Co-Guide for DNB (ENT) postgraduate students, at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai - NBE Accredited Institute (2007 – till date) |
SURGICAL EXPERIENCE: |
* Well trained in all Basic & Advanced ENT - Head & Neck surgeries, at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai * Special surgical training in Coblation at Euro Sleep Clinic, Bergen, Norway * Well trained in Surgeries for Snoring & Sleep Disorders at MERF (2007 onwards) * Well trained in performing Bone Anchored Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implantation |
SPECIALIZED TRAINING: |
* Training course on Sleep related Breathing Disorders, at Euro Sleep Clinic, Bergen, Norway, Nov 2010 * Attended the Visiting Physician program at House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, USA, Apr 2014 |
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: |
* Cochlear Implantation in Ossified Cochlea - MERF Experience M.Kameswaran, R.S.A.Kumar, S.Murali, V.Krishnan Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Vol.57, No. 4, pp 327-329, Oct - Dec 2005 * Primary Nasal Tuberculosis – A Case Report M. Kameswaran, S.Murali, V.Krishnan Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Vol. 59, No.1, pp 87 - 89, January – March 2007 * Totally Implantable Hearing Aid – Surgical technique and the first Indian experience with Envoy Esteem Sathiya Murali, P. Vijaya Krishnan, Tanmay Bansal, K. Karthikeyan, Kiran Natarajan, Mohan Kameswaran Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery July – Sept 2009, 61: 245 – 251 * Magnet Migration in a Cochlear Implantee – A Serendipitous Diagnosis S. Raghunandhan , P. Vijaya Krishnan, Srividya Prashanth, Sathiya Murali, Mohan Kameswaran Indian Journal of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery Vol 62, number 2 (2010) 181 – 185 * A Rational Approach to the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome P. Vijaya Krishnan, S. Raghunandhan, R. S. Anand Kumar, Mohan Kameswaran Indian Journal of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery 2012 Doi: 10.1007/s12070-011-0389-9 * Endolymphatic Sac Tumour: A Neoplastic Cause for Meniere's Syndrome S. Raghunandhan, P. Vijaya Krishnan, Sathiya Murali, R. S. Anand Kumar, Mohan Kameswaran Indian Journal of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery 2011 Doi: 10.1007/s12070-011-0395-3 * Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome – An Overview P. Vijaya Krishnan, Mohan Kameswaran Gujarat Journal of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery Vol 8 Number 2 Dec 2011 – Editorial article * Randomized Comparative Study of Adenotonsillectomy by Conventional and Coblation method for Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Vijaya Krishnan Paramasivan, Senthil Vadivu Arumugam, Mohan Kameswaran International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 76 (2012) 816 – 821 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.02.049 * Prevalence of sleep abnormalities and their association among Hypothyroid patients in Indian population P. Vijaya Krishnan, A. Senthil Vadivu, Ashish Alappatt, Mohan Kameswaran International Journal of Sleep Medicine Doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2012.07.006 * Cochlear implantation and cardiac associations Senthil Vadivu Arumugam, Raghunandhan Sampath, Vijaya Krishnan Paramasivan, Madhan Mohan, Mohan Kameswaran International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.05.019 * A study of the efficacy and outcomes of hearing preservation technique in cochlear implantees with residual hearing – experience in Indian patients Dr. Ashish Alappatt, Dr. Vijaya Krishnan Paramasivan, Dr. Senthil Vadivu Arumugam, Dr. Raghunandhan Sampath, Prof. Mohan Kameswaran International Journal of Hearing Science *Comparison of treatment modalities in syndromic children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea—A randomized cohort study-Shyam Sudhakar Sudarsan, Vijaya Krishnan Paramasivan, Senthil Vadivu Arumugam, Sathiya Murali, Mohan Kameswaran International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 78 (2014) 1526–1533 |
RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA & MEETINGS: |
* "Glomus Tumour – MERF Experience" - Paper presented at the 1st South Zone & 9th Tamil Nadu State Conference of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India held at Pondicherry in September 2005 * Presented a paper on "Primary Nasal Tuberculosis" in Chennai AOI City Meet, Chennai, June 2006 * Presented a paper on "Recurrent Pleomorphic Adenoma Of Parotid" in Clinical Pathological meet at Madras ENT Research Foundation, April 2007. * Presented a paper on "A Rare Lesion in the Rare Site – Fibrous Dysplasia" in Clinical Pathological meet at Madras ENT Research Foundation, August 2007. * "Cochlear Endoscopy – An Utopian Dream" paper presented at the 11th Tamil Nadu state Conference of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India held at Trichy in September 2007. * "Cochlear Endoscopy – An Utopian Dream" paper presented at the 5th Cochlear Implant Group of India conference, Pune, Nov 2007 * "Cochlear Implantation In Corpus Callosum Agenesis" - Poster Presentation at the 5th Cochlear Implant Group of India conference, Pune, Nov 2007 * "Surgery for Sleep Apnoea - A Rational approach" Paper presented at the Tamil Nadu State Conference of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India held at Mahabalipuram in September 2008. * "A Prospective Study of Vestibular Changes in Cochlear Implantees" - Oral Poster Presentation at the 6th Cochlear Implant Group of India conference, Bangalore, Nov 2008 * "Surgery for Sleep Apnoea - A Rational approach" Paper presented at the International Conference On Sleep Disorders, SLEEPCON 2009, Chennai, April 2009 * "Silent Snoring – An Enigma" Paper presented at the 62nd Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India AOICON 2010, Mumbai, January 2010 * Lecture on "Role of Nasal Resistance in OSAS" at Live Surgical Workshop on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome, WOSAK 2010 Cochin, Kerala, October 2010 * "Silent Snoring – An Enigma" – Oral Presentation at the 4th International World Sleep Congress and 5th Conference of the Canadian Sleep Society in Quebec City, Canada, September 10-15, 2011 * "A Rational Approach to the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome" – Poster Presentation at the 4th International World Sleep Congress and 5th Conference of the Canadian Sleep Society in Quebec City, Canada, September 10-15, 2011 * "Prevalence of sleep abnormalities and their association among hypothyroid patients in Indian population" – Poster Presentation at the 4th International World Sleep Congress and 5th Conference of the Canadian Sleep Society in Quebec City, Canada, September 10-15, 2011 * "A Prospective study of Objective Assessment of vestibular changes in Cochlear Implantees" - Poster Presentation at the 28th Politzer Society Meeting, Athens, Greece, September 28 – October 1, 2011 * "Objective Assessment of Audiological outcomes after Auditory Brainstem Implantation In neurofibromatosis Type 2 and Non Neurofibromatosis patients" - Oral Presentation at the 28th Politzer Society Meeting, Athens, Greece, September 28 – October 1, 2011 * "Study of efficacy and outcomes of hearing preservation techniques in cochlear implantees with residual hearing" - Poster Presentation at the 28th Politzer Society Meeting, Athens, Greece, September 28 – October 1, 2011 * "Prevalence of sleep abnormalities and their association among hypothyroid patients in Indian population" – Oral Presentation at the 4th International Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery Conference organized by Society of Otolaryngologist and Head-Neck Surgeons of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 2011 * Lecture on "When and how to use CPAP" at the 1st Surgical Workshop on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea with hands on Cadaveric Dissection Course, MAEER'S MIMER Medical College, Talegaon, Dabhade, February 2012 * Lecture on "Multilevel Surgery for OSAS" at the 1st Live Surgical Workshop on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea with hands on Cadaveric Dissection Course, JJ Medical College, Mumbai, June 2012 * Lecture on "Polysomnogram: What the ENT Surgeon must know" at the 1st Live Surgical Workshop on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea with hands on Cadaveric Dissection Course, JJ Medical College, Mumbai, June 2012 * Presented paper on "Cardiac co morbidities in cochlear implantation" in CIGICON 2012 Ahmedabad, November 2012 * Lecture on "Recent Advances in Clinical Evaluation & Management of Sleep Apnoea" in the International Conference on Integrated Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Agra, December 2012 * Lecture on "Newer concepts for evaluation of surgical outcomes in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea" in the Live Surgical workshop on Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Sleep Apnoea and Snoring, Hyderabad, December 2012 * Lecture on " Hyoid Advancement in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea" in the 65th Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India AOICON 2013, Pune, January 2013 * "Comparison of Treatment Modalities in Syndromic Children with OSAS" – Oral Presentation in the 65th Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India AOICON 2013, Pune, January 2013 * "Surgical Management of OSAS – an overview" – Poster Presentation in the 65th Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India AOICON 2013, Pune, January 2013 * Lecture on "Assessment & Protocols for Management of Sleep Apnoea - The Indian Perspective" in the 1st National Conference on Snoring & Sleep Apnoea, Chennai, February 2013 * Lecture on "Management of Lower Tongue Base Obstruction in OSAS" in the 1st National Conference on Snoring & Sleep Apnoea, Chennai, February 2013 * Lecture on "Polysomnogram: What the ENT Surgeon must know" in the Symposia on Snoring & OSA for Otolaryngologist, Raja Rajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, May 2013 * Lecture on "Management of Lower Tongue Base Obstruction in OSAS" in the Symposia on Snoring & OSA for Otolaryngologist, Raja Rajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, May 2013 * Instructional Course on "Surgical Management of OSAS" in the World Congress, 20th International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (IFOS 2013), Seoul, Korea June, 2013 * Invited Guest Lecture on "Role of Dynamic MRI in Diagnosing Base Tongue Obstruction" in the Live surgery course on Base Tongue Surgery for OSA, Mumbai, July 2013 * Invited Guest Lecture on "External Approach to Base Tongue" in the Live surgery course on Base Tongue Surgery for OSA, Mumbai, July 2013 * Invited Guest Lecture on "Management of Lower Tongue Base Collapse" in the Singapore 4th Sleep Surgery Course, Singapore, Aug 2013 * Invited Guest Lecture on "Role of Dynamic MRI in OSAS" in the Singapore 4th Sleep Surgery Course, Singapore, Aug 2013 * Invited Guest Lecture on "Assessment of Surgical Outcomes in OSAS" in the Singapore 4th Sleep Surgery Course, Singapore, Aug 2013 * Moderated a Symposium on "Is there a Role for Surgery in OSAS" in the 5th World Congress on Sleep Medicine, Valencia, Spain, Sept 2013 * Invited Guest Lecture on "Pediatric OSAS – Current Strategy in the Management" in the Annual World Congress of Pediatrics 2013, Dalian, China, Oct 2013 * Invited Guest Lecture on "OSAS Overview" in the AOI Kannur Branch city meet, Kannur, Nov 2013 * Invited Guest Lecture on "Bone Anchored Hearing Aid" in the Pediatric Deafness Programme under the auspices of National Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengalpet Medical College, Chengalpet, Dec 2013 * Invited Guest Lecture on "Current Strategy & Decision Making in the Management of OSAS" in the Annual Conference of Maharastra AOI, Pune, December 2013 * Invited Guest Lecture on "Non Surgical Management for OSAS" 2nd Intensive Snoring and Sleep Apnea Hands-on Workshop in the 8th International Pan ARABFOS Conference, Dubai, UAE, Jan 2014 * Invited Guest Lecture on "Polysomnogram: What the ENT Surgeon must know" in the 8th International Pan ARABFOS Conference, Dubai, UAE, Jan 2014 * Invited Guest Lecture on "Role of Dynamic MRI in OSAS" in the 8th International Pan ARABFOS Conference, Dubai, UAE, Jan 2014 * Invited Guest Lecture on "Management of Tongue Base Collapse in OSAS" in the 8th International Pan ARABFOS Conference, Dubai, UAE, Jan 2014 * Invited Guest Faculty & "Moderated Cross fire session on OSAS" at the 2nd National Conference on Snoring & Sleep Apnoea, Calicut, February 2014 * Invited Guest Lecture on "How to choose the treatment modality in OSAS" at the Annual Otolaryngology Review 2013, Mumbai, February 2014 * Invited Guest Faculty & Demonstrated live surgery on Palate and Hyoid advancement for OSAS at the Live Surgical Workshop on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Kolkatta, April 2014 * Invited Guest Faculty & debated on the topic "Improvement of Quality of Life - surgical management or CPAP in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea" & Live Surgical Demonstration at the Live Surgical Workshop on Advanced Diagnosis and Management on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Hyderabad, May 2014 As a Chair Person in Conferences* Chair Person for Guest Lecture at "62nd Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India AOICON 2010", Mumbai, January 2010 * Chair Person for PG Award paper at the "65th Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India AOICON 2013", Pune, January 2013 As a Panelist in Conferences & Symposias* As a Panelist in Live Surgical Workshop on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome, WOSAK 2010 Cochin, Kerala, October 2010 * As a Panelist in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome, 63rd All India AOI Conference 2011, at Chennai, Jan 2011 * As a Panelist in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome, 7th SAARC ENT Congress, Nepal, May 2011 * As a Panelist in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome in AOI – 7th South Zone & Kerala State ENT Conference 2011 at Calicut, October 2011 * As a Panelist in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome, 4th International Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery Conference organized by Society of Otolaryngologist and Head-Neck Surgeons of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 2011 * As a Panelist in OSAS at the 1st Surgical Workshop on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea with hands on Cadaveric Dissection Course, MAEER'S MIMER Medical College, Talegaon, Dabhade, February 2012 * As a Panelist in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome in AOI – 8th South Zone & 31st AP State Annual Conference 2012 at Vijayawada, October 2012 * As a Panelist in M.M.Patil Neelaja Symposium - Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome, in Maharashtra State ENT Conference 2012, Nanded, November 2012 * As a Panelist in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome at the 66th Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India AOICON 2014, Mysore, January 2014 Live Surgical and Cadaver Demonstration* Invited Guest Faculty & Demonstrated live surgery on Palatal Surgery for OSAS at the "Live surgical Workshop on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea – 2011" at Chennai, December 2011 * Invited Guest Faculty & Demonstrated Cadaver dissection of Genioglossus and Hyoid advancement for OSAS at the "1st Surgical Workshop on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea with hands on Cadaveric Dissection Course", MAEER'S MIMER Medical College, Talegaon, Dabhade, February 2012 * Invited Guest Faculty & Demonstrated live surgery on Hyoid advancement for OSAS and Cadaver dissection of Genioglossus and Hyoid advancement for OSAS at the "1st Live Surgical Workshop on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea with hands on Cadaveric Dissection Course", JJ Medical College, Mumbai, June 2012 * Invited Guest Faculty & Demonstrated live surgery on Hyoid advancement for OSAS "Live Surgical workshop on Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Sleep Apnoea and Snoring", Hyderabad, December 2012 * Invited Guest Faculty & Demonstrated live surgery on Palatal surgery and Hyoid advancement for OSAS "Live Surgical workshop in the 1st National Conference on Snoring & Sleep Apnoea", Chennai, February 2013 * Demonstrated live surgery on Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Implant Surgery at the 50th Otological Micro Surgical Workshop at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai, July 2013 * Invited Guest Faculty & Cadaver demonstration of Genioglossus and Hyoid advancement for OSAS at the "Singapore 4th Sleep Surgery Course", Singapore, Aug 2013 * Invited Guest Faculty for the Instructional Course & Cadaver demonstration of Genioglossus and Hyoid advancement for OSAS at the "66th Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India AOICON 2014", Mysore, January 2014 * Invited Guest Faculty & Cadaver demonstration of Genioglossus and Hyoid advancement for OSAS of at the "8th International Pan ARABFOS Conference", Dubai, UAE, Jan 2014 * Invited Guest Faculty & Demonstrated live surgery on Palatal surgery and Hyoid advancement for OSAS at the "2nd National Conference on Snoring & Sleep Apnoea", Calicut, February 2014 * Invited Guest Faculty & Demonstrated live surgery on Palatal surgery and Hyoid advancement for OSAS at the "Live Surgical Workshop on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea", Kolkatta, April 2014 * Invited Guest Faculty & Live Surgical Demonstration at the "Live Surgical Workshop on Advanced Diagnosis and Management on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea", Hyderabad, May 2014 |
COUNTRIES VISITED FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSE: |
* Norway, Nov 2010 - Training course on Sleep related Breathing Disorders, at Euro Sleep Clinic, Bergen * Nepal, May 2011 - Attended the 7th SAARC ENT Congress, Kathmandu * Canada, Sept 2011 - Attended the 4th International World Sleep Congress and 5th Conference of the Canadian Sleep Society, Quebec * Greece, Oct 2011 - Attended the 28th Politzer society meeting, Athens * Bangladesh, Nov 2011 - Attended the 4th International Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery Conference organized by Society of Otolaryngologist and Head-Neck Surgeons of Bangladesh, Dhaka * Korea, June 2013- Attended the World Congress, 20th International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (IFOS 2013), Seoul * Singapore, Aug 2013 - Faculty Member in the Singapore 4th Sleep Surgery Course * Spain, Sept 2013 - Attended the 5th World Congress on Sleep Medicine, Valencia * China, Oct 2013 - Attended the Annual World Congress of Pediatrics 2013, Dalian * UAE, Jan 2014 - Attended the 2nd Intensive Snoring and Sleep Apnea Hands-on Workshop in the 8th International Pan ARABFOS Conference, Dubai * USA, April 2014 - Attended House Ear Institute for the Visiting Physician Program, Los Angeles |
PROFFESSIONAL CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA, MEETINGS ORGANIZED / ATTENDED – NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL: |
* Attended National Conference on Family Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, 2001 * Live Temporal bone dissection & Ear surgery course Basavanagudi ENT care centre – Bangalore, March 2003. * Attended Live Surgical Workshop on Basic ENT at Madurai, April 2003. * Attended the 7th AOI Tamil Nadu State ENT conference, Tanjore 2003 * Participated Hands on FESS workshop at Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai, November 2003 * Live Temporal bone dissection & Ear surgery course Basavanagudi ENT care centre – Bangalore, December 2003 * Participated "22nd Temporal Bone Workshop" at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai, February 2004. * Attended "CME Programme & Live Surgical Demonstration" Organized by Harvey Clinic, Rajapalayam, April 2004. * Attended "Basic ENT Workshop" at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai, August 2004. * Attended the 8th AOI Tamil Nadu State ENT conference, Madurai 2004 * Attended the 2nd Cochlear Implant Group of India conference, Chennai, Oct 2004 * Attended workshop on 'CSOM-Surgical Aspects' Organised by Department of ENT, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, January 2005. * Attended workshop on 'Role of Fungus in Sinusitis and treatment protocols' at the "Advanced Endoscopic Nasal & Skull Base Surgery –Current Trends" held by Sundaram Medical Foundation Dr. Rangarajan Memorial Hospital, Chennai, February 2005. * Attended The Prof. Dr. R.Nanjunda Rao Endowment Oration on 'Neural Prosthetics and the Auditory system "A Window to the Future' at The Tamil Nadu Dr. M G R Medical University, Chennai, March 2005. * Attended Lecture on 'Laser in Rhinology' at the Ramachandra Laser Update 2005, organised by Sri Ramachandra Medical University, Porur, April 2005 * 1st Amrita Head & Neck Oncology Post Graduate Teaching Programme, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, May 2005 * Attended ENT Update Workshop at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai, July 2005 * Participated Hands on FESS & Live surgical workshop at KEM Hospitals, Pune, September 2005 * Attended the 9th AOI Tamil Nadu State ENT conference & 1st South Zone Conference, Pondicherry 2005 * Attended Lecture on 'Hearing loss in Children' organized by MEDICON 2005, 80th National Conference of IMA, hosted by Tamilnadu State Branch, Chennai, December 2005 * Attended Oration on 'Auditory Neural Prosthesis-a window to the future' organized by the Dept of ENT, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Feb 2006. * Attended the 4th Cochlear Implant Group of India conference, Calicut, Oct 2006 * Attended a talk on "Recent advances in the management of deafness and current status of cochlear implants" in a live video conference organized by Johnson and Johnson, Chennai, January 2007 * Attended Lecture on 'Auditory Neural Prosthesis – Playing the Piano' at the Recent Advances in Head & Neck Surgery – at ENTERACT STAN ENT CME Program, organized by Department of ENT, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, February 2007. * 3rd Amrita Head & Neck Oncology Post Graduate Teaching Programme Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, March 2007 * Transcanalicular Laser assisted DCR Prem's EYE Clinic, Chennai, 18th March 2007 * Attended Lecture on 'Auditory Neuro-anatomy' at International update on Electrophysiology organized by MERF Institute of Speech & Hearing, Chennai, March 2007 * Participated in the First Clinical-Audiological meet at Madras ENT Research Foundation, March 2007. * Participated in International Update on Electrophysiology at Madras ENT Research Foundation, March 2007. * Participated in 1st Clinical-Pathological meet at Madras ENT Research Foundation, April 2007. * Participated in Endoscopic Skull Base and Endoscopic Ear Surgeries workshop, organized by Krishna Eye & ENT Hospitals, Chennai, April 2007. * Participated in Clinical - Audiological meet at Madras ENT Research Foundation, May 2007. * Participated in Clinical - Pathological meet at Madras ENT Research Foundation, June 2007. * Attended Lecture on Multi-Disciplinary Symposium on "Tobacco and Health" commemorating The World Anti-Tobacco Day along with IMA - Poonamalle high road branch, at Madras ENT Research Foundation, June 2007. * Participated in Clinical - Audiological meet at Madras ENT Research Foundation, July 2007. * Participated in Clinical – Audiological meet at Madras ENT Research Foundation, September 2007. * Attended the 11th AOI Tamil Nadu State ENT conference, Trichy, 2007 * Attended the 5th Cochlear Implant Group of India conference, Pune, Nov 2007 * Participated in "Recent advances in Brainstem and Cochlear implants" at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai, November 2007. * Participated in the Workshop on "Obstructive Sleep Apnoea – Current Concepts" at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai, December 2007. * Attended a "Videoconference" organized by Johnson & Johnson, Chennai, May 2008. * Participated in the Workshop on Advanced Cochlear Implant at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai, August 2008. * Attended a "Videoconference" organized by Johnson & Johnson, Chennai, August 2008. * Attended the 12th AOI Tamil Nadu State ENT conference, Mahabalipuram September 2008 * Attended 'Live Surgical Workshop on Balloon Sinuplasty 08' at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai, October 2008. * Attended the 6th Cochlear Implant Group of India conference, Bangalore, Nov 2008 * Attended 'Advanced Phono Surgery Workshop' Concurrent Workshop for Surgeons & Speech Pathologists at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai, December 2008. * Attended the International Conference On Sleep Disorders, SLEEPCON 2009, Chennai, April 2009 * Participated in World Anti Tobacco Day Commemorative Multi-disciplinary Symposium at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai, 28th June, 2009 * Attended the 13th AOI Tamil Nadu State ENT conference & 5th South Zone Conference, Chennai October 2009 * Attended the International Course on Research Methodology & Presentation Skills, Chennai, December 2009 * Attended the 62nd Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India AOICON 2010, Mumbai, January 2010 * Attended the 14th AOI Tamil Nadu State ENT conference, Erode, September 2010 * Attended the AOI 6th South Zone & 28th Karnataka State ENT conference, Mysore, October 2010 * Attended the preconference workshop of 63rd Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India AOICON 2011, Chennai, January 2011 * Attended the 63rd Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India AOICON 2011, Chennai, January 2011 * Attended the 7th SAARC ENT Congress, Nepal, May 2011 * Attended the 4th International World Sleep Congress and 5th Conference of the Canadian Sleep Society in Quebec City, Canada, September, 2011 * Attended the 28th Politzer society meeting , Athens , Greece, September 28 – October, 2011 * Attended the AOI – 7th South Zone & Kerala State ENT Conference 2011 at Calicut, October 2011 * Attended the 4th International Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery Conference organized by Society of Otolaryngologist and Head - Neck Surgeons of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 2011 * Attended the AOI – 8th South Zone & 31st AP State Annual Conference 2012 at Vijayawada, October 2012 * Attended the 52nd Annual Conference of National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), Chennai, October 2012 * Attended the Maharashtra State ENT Conference, Nanded, November 2012 * Attended the CIGICON 2012 Ahmedabad, November 2012 * Attended the International Conference on Integrated Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Agra, December 2012 * Attended the live surgical workshop on "Crossing the Dural Barrier – An Otoneurosurgical update", Chennai, December 2012 * Attended the 65th Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India AOICON 2013, Pune, January 2013 * Attended the 1st National Conference on Snoring & Sleep Apnoea, Chennai, February 2013 * Attended the World Congress, 20th International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (IFOS 2013), Seoul, Korea June, 2013 * Attended the 5th World Congress on Sleep Medicine, Valencia, Spain, Sept 2013 * Attended the Annual World Congress of Pediatrics 2013, Dalian, China, Oct 2013 * Attended the Annual Conference of Maharastra AOI, Pune, December 2013 * Attended the 66th Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India AOICON 2014, Mysore, January 2014 * Attended the 2nd Intensive Snoring and Sleep Apnea Hands-on Workshop in the 8th International Pan ARABFOS Conference, Dubai, UAE, Jan 2014 * Attended the 2nd National Conference on Snoring & Sleep Apnoea, Calicut, February 2014 * Attended 3D Otology Live Surgical Workshop 2013, Calicut, March 2014 |
SPECIAL SERVICE IN RURAL AREAS / COMMUNITY SERVICES: |
* Participated in a Free Camp organised by Madras ENT Research Foundation, Perambakkam, Chennai, February 2005 * Participated in a Free Screening Camp organised by Madras ENT Research Foundation, in collaboration with Dr. Kumaraswamy Welfare Centre, Kanyakumari, April 2005 * Participated in a Free Hearing Assessment Camp at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai, July 2005 * Participated in a Free Screening Camp organised by Madras ENT Research Foundation in collaboration with Dr. Kumaraswamy Welfare Centre, Kanyakumari, May 2006 * Participated in a Free Camp organised by Madras ENT Research Foundation, Bathlagundu, Madurai district, December 2006. * Participated in Free ENT Camp organized by Lions Club, Podaturpet, January 2007. * Participated in a Free Screening and Surgical Camp organized by Madras ENT Research Foundation in collaboration with Dr. Kumaraswamy Welfare Centre, Kanyakumari, May 2007. * Participated in a screening and free ENT camp for civil supplies CID personnel in May – June 2007 * Participated in Screening & Surgical camp at Pattukottai, July 2007 * Participated in ENT screening camp at American School, Chennai, November 2007 * Participated in ENT screening camp with Rotary Club for Silent Melody Project at Government Higher Secondary School, Ranipet, February 2008 * Participated in Screening & Surgical camp at Pattukottai, July 2008 * Participated in Screening & Surgical camp conducted by B Force for police personnel, 21st September 2008. * Participated in Free ENT Camp organized by Lions Club, Podaturpet, October 2008. * Participated in Screening & Surgical camp at Pattukottai, Oct 2008. * Participated in ENT Screening Camp organised by Madras ENT Research Foundation in collaboration with American international school, Chennai, 6th & 7th November 2008. * Participated in Screening & Surgical camp at Pattukottai, January 2008. * Participated in Screening & Surgical camp at Pattukottai, January 2010. * Participated in Free ENT Camp organized by Lions Club, Podaturpet, January 2010. * Participated in Screening & Surgical camp at Pattukottai, April 2010. * Participated in ENT Screening & Surgical camp at Kodaikannal, March 2011 * Participated in Free ENT Camp at Arakonam organized by Lions club of Arakonam- March 11th 2012. * Participated in Free ENT Camp organized by Lions Club, Podaturpet, December 2012. Participated in Free ENT camp at Podaturpet on 22nd Sept 2013. |
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