Otology, Head and Neck Surgery and Skull Base Surgery

1.          1984-1987. Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry in Diabetes with Neuropathy. Published in Otorinolaryngologia. 1989.

2.          1984-1987. Effect of transcutaneous electrotherapy on Brainstem Evoked responses in patients with tinnitus. Published in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology 1985. Presented in the 38^th Annual conference of AOI Madras. Jan.1986.

3.         1990. Early detection of hearing impairment in Children -Study conducted in the Pinjore block Haryana under the auspices of Haryana welfare society for speech and hearing handicapped.

4.         1990-1992. Nitrobid therapy in sudden sensorineural loss. Published in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology. 1992.

5.         1991-1993. Effect of Pan masala with tobacco in buccal mucosa of Albino rats. Published in Indian journal of Otolaryngology. 1994.

6.         1991-1994. Genetic correlation in Otosclerosis. Published in American Jl of Otolaryngology. 1999.

7.         1990-1993. Audiovestibular functions in Essential hypertension. Published in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology. 1993.

8.         1990-1993. Fiberoptic assessment of Post intubation Larngotracheal injuries. Published in Indian journal of Chest dis.Allied Sci.1996.

9.         1992-1994. Measurements of Laryngeal dimensions in postmortem specimens of neonates. -Accepted for publication in Indian Jl Pediatrics.

10.        1992-94. Mastoid pneumatization in Otosclerosis in NorthIndian population. Published in Indian Jl. of Otolaryngology.

11.        1992-1994.Ultrasound versus physical examination in staging carcinoma of mobile tongue. Published in Journal of Laryngology and Otology. 1996.

12.        1992-1995.Prognostic factors in complicated and uncomplicated chronic otitis media. Published American Jl. Otolaryngol. 1996.

13.        1993-1995 Role of ultrasonography in metastatic neck disease. Accepted for publication in Ear Nose andThroat Journal.

14.        1993-1995.Role of cartilage grafts in tympanoplasty. Sent for publication.

15.        1993-1995. Role of computed tomography in pediatric cholesteatoma. -Sent for publication.

16.        1995-1997.Evaluation of vestibular functions before and after small fenestra stapedotomy. Accepted for publication.

17.        1995-1997. Modified laryngotracheoplasty for surgical management of chronic laryngotracheal stenosis in adults. A prospective study. Published in Jl. of Otolaryngol. 1997.

18.       1995-1997.Comparative efficacy and safety of Terfenadine with pseudoephedrine and terfenadine alone in allergic rhinitis. Published in Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg. 1998.

19.       1995-1998. Electrocochleography in chronic suppurative otitis media. Click stimulus Vs tone bursts. Published in Otorinolaringol. 1998.

20.       1995-1998. Paranasal sinus mycosis.in North India. Published in Mycosis. 1998.

21.        1995-1998.Management of carcinoma base of tongue using radiation therapy and surgery (combined modality); A prospective study. Sent for publication.

22.   1995-1998. Aural cholesteatoma: Role of tumor necrosis factor alpha in bone destruction. Published  in American Jl. of Otology. 1999.

1.        Screening unilateral tonsillectomy in secondaries in neck with unknown primary.

2.        Endoscopic transethmoid sphenoid optic nerve decompression in traumatic optic neuropathy 

           prospective study.

3.        Ototoxicity in patients with transfusion dependent Beta thalassemia.

4.        Evaluation of post head trauma vertigo.

5.       Concomitant chemoradiation therapy for treatment of advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal

          carcinoma. Disease control and organ preservation.

6.       Comparison of toxic effects of single daily dosage of Gentamicin to standard 8 hourly dosage

          in elderly patients.

7.      Particle Repositioning maneuvre as therapeutic approach for Benign paroxysmal positional

         vertigo.

International   

1.         Was awarded the Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. FRCS (UK) by Examination in June 2000. 

 National

 1.        Awarded HCL Merit Scholarship for undergraduate studies from 1975-1982.

 2.        Awarded Bronze Medal in Microbiology and Surgery in 3^rd Professional and Final

Professional Examination.

 3.        Awarded Silver Medal of First order in MS ENT Examination May 1987.

 4.        Certificate of Merit by Hon Governor of Haryana for participating actively in Speech and

Hearing camps in 1984-1985.

 5.       Outstanding Paper Award in the Annual Conference of International College of Surgeons in

           Nov 2002.

 6.      Awarded KU Shah Senior Consultant award at the 56^th Annual Conference of AOI Kolkata Jan

          2004.

 7.      Honoured by the Govt. of Punjab on 15^th August 2005 with a Parman Patra in recognition of the

          exemplary services rendered.

 8.      Awarded KU Shah Senior Consultant award at the 58^th Annual Conference of AOI          

          Lucknow Jan 2006.

 9.      Certificate of Honour for participating in “Balance Awareness Week” from 17^th Sept-23^rd 2000

          by the Neurotological and Equilibriometric Society of India.

10.     Nominated as a core member of the OSCE team by National Board of Examinations New Delhi

         for introducing OSCE in various specialties.

11.    Awarded PGI blue in Cricket in 1985. 

 Award Winning Papers.

 1.    Auditory Brain Stem Response in diabetes in Neuropathy

2.     Best Paper award –Effects of Teflon Piston Diameter on Hearing Results after Small Fenestra

      Stapedectomy.Oct 2002 NWZ Conference Chandigarh

 3.    Best Paper Award-Efficacy of Behavioral Audiometry. A retrospective study. ISHA Conference

     Feb 8-10 2002 New Delhi.

 Zonal Awards.

 1.     Best Paper award in the 11^th Annual Conference of AOI (NWZ) in Sept 1987.

 Guest Orations and Surgical demonstrations 

 1. Guest Speaker in the workshop on neurodevelopment assessment and management of high-

     risk infant held during the XXIV annual conference of National Neonatology forum 28th Oct 2004.

2.  Guest lecture on “Screening of infants for early detection of hearing impairment on 16^th March,

   2005 during CME-cum-Workshop on Problems of the Hearing Impaired organized by Hearing

    International (India). 

3. Invited as a Surgical Faculty to 15^th Advance Course of Microsurgery of the ear at Sir Ganga Ram

    Hospital, New Delhi in March 2005.

4.  Invited as a Guest Speaker in the National Symposium on “Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis and

   treatment of common fungal infection”, held at Govt. medical College, Chandigarh from 3^rd to 5^th

   March 2006.

5.   Audiotory Assessment and Handicaps in the high risk infants.

6.  Guest Speaker at the 2^nd Annual Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India. Chennai.29-

    31^st Oct 2004.

7.  Guest faculty at Cochlear Implant workshop held Batra Hospital and Research Center New Delhi

    Feb 2004.

8. Guest faculty at Continuous Medical Education in Otolaryngology at Maulana Azad Medical College

    New Delhi Sept 2003.

9. Guest Faculty in Phonosurgery workshop at AIIMS New Delhi Aug7-8^th 2002. Oration of

    Laryngotracheal Stenosis.

10.  Guest faculty during the Inaugural Conference of Indian Association of Laser Medicine and Laser

     Surgery Pune Nov 2002. Oration on “Surgical Management of Laryngotracheal Stenosis.

11.Guest Oration during the workshop on Occupational Health and Safety organized by National

     Safety Council .Jan 9^th 2002. Spoke on “Noise Trauma”.

12. Invited to deliver lectures on “Deafness and its prevention” during the National Programme on

     orientation of Medical Officer on Disability management organized by Rehabilitation council of India

     Sept 1999.

13.Guest faculty in the Annual Meeting of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (Chandigarh branch) May

     1997.

14.Demonstrated Laser Surgery during the first National workshop on Laser Surgery at PGI

     Chandigarh Sept 1994.

15. Panelist in various national and zonal conferences.

 Surgical Training

Attended Cochlear Implant Training Workshop held at Bionic Ear Institute Melbourne Australia in Oct 2001.

 Community Work

1.    Honored by Governor of Haryana with certificate of appreciation for active participation in Speech and Hearing camps by Haryana Welfare Society for Speech and Hearing Handicapped.

 2.  Invited as a resource person in the workshop on “Strategies for prevention of Deafness” New Delhi 1-2^nd April 2003 under the auspices of WHO and Hearing International.

3.  Was Coordinator for Chandigarh region for the First National day for the Deaf in1999 organized

     by the Association of Otolaryngologist of India.

1.   Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (U.K ).

2.   Member New York Academy of Sciences.

3.   Life Member Austrian Medical Society

4.   Diplomate of National Board of Examinations (Member National Academy of Sciences.

5.   Life Member Association of Otolaryngologists of Iindia.

6.   Life Member Indian Society of Otology.

7.   Life Member Indian Society of Head and Neck Oncology.

8.    Life Member Neurotological and equilibriometric Society of India.

9. Hon. Treasurer North west Zone Branch of Association Of Otolaryngologists of India. 1992-1994