Dr. Shalabh Sharma

MBBS, MS, DNB, DLORCS (England), FRCS (Ireland)

Dr. Shalabh Sharma graduated from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal in 1991. He completed his Masters in ENT Surgery from the Manipal Academy of Higher Education. He was awarded the Diplomate of the National Board of Examinations (D.N.B.) by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India, in 1995.

He obtained his Diploma in Laryngology and Otology (D.L.O.R.C.S.) in 1996 from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (F.R.C.S.I.) in 1997. He was a Clinical Fellow at the Beaumont Hospital, Dublin and Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (U.K.) in 1997.

He trained at ‘The Bionic Ear Institute’ in Melbourne, Australia in 2000 for cochlear implants in children and adults. Following this he set up one of the first private Cochlear Implant centers in India at SGRH in 2001. He has performed over 1000 cochlear implants till date. Cochlear implants is the treatment to make profoundly deaf children and adults hear again. Dr. Sharma is the chief Cochlear Implant Surgeon and Unit Head at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

He has received advanced training in endoscopic sinus surgery and ear microsurgery. His name has been included in the Limca Book of Records (2002 edition) for pioneering endoscopic surgery of a rare and life-threatening nasal and sinus tumor. He has extensive experience with balloon sinuplasty as a minimally invasive treatment for sinusitis. He has been a mentor for balloon sinuplasty at various international meetings. He is an invited surgeon to perform live surgery at many national and international teaching workshops.

He also has a special interest in sleep surgery to reduce snoring and sleep apnea the results of which have been very promising.

In his quest for knowledge, Dr Sharma has travelled all over the world including House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, M.H.H. (Hannover, Germany), University Hospital (Padova, Italy), Royal Victoria Hospital (Melbourne, Australia), Sydney Cochlear Implant Center (Sydney, Australia), University of Wuerzburg Hospital (Germany) for advanced training and workshops.

Dr. Sharma is a coveted speaker at many National & International scientific conferences. He is invited as Guest Faculty to numerous workshops in India and abroad. He has taught and lectured at USA, Germany, Greece, Poland, Italy, Austria, Turkey, Sweden, Australia, Nepal, Bahrain, Dubai, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea etc. He has many publications and articles in leading National and International scientific ENT journals to his credit.

Dr. Shalabh Sharma aims to ‘cure’ rather than ‘treat’ his patients. His gentle and kind nature makes him one of the most sought after ENT specialists in North India. His centre offers the very best in comprehensive and contemporary ENT care in a very relaxed environment.

Qualifications

Role as a Mentor

• He is a consultant to Ethicon Institute of Surgical Education, J & J, for their research & training center.

• Due to his extensive experience with Balloon Sinuplasty as a minimally invasive treatment for sinusitis, he has been a mentor for balloon sinuplasty at various international meetings.

• He has helped set up Cochlear Implant Centres at many towns in India by mentoring the surgeons.

• Dr. Sharma has also set up a 1 year Fellowship in Cochlear Implant Surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, where ENT surgeons can train to hone their skills in cochlear implantation and other ear implants.

• Due to his special interest in difficult cases of Cochlear Implantation in patients with abnormal anatomy he is referred complicated cases from across the country for his clinical judgment and surgical expertise.

• He is a mentor Cochlear Implant Surgeon at Agra, Gwalior, Faridabad and Ghaziabad.

• Mentor Balloon Sinuplasty Surgeon at Central Railways Hospital Delhi, Chennai, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.

APPOINTMENTS

• Internship at Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal from 07/09/1990 to 06/09/1991.

• Clinical Attachment in General Surgery at Salmaniya Medical Centre, Bahrain from 01/10/1991 to 31/12/1991.

• Post Graduate student in Department of E.N.T. – Head & Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal from January 1992 to December 1994.

• A.V. Baliga Clinical Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery from 08/04/1995 to 07/04/1996 under supervision of Professor P. Hazarika at the Department of E.N.T. – Head & Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal.

• Assistant Professor in the Department of E.N.T. - Head & Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal from 17/04/1996 to 19/01/1999.

• Presently, Senior Consultant in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, since June 1999.

• Deputy Director - Cochlear Implant Services, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital from 2012-2014. Performed the 1st Cochlear Implant Surgery in a private sector hospital in Northern India in 2002.

• Visiting Senior Consultant & Surgeon, Department of ENT, Royal Bahrain Hospital, Kingdom of Bahrain, since 2011.

• Visiting Associate Professor, Saveetha Medical College & Hospital, Chennai since April 2019.