ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS ATTENDED AND PAPERS PUBLISHED

• Attended the Workshop on Head and Neck Cancer Surgery, March 1992, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

• Presented a paper on ‘Transmandibular Approach to Pharyngeal and Parapharyngeal Lesions – Our Experience’ at the All India Annual Conference of the Association Of Otorhinolaryngologists of India, January 1993, Hyderabad

• Presented a paper on ‘Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap in Head & Neck Reconstruction’ at the Annual South Zone Conference of the Otorhinolaryngologists of India, October 1993, Mysore

• Attended the 1st International Workshop on Microsurgical Dissection of Temporal Bone, and Tracheo Oesophageal Puncture, 11-14 November 1993, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

• Presented a paper on ‘Endoscopic Drainage of Frontal Pyocele’ at the All India Annual Conference Of Otorhinilaryngologists of India, January 1994, Lucknow

• Presented a paper on ‘Unusual Foreign Body in the Ethmoid Sinus - Case Report’ presented at the 3rd Annual Conference of the Karnataka Medicolegal Society, January 1994, Manipal.

• Attended the 1st International Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Workshop, September 1994, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

• Presented a paper on ‘Cricopharyngeal Myotomy – Our Technique and Experience’ at the Annual South Zone Conference of the Association of Otorhinolaryngologists of India, September 1994, Vijayawada

• Attended the 3rd Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Otology, January 1995, ABJ Municipal ENT Hospital, Mumbai

• Host Faculty at the 2nd International Workshop on Temporal Bone Dissection, Cochlear Implants and Tracheo-Oesophageal Puncture, 6-9 April 1995, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

• Presented a paper on ‘Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm - Case report’ presented at the Karnataka State Conference of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India. May 1995, Davangere

• Presented a paper on ‘Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Nose’ at the Annual South Zone Conference of the Association of Otorhinolaryngologists of India, September 1995, Nellore

• Guest Lecture on ‘Tumours of the Paranasal Sinuses’ at Meeting of the Kollencherry branch of the Indian Medical Association, 17th September 1995, Mission Hospital, Kollencherry, Kerala

• Host Faculty at the 2nd International Workshop On Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, 15-17 December 1995, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

• Attended the Head & Neck Surgery Workshop, January 1996, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum

• Presented a paper on ‘Tumours of the Parapharyngeal Space – Our Experience’ at the All India Annual Conference of the Otorhinolaryngologists of India, January 1996, Cuttack

• Presented a paper on ‘Olfactory Neuroblastoma – Our Experience’ at 7th ASEAN Head & Neck Otorhinolaryngology Congress, December 1996, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Attended the Workshop on LASER in E.N.T. – Head & Neck Surgery, March 1997, Bangalore

• Presented a paper on ‘Inferior Recess Obliteration in Modified Radical Mastoidectomy – Our Experience’ at the Annual Conference of the Otorhinolaryngologists of India, January 1998, New Delhi

• Guest Faculty at the 21st All India Course in Rhinoplasty by Dr V P Sood, 15-17 November 1998, Anand Hospital, New Delhi

• Attended the Workshop on Middle Ear & Parotid Surgery, November 1998, AJB Municipal E.N.T. Hospital, Mumbai

• Attended the 7th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Otology, January 1999, New Delhi

• Attended the 22nd Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India – Delhi State Branch, 27-28 March 1999, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi

• Guest Faculty for the 3rd International Hands-on Workshop on Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, 17-19 September 1999, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

• Host Faculty & Panelist for Workshop on Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, September 1999, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

• Guest lecture on ‘Endoscopic Endonasal DCR’ at Workshop on Endoscopic Sinus Surgery & Rhinoplasty, 1st October 1999, Central Referral Hospital, Tadong, Gangtok

• Performed Live Surgery at Workshop on Endoscopic Sinus Surgery & Rhinoplasty, 2nd October 1999, Central Referral Hospital, Tadong, Gangtok

• Panelist for Panel Discussion at Workshop on Endoscopic Sinus Surgery & Rhinoplasty, 1st October 1999, Central Referral Hospital, Tadong, Gangtok

• Guest Faculty at the 22nd All India Course in Rhinoplasty, 21-23 November 1999, Anand Hospital, New Delhi

• Attended the Instructional Course In Rhinoplasty 2000, 1-2 April 2000, MAMC, New Delhi

• Host Faculty for the 11th All India Workshop on Middle Ear Surgery, April 2000, SGRH, New Delhi – Panel Discussion and Performed Live Surgery

• Guest Faculty at the 4th International Workshop on Temporal Bone Dissection & KTP/532 LASER, 10-12 November 2000, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

• Guest Faculty at the 23rd All India Rhinoplasty Course, November 2000, Anand Hospital, Preet Vihar, New Delhi

• Guest Faculty at the 12th National Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Course, January 2001, Metro Hospital, Noida.

• Presented a paper on ‘Haemangiopericytoma of the Paranasal Sinuses – Role of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery’at the Annual Conference of the Association of Otorhinolaryngologists of India, 5th January 2001, Chandigarh

• Guest lecture on ‘Tracheostomy in Newborns’ at the monthly meeting of National Neonatology Forum - Delhi Branch, January 2001, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

• Host Faculty at the 12th All India Workshop on Middle Ear Surgery, March 2001, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi – performed live surgery

• Attended the Bionic Ear Institute Workshop for Cochlear Implant Surgery, 27-31 May 2001, Bionic Ear Institute, Melbourne, Australia

• Visited Cochlear Implant Clinics and Rehabilitation Clinics, 4-5 June 2001, Sydney, Australia

• Attended the CME on Decision Making in Ambulatory Pediatrics, 18-19 August 2001, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

• Faculty member at the Septo-Rhinoplasty and Nasal Sinus Endoscopy Course, 28-30 December 2001, Jaipur Golden Hospital, New Delhi

• Faculty Member for the 13th National Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Course, 6-8 January 2002, Metro Hospital & MAMC, New Delhi

• Host Faculty for the 13th All India Workshop on Middle Ear Surgery, March 2002, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

• Presented a paper on ‘Cochlear Implants – the Indian Scenario’ at the Annual Conference of the International College of Surgeons-Indian Section(North Zone), 26thApril 2002, Shilon Bagh, Shimla

• Guest Lecture on ‘Cochlear Implants : The Future in India’ at Meeting of the Meerut Chapter of AOI, 21st July 2002, Hotel Crystal Plaza, Meerut

• Attended the 4th International Workshop on Endonasal Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, 4-6 October 2002, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

• Guest Lecture on Endoscopic Endonasal Pituitary Surgery at the 4th International Workshop on Endonasal Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, 5th October 2002, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

• Guest Lecture for parents on ‘Cochlear Implant Surgery’, 19 October 2002, Awaaz Special School, Kirti Nagar, New Delhi

• Host Faculty for the Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Workshop by All India Rhinology Society, 23-24 November 2002, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi – Performed live surgery

• Host faculty for the 14th All India Annual Workshop on Middle Ear Surgery, March 2003, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

• Attended the 16th Annual Conference of the All India Rhinology Society, 19-20 July 2003, Park Royal Hotel, New Delhi

• Moderator of session on Surgical Demonstration of Surgery for Snoring, 16th Annual Conference of the All India Rhinology Society of India , 19th July 2003, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

• Attended the 1st National Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India, 22-23 November 2003, Mumbai

• Presented a Video on ‘Surgical Difficulties Encountered in Cochlear Implant Surgery’ at the 1st National Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India, 22ndNovember 2003, Mumbai

• Presented a paper on ‘Contour Electrode in Cochlear Implant Surgery’ at the 56th Annual Conference of the Association of Otolaryngologists, 9-11 January 2004, Science City, Calcutta

• Attended the 2nd Foundation Course in Advanced Temporal Bone Surgery, 21-24 February 2004, Oberoi Hotel, Mumbai

• Host Faculty for the 15th Advanced Course in Microsurgery of the Ear, 20-21 March 2004, SGRH, New Delhi

• Performed Live Surgery in the15th Advanced Course in Microsurgery of the Ear, 20-21 March 2004, SGRH, New Delhi

• Attended the Workshop on Diode Laser in ENT, 30th March 2004, Jesse Ram Hospital, New Delhi

• Attended the 27th Annual Conference of the AOI Delhi State Branch, 8-9 May 2004, Hotel Park Royal, New Delhi

• Guest Lecture on ‘Complications of FESS’ at the East Zone AOI Delhi Meeting, July 2004, New Delhi

• Attended the 10th Annual Conference of the North Zone Branch of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 28-29 August 2004, PGI Chandigarh

• Attended the 17th Annual Conference of All India Rhinology Society, 25th to 26th September 2004, St. Martha’s Hospital, Bangalore

• Attended a Workshop on Auditory Habilitation by Viktorija McDonell, 15th to 17th October 2004, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

• Attended the 2nd National Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India, 29th to 31st October 2004, Hotel Savera, Chennai

• Invited to present the Introductory Lecture “Deafness in Children – An Overview” at the 2nd National Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India, 30th October 2004, Chennai

• Attended the 16th National Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Course, 27th to 30th January 2005, Maulana Azad Medical College & Metro Hospital, New Delhi

• Chairperson for Scientific Session at 16th National Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Course, 28th January 2005, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

• Invited as Expert Faculty for Cadaveric Dissection at the 16th National Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Course, 28th January 2005, MAMC, New Delhi

• Attended the Advanced Workshop on Cochlear Implant, 19th to 20th Feb 2005, Batra Hospital, New Delhi

• Host Faculty for the 16th Advanced Course on Microsurgery of the Ear, March 2005, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

• Panelist on Pitfalls on Mastoid Surgery, 28th Annual Conference of Association Of Otolaryngologists of India (Delhi State Branch), 7th May 2005, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

• Presented a lecture on ‘Cleaning and Disinfection of Endoscopes’ at Delhi Chapter meet of Hospital Infection Society of India, 28 May 2005, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

• Attended the Phonosurgery Conference, 2005, AIIMS, New Delhi

• Attended the 5th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implant and Related Sciences, 26-28 November 2005, Hong Kong

• Organizing Secretary of the 3rd National Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India, 4th to 6th November 2005, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

• Chairperson for Paper Presentation, 3rd National Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India, 6th November 2005, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

• Panelist on Surgical Aspects of Cochlear Implantation, 3rd National Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India, 5th November 2005, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

• Panelist on Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion on Cochlear Implantation, 3rd National Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India, 5th November 2005, New Delhi

• Attended the Workshop & Symposium on Advanced Endoscopic Sinus Surgery by Peter Wormald, 1-3 January 2006, Hilton Towers, Mumbai

• Invited for Guest Lectures on ‘Titanium Implants in Middle Ear Surgery’, ‘Results of Cochlear Implant Surgery’, ‘Endoscopic Sinus Surgery’, Feb 2006, Jolly Grant Medical College, Dehradun

• Attended the Pediatric Otolaryngology Workshop & 12th Annual Conference of the Association of Pediatric Otolaryngologists of India, 25th to 26th Feb 2006, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi

• Panelist for Panel Discussion on Managing a Deaf Child, Pediatric Otolaryngology Workshop & 12th Annual Conference of APOI, 25th Feb 2006, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi

• Presented a video on Cochlear Implants – The Freedom Device, Pediatric Otolaryngology Workshop & 12th Annual Conference of APOI, 26th Feb 2006, New Delhi

• Organized the Workshop on Cochlear Implant Surgery and the 17th Annual Workshop on Middle Ear & Mastoid Surgery, March 2006, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi – performed live surgery

• Attended the 29th Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India – Delhi State, 13-14 May 2006, The Ashok, New Delhi

• Attended the 9th International Conference on Cochlear Implants and related sciences, 14th to 17th June 2006, Hofburg Congress Center , Vienna , Austria

• Visited MHH Hospital ENT Department on 18-19 June 2006, MHH Hospital, Hannover, Germany

• Attended the 19th Annual conference of the All India Rhinology Society, 22-23 July 2006, Hotel Taj Residency, Hyderabad

• Guest Lecture & Video on ‘Middle ear reconstruction using titanium prosthesis’, 5th SAARC Otolaryngologists Congress, 21 September 2006, Hotel Ashok, New Delhi

• Presented a Video on ‘Endoscopic Endonasal Orbital Decompression’, 29th Annual Conference of AOI – Delhi State, 21 September 2006, Hotel Ashok, New Delhi

• Panelist for Panel Discussion on Cochlear Implants, 28th National Neuro Equilobriometric Society Conference, 14 October 2006, Jain ENT Hospital, Jaipur

• Attended the 4th National Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India, 27-29 October, Kadavu Resorts, Calicut

• Presented a Video on ‘Difficult situations in Cochlear Implant Surgery’, 4th National Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India, 28th October 2006, Kadavu Resorts, Calicut

• Attended the Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Otology, 10-12 November 2006, Kala Academy, Goa

• Panelist for Panel Discussion on Cochlear Implants – 28th National Neuro Equilibriometric Society Conference, 15th October 2006, Jain ENT Hospital, New Delhi

• Guest Lecture on ‘Congenital Canal Atresia – Diagnosis and Management’, Workshop on Medpore Ear Reconstruction, 4th November 2006, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

• Guest Lecture on ‘Bone Anchored Hearing Aids’, Workshop on Medpore Ear Reconstruction, 4th November 2006, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

• Attended the International Temporal Bone Workshop for Cochlear Implantation, 24th to 25th September 2007, Padova, Italy

• Attended the CME on Middle Ear Reconstruction & Stapes Surgery by Dr Robert Vincent, 4th December 2007, New Delhi, India

• Attended the International Conference on Cochear Implants on 10th to 12th April 2008, San Diego, USA

• Guest Lectures on ‘My approach to the Frontal Sinus’ and ‘CSF Rhinorrhoea of the Sphenoid Sinus’ at the 31st Annual Conference of the AOI Delhi State Branch, 3rdto 4th May 2008, New Delhi, India

• Panelist at Cochlear Implant Workshop at AIIMS, 17th August 2008, New Delhi

• Guest Faculty at the 6th All India Cochlear Implant Workshop, Madras ENT Research Foundation, 6th to 7th September 2008, Chennai, India

• Attended the Indian Society of Otology Conference 2008, Maulana Azad Medical College and IHB, 6th to 8th November 2008, New Delhi, India

• Co-chairman of scientific session at Cochlear Implant Group of India 6th Annual Conference (CIGICON), 28th to 30 November 2008, Bangalore, India

• Guest Faculty at International Workshop on Endoscopic Sinus Surgery ‘Smart Fess 2009’, 16th to 18th January 2009, Sunrise Hospital, Cochin, India

• Presented a Guest Lecture on ‘Balloon Sinuplasty is the future – fact or fiction?’ at the 32nd Annual Conference of the AOI Delhi State Branch, 2nd to 3rd May 2009, New Delhi, India

• Attended the 9th European Symposium on Paediatric Cochlear Implantation, 14th to 17th May 2009, Warsaw, Poland

• Teaching Faculty at the Sinus Forum Asia, Kuala Lumpur, January 15-17, 2010

• Guest Lecture on ‘Middle Ear Reconstruction and Implants’ at the Annual Conference of the ENT Association of Kenya, 14th May 2010, Kenya

• Attended the European Society Meeting on Pediatric Cochlear Implantation (ESPCI2010) on 30th June to 3rd July 2010, Stockholm, Sweden

• Organized the Workshop on Cochlear Implants at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on 24th October 2010, New Delhi, India

• Guest Faculty at Applied Middle Ear & Cochlear Implant Workshop (Panelist and Performed Live Surgery), 13th to 14th November 2010, Agra, India

• Guest Lectures on ‘Complications in 300 consecutive cases of Cochlear Implant’ & ‘Cochlear Implants in Transplant Patients – My Experience’ and Panelist in Panel Discussion at the Annual Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India (CIGICON), 19th to 20th November 2010, PGIMER Chandigarh, India.

• Guest Lecture on ‘Cochlear Implants – the SGRH Experience’ at the Alumni meet organized by the Manipal branch of the AOI, 4th to 5th December 2010, Manipal, India.

• Guest Faculty at Preconference workshop on Balloon Sinuplasty (Panelist, Demonstrated cadaveric dissection and performed live surgery) at 63rd Annual Conference of The Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 5th January 2011, Chennai, India.

• Attended the 7th Annual Conference of Association of Phonosurgeons of India at Delhi on 25th-27th Feb 2011.

• Presented a oral paper on ‘Complications in SGRH CI Program – 300 consecutive cases’, 10th European Symposium on Paediatric Cochlear Implantation, 12th-15thMay 2011, Athens, Greece.

• Presented a oral paper on ‘CI in Cochleo-Vestibular Malformations – the SGRH experience’, 10th European Symposium on Paediatric Cochlear Implantation, 12th-15th May 2011, Athens, Greece.

• Attended the meeting on ‘Evolving Antibacterial Therapy’ at Istanbul, 24th-25th September 2011.

• Invited panelist and lecture on ‘Cochear Implant Surgery in Cochleo-Vestibular malformations – the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Experience’ at Daegu, South Korea, October 2011.

• Teaching faculty at the Sinus Forum Asia, Bali, Indonesia, October 14-16, 2011

• Invited guest lecture on ‘Management of children with hearing loss – Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants and BAHA’ at the PEDICON 2012, Gurgaon on 19th January 2012.

• Invited faculty at the 10th National Conference of Cochlear Implant Group of India at Ahmedabad on 23rd-24th November 2012.

• Invited lecture on ‘Balloon Sinuplasty’ at ENT Conclave at Lucknow in October 2012 Attended the CIGICON 2012 at Ahmedabad in November 2012

• Moderator of panel discussion on Balloon Sinuplasty at the 65th Annual Conference of The Association of Otolaryngologists of India, at Pune on 3-6 January 2013. Presentation on ‘Clinical results of Balloon Sinuplasty in 60 cases’.

• Attended the 1st National Facial Plastic Surgery Course at MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore.

• Conducted the Instructional Course on Balloon Sinuplasty at Queen Sikrit University Hospital, Bangkok. Lectures and cadaveric demonstration. Feb 2013.

• Dissector at the 1st National Facial Plastic Surgery Course 2013 at MS Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center Bangalore on 28th Feb to 2nd March 2013.

• Invited faculty lectures on ‘Cochlear Implants in Cochleo-vestibular malformations’ and ‘Balloon Sinuplasty in sinusitis’ at the 8th Annual Conference of the Uttarkhand State Association of Otorhinolaryngologists of India, at Mussoorie on 6-7 April 2013.

• Attended the 9th International Workshop on Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery at National Science Centre, Jaipur 27th-29th April 2013.

• Presented oral presentations on ‘Radiological Assessment of Indian Children with Congenital Sensori-neural hearing loss’ and ‘Cochlear Implant in a Kidney Transplant Recepient – how safe is it?’ at the 2013 European Symposium on Pediatric Cochlear Implantation at Istanbul, Turkey 23-25 May 2013.

• Invited speaker in ‘The Magic of Ear Surgery’ An update on surgical procedures in Otology by the Best Surgeons of India, Hotel Breeze Chennai on 9th -11th August 2013.

• Presented a lecture on ‘Cochlear Implants – SGRH experience’ at Dubai Otology 2013 at Dubai UAE on 19th-21st September 2013.

• Conducted the Instructional Course on Balloon Sinuplasty at Queen Sikrit University Hospital, Bangkok. Lectures and cadaveric demonstration. 13 Oct 2013.

• Invited Lecture on ‘Restoring hearing – The Latest’ and Panelist of Panel Discussion on “Is FESS enough?’ at the 3rd Annual Advanced ENT workshop & 31stUPAOICON 2013 at Agra, 26-28th October 2013

• Panelist on Panel Discussion on Cholesteatoma and Performed Live Cochlear Implant Surgery at the Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Otology at Bangalore, on 8th November 2013.

• Invited guest speaker on ‘Quality of Life of Cochlear Implant Recipients’ at the 9th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implant and Related Sciences 2013 at Hyderabad India, 27-29th November 2013.

• Conducted a Panel Discussion on ‘Active Middle Ear Implants’ at the 9th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implants & Related Sciences at Hyderabad, 28-29 Nov 2013.

• Invited faculty at the Annual Conference of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2014. Presented a 15 minute lecture on ‘Balloon Sinuplasty’ and participated as a Panelist in Panel Discussion at Mysore, 11th Jan 2014.

• Moderator for Surgical Session during the Workshop on Implants in Otology at R & R Hospital, New Delhi.

• Organised the 2nd International Workshop on ‘Recent Advances in Balloon Techniques’ Russian Centre for Science and Culture, New Delhi with Dr Howard Levine on 25th Feb 2014. Presented a lecture and performed live surgery.

• Invited for the Cochlear Technology and Research Lab at Cochlear Global Headquarters in Sydney, Australia, 9-11 April 2014.

• Invited speaker on ‘Balloon Sinuplasty’ and on ‘Emerging issues in Cochlear Implantation – Surgeons perspective’ at the 1st National Convention of Indian Academy of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chennai on 13th December 2014.

• Invited speaker on ‘Cochlear Implants’ at the 52nd Annual National Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Ashok Hotel, New Delhi on 23rd January, 2015.

• Invited panelist in the Panel Discussion on ‘Advances in Middle Ear Reconstruction & Implantable Hearing Devices’ in the 38th Annual Conference of The Association of Otolaryngologists of India, MAMC Auditorium, New Delhi on 21st February 2015.

• Panelist in Panel Discussion on ‘Cochlear Implants – The Indian Scenario’ at 13th Annual Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India at Jaipur, 25th-27thSeptember 2015.

• Invited guest speaker in the 2nd Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at PGIMER, Chandigarh, India on 29thOctober 2015.

• Invited guest lecture at the 68th Annual Conference of The Association of Otolaryngologists of India at Hyatt Regency Gurgaon, India, 29th January 2016.

• Invited guest speaker on ‘Cochlear Implant – initial evaluation and selection of patients’ in the 54th National Conference of Indian Academy of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (PEDICON 2017), Bangalore on 19th January 2017.

• Invited guest speaker in the 5th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnoea at Le Meridien, New Delhi 1st April 2017.

• Invited surgeon (performed 5 live televised surgeries) at the Coblation Workshop Nepal 2017, GMSM Academy of ENT-Head & Neck Studies, Kathmandu, Nepal on 9th July 2017.

• Invited guest faculty on two Panel Discussions ‘Future of Auditory Implants’ & ‘Cochlear Implantation in Chronic Otitis Media cases’ at the 11th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implants and Related Sciences, at Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 19-22 September 2017.

• Invited guest speaker on ‘Latest technology in treatment of sinusitis – Balloon Sinuoplasty’ at the 36th Annual Karnataka State & 14th South Zone ENT Conference at MIMS Mandya Karnataka on 12th October 2018.

• Invited guest faculty in the 11th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyposis, NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore, India, 9th-11th November 2018.

• Invited guest faculty for the National Conference on Recent Advances in ENT (SAVENT 2019) at Saveetha Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, 20th April 2019.

• Invited guest faculty and surgical faculty in the Live Surgical Workshop on ‘Coblation Techniques in ENT’, Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital & Research Centre Pvt Ltd, Pokhra, Nepal, 5th August 2019.

Books

(Published by the Department of E.N.T & Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal)

• Contributed the chapter ‘Modified radical mastoidectomy’ in A manual on Temporal Bone Dissection and Tracheo-oesophageal puncture. Edited by Prof. P. Hazarika & Prof. P. S. N. Murty.

• Contributed the chapter ‘Instruments for F.E.S.S. & their sterilization’ in A manual of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. Edited by Prof. P. Hazarika & Dr. D. R. Nayak.