Our mission :

• To advance understanding of the disease processes and to improve treatment in the discipline of Otolaryngology. We seek to accomplish the mission in a setting that provides exceptional patient care, comprehensive training for undergraduate students , and advanced training for otorhinolaryngology residents.

Our vision :

• To Start separate special Otology Clinic, Rhinology Clinic, Voice Clinic and Head and Neck Cancer Clinic for proper planning of treatment of certain special and difficult cases in respective areas.

• To Start Cochlear Implant Surgery programme for children having profound sensorineural hearing loss.

• To Develop advanced Audiology and Speech therapy Lab for diagnosing children with profound sensorineural hearing loss early in their life so that cochlear implant surgery is done to these patients on time and post operatively a comprehensive speech therapy is given to these patients.

• To start a state of the art temporal bone dissection Lab in the department for teaching purpose.

• To develop a dedicated centre for Head and Neck Cancer.

• To Start Anterior and Lateral Skull Base Surgeries.

• To conduct advanced clinical research in the field of Ear Head & Neck Surgery and the publish the same in reputed national and international scientific journals.

• We are already providing all basic ENT OPD and IPD facility to the patients and are performing almost all major surgical procedures.

WHAT DO WE TREAT?

The Ears:

• The unique domain of otolaryngologists is the treatment of ear disorders. Our doctors are trained in both the medical and surgical treatment of hearing, ear infectious, balance disorders, ear noise, nerve pain, and facial and cranial nerve disorders. Otolaryngologists also manage congenital (birth) disorders of the outer and inner ear.

The Nose:

• About 35 million people develop chronic sinusi9s each year, making it one of the most common health complaints. Care of the nasal cavity and sinuses is one of the primary skills of our otolaryngologists. Management of the nasal area includes allergies and sense of smell. Breathing through, and the appearance of, the nose are also part of otolaryngologists' expertise.

The Throat:

• The Throat:Communicating (speech and singing) and a meal all involvethis vital area. Also specific to otolaryngologists is experiencese in managing diseases of the larynx (voice box) and the upper aero-digestive tract or oesophagus, including voice and swallowing disorders.

The Head and Neck:

• This centre of the body includes the important nerves that control sight, smell, hearing, and the face. In the head and neck area, otolaryngologists are trained to treat infectious diseases, facial trauma, and deformises of the face.

RESEARCH PAPERS/PUBLICATIONS

• 1. Evaluation of Olfactory Acuity in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19). Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery.10.1007/s12070-020-02241-w.

• 2. Muscle Tension Dysphonia: Experience from a Conflict Zone. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. 10.1007/s12070-020-02007-4.

• 3.Role of CO2 Laser in the Management of Symptomatic Hypertrophy of Inferior Nasal Turbinates. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. 10.1007/s12070-020-01876-z.

• 4.Combination drug therapy for laryngopharyngeal reflex. International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. 6. 948. 10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20201693.

• 5. A study of microbial gamut and antibiograms in chronic suppurative otitis media. International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. 5. 110. 10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20185296.

• 6. Epistaxis: comparison of chemical cautery with topical vasoconstrictor in adult anterior epistaxis. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 8. 2954. 10.18203/2320- 6012.ijrms20203445.

• 7. Frequency of sensory neural hearing loss in type 2 diabetic patients: an experience from a tertiary level hospital in Kashmir. Paripex - Indian journal of research.

• 8. Microbiota of pruritic ears in Kashmir, India. International Journal of Scientific Research.

  9. Comparative Study of Clinical Outcome between Microscopic and Endoscopic Type I Tympanoplasty.Trop J Ophthalmol Otolaryngol.2021; 6(6):121-127.

  10. Effectiveness of positional maneuvers in management of posterior canal benign positional paroxysmal vertigo- A controlled trial. Global journal for research analysis.

  11. ‘Y’ Shaped right Parotid duct - a rare anatomical presentation. Inernational Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 4 (1) (2015) 78-81.

  12.COVID-19 Symptomatology from the Otorhinolaryngology Perspective: Survey from Tertiary Care Center. (2023). Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, 31(1), 21-28.