Introduction: 

The Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery is a leading Department in the country with expertise in all of the current subspecialties in Otorhinolaryngology. It provides OPD services to assess hearing and vertigo ( Audiometry, ABR, OAE, Impedance, ASSR, hearing aid trial, VNg, VEMP etc.), nasal disease, sleep pathology assessment (Nasal endoscopies, Rhinomenometry, Apneography,  Skin prick test, etc) laryngology (EMG, speech assessment, FOl, Stroboscopy, etc), head- neck cancer & skull-base lesion (TNE,FOL,NBI, etc). The Department also runs Specialized Clinics (head and neck cancer, rhinology and facial plastic, otology and skullbase, cochlear impant , vertigo, voice and rehabilitation).

The Department is performing office based procedures in the field of otology (examination under microscope, scarless myringoplasty, otoendoscopic examination of middle ear, intratympanic injection therapy, post-operative care), rhinology (diagnostic nasal endoscopy, NBI, post-operative cavity cleaning), laryngology (Botox injection for strained voices {spasmodic dysphonia, vocal cord palsy}NBI, ), head and neck cancer (biopsy, NBI, TNE).

The Department is equipped with advanced instruments required for the handling of diseases in the Otorhinolaryngology (CO2 and diode laser, Navigation system, Transoral Endoscopic Ultrasonic Surgery (TOUSS), Microdebrider, Nerve monitor, Coblator, RFA, Robotic Surgery, Microscopes, Endoscopes, CUSA, etc).

The Department also providing all kind of surgical services related to ear (Cochlear Implant, Stapes Surgeries, Ossiculoplasty , Mastoid Surgeries , Surgeries related to benign & malignant lesion of ear, etc) Nose & Para-nasal sinuses (FESS, Septoplasty, Rhinoplasty,  Adenoidectomy, DCR, CSF rhinorrhoea, Optic nerve decompression, surgeries for benign &  malignant lesion), Skull-Base (glomus tumour,  Angiofibroma, Endoscopic & Open Skull Base Surgeries for anterior & lateral skullbase) sleep surgeries (modified  UPPP, expansion pharyngoplasty, tonsillectomy, epiglottoplasty, etc),  laryngology & airway (Endoscopic & Open Airway Surgery, Tracheal Resection anastomosis, glottis surgery, laser surgery, etc), cancer related surgery in all part of otorhinolaryngology ( maxillectomy, laryngectomy, neck dissection, glossectomy, thyroidectomies,  mandibulectomy, etc with robot, laser, touss, bone cutting saw) & reconstructive surgeries (pinnaplasty, rhinoplasty, skin cancer care, scar revision, facial palsy rehabilitation, free flaps etc).

The Department has also been playing a prominent role in the academic and research activities. MS (ENT), McH (Head and Neck Cancer Surgery) and Skull-Base Fellowship are the degree courses run in the Department. We are getting trainees from various parts of the Country and various Countries on a regular basis. The teaching courses in the subspecialties of the Otorhinolaryngology are being conducted regularly.