About Dr.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS :

(A) Trainings & Fellowships -

Participated in the 'Temporal Bone Dissection and Micro Ear Surgery Workshop' conducted by Dr. K. P. Morwani at Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, May 2002.
Participated in the '31st Annual Conference of AOI West Bengal State Branch & Workshop on Phonosurgery' conducted by Dr. S. P. Bera and Dr. V. Anand at Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata, December 2002.
Participated in the 55th Annual Conference of AOI, 'AOICON-2003' conducted by The Association of Otolaryngologists of India at Patna, Bihar, January 2003.
Participated in the "Workshop on Live 'Cochlear Implant Surgery' & Micro-Ear Surgeries, 2003" conducted by Prof. S. P. Bera and Dr. Mohan Kameshwaran at Medical College Hospitals, Kolkata, July 2003.
Participated in the Workshop 'Medical Certification of Cause of Death' conducted by Dr. Ravi Malhotra at Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, U.P., September-October, 2003.
Participated in the 'International Workshop on Microscopic/ Endoscopic Sinus Surgeries' conducted by Dr. Sanjay Agrawal at Gokuldas Hospital, Indore, M.P., November 2003.
Participated in the 5th course on 'Neurotology and Audiology' conducted by Dr. M. V. Kirtane, Dr. Herman Kingma and Dr. Anirban Biswas at Kolkata, November 2003.
Participated in the 12th Annual Conference of ISO, 'ISOCON-2003' conducted by Indian Society of Otology at Mumbai, Maharashtra, November 2003.
Participated in the '23rd Conference of U. P. Chapter, AOI & International Live Surgery E.N.T. Workshop' conducted by Prof. Andre A. Sultan at Agra, U.P., October 2004.
Participated in the '24th Annual Conference of AOI (U. P. Chapter)' conducted by Prof. R. K. Jain at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, October 2005.
Participated in the "15th Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Workshop" conducted by Prof. M. V. Kirtane at Seth G. S. Medical College & K. E. M. Hospital and P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, September 2006.
Participated in the "31st All India Rhinoplasty Course" conducted by Prof. V. P. Sood at Metro Hospital and Cancer Institute & Lady Harding Medical College, New Delhi, Delhi, November- December 2008.
Participated in the 'Confluence 09' conducted by The European Academy of Otolaryngology & HNS at Kolkata, November 2009.
Participated in the "15th Workshop Event on Advanced Endoscopic Sinus Surgery" conducted by Dr. Dharambir Singh Sethi at MAA E.N.T. Institute, Hyderabad, A.P., January 2010.
Participated in the 11th International Course 'Voicecon 2011- Course on Evaluation and Management of Voice Disorders with Hands on LASER Laryngeal Surgery and Cadaver Thyroplasty' conducted by Dr. Sachin Gandhi at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, November 2011.
Participated in the Course on 'Vertigo: an update on diagnosis and management' conducted by BMJ Learning online, October 2012.
Participated in the "8th Cochlear Implant Update 2013" with conducted by Prof. Milind V. Kirtane at Seth G. S. Medical College & K. E. M. Hospital and P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, October 2013.
Participated in the 'AOCMF Symposium- Advances in Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Rehabilitation' conducted by AOCMF at Bangalore, Karnataka, November 2014.
Participated in the 3rd Annual Conference of IASSA affiliated to World Association of Sleep Medicine 'IASSACON 2015' conducted by Indian Assoiciation of Surgeons for Sleep Apnoea at Hyderabad, Telangana, January 2015.
Participated in the ' Mini-Fellowship in Sleep Medicine and Sleep Surgery' conducted by Dr Kenny Peter Pang at Asia Sleep Centre, Singapore, July 2015.

(B) Faculty/ Panelist/ Organizer/ Chairperson/ Judge -

Participated as an Organizing Secretary & Faculty in the "Advanced Micro-Ear Surgery & Rhinoplasty Workshop" conducted by Dr. A. Mahadevaiah at Dept of ENT, Medical College, Kolkata, April 2010.
Participated as an Invited Faculty in the "Conference of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea" conducted by Philips Respironics at Kolkata, February 2011.
Participated as a Faculty & Panelist in the "Head Neck and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Workshop" conducted by Prof. S. Bahadur and Dr. T. N. Janakiraman at Dept of ENT, Medical College, Kolkata, June 2011.
Participated as a Faculty in the "Setting Standards in Head and Neck Cancer Care FHNO Tour 2012" conducted by Foundation of Head Neck Oncology at Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, April 2012.
Participated as a Faculty and Chairperson in the 2nd Annual Conference on Snoring and Sleep Apnoea "IASSACON 2014" organized by Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnoea at Manoj's ENT Hospital, Calicut, Kerala, February 2014.
Participated as a Faculty in the "1^st Live Surgery Workshop on OSA in Eastern India" organized by Dr. Dipankar Datta at Belle Vue Clinic, Kolkata, April 2014.
Participated as an Organizing Secretary & Faculty in the "1^st PERS Workshop 2014 on Micro-Ear and Nasal Endoscopic Surgery" conducted by Progressive E.N.T. Research Society at New Union Nursing Home, Kolkata, September 2014.
Participated as a Faculty in the "2^nd Facial Trauma Live Surgery Workshop" organized by Dr. Dev Roy at Medica Superspeciality Hospital, Kolkata, March 2015.
Participated as a Faculty in the 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Rhinology and Otology "Otolaryngology 2015" conducted by OMICS International at Dubai, U.A.E., March 2015.
Participated as an Organizing Secretary & Faculty in the "2^nd PEDS Workshop 2015 on Micro-Ear and Head Neck Surgery" conducted by Progressive E.N.T. Doctors Society at K. P. C. Medical College, Kolkata, June 2015.

(C) Paper/ Video presentations -

A clinical and endoscopic study of Globus Pharyngeus (55th Annual Conference of AOI, AOICON-2003, Patna, Bihar). Dr. Sandra Nisha Desa Souza PG Award Paper.
Our experiences with Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery - a preliminary report (24th Annual Conference of AOI U.P. Chapter 2005, Varanasi, U.P.). Won PG paper Presentation Award.
Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (Conference of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, February 2011, Kolkata, W.B.).
Allergic Rhinitis and DNS in OSA (2^nd IASSACON, January 2014, Calicut, Kerala).
Pathophysiology of OSA (1^st Live Surgery Workshop on OSA in Eastern India, April 2014, Kolkata, W.B.).
Sphenoidal Meningocele with Bilateral CSF Leak (43^rd Annual State Conference of AOI West Bengal, December 2014, Kolkata, W.B.).
Nasal, Ethmoidal and Orbital Trauma and Interactive Session on Facial Trauma (2^nd Facial Trauma Live Surgery Workshop, March 2015, Kolkata, W.B.)
Zeta-Palatopharyngoplasty- The Indian Scenario (2^nd International Conference on Rhinology and Otology or Otolaryngology 2015, March 2015, Dubai, U.A.E.)

(D) Publications -

"Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma - three years experience"; published in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Oct-Dec 2003; 55 (4): 228-33.
"Emergency Otorhinolaryngological cases in Medical College, Kolkata - a statistical analysis"; published in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Jul-Sep 2005; 57 (3): 219-25.
"Effects of irradiation on nasal mucociliary clearance in head and neck cancer patients"; published in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Jan-Mar 2006; 58 (1): 46-50.
"Our experiences with functional endoscopic sinus surgery- a preliminary report"; published in Asian Journal of Ear, Nose and Throat - Apr-Jun 2006; 4 (2): 30-37.
"An unusual complication of CSOM - Lateral sinus thrombosis with lung abscess: A clinicoradiological study"; published in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Oct-Dec 2007; 59 (4): 349-52.
"Orbital hydatid cyst - A rare case report"; published in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Apr-Jun 2008; 60 (2): 191-3.
"Inverted Papilloma: A clinico-pathological dilemma with special reference to recurrence and malignant transformation"; published in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Oct-Dec 2010; 62 (4): 354-9.

(E) Affiliations -

West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) - 2000.
Association of Otolaryngologists of India (AOI) UP - 2005.
Association of Otolaryngologists of India (AOI) WB - 2007.
Association of Otolaryngologists on India (AOI) - 2007.
Laryngology and Voice Association (LVA) - 2011.
Foundation of Head Neck Oncology (FHNO) - 2012.
Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnoea (IASSA) - 2013.
Indian Society of Otology ( ISO) - 2016.
World Sleep Society (WSS)- 2016

(F) Extensive experience of ENT & Head Neck Surgeries like- Conventional, Endoscopic, Microscopic, Maxillo-Facial, Skull Base, LASER, Sleep Surgery, Facial Plastic and Head Neck Oncosurgeries.

(G) Selected as a Peer Reviewer for 'Archives of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery', an esteemed American ENT Journal and received a Certificate for Manuscript Review from American Medical Association (AMA) in March 2007 and has reviewed many international papers till date.

(H) Participates as the main speaker in the CME programs on 'Vertigo' & 'Laryngo-pharyngeal Reflux' conducted by Abbott Healthcare all over & around Kolkata from 2008 till date.

(I) Participates as the main speaker in the CME programs on 'LASER ENT Surgeries' & other topics related to advancement in ENT conducted by Vision Care Hospital all over Kolkata from 2011 till date.

(J) Participates as the main speaker in the CME programs on 'Obstructive Sleep Apnoea' & other topics related to advancement in ENT conducted by Alembic Megacare all over Kolkata from 2013 till date.

(K) Selected as the Chief Divisional Editor (ENT & Head Neck Surgery) of International Journal of Oral Health & Medical Research (I.J.O.H.M.R.) in July 2014.

(L) Selected as an Editorial Board Member of World Sleep Society (WSS) in July 2016.