Vision & Mission
The department of Otorhinolaryngology is one of the most well-equipped department situated on the 5th floor of building 3 of Symbiosis Medical College for Women, Lavale. Our speciality involves medical and surgical management of patients. Thus, we promote our students to inculcate the basic concepts related to E.N.T. healthcare.
Vision
To impart quality education to the undergraduate students of SMCW in the field of Otorhinolaryngology.
Mission
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To train undergraduate students to acquire adequate knowledge & skills to deal with common disorders & emergencies in E.N.T.
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To help students understand and apply ethics in patient care.
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To encourage students to develop interest in E.N.T. through the field of research.
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To improve health care by using advanced technology and its clinical application in the field of Otorhinolaryngology.
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To provide compassionate, comprehensive and effective healthcare to our patients.
The department of Otorhinolaryngology is one of the most well-equipped department situated on the 5th floor of building 3 of Symbiosis Medical College for Women, Lavale. Our speciality involves medical and surgical management of patients. Thus, we promote our students to inculcate the basic concepts related to E.N.T. healthcare.
Vision
To impart quality education to the undergraduate students of SMCW in the field of Otorhinolaryngology.
Mission
- To train undergraduate students to acquire adequate knowledge & skills to deal with common disorders & emergencies in E.N.T.
- To help students understand and apply ethics in patient care.
- To encourage students to develop interest in E.N.T. through the field of research.
- To improve health care by using advanced technology and its clinical application in the field of Otorhinolaryngology.
- To provide compassionate, comprehensive and effective healthcare to our patients.
HOD Profile
Name:- Brig. (Dr.) N. Ramakrishnan
Qualification:-MBBS, MS (ENT)
Experience:
- He has over 35 years of working experience in academics, teaching, research and hospital administration.
- He has PG teaching experience in the field of Otorhinolaryngology of 15 Years.
- He has worked as Commandant & Director of Base Hospital, Lucknow for 2 years.
- He has worked as Director with 4 static Military Hospitals and 7 Field Hospitals in Punjab & Haryana region under his administration for 2 years.
- He has trained post graduate students for National Board Examinations since 2003 and has also been an examiner in ENT and assessor for accreditation of centers for National Board programs.
Achievements:
- He was Professor & HOD ENT, AFMC, Pune from June 2010 to Oct 2015.
- He was Professor & HOD ENT at Command Hospital (EC), Kolkata from Nov 2015 to June 2018.
- He was Professor ENT at Command Hospital (CC), Lucknow from June 2018 to Jun2020.
- He is an examiner for MS (ENT) Examinations for Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik & Rajiv Gandhi University of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru.
- He has been an examiner for National Board of Examinations for the past 10 years.
- He was Chief of the Cochlear Implant Program at AFMC, Pune.
- He started the Anterior and Lateral Skull Base Surgery Program at AFMC, Pune.
- He was a part of the Head–Neck Oncology Unit at the Malignant Diseases Treatment Centre (MDTC), started the Cochlear Implant Program with an in-house Bionic Ear Centre, ‘Dhwani’, Skull Base Surgery Division at Command Hospital (EC), Kolkata.
- ‘Balloon Sinuplasty Live Surgical Workshop’ in October 2012.
- ‘Current Trends and Recent Advances in ENT and Live Surgical Workshop 2013’ on 05-06 October 2013.
- National conference on Laser Surgery ‘LASENT FORCE 2014’ in November 2014.
- Temporal Bone Cadaveric dissection workshops of 2014 & 2015 at AFMC, Pune.
- Head & Neck Cadaveric dissection workshop of 2015 at AFMC, Pune.
- He was invited as a Faculty at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune for the following:
Annual Temporal Bone dissection courses from 2010 to 2015.
- Annual Head & Neck dissection courses from 2010 to 2015.
Clinical Interests:
- Otology and Cochlear implantation and rehabilitation of the hearing-impaired children.
- Head-Neck and Skull Base surgeries.
- Airway surgeries
Paper Publications:
- He has published more than 13 papers in reputed national & international ENT journals.
Associations:
- Life member of Association of Otolaryngologists of India (AOI) – National body
- Founder and life member of the Cochlear Implant Group of India.
- Member of the Skull Base Society of India.
- Life member of the Indian Academy of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery.
Name:- Brig. (Dr.) N. Ramakrishnan
Qualification:-MBBS, MS (ENT)
Infrastructure facilities
The department of ENT is spacious, well-lit and well-ventilated, complying with the requirements of the NMC.
The department has a library cum seminar room which is well-equipped with the recent editions of textbooks, reference books and journals for undergraduates as well as for the teaching faculty for research purposes.
The ENT OPD is a well-ventilated area on the lower ground floor of building 2 consisting of 3 examination rooms, 1 minor procedures room, audiometry room, speech therapy room, waiting area and a demonstration room for students.
The IPD for patients admitted under the department of ENT consists of separate wards for male and female patients each including a demonstration room for students, a nursing station, a doctor’s duty room along with a pantry and linen room.
The ENT operation theatre is well-equipped with an advanced microscope for major ENT surgeries. All ENT instruments in the operation theatre are according to the requirements of the NMC.
Work Station for students
Departmental Office
Department Library
ENT OPD
OPD Waiting Area
ENT Examination
ENT Endoscopy Setup
Audiometry Room
Speech Therapy Room
Demonstration Room for students
ENT Operation Theatre
Services
- OPD for routine examination in ENT and Head & Neck diseases
- IPD for admitting patients that require monitoring, IV treatment or surgical treatment
- Routine day-care surgeries
- Performing all major and minor ENT procedures
- Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA) Test
- Impedance Audiometry Test
- Oto-acoustic Emissions (OAE) Test
- Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry (BERA) Test
- Speech Therapy
- 24 hrs availability of qualified doctors for emergencies
- Community outreach programmes to continually spread awareness regarding common ENT diseases and their prevention
Research Publications
All faculty members of the department of ENT are continuously contributing to the field of research by regularly publishing their work in national and international journals.
1. Dr. Ashwini Handal
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2021 |
Handal, A. and Kulkarni, G. (2021) “Clinicopathological Study of Benign Neoplastic Lesions of the Oral Cavity”, Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33(46A), pp. 307-311. doi:10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i46A32870. |
2. Dr. Anuya S. Gupta
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2021 |
Mohanty, Roshni & Gupta, Anuya. (2021). Anosmia in COVID-19 Infection - A Case Series. International Journal of Advanced Research. 9. 294-297. 10.21474/IJAR01/12686. |
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2021 |
Gupta, A. S. and Mohanty, R. (2021) “General Safety Guidelines for Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Practice in COVID-19 Era”, Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33(37B), pp. 229-235. doi: 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i37B32044 |
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Case Reports |
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2019 |
Gupta, A. S., & Ghate, G. A. (2019). Intraoral Palatal Lipoma: A Rare Case Report. Indian Journal of Case Reports, 5(6), 561-563. |
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Book Chapters |
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2021 |
Gupta, A. S., & Ghate, G. A. (2021). A Rare Case of Intraoral Palatal Lipoma. Highlights on Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 2, 117-122 |
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