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Dr. V. Sumathi, Head of Department

The Speciality of ENT covers the Ear, Nose, Throat, Larynx, Head,
Neck, Neurotology and Skullbase. The Department of ENT has been functioning since the inception of Sundaram Medical Foundation and is presently staffed by a panel of senior consultants and one junior consultant.
Milestones
- The Department is approved by the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi (Under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India) for postgraduate training in ENT surgery (DNB – ENT). 24 candidates have successfully completed their training and have been awarded the post graduate degree
- The Department
- Conducts regular CME programs for doctors as well as the general public
- Publishes papers regularly in international and national journals
- Participates in all national and regional conferences
Treatment
Audiology Services
- Pure tone Audiogram
- Middle ear Analysis / Impedance Audiometry
- Free field Audiometry
- Hearing aid trial / Assessment
- Aural Rehabilitation
- Pre-employment checkup and monitoring
- Newborn hearing screening
Speech & Swallowing Pathology services
Assessment & therapy for
Voice disorders:
A sophisticated voice evaluation setup is available to evaluate patients with
- Stuttering
- Stammering
- Articulation / Pronounciation Disorders
- Language Disorders (childhood language disorders)
- Neurogenic Speech Disorders etc
- Rehabilitation of stroke patients
Procedures and Interventions
- Pediatric ENT Surgeries- Tonsillectomy, Endoscopic Adenoidectomy, Mastoidectomy, Foreign body removal from food pipe and wind pipe Tracheostomy
- Microscopic Ear Surgeries- Myringotomy & Grommet insertion, Stapedectomy (for hearing loss), Mastoidectomy (for Discharging Ear), Facial Nerve Decompression, Endolymphatic Sac decompression/Labyrintectomy (for Vertigo)
- Endoscopic Sinus surgeries- Functional Endoscopic sinus surgery , Endoscopic DCR (for watering of eye)
- Microlaryngeal Surgeries- Vocal Cord Nodule, Polyp & Benign lesions of the Larynx (Hoarseness of voice), Laryngeal framework Surgery for vocal cord paralysis, Laryngeal Stenosis
- Advanced Endoscopic Surgeries- Endoscopic CSF Leak Closure, Endoscopic Orbital decompression, Endoscopic Optic nerve decompression, Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery, Skull base Surgeries
- Laser assisted surgeries for Ears, Nose, Throat
- Surgeries for snoring and sleep apnoea
- Head & Neck, Oncological Surgeries- Maxillectomy, Craniofacial Resection, Petrosectomy,Temporal bone Resection, Laryngopharyngectomy, Neck Dissection, Hemiglossectomy
Outpatient Procedures
- Impacted wax (Keratosis obturans) removal
- Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy / Post-operative nasal endoscopy
- Video Laryngoscopy
- Epley’s manuver for Giddiness
- Ear and Nose Foreign Body Removal
- Chemical cauterisation for epistaxis
- Fibre Optic Laryngoscopy
- Ear Lobe Repair for torn ear lobe
As the department has an MOU with Sankara Nethralaya Advanced Endoscopic Orbital surgeries are being performed both at SMF and Sankara Nethralaya. Patients from various parts of the country are being operated on:
Endoscopic CSF Leak Closure, Endoscopic Orbital decompression, Endoscopic Optic nerve decompression, Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery, and Skull base Surgeries
Endoscopic CSF Leak Closure, Endoscopic Orbital decompression, Endoscopic Optic nerve decompression, Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery, and Skull base Surgeries
Facilities
- Ethical practice based on standard treatment guidelines
- Defined protocols for all procedures (both diagnostic and therapeutic)
- Cost Effectiveness
- Excellent Communication
- A very approachable team of doctors and support staff

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