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Dr. Dhananjay Kumar

Consultant

Department

ENT

Qualification

MBBS, MS, Senior Resident, DOHNS- Royal college of surgeons

Dr. Dhananjay Kumar is an Alumnus of prestigious All India institute of medical sciences (AIIMS, New Delhi). He has 12 years of experience in ENT and Head-neck surgery. He has vast Experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and clinical research in the field. He completed his MS degree in Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) from AIIMS, New Delhi and thereafter worked as senior resident for 3 years at AIIMS New Delhi. After this, he joined Medanta, The Medicity Hospital at Gurugram and worked there for 5 years. He was Associate consultant at Medanta before joining the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. He did DOHNS from Royal college of Surgeons, London.

Dr. Kumar is dealing with all ENT problems and doing all type of ENT and head-neck surgeries. His special area of Expertise are Otology and Neuro-otology, Cochlear Implantation, Sinus and Nose surgeries, Skull base surgeries, Airway reconstruction, larynx and vocal cord surgery including Thyroplasty. His other areas of key skills are laser assisted ENT surgeries, head-neck surgery like Thyroid and Parotid surgeries, Facial cosmetic surgery, Rhinoplasty, Ear Reconstruction, Pinnaplasty , Sialendoscopy , OSA Surgery etc. He has also interest and expertise in managing Vertigo, Voice problems and Allergy related ENT problems. Dr. Kumar has published many papers, wrote book chapters and participated in many conferences and CMEs. He has been thesis co-guide in DNB program as well.

  • MBBS-2010 -VIMSAR, Sambalpur, ODISHA
  • MS (ENT) – (2011-2014)-AIIMS New Delhi
  • Senior Resident (2017-2020)-AIIMS New Delhi
  • DOHNS- Royal college of surgeons (London)
  • Routine ENT surgeries
  • Lobuloplasty
  • Tympanoplasty/tympan mastoidectomy
  • Stapes surgeries/ossiculoplasty
  • Lateral skull base /temporal bone surgery-surgery for glomus tumor
  • Facial nerve decompression
  • Middle ear implant
  • Cochlear implant surgery
  • Pediatric ENT surgeries –adenotonsillectomy/laser or coblator tosillectomy, grommet insertion, Airway surgeries
  • Septoplasty
  • Functional endoscopic sinus surgery
  • Anterior skull base surgery-sinonasal tumors (i.e. JNA/Inverted papilloma etc)
  • FACIAL Aesthetic Surgery –Septorhinoplasy
  • Gold weight implant surgery
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea management and surgeries-Laser assisted Uvulopharynoplasty ,UPPP
  • Vocal cord surgeries for vocal cord polyp/vocal cord palsy( LASER Surgeries)
  • Thyroplasty
  • Head and Neck surgeries- parotidectomy/thyroidectomy/other head –neck tumors.
  • Neck cyst/sinus surgery
  • Salivary gland stone removal (Sialendoscopy)
  • Management of vertigo
  • FEES (Fiberoptic Endoscopic evaluation of swallowing)
  • Management of Recurrent respiratory papilloma
  • Management of allergy and immune related ENT disorders
  • Certification course in Immunology and Allergy –Harvard Medical School, USA
  • Member of American Rhino logic society(MARS)
  • Member of British Laryngological Association(MBLA)
  • Member of North American Skull Base Society(MNASBS)
  • Member of Rhinoplasty Society of Europe(MRSE)
  • 1ST Dissector at 1ST head and neck cadaveric dissection course at AIIMS New delhi-2015
  • Hands on course in 1st Facial plastics and Rhinoplsty workshop at AIIMS,New Delhi
  • Completed Hands on Instructional course in VNG/BPPV-at NESCON 2022,delhi
  • Organising member of World phonocon 2017
  1. Sharma S.C.,Sakthivel P,Kumar D,Singh S. Boyce ‘s sign in a large Zenker’s diverticulum: The Lancet gastroenterology & hepatology,vol.4No.9,p742:sep 2019
  2. Kumar D,Jat B,Singh S,Verma H. An audit of pain management at a tertiary care center.(Saudi surgical journal vol.8,jan-march 2020)
  3. Chandran A, Kumar D,Kumar R,Sharma N,Kumar R. External ugular vein aneurysm: a rare cause of fluctuating neck swelling.( internal and emergency medicine 16,1707-1709(2021)
  4. Sharma SC,Thakur K,Sagar P,Kumar D. Gaint cervico-pectoral schwannoma.(journa of head &neck physicians and surgeons.vol 8;2020)
  5. Kumar D,Handa K.K.,Gautam P. Recurrent respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma of the nasal cavity.proc(Bayl Univ Med Cent).2022;35(5):668-669.
  6. Chapters on Laryngeal Anatomy in book (laryngology and voice)-jaypee publication.
  7. Chapter on Adult laryngotracheal stenosis in book (Laryngology and Voice).