The Department has a 3 year residency training program and takes in an average of four candidates every year

The Department has a 3 year residency training program and takes in an average of four candidates every year. Candidates are recruited after an entrance examination conducted on a six monthly basis.

Six positions of Senior Residents are available for post-qualification (M.S.) training usually for a fixed three year tenure. Positions are filled in when a vacancy arises.

The Rehabilitation Unit of Audiology and Speech Therapy (RUAS) offers a course (B.Sc. Hons.) in Audiology and Speech Therapy. Three positions are available every year.

For details of the above courses write to the Registrar, AIIMS.

The Department runs a schedule of academic activities directed at Post graduate students (seminars. journal clubs, case discussions and research activity reviews) on every Thursday (0800to 0900 and 1500 to 1700). Post-graduate students or practitioners wishing to attend any of these sessions may please contact Head of the Department , Professor R.C Deka.

The Department also has a tradition of welcoming ENT Surgeons from other centers for short term training as observers. For details of the same please contact Professor R. C. Deka.

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

1. Course in Rhinoplasty & Functional endoscopic sinus surgery January 2000.
Chairperson - Prof. R.C.Deka
Secretaries - Dr. R.Kumar, Dr. Aru Handa

2. Course on Concepts in Neuro-Otology- Basics to Recent Advances in September-October 2000.

Chairperson - Prof. R.C.Deka
Secretary - Dr. A.Thakar

3. XXIII Annual Conference of Neuro Equilibriometric Society of India held from 7-9 September 2001.

Chairperson - Prof. R.C.Deka
Secretary - Dr. A. Thakar

4. Phonosurgery Course held in August 2002

Chairperson -Prof. R.C Deka
Organising Secretary- Dr. K.K Handa

RECENTLY COMPLETED RESEARCH

1 Results of Cochlear Implantation in Post-Lingual deafened adults with B/L Profound Hearing loss- Twenty-five patients with profound Bilateral sensorineural hearing losses were studied with regards to the etiology of their hearing loss. Six of these cases with no benefit with a hearing aid and conventional auditory rehabilitation underwent Cochlear Implantation.. Post-implantation patients demonstrated significant improvement in open set speech recognition as tested by monosyllabic words, Spondee words, and sentences. Effective oral communication was possible without the use of oral or lip-reading cues. A significant and commensurate reduction in Disability scores was simultaneously demonstrated.
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2 Role of partial maxillectomy in carcinoma of maxilloethmoid complex and hard palate.- Twenty cases with carcinoma of the maxillo-ethmoid complex were operated either by Partial and Total Maxillectomy, The selection of the surgical procedure was based on the disease extent. Partial Maxillectomy was found to be associated with significantly decreased morbidity. Oncological clearance and surgical margins in the Partial Maxillectomy group was comparable to the Total Maxillectomy group.
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3. Role of chemoprophylaxis in Major head and Neck surgery for prevention of post operative infection. – Shoit Course Antibiotic Chemoprophylaxis (3 days) was compared to the standard 10 day chemoprophylaxis course in patients undergoing Head and Neck Surgical Procedures. Both protocols yielded comparable results in Clean Wounds, The Short Course was however not found to be adequate in the Clean- Contaminated and Contaminated wounds.

4. Results of Tympanomastoid Surgery with cartilage tympanoplasty - Long term results of cartilage tympanoplasty were prospectively assessed. No significant reduction in hearing thresholds was observed over continuing follow-up ( five years). Initial experience with increasing the middle ear depth by use of a free muscle flap for epitympanic obliteration and augmentation was associated with improved hearing results.

5. Incidence & pattern of lymph node metastasis in the clinically N0 neck of patients with oral cavity cancer (T2-T4 stage) - A high incidence of occult lymph node metastasis is seen in this group (40%)and this is not very well detected by conventional methods. Sentinel lymph node showed detection rate of 47.8% of the nodal metastasis and an overall sensitivity of 33% of detection. An overall predictive value of a negative sentinel node was 80%.

6. Role of stroboscopy in benign laryngeal lesions - 60 patients of benign laryngeal lesions were assessed by stroboscopy . Improvement in the diagnosis made by stroboscopy over conventional methods was 8.3% and the management plan of the lesions changed after stoboscopic evaluation in 22.2% of cases.

CURRENTLY ONGOING RESEARCH

1. Role of intralympanic gentamicin in the treatment of intractable Meniere’s Disease.
2. Treatment protocols in Allergic Fungal Sinusitis
3. Role of FESS in Bronchial Asthma and Nasal polyposis
4. Facial nerve involvement and preservation in Surgery of the Parotid.
5. Comparison of Decortication Septoplasty and Open Technique Rhinoplasty with closed Technique for Septorhinoplasty Surgery.
6. Tumour necrosis factor in oral malignancies.
7. Results of cartilage myringoplasty compared with conventional myringoplasty.
8. Results of Cochlear Implantation in Pre and Post lingually deafened patients.
9. Functional results of treatment modalities in bilateral abductor palsy.
10. Assessment of Quality of life in Head & Neck cancer patients
12 Role of antiviral agents in treatment of Idiopathic facial nerve paloy
13. Evaluation of long term results of cochlear Implantation.