Dr. Shantanu is running one of the country’s few state-of-the-art Voice Clinics consisting of Video Endoscopes, Stroboscopic Examination Units, Computer Voice Analysis etc. He is also using the newest technologies to do a wide variety of endoscopic sinus surgeries, surgeries for snoring problems, apart from treating all routine ENT problems. He aims to continue teaching junior ENT Surgeons, and with time, start a formal teaching program.
Dr. Shantanu works closely with his team of audiologist and speech pathologist to diagnose and treat hearing problems in all age groups, childhood development disorders and is skilled at a wide variety of ear and mastoid surgeries as well. He has started this department with a vision to make it one of the foremost minimally invasive ENT Centres and also a hub for dedicated voice care.
He completed his basic medical training including MBBS and M.S. (ENT) from Sion Hospital and Medical College, Mumbai, one of the busiest hospitals in the country. He then honed his skills in advanced endoscopic sinus surgery and also surgeries of the skull base. He later joined as an Asst. Professor at the renowned St Johns Medical College Hospital in Bangalore. A passionate teacher, he was a co-guide for many DNB and M.S. students. He was instrumental in running specialty clinics dealing with voice disorders, sleep apnea, and nasal allergies. He has also authored many papers for a variety of national and international journals.
It was a strong interest in voice problems and a lack of skilled specialists in India which led him to complete a fellowship in Laryngology from the USA. He is trained in laser surgeries of the larynx, specialized care of voice professionals, Neuro-laryngology and office-based laryngeal procedures at some of the premier institutions in the USA, including Harvard Medical School, Boston, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Vanderbilt University, Nashville.
Since returning to India, he has been creating awareness and treating professional voice users such as singers, theater artists, teachers, call center employees etc. Dr. Shantanu has also been one of the few surgeons to start sialo-endoscopic surgery, a state-of-the-art technology for salivary gland disorders. He continues to pursue his interest in endoscopically treating a variety of nasal, paranasal sinus, orbital and skull base pathologies.
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