Department of Clinical · Otorhinolaryngology

Ears, nose, throat, head and neck — diagnosed, reconstructed and rehabilitated. Endoscopic sinus and ear surgery, a dedicated Temporal Bone Dissection Laboratory, an ICMR-funded genetic screening programme and a TN AOI-medal-winning research culture.

10 faculty & residents

24 research projects

6 state-level medals

01MB

150

UG seats / year

02MS

7

MS ENT seats / year

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10

Faculty & residents

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24

Research projects

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10+

IJOHNS / BJO papers

06Li

578

Books in library

Department

From The Middle Ear To The Microdebrider.

A multidisciplinary clinical department spanning medicine, surgery, audiology and rehabilitation — serving ear, nose, throat, head and neck disorders.

The Department of Otorhinolaryngology at AVMCH offers comprehensive evaluation and treatment of ear, nose, throat, head and neck conditions — from sinusitis and tonsillitis to hearing loss, voice disorders and complex head-and-neck disease. Services span clinical examination, diagnostic endoscopy, audiological assessment, minor endoscopic procedures, and a full range of routine and advanced surgeries under strict aseptic conditions.

The department is a pioneer in minimally invasive surgery — endoscopic sinus surgery, endoscopic ear surgery, microdebrider-assisted turbinoplasty and voice rehabilitation. Tele-ENT services extend reach to rural and underserved communities. Community outreach emphasises hearing screening, throat-cancer early detection and allergy prevention.

Six TN AOI state medals in three years — Dr. K. K. Ramalingam Otology, Dr. Muthaiah Medal Rhinology (x2), Dr. Aravind Kumar Gold Medal (Head & Neck). Plus the ICMR-Adhoc grant of ₹11.5 lakhs on consanguinity and deafness.

Clinical service, research and teaching are integrated across temporal-bone skills labs, diagnostic endoscopy, tele-ENT outreach, and multidisciplinary head-neck oncology pathways.

Research Focus

Facilities · Temporal Bone Lab · Minor OT + endoscopy · DNE + VDL

Outreach

Collaborations · JIPMER · MERIT · AIMST University Malaysia

II / Academics

MBBS + MS. From Audiometry To Mastoidectomy.

Academic Programmes

Programme 01150 / 150 ADMITTED

MBBS

Undergraduate · Competency-based

Seats permitted150

Clay-module anatomy, simulation, flipped classroom and hands-on exposure to DNE, otoendoscopy and VDL in the Minor OT.

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Programme 027 / 7 ADMITTED

MS ENT

Postgraduate · 3-year specialty

Seats permitted7

Endoscopic sinus and ear surgery, temporal-bone dissection, head-and-neck reconstruction, voice rehabilitation and research methodology.

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Head of Department

Otology Leadership, State-Conference Chair.

Dr. Atul Mukul Bage — Professor & HOD — Organising Chair of Alaigal 2025 (TN AOI) and conference chair of Parotid Disorders and Close the Care Gap CMEs.

Dr. Atul Mukul Bage

Professor & Head · MBBS, M.S. (E.N.T.)

Co-investigator on eight PG research projects across otology, rhinology and head-and-neck surgery. Organising Chair of the World Hearing Day Screening Camps 2023, 2024 and 2025 and the World Head & Neck Cancer Day CMEs 2024 and 2025. Conference Chair — Parotid Disorders: A Clinical & Surgical Update (23.02.2025) and Alaigal 2025 (22.08.2025). Academic focus — tympanoplasty outcomes, endoscopic sinus surgery, concha-bullosa conchoplasty and temporal-bone teaching.

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Faculty

Ten otolaryngologists.

9 qualified professionals committed to clinical excellence.

Dr. Nishanth Savery

Professor

MBBS, M.S. (E.N.T.), MBA (HM)

Dr. T C Vikram Raj Mohanam

Professor

MBBS, M.S. (E.N.T.)

Dr. Arulmozhi Sakthignanavel

Associate Professor

MBBS, M.S., D.L.O., MBA (HM)

Dr. Sowmya Gajapathy

Assistant Professor

MBBS, D.L.O., D.N.B., MNAMS

Dr. Nisha M.

Assistant Professor

MBBS, M.S. (E.N.T.)

Dr. Ayishwarrya P.

Assistant Professor

MBBS, M.S. (E.N.T.)

Dr. Vignesh M.

Senior Resident

MBBS, M.S. (E.N.T.)

Dr. Usha D.

Senior Resident

MBBS, M.S. (E.N.T.)

Dr. Sakshi Praveena EV

Senior Resident

MBBS, M.S. (E.N.T.)

Thrust Areas

Five Pillars Of Research.

Rhinology

FESS, turbinoplasty, concha-bullosa conchoplasty, topical tranexamic acid and rhinogenic headache.

Otology

Myringoplasty with PRP, composite cartilage vs temporalis fascia, otitis externa management and head-injury otology.

Laryngology & Head-Neck

Tonsillectomy haemostasis, H. pylori in chronic tonsillitis, voice rehabilitation and oncologic head-neck surgery.

Genetics of Deafness

ICMR-funded consanguinity and deafness screening with chromosome-16 microdeletion research.

Medical Education

Clay-module anatomy, simulation, flipped classroom and international KAP surveys with Malaysia and India.

Research

Twenty-Four Investigations.

ICMR-Adhoc, self-funded and international KAP studies — with many PG dissertations already published in IJOHNS, Bengal JOHNS and Journal of Audiology & Otology.

Research Snapshot

14 projects selected from 24

06 ongoing 08 completed

#	Project	PI	Funding	Focus	Status
01	Genetic Screening — Consanguineous Marriage & Deafness in Puducherry / Tamil Nadu	PI: Dr. Arulmozhi Sakthignanavel · Faculty	Extramural · ICMR-Adhoc	₹11.5 lakh	Completed
02	Assessment of Hearing in Infants of Gestational Diabetes Mothers — Cross-Sectional	PI: Dr. Srinkanth Gopinath · PG	Self	Published	Completed
03	Fentanyl Nasal Packing vs Normal Saline in Post-op Pain — Nasal Surgery RCT	PI: Dr. Vignesh M. · PG	Self	RCT	Completed
04	Antibiotic-Steroid Ointment Wick vs Gel-Foam Drops in Otitis Externa — RCT	PI: Dr. Yashoda Baruva · PG	Self	Published	Completed
05	Post-COVID Olfactory Dysfunction using Sniffin' Sticks — Prospective Study	PI: Dr. Priyanka Thangaraj · PG	Self	Published	Completed
06	Helicobacter pylori in Chronic Tonsillitis — Association Study	PI: Dr. Priyanka Thangaraj · PG	Self	Published	Completed
07	Adenotonsillectomy — Effect on NLR & ASO Titre in Chronic Adenotonsillitis	PI: Dr. Dhileep Sivakumar · PG	Self	Published	Completed
08	Plugged in & Tuned Out — Earphone Use in Young Adults (Tertiary Care)	PI: Dr. Roshan D. · PG	Self	Published	Completed
09	Topical Tranexamic Acid vs Normal Saline in Bleeding after FESS	PI: Dr. Bhairavi Bhosale · PG	Self	RCT	Ongoing
10	Lateral Partial Turbinectomy vs Submucosal Conchoplasty for Concha Bullosa — RCT	PI: Dr. Dilshada P. · PG	Self	RCT	Ongoing
11	Endoscopic Adenoidectomy vs Conventional Curettage Adenoidectomy — RCT	PI: Dr. Priya P. · PG	Self	RCT	Ongoing
12	Autologous PRP vs Conventional Myringoplasty — RCT	PI: Dr. Sharan Prakash · PG	Self	RCT	Ongoing
13	Composite Cartilage vs Temporalis Fascia Graft in Tympanoplasty — RCT	PI: Dr. Anirudh Gaekwad · PG	Self	RCT	Ongoing
14	International KAP Survey on NCD Prevention — Malaysia & India Medical Students	PI: Dr. Arulmozhi Sakthignanavel · Faculty	International	AIMST, Malaysia	Ongoing

Publications

Papers In IJOHNS & Bengal JOHNS.

Fentanyl Nasal Packing vs Normal Saline for Post-op Pain — RCT

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology & Head Neck Surg · 2025;77(1):265-270

Vignesh M, Nishanth Savery, Arulmozhi S

Antibiotic-Steroid Ointment Wick vs Gel-Foam Drops in Otitis Externa

IJOHNS · 2025;77(2):797-802

Yashoda Baruva, Arulmozhi S, Vikram Raj Mohanam

Adenotonsillectomy & Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio / ASO Titre in Chronic Adenotonsillitis

IJOHNS · 2025 · doi:10.1007/s12070-025-06044-9

Dhileep Sivakumar, Atul Mukul Bage, Sowmya Gajapathy

Plugged in & Tuned Out — Earphone Usage in Young Adults

IJOHNS · 2025 · doi:10.1007/s12070-025-06018-x

Roshan D, Vikram Raj Mohanam

250-Kb Microdeletion on Chromosome 16 & Non-Syndromic SNHL — South Indian Consanguineous Family

Journal of Audiology and Otology · 2025

Arulmozhi Sakthignanavel et al.

Measuring Educational Outcomes in Undergraduate Otolaryngology — Two Diverse Teaching Methods

IJOHNS · 2025 · doi:10.1007/s12070-025-05607-0

Jayita Das Poduval, Arulmozhi S

Hearing Assessment in Infants of Gestational Diabetes Mothers — Cross-Sectional Study

Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology & Head Neck Surg · 2023;31(2):74-79

Srikanth Gopinath, Arulmozhi S, Atul Mukul Bage

Persistence of Olfactory Dysfunction in Post-COVID-19 Patients — Sniffin' Sticks

Bengal JOHNS · 2023

Priyanka Thangaraj, Sowmya Gajapathy

Helicobacter pylori in Chronic Tonsillitis — Association Study

IJOHNS · 2024 · PubMed 39130323

Priyanka Thangaraj, Arulmozhi S

Health Education & Behaviour toward Consanguineous Marriage & Infantile Hearing Loss

IJOHNS

Thingujam S, Arulmozhi S, Vengadakrishnan J, Poduval J

Specialty Clinics

Four Focused Clinics.

Vertigo Clinic

Weekly

Voice Disorder Clinic

Weekly

Hearing Aid & Audiology Counselling

Daily

Head & Neck Cancer Clinic

Multidisciplinary

Infrastructure

Minor OT, Temporal Bone Lab, 578-Book Library.

Temporal Bone Dissection Lab

Otology training

Dedicated dissection unit with high-speed drill system, operating microscope, suction-irrigation and full instrument set for stepwise mastoidectomy training.

Minor OT with Endoscopy

DNE + VDL

Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy, otoendoscopy, Video Direct Laryngoscopy, 0° + 70° rigid scopes, camera + monitor + light source.

Seminar Hall

AV + Wi-Fi

Fully-equipped AV seminar room with internet connectivity for academic activities, presentations and interactive teaching.

Departmental Library

578 books

578 books (53 new in last 3 years), 1 Indian and 1 foreign journal subscription; Central Library open 08:00-20:00.

Audiology & Diagnostics

PTA + Imp

Pure tone audiometry, impedance audiometry, speech and hearing evaluation and allied radiological investigations.

Operating Theatres

Ear · Sinus · H&N

Routine and advanced ENT surgeries — endoscopic ear, sinus, throat and head-neck procedures under strict aseptic conditions.

Philosophy

ENT · AVMCH

“Hearing, breathing, speaking — the three things that make life human. Our discipline restores all three, across medicine, surgery, audiology and rehabilitation.

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, AVMCH & Hospital

Patient Care

Ear, Nose, Throat — And Everything In Between.

Comprehensive ENT OPD, inpatient admissions, endoscopic and reconstructive surgery, audiological diagnostics, emergency airway management and voice rehabilitation — with tele-ENT reach for rural patients and regular World Hearing Day screening camps.

OPD Services

Evaluation, DNE, audiology, minor procedures and counselling.

IPD Services

Admission for trauma, infection, surgery and 24x7 recovery.

OT / Surgical

Endoscopic ear and sinus surgery, head-neck, emergency airway.

Diagnostics

Pure-tone and impedance audiometry, endoscopy, speech eval.

Vertigo & Voice

Dedicated clinics for vertigo and voice-disorder patients.

Hearing Aid Counselling

Hearing-aid trials, counselling and specialist referrals.

Health Camps

Hearing screening and throat-cancer detection in rural outreach.

Tele-ENT

Tele-consultation and remote follow-up for underserved areas.

Awards & Recognition

Six State Medals.

Dr. K. K. Ramalingam Best Oral Presentation — Otology

Dr. Arulmozhi S.

TN AOI State Conference · Kodaikanal · 25.11.2023

Research Prize Award

Dr. Arulmozhi S.

AVMCH Pondicherry

Best Temporal Bone Dissector

Dr. Nisha M.

Madras ENT Research Foundation · Chennai · 17.12.2023

Dr. Muthaiah Medal — Rhinology

Dr. Vignesh M.

TN AOI State Conference · Tiruchirapalli · 17.08.2024

Dr. Aravind Kumar Gold Medal — Best Paper Head & Neck Surgery

Dr. Sowmya Gajapathy

TN AOI State Conference · Pondicherry · 23.08.2025

Dr. Muthaiah Medal — Rhinology

Dr. Bhairavi Bhosale

TN AOI State Conference · Pondicherry · 23.08.2025

ICMR-Adhoc Faculty Project — ₹11.5 Lakh

Dr. Arulmozhi Sakthignanavel

Consanguinity & Deafness Screening · 2 publications

International MoU — Research Agreement

Dr. Arulmozhi Sakthignanavel

AIMST University, Malaysia

Events & Observances