Course Overview:

Certificate: Fellowship in Middle Ear Surgery

Awarded by: DY Patil University (accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ GRADE)

Program Highlights:-

Middle Ear Reconstruction is the call of the hour as there is an increasing trend towards improving quality of life, with the improvement of hearing in addition to disease eradication.

• Unique fellowship program for training candidates in specialized Middle Ear Surgery
• Candidates to be trained in identifying and surgically treating middle ear conditions.
• Outpatient and OT to be conducted at hospital and limited invitations to attend OT’s conducted by chief mentor.
• Syllabus includes Basic Sciences, Middle ear surgeries, Middle ear bio mechanics and Ossicular Reconstruction
• Special emphasis on Ossicular reconstructive procedures especially with passive middle ear implants including stapes surgery.
• Temporal bone dissections:

The first phase of the program involves the candidates’ training with temporal bone dissections. The department has an in house fully equipped temporal bone lab with operating microscope.

• Oto-Radiology Meetings:

To understand and accurately study middle ear radiology.

• Hands on training and over-the-shoulder supervision by Chief mentor while the candidate performs individual surgeries especially ossicular reconstructions.
• Access to vast database of surgical videos of surgeries performed by the Chief mentor himself.
• Opportunity to conduct at least one original research study during the course duration.
• Oral/Poster presentation as part of course syllabus at a local/regional/ national/international meeting.

Opportunity for gaining international experience to visit laboratories in Germany to understand middle ear implant biomechanics as well as to promote ideas towards designing newer patented implants.

Eligibility Criteria:

MS (ENT)

DNB (ENT)

Equivalent degree for candidates from countries other than India. (Provisional/Temporary Registration from MCI compulsory for foreign nationals)

DORL (with at least 1 year of post diploma work experience)

Duration Of Course

1 Year