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Dr. Shanmugapriya N S

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Dr. Shanmugapriya N S

MBBS, DLO, DNB, Fellowship in Implantation Otology

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Profile

Dr. Shanmugapriya, an enthusiastic ENT surgeon, is currently Consultant ENT surgeon at Madras ENT Research Foundation Private Limited.

 

Current position

  1. Consultant at Madras ENT Research Foundation Private Limited, Chennai, from 2024 onwards.

  2. Consultant-in-Charge of the Cochlear Implant Clinic and TNCMCHIS at Madras ENT Research Foundation.

  3. NABH In-charge of the hospital, along with Dr. Rajika Ramakrishnan.

  4. Visiting Faculty, MERF Institute of Speech and Hearing, Chennai, from 2024 till date.

 

Education and training

She graduated from Chengalpattu Medical College in 2011, where she was a topper in Anatomy and Preventive Medicine and received distinctions in Physiology, Pharmacology, ENT and Paediatrics. She then completed her Diploma in Otorhinolaryngology from the Upgraded Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Madras Medical College, in 2017 and obtained her DNB from Madras ENT Research Foundation in 2022.

Her thesis, titled "A Study of Auditory Verbal Outcomes in Paediatric Auditory Brainstem Implant", earned her a Certificate of Commendation from the National Board of Examinations.

After obtaining her DNB, she continued as Registrar at Madras ENT Research Foundation for one year, following which she pursued the prestigious Implantation Otology Fellowship under Prof. Dr. Mohan Kameswaran for another year.

She has also completed a certified training program in Obstructive Sleep Apnea under the Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnea.

 

Special interests

Her special interests are in the field of Cochlear Implantation, Trans-tympanic EABR, Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Micro Ear Surgery, Microlaryngeal Surgery and LASER Surgery.

 

Memberships

She is a member of learned societies and scientific bodies such as:

  1. Indian Medical Association

  2. Cochlear Implant Group of India (CIGI)

  3. Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnea (IASSA)

  4. Indian Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery (IAOHNS)

  5. Tamil Nadu Association of Otolaryngologists of India (TNAOI)

 

Awards and presentations

She has received awards for paper/poster presentations in:

  1. Tamil Nadu State Annual Conference (SCENT 2016)

  2. IAOHNS National Conference (IASSACON 2024), Nagpur

  3. Tamil Nadu State Annual Conference (ROCKENT 2023)

 

Academic and professional contributions

She served on the Scientific Committee of CIGICON 2023 and the Organizing Committee of IASSACON 2024. She has presented in numerous national and international conferences, including IFOS 2022 (Dubai), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 2022 Conference, CIGICON 2023, CIGICON 2025 and VOICECON 2026. She has attended FESS workshops, MERF's OSCE and TBD workshops. She has published articles and papers in reputed journals.

 

Training and community outreach

Dr. Shanmugapriya actively participates in training audiologists and regularly contributes to MERF's surgical workshops and academic initiatives. Committed to community outreach, she has also taken part in several ENT camps across Tamil Nadu for hearing screening and otolaryngology services.

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