Dr. Mohan Kameswaran

Dr. Mohan Kameswaran, President of the Charitable Trust is a leading ENT Surgeon in India and a recipient of the “PADMA SHRI” from the Governent of India in 2006. Dr. Mohan Kameswaran is one of the key figures in revolutionizing social awareness towards deafness in India. For his contribution in the field of ENT and the Hearing Handicapped he was conferred “INDO-AUSTRALIAN AWARD FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE’ by Indo-Australian Association, Chennai. He was honored by His Excellency, President of Srilanka for ‘PIONEERING THE COCHLEAR IMPLANT PROGRAM IN SRILANKA’ and ‘AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE’ was given by His Excellency, The Governor of Kerala. He was also conferred ‘FOR THE SAKE OF HONOUR AWARD’ by Rotary Club of Madras Esplanade, Chennai.
Every year, Madras ENT Research Foundation Charitable Trust (MERFCT) which is attached to MERF, carries out community related service activities, free camps, free surgeries, distribution of hearing aids free of cost, health education to the masses, training workshops for ENT specialists, training consultants and post graduate doctors both from within India and abroad as part of the activities of the Trust.

Mrs. Indira M Kameswaran

Mrs. Indira M Kameswaran, Secretary of the Charitable Trust is personally involved in every facet of the development of the Charitable Trust. She has been a direct witness to the suffering of the hearing disabled along with her husband and has been for years struggling for this cause. Hence she has a deep and abiding commitment to the cause of deafness. Having travelled and lived overseas for many years, she is also aware of the way hearing challenged are dealt internationally. She supervises the day-to-day functioning of the trust and also supports the conduct of camps and sponsors free treatment for needy and indigent patients.

Prof.S.Kameswaran is one of the senior most ENT surgeons in India and a recipient of the prestigious  PADMA SHRI  award from the Government of India in 1991 and the B.C.Roy award for his contribution to his specialty. Most of the present generation ENT surgeons have trained under him. A keen teacher and guide he held many an academic post and has the honour of developing the Institute of Otorhinolaryngology at Madras Medical College where he was the longest serving Director. He also has the distinction of being the first Ph.D holder in ENT in India and also received a Doctorate of Science (DSc) Honoris Causa given by the Dr.MGR Medical University in recognition of his long years of research and original contributions.

Mr.Niranjan Kameswaran

Mr.Niranjan Kameswaran has a Masters degree in Bio-Engineering and Electrical Engineering.  He is currently pursuing a Ph.D at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.  He is doing pioneering work in the area of stretching neurons and developing artificial synapses.

Ms.Vasumathi Kameswaran

Dr.R.S.Anand Kumar, BSc, MS, DLO has over 25 yrs experience in ENT and Head & Neck surgery. He is a Senior ENT consultant and his interests are in the field of Cochlear implantation, Laser surgery, Endoscopic sinus surgery and Skull base surgery. He has conducted several workshops, camps and directs the postgraduate program of the training of doctors at Madras ENT Research Foundation (P) Ltd.

Dr. M. Jagannath, MD, DA has 30 years experience in the field of Anesthesia. His interest is in the field of anesthesia for Cochlear Implantation for deaf children. He has maximum number of such cases to his credit, the highest in the country. He is also the first to anaesthetize a patient for “Brain Stem Implant” in Chennai, which was the first of its kind in South East Asia. He heads the Dept. of Anesthesia at Madras ENT Research Foundation (P) Ltd.