Children as young as 12 months old, with profound hearing loss, are benefiting from cochlear implant surgery.
Prof. MOHAN KAMESWARAN -Managing Director
Prof.Mohan
Kameswaran, MS, FRCS, FAMS, DLO,
a leading ENT surgeon in India is the recipient
of the prestigious ‘Padmashri’
award from the President, Government of
India in 2006. For his contribution to society
he was also conferred ‘Indo-Australian
Award for Meritorious Service’
by Indo-Australian Association, Chennai
and ‘For the Sake of Honour
Award’ by Esplanade Branch,
Rotary Club of Madras, Chennai in 2006.
He graduated from Madras Medical College.
He got his MS from Madras Medical College,
Chennai and his Fellowship at the Royal
College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. He has received
several gold medals in his undergraduate
and postgraduate days. Along with general
ENT Surgical work, he has focused on Cochlear
Implants, Laser Surgery, Endoscopic Sinus
Surgery and Skull Base Surgery. He is a
pioneer in cochlear implant surgery and
has the distinction of doing the first Contour
Cochlear Implant & Freedom implant in
the country. He is the first surgeon in
India & South East Asia to have performed
the Auditory Brain Stem Implant. He was
also the first to introduce the KTP/532
laser in ENT surgery in India, this being
the most advanced laser in the world. He
has more than 75 publications in major international
journals. He is an outstanding teacher
and has been duly recognized by the Royal
College of Surgeons for which he is an overseas
tutor. He has worked as a professor of ENT
in King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. He
is the first Indian ENT surgeon to have
been invited as a Guest Faculty by the prestigious
British Academy Conference in 2006. He has
also conducted several workshops for the
benefit of the Post Graduate students in
ENT, including advanced techniques in ENT
surgery. He also has to his credit
a textbook on ‘Tropical Diseases in
ENT’. He is a Doctor with a social
consciousness & conducts free ENT camps
in several parts of rural India. He
has mentored ENT surgeons who hold positions
of distinction in various parts of the country.
Prof. Dr.S.KAMESWARAN - Patron
Prof.Dr.S.Kameswaran,
MS, PhD, DSc, FRCS (Ed & G), FICS, DLO
is one of the senior most ENT surgeons in
India
& the recipient of the prestigious ‘Padmashri’
award of the Government of India in 1991.
Most of the present generation ENT surgeons
have trained under him. He has completed
over 50 years of ENT practice. Having obtained
his MS & DLO from Madras Medical College,
Chennai, he went to the U.K. to obtain his
FRCS from the Royal Colleges of Surgeons
of Edinburgh and Glasgow. As 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.
He was awarded the Padmashri by the President
of India, and also received the B.C.Roy
award for his contribution to his specialty.
He was the honorary surgeon to the President
of India. He was the past President
of the Association of Otolaryngologists
of India. Internationally he has been recognized
by many scientific bodies. He is a
fellow of the Belgian Academy of Sciences
and has authored 2 textbooks in ENT and
contributed chapters in other international
textbooks.
Mrs. INDIRA M KAMESWARAN - Executive Director
Mrs. Indira M Kameswaran, M.A is the inspiration behind MERF. The entire conception and execution of the institution was her brainchild. As the executive director, she is the face MERF presents to the corporate world. She supervises the day-to-day functioning of the hospital and also supports the conduct of various social and academic activities. She is also the secretary of MERF Charitable Trust, which sponsors free treatment for needy and indigent patients. She heads the finance department of the hospital. She also co-ordinates the Cochlear Implant program at MERF and is the correspondent of MERF Institute of Speech & Hearing.
Dr.R.S.ANAND KUMAR - Academic Director
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
and takes care of all academic activities
in the institution. He also directs the
postgraduate program and supervises the
training of doctors.
Dr.
MADHAVAN JAGANNATH - Administrative Director
Dr. Madhavan Jagannath,
MD, DA has 30 years experience in the field
of Anesthesia. His present interest is in
the field
of anaesthesia 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.