Dr. Sanjiv Badhwar

AREA(S) OF INTEREST:

Cochlear implant and NeuroOtology, Sinus and Allergy Management (Balloon Sinuplasty), Voice and Difficult Airways(Paediatric and Adults), Robotic Head-Neck Surgery, Sleep Apnoea Surgery

TREATMENTS/PROCEDURES OFFERED:

• Cochlear implant and middle ear implant surgery, Neuro otology
• Voice Surgery and Difficult Airways (Paediatric and Adults)
• Sleep Apnoea Surgery- Robotic/Coblation Assisted
• Navigation Assisted Surgery for Sinusitis, Balloon Sinuplasty
• Robotic Head-Neck Surgery, Minimal Access Surgery for Thyroid and Parathyroid
• Endoscopic Skull base Surgery
• Sialoendoscopy and Surgery for Salivary gland Tumours

NAME OF INSTITUTE(S):

• MBBS Armed Forces Medical College Pune; 1983
• MS ENT Mumbai University; 1991

FELLOWSHIPS:

• Head Neck Oncology, TATA Memorial Centre
• Laryngology and Voice, Voice Institute, Portland, USA
• Balloon Sinuplasty (Visiting Fellow), Ocean Springs Sinus Centre, Mississippi, USA
• Robotic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
• Robotic Surgery, Seoul, South Korea
• Training in Cochlear Implants, University Bratislava, Munich
• Training in Stroboscopy, European Sialoendoscopy Center, Geneva, Switzerland

• Commendation Flag Officer, Commanding in Chief (Western Naval Command-2005)
• President, Laryngology & Voice Association of India 2016
• Proctor Balloon Sinuplasty Training Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
• Former Member Board College of Pharmacy, Narsee Monjee College

Dr. Sanjiv Badhwar has more than 30 years diverse experience in the field of ENT. He has held several distinguished positions in the Armed Forces Medical Services including Professor and Head ENT INHS Ashwini Colaba, Mumbai and Army Hospital Research & Referral, New Delhi. He has trained in centres all over the world and brings a rich experience to the ENT Department KDAH.

KDAH Experience

Dr.Sanjiv Badhwar is a part of the startup team at KDAH and has worked hard to build the concept of ENT @One. This implies prime position of the ENT Department as a superspeciality centre internationally. We treat patients from all over India, Africa, SouthEast Asia, Middle East Asia, UK and USA.

Some of the highlights include:

• 10000 surgical procedures performed in last 10 years.
• Largest series of Balloon Sinuplasty cases in India(450 cases).
• Largest number of cases assessed for Vertigo by VNG in Mumbai(3550 cases).
• First Robotic Thyroidectomy in Western India.
• First Robotic Parathyroidectomy in Western India.
• First Robotic Thyroglossal cyst excision via post auricular approach in Western India.
• First Adult Bonebridge in Western India.
• Largest series of Robotic Surgery for Sleep Apnoea in India.
• Outreach programs in remote areas like Bhuj for Cochlear Implant Screening.
• Outreach programs for Voice Professionals in Mumbai & setting up as a State of Art      
• Voice Lab in KDAH.

At Kokilaben Hospital Dr Sanjiv Badhwar is Head of Department and manages following clinics:

• Sinus Clinic – Speciality – Balloon Sinuplasty
• Salivary Gland & Sialendoscopy Clinic
• Sleep Apnoea Clinic
• Vertigo Clinic
• Centre for Minimal Access Robotic Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery
• Allergy Clinic
• 'SUNO' – KDAH – Cochlear Implant Clinic

Presentations :

Canada : Alliance cochlear Implant group, 2016

• Professional voice training for professional with cochlear implants.

Thailand, Kohnkoen : Thai-cleft congress, 2016

• Clinical importance of velopharyngeal incompetency
• Importance of acoustic analysis

Poland : IASE, 2015

• Importance of speech correction in hearing aid correction

Moscow : World Congress Cleft, 2015

• Professional voice training & SAT approach

Dubai : EROC, 2016

• Professional voice training & SAT approach
• Importance of vestibular test in diagnosis of Kaboki syndrome

Bangladesh Otolaryngology National Conference

• Professional voice training & SAT approach, 2013
• Importance of voice restoration, 2014

Publications

• Intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring in head and neck surgeries – an Indian perspective – Published in Surgical Research Updates. 2014. 2 : 39 – 42.
• Hypoglossal nerve palsy following the use of laryngeal mask airway – Published in Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical care.2014 ; 4 : 127 – 129
• Supraglottoplasty in a two month old child with Laryngomalacia Case report – Published in Nigerian Journal of Medical Sciences.2014. 24
• Successful anaesthetic management of a large supragottic cyst - Published in Saudi Journal of anaesthesia, Anaesth 2014; 8 : 432-3
• Human Fibrin Sealant - Effective Hemostasis in ENT Surgery – Under publication ( JLO - India)

Professional Memberships

• Elected President Laryngology & Voice Association of India – 2016
• Member CIGI, AOI
• Marine Medical Society
• Bombay Medical Congress