About Doctor
- Dr. Kiruba Shankar, a Senior Consultant, is a Consultant Endoscopic Skull base surgeon with a decade of experience in Skull base oncology.
- He holds multiple qualifications, including MBBS from Stanley Medical College, Chennai (2000-2005), Masters in Surgery (Otolaryngology) from JIPMER, Pondicherry (2007-2010), and Diplomat in National Board (Otolaryngology) from JIPMER, Pondicherry (2007-2010).
- Dr. Shankar earned his MRCSEd in Otolaryngology from the Royal College of Surgeons Of Edinburgh in 2015 and completed a Fellowship in skull base surgery in Neurosurgery and Oncology at All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, in 2017.
- His accomplishments include receiving the Kameshwaran Gold medal at the National Level for the best outgoing student in 2010 and the Eswaran Shakuntala Gold medal from Dr. MGR medical university in 2005.
- Dr. Shankar has also been recognized with awards for topping the All India APOLLO Medic-Quiz in 2006 and the ENT quiz at the Annual Association Otolaryngologists India meet in 2008. He received awards and STORZ endoscopes in FESS workshops in 2009 and 2012.
- With affiliations such as membership in the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh since 2015 and the Skull base Surgery Society of India since 2011, he is actively involved in professional societies.
- His research publications include a citation count of 72, h-index of 6, and a total of 14 published papers.
- Dr. Shankar's professional experience includes roles such as an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology at ESI Medical College and PGIMSR (2019-current) and a Consultant ENT Skull Base Surgeon at Apollo Spectra Hospital in Tamilnadu.
- Prior to this, he served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, an Assistant Professor at ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR (2013-2017), and a Senior Registrar at JIPMER, Pondicherry (2010-2013).
Areas of Interest:
- Endoscopic sinus surgery
- Microscopic ear surgery
- Surgery for head and neck tumors
- Skull base surgery
- Cochlear implants and other hearing rehabilitation procedures
- Sleep apnea and snoring surgery
- Voice and speech disorders
