Dr N Vishnu Swaroop Reddy

Dr. N Vishnu Swaroop Reddy is a Clinical Director, Head of the Department and Chief Consultant ENT, Head & Neck and Facial Plastic Surgeon with more than 35 years of experience. He has extensive experience in Micro Ear Surgery, Cochlear Implantation, Rhinoplasty, Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery, Voice Surgery, Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Surgery. He has worked in the UK for 10 years and has undergone advanced training across multiple countries. He has also contributed to international ENT education through faculty roles, advanced surgical courses, research and peer-reviewed publications.

Educational Qualification:

• MBBS – S.V. Medical College, SV University, Tirupati
• MS (ENT) – NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada
• DLO – Royal College of Surgeons of England
• FRCS – Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• FRCS – Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Professional Experience:

• Clinical Director, Head of the Department & Chief Consultant – CARE Hospitals, Hyderabad.
• Over 20 years of experience at CARE Hospitals.
• 10 years of NHS experience in the United Kingdom.
• Consultant ENT and Facial Plastic Surgeon – Staffordshire General Hospital, Stafford, England.
• Consultant ENT and Facial Plastic Surgeon – Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland.
• Worked in the UK between 1993 and 2003.
• Received higher surgical training in the UK, USA, Germany, France, Austria and Australia across various ENT subspecialties.
• Has served as faculty at European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS) Annual Meetings in London and Amsterdam.
• Has also participated as a trainer and speaker at advanced Rhinoplasty, FESS and Micro Ear Surgery courses and workshops.  

Clinical Expertise and Surgical Experience:

• Performed 12,000+ Micro Ear Surgeries for Chronic Otitis Media.
• Performed 2,000+ advanced Stapedotomy surgeries for Otosclerosis and conductive hearing loss.
• Performed 600+ Cochlear Implant Surgeries for adults, infants and children with severe to profound hearing loss and associated speech and language delays.
• Performed 8,000+ Endoscopic Sinus, Skull Base and Sino-Nasal Tumour Surgeries, including CSF leak repairs and Endoscopic DCR surgeries.
• Performed 2,000+ Rhinoplasty surgeries.
• Performed 2,000+ Voice Surgeries, including Micro Laryngeal and Video Laryngeal surgeries, Thyroplasty and Botox injections to the larynx.
• Performed 1,000+ Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea surgeries.
• Performed 2,000+ Head & Neck surgeries.
• Performed 2,000+ Laser ENT and Head & Neck surgeries.
• Performed 5,000+ Paediatric ENT surgeries, including Adeno-Tonsillectomies, Myringotomy, Grommet insertion and procedures for paediatric airway problems.

Awards and Achievements:

• Otolaryngologist (ENT) of the Year – National – Economic Times Healthcare Awards, 2022.
• Icon in Cochlear Implantation Surgery – Times Health Excellence Awards, 2021.
• Best Achievers Award – Lawyer Weekly, 2021.
• Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Lifetime Achievement Award – 2020.
• Vaidya Rathna Award – 2017.
• Life Savers Award – 2012.
• Nominated for the Padma Shri Award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
• Appointed as an Honorary Physician to the Hon’ble Vice President of India.
• Founder and Executive Chairman of Facial Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery India (FRCSI) for five years.

Professional Memberships:

• British Medical Association
• British Association of Otolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons
• Association of Otolaryngologists of India
• Indian Society of Otology
• IAOHNS
• Indian Society of Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Surgeons
• Associate Member – International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies (IFFPSS)

Fellowships:

• Fellowship in Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery – Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, 1997.
• Fellowship in Rhinoplasty and Facial Plastic Techniques – Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, 1998.
• Fellowship in Otology, Cochlear Implant and Auditory Brain Stem Implant Surgery – House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, USA, 1999.
• Fellowship in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery – University of Graz, Austria, 2000.
• Fellowship in Laser Voice Surgery – Paris, 2000.
• Fellowship in Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea – Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, 2001.
• Facial Plastic Surgery Training – Marien Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany, 2002.
• Fellowship in Cochlear Implant Surgery, Implantable Hearing Aids Surgery and Auditory Brainstem Implant Surgery – University of Hannover, Germany, 2003.
• Cochlear Implant Surgery – Royal College of Surgeons of Australia, Melbourne, 2008.
• Advanced Cochlear Implant Surgery – Sydney, Australia, 2017.

Research and Presentations:

• Presented his first 1,000 Stapedotomy surgical outcomes at the Asia Oceania Congress of ENT Surgeons in 2019.
• His landmark Stapedotomy series was published in the Journal of Laryngology & Otology, Cambridge, UK, in 2021.
• Served as faculty at EAFPS Annual Meetings in London and Amsterdam.
• Participated as a trainer and speaker at advanced Rhinoplasty, FESS and Micro Ear Surgery courses and workshops.

Publications:

• Stapedotomy Using Skeeter Drill and Self-Retaining Ear Canal Retractor – Single Surgeon’s 1000 Plus Surgeries Experience – The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, Cambridge, UK.
• Functional Rejuvenation of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve after Excision of Parathyroid Cyst: A Case Report and Systematic Review of Literature – International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Clinical Research, 2020.
• Correlative Analytic Overview of Anthropometric and Morphological Parameters of Pinna – Journal of Otolaryngology and Rhinology, 2021.
• Case Report on Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Larynx: A Rare Tumour – Acta Scientific Otolaryngology, 2021.
• Skull Base Mucormycosis in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review – Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2019.
• Completely Endoscopic Approach Using a Skeeter Drill to Treat Bilateral Congenital Choanal Atresia in a 33-Week-Born Preterm Baby – Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2018.
• Ectopic Extra-Cranial Meningioma Presenting as an Aural Polyp – European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2003.
• Removal of Sub-Mucosal Foreign Body (Metal Wire) from the Pharynx Using Image Intensifier – Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 2003.
• Spherical Foreign Bodies in the Oesophagus Removed by Balloon Angiographic Catheter – Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 2002.
• Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (BAHA) Launched in India – ENT News, UK, 2001.
• Recurrent Idiopathic Angioedema: Is Tracheostomy a Solution? – Asian ENT Journal, 2006.
• Septoplasty – A Patient Satisfaction Study in 150 Patients – Asian ENT Journal, 2006.