Dr Vasanthi Anand M S

Dr. Vasanthi Anand is a highly experienced Senior Cochlear Implant Surgeon with over 20 years of expertise in ENT and exclusive cochlear implant practice since 2014. She has successfully performed more than 300 cochlear implant surgeries, including complex inner ear anomalies, with excellent outcomes. Renowned for her pioneering work in government-supported cochlear implant programs, she is widely respected for her skill, dedication, and contribution to pediatric hearing restoration.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS
• MS (ENT)

Professional Experience:

• Senior Cochlear Implant Surgeon, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru
• Associate Professor in ENT with 20 years of teaching and surgical experience
• Exclusively performing cochlear implant surgeries since 2014
• Successfully implanted cochlear devices in infants as young as 8 months

Awards & Recognitions:

• First Cochlear Implant Surgeon empanelled in Karnataka by the Ministry of Social Justice & Youth Empowerment (2015)
• Key contributor to Government of Karnataka’s free Cochlear Implantation Program (SAST Project)
• Woman of Distinctive Vocation Award – 05/05/2018
• Swasthya Seva Durandhara Award – 28/12/2015

Professional Memberships:

• Life Member – Association of Otolaryngologists of India (AOI), Karnataka State Chapter
• Life Member – AOI, South Zone
• Member – Cochlear Implant Group of India

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