Dr E C Vinaya Kumar

Dr. E.C. Vinaya Kumar is a highly experienced ENT/Otorhinolaryngologist with a distinguished career spanning over 38 years. He is renowned for his pioneering work in cochlear implantation and a range of other ENT procedures.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS from Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore (1977)
• Diploma in Otorhinolaryngology (DLO) from NOVA ENT Hospital, Hyderabad (1988)
• MS - ENT from Osmania University (1982)​​

Professional Experience:

• 1988–Present: Senior Consultant & Head of Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, Coordinator of Apollo Cochlear Implant Clinic at Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
• 1995–2001: Visiting Consultant, ENT at SCR Headquarters Hospital, Hyderabad
• 1983–1988: Practiced at ENT Clinic Tarnaka, Hyderabad
• 1982: ENT Surgeon at MLL Hospital, Madanapalli, Hyderabad

Notable Achievements:

• Pioneered the Cochlear Implant program in South India since 1994, performing over 1,700 surgeries—the highest in the country for a single clinic.
• Received the “Philanthropy Award” from the Australian Government, NSW in 2012.
• Honored with the “Global Health Care Equality Humanitarian Award” in 2019 by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin.
• Holds a Limca Book of World Records title for performing the highest number of cochlear implant surgeries (18) in a single day.
• Established the first Snoring Clinic in India in 1989.

Professional Memberships:

• Founder Member and Secretary, Society to Aid the Hearing Impaired (SAHI)
• Advisory Board Member, Sri Vidhya’s Center for Special Children
• Advisory Panel of Doctors, Global Aids Rehabilitation Centre
• Member, American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
• Member, Association of Otolaryngologists of India (AOI)
• Member, Indian Otological Society
• Member, Indian Rhinology Society
• Member, Indian Society of Laryngology
• Member, Cochlear Implant Group of India (CIGI)