Dr. P K Purushothaman

About Dr. P K Purushothaman

• Dr. P. K. Purushothaman is an ENT surgeon with over 27 years of experience in medicine.
• His expertise includes procedures such as micro ear surgery, functional endoscopic sinus surgery, minimally invasive endoscopic skull base surgery, endoscopic orbital surgery, phonosurgery, anterior craniofacial resection, and head and neck surgery.
• He offers treatment for conditions such as deafness, ear discharge, facial nerve paralysis, pituitary adenoma, craniopharyngioma, petrous apex cholesterol granuloma, meningocele, clival chordoma, CSF leaks, tumors of the larynx, sinuses, salivary glands, soft tissues, ears, and nasal cavity.
• Dr. Purushothaman completed his MBBS at the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai in 1997, followed by his MS in ENT at Madurai Medical College and Hospital in 2003.
• To enhance his skills, he obtained fellowships in Neuro-otology and Lateral Skull Base Surgery from Gruppo Otologica, Italy, and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery from Adelaide, Australia, and Pittsburgh, USA. He is an Associate Fellow of Industrial Health (AFIH) at the SRM University, Chennai.
• He has received training in facial plastic surgery, rhinoplasty, laryngeal reinnervation, TMJ surgery, conventional skull base surgery, and sleep surgery from renowned institutions in Germany, France, Singapore, Sweden, Slovenia, and the United States of America.
• Dr. Purushothaman was a visiting otolaryngology faculty at the prestigious Pittsburgh and Los Angeles institutes in the United States of America.
• An avid researcher, he has several publications in well-known international and national journals, such as the International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications and the Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery.
• His professional memberships include reputed organizations such as the Association of Otolaryngologists of India and the Indian Society of Otology.

Education

• MBBS, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai, 1997
• MS (ENT), Madurai Medical College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu, 2003
• Clinical Fellowship (Neuro-otology and Lateral Skull Base Surgery), Gruppo Otologica, Italy
• Observational Fellowship (Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery), Adelaide
• Observational Fellowship (Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery), Pittsburgh
• Associate Fellow of Industrial Health (AFIH), SRM University, Chennai, 2010

Training & Certificates

• Walter E. Dandy Indian Chapter Educational Course, Walter E. Dandy Neurological Society, 2015
• Training in TMJ Surgery, Leipzig, Germany
• Training in Laryngeal Reinnervation Surgery, Rouen, France
• Training in Rhinoplasty, Singapore
• Training in Facial Plastic Surgery, Singapore
• Training in Facial Plastic Surgery, Slovenia
• Training in Conventional Skull Base Surgery, Sweden
• Training in Conventional Skull Base Surgery, Florida, USA
• Training in Sleep Surgery, Singapore

Past Experience

• Visiting Scholar, Department of Otolaryngology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Associations/Membership

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