Dr. Shama Kovale

About Dr. Shama Kovale

• Dr. Shama Kovale is a renowned Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgeon in Mumbai.
• She has over 26 years of extensive clinical experience and specializes in modern, evidence-based treatments for ENT disorders.
• Dr. Kovale is proficient in robotic surgeries, including facial nerve decompression, CSF leak repair, and routine ENT procedures.
• She has performed:
  • 400+ tympanoplasty with a success rate of over 98%
  • 300+ myringotomy with a success rate of over 98%
  • 250+ mastoidectomy with a success rate of over 95%
  • 100+ ossicular reconstruction
• Her areas of expertise include comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for various ear-related disorders, including vertigo and voice and swallowing disorders. She performs procedures like Botox injections, injection laryngoplasty, and micro-laryngoscopy.
• She has a 100% success rate for procedures such as facial nerve decompression, CSF rhinorrhoea repair, endoscopic skull base surgery, and micro-laryngoscopies (voice surgeries).
• Dr. Kovale completed her MBBS from Mumbai University in 1998 and a Diploma in Otorhinolaryngology (DLO) from the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Mumbai in 2002.
• Later, in 2003, she pursued an MS (ENT) from the Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai.
• She also holds a Fellowship in Phonosurgery and a Fellowship in Cochlear Implant Surgery.
• Dr. Kovale is a member of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, the Association of Phonosurgeons of India, and the Cochlear Implant Group of India.

Education

• MBBS, Mumbai University, 1998
• Diploma in Otorhinolaryngology (DLO), College of Physicians & Surgeons of Mumbai, 2002
• MS (ENT), Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, 2003
• Fellowship in Phonosurgery
• Fellowship in Cochlear Implant Surgery

Past Experience

• ENT Surgeon, Various Municipal Hospitals, 2008
• Medical Officer, compulsory rural posting, 1999

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