Dr. Sumit Mrig

About Dr. Sumit Mrig

• Dr. Sumit Mrig is an accomplished ENT Surgeon in New Delhi.
• He is regarded as one of India and Asia's youngest Cochlear Implant Surgeons.
• He has over 22 years of extensive experience and has performed over 500 cochlear implant surgeries in the last ten years.
• Dr. Mrig has performed implant surgeries on patients from countries all across the world, including Kenya, Sudan, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Russia, Ethiopia, and Nigeria.
• He is the first Indian surgeon to start an independent cochlear implant program in Africa.
• He pioneered binaural cochlear implantation in India, leading the team that performed the country's first binaural cochlear implant surgery.
• Dr. Mrig specializes in treating deaf patients through BAHA implants, cochlear implants, and bone bridge devices.
• He has expertise in treating vertigo, sleep apnea, and snoring.
• The doctor is well-versed in procedures like sialendoscopy, which removes salivary gland stones, and anterior and lateral skull base surgeries.
• Dr. Mrig completed his MBBS from the University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, in 2002.
• Later, he specialized in managing ear, nose, and throat disorders, completing an MS and DNB in ENT from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, in 2007 and 2008, respectively.
• He has also been trained in cochlear implantation under Prof. Mario Sana, Gruppo Otologica, Piacenza, Italy.
• Dr. Mrig received additional training at Singapore General Hospital to treat snoring and sleep apnea.
• He has a strong academic background, having served as a reviewer for international ENT journals and contributed to numerous international publications.
• Dr. Mrig has authored a temporal bone dissection manual to aid in training ENT surgeons.
• He was recently honored with the "Bharat Excellence Award" for his significant contributions to addressing deafness across India.
• He is a member of the Cochlear Implant Group of India, the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, and the National Academy of Medical Sciences.

Education

• MBBS, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, 2002
• MS (ENT), Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, 2007
• DNB (ENT), Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, 2008

Training & Certificates

• Training in cochlear implantation under Prof. Mario Sana, Gruppo Otologica, Piacenza, Italy
• Training in snoring and sleep apnea at Singapore General Hospital

Past Experience

• Head of Department (ENT and Cochlear Implant Surgery), Primus Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, 2016

Awards

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