Dr. K. K. Handa

Brief Profile:

Dr. K.K Handa is the Head of the Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery at Medanta. He has more than 32 years of experience in this specialty. He has headed the Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery since the inception of Medanta in 2009. Prior to this, he worked as an Associate Professor in the Department of ENT, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and was teaching staff member for 13 years. He was also a senior resident at PGIMER Chandigarh. He is the former president of the Association of Phono Surgeons of India and was the founder secretary of the association. He is one of the leading sound and laser surgeons in the country. His expertise includes laryngology, voice surgery, laser surgery, cochlear implants, endoscopic sinus surgery, microscopic ear surgery and head and neck surgery. He was also a Commonwealth Teaching Fellow for Laser Training, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK in 2004

Work Experience:

• 1993 - 1996 Worked As Senior Resident at Deptt. Of ENT , PGIMER
• 1996 - 2003 Worked As Assistant Professor ENT at All India Instittue of Medical Sciences
• 2003 - 2009 Associate Professor at Unit Head And Senior Consultant Deptt Of ENT and Head Neck Surgery In All India Institute of Medical Sciences
• 2004 - 2004 Commonwealth Fellowship In Lasers And Laryngology at Glasgow Royal Infirmiry Glasgow

Education:

• MBBS - Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, 1989
• MS - ENT - POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, CHANDIGARH, 1993
• DNB - Otorhinolaryngology - National Board of Education, New Delhi, 1994

AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Awarded The First Prize In The Sp Pamra Essay Contest Held By Delhi Medical Association - 1989
• Awarded Silver Medal Of The First Order In The Ms (ENT) Examination Held In June - 1993
• Runners Up In The Annual Quiz Of North West Zone Aoi Held In AIIMS , New Delhi In October - 1994
• Awarded The Khosla Gold Medal For The Paper - 1995
• Awarded The British Academic Conference Fellowship For The Baco Conference Held In Cambridge, Great Britain From 4th To 9th July - 1996
• Awarded The First Prize For The Video Presentation - 2001
• Awarded The President’s Appreciation Award By IMA South Delhi Branch For Services Rendered In - 2005
• Awarded The First Prize For The Best Video Presentation In The Annual Conference Of Association Of Phonosurgeons Of India Held In Bhuwaneshwar 4th To 7th January - 2007

MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS

• Member Indian Society Of Rhinology
• Member Indian Society Of Otology
• Member Of The Voice Foundation Of India
• Medical Advisor To The Laryngectomy Club Of India
• Association Of Otolaryngologists Of India (AOI)
• Member Of The Governing Body Of Neurotological And Equilibrium Society Of India