Milind Vasant Kirtane
Otorhinolaryngologist, Padma Shri award of in 2014
Milind Vasant Kirtane is an Indian otorhinolaryngologist, reported to have performed the first cochlear implant surgery in Mumbai. The Government of India honoured him, in 2014, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of medicine.
Biography
Milind Vasant Kirtane, a Maharashtrian by birth, secured a master's degree (MS) in Otorhinolaryngology from King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, where he is an honorary surgeon and professor emeritus. He specializes in cochlear implants, endoscopic sinus surgery, and neurotology. He is a Consultant ENT surgeon at various hospitals such as Breach Candy Hospital, Safaiee Hospital and P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre in Mumbai. He has performed over 2300 cochlear implant surgeries. He is credited with the first cochlear implant surgery in Mumbai.
Kirtane, a 2005 winner of the B. C. Roy Award from the Government of India, and an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, holds many position of importance. He is the founder President of the Sinus Endoscopic Society of India and one of the founders of the Indian Society of Otology and the Indian Society of Laryngology. He is a member and a former President of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India.
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