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Sandra DeSaSouza

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ENT Surgeon and pioneer of Cochlear Implant surgery in India

MS ENT G. S. Medical 1969
DORL ENT FCPS
FAOOH Fellow of American Otological Head and Neck
FAOS Fellow of American Otological Society (First Indian)
FICS Fellow of International College of Surgeons - 44 years

Cochlear implants, Nasal endoscopic & MLS surgery, other ear surgery, Head and neck surgery, Cleft palate and Rhinoplasty.
Dr. Sandra Desa Souza, is a renowned ENT Head, Neck and Cochlear Implant Surgeon. She is the pioneer of Cochlear implants having performed, at Jaslok in 1987, the first Cochlear implant surgery in India and Asia. Was the first woman in the world to do this surgery. She is in practice for 45 years and is Consultant Surgeon ENT at Jaslok Hospital. Travelled to National and International conferences, Guest Orations, Guest lectures. Held several International workshops at Jaslok, on Sinuscopy, Cochlear implants and lasers.
She has performed over 2000 surgeries and still runs the Cochlear implant surgery programme supported by Dr. Dillon D’Souza, Cochlear Implant Surgeon at Jaslok Hospital. The programme is also funded from Maharashtra and all over India and cases are operated once a week and undergo rehabilitation, maintenance and long term follow up.

Conferred the prestigious Padma Shri award on 26th January 2020 as a pioneer of Cochlear Implant surgery in India.
Women of the Year 2002 by the American Biographical Institute.
International Scientist of the year 2003, Leading Intellectual of the World 2004, Leading Scientist of the World 2005.

She edited the book Cochlear Implants New an Future Directions published in 2022.
She was on the editorial board of the International Tinnitus Journal and has published over 40 research papers and articles, and written 2 booklets ‘Modern trends in Cochlear implants’ and the ‘Cochlear implant programme’. She is the co-author and publisher of a textbook titled ‘Modern concept of Neurotology’.

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