Dr. P. K. Purushothaman

About Doctor

Dr. Purushothaman P. K is an Ear, Nose, and Throat surgeon with extensive experience in the field of Endoscopic sinus surgery, Endoscopic skull base surgery, Endoscopic ear surgery, and Endoscopic laryngeal surgery. He underwent a clinical fellowship in Neurootology and Lateral skull base surgery at Gruppo Otologica (Italy) and an Observational fellowship in Endoscopic skull base surgery ( Adelaide and Pittsburgh). He was a visiting scholar in the Department of Otolaryngology, Pittsburgh, and also participated in the Visiting Physician Programme at St Vincent Medical centre , House ear Institute, Los Angeles, California. He has also undergone training in TMJ surgery, Leipzig ; Laryngeal Reinnervation surgery, Rouen; Rhinoplasty, Singapore; Facial Plastic, Singapore and Slovenia; Conventional skull Base surgery, Sweden and Florida; Sleep Surgery, Singapore, and so on.

His special interests include Rhinology, Endoscopic skull base surgery, and Endoscopic ear surgery; also being an international teaching faculty in the field of Endoscopic skull base surgery.

He has to his credit numerous research publications in international journals, also having presented them and attended conferences in various countries. He is a member of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India and the Indian Society of Otology.

Qualification / Education Profile

• MBBS - The Tami Nadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University
• MS (ENT) – Madurai Medical College

Expertise

• Micro ear surgery for deafness, discharging ear, and facial nerve paralysis
• Functional endoscopic sinus surgery
• Minimally invasive endoscopic skull base surgery for conditions like Pituitary adenoma, Clival chordoma, Craniopharyngioma, Anterior craniofacial resection, Petrous apex cholesterol granuloma, CSF leaks and meningocele
• Endoscopic orbital surgery
• Phonosurgery
• Head and neck and skull base surgery for tumours of the larynx, nasal cavity, sinuses, ear, soft tissue tumors, and tumors of the salivary gland