About Doctor
Dr Shomeshwar Singh qualified and trained in India (1990-99) and the United Kingdom (2000-08). Dr Singh is a Senior Consultant in Ear, Nose, Throat and Hearing (Cochlear) implants with more than 25 years of experience. He has a very large series of cochlear implant patients with published excellent outcomes. Dr Singh heads one of the largest cochlear implant programs in India. He is an established Trainer / Mentor Surgeon for new Cochlear Implant Programs and runs the ACIC – an annual surgical instruction course in Cochlear Implant surgery. Dr Singh is the inventor of See Sound Live (SSL) – a novel assistive technology empowering the deaf to speak. SSL is currently under trials in India, UK and USA. He was awarded several grants and the prestigious BIRAC INNOVATOR AWARD for his research by the Vice President of India in 2020.
Medical Qualification
- MBBS. December 1994. JIPMER, Pondicherry University, India
- MS (Otolaryngology), March 1999. JIPMER, Pondicherry University, India
- DLO, November 1999, Royal College of Surgeons of England
- FRCS (Otolaryngology), November 2001, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- MD (Clinical Research - Cochlear Implants), October 2005, Cochlear Implant Program, Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London
Specialization and expertise
- Auditory Implants – Cochlear Implants & Bone conduction Implants surgery
- Advanced Otology – reconstruction of Tympanic membrane & Ossicular chain
- General ENT, Endoscopic Nose & Sinus Surgery, Microlaryngo surgery
Certifications
- Delhi Medical Council
- Haryana Medical Council
- BCIG – British Cochlear Implant Group
- ENT – UK
- CIGI – Cochlear Implant Group of India
- AOI – Association of Otolaryngologists of India
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
- Alumni – University College London
- Alumni – JIPMER, Pondicherry
Awards
- PHILIP STELL PRIZE AWARDEE 2006: Otolaryngological Research Society, London, UK
- BIRAC IIPME Grant 2017-19: Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, Govt of India
- BIRAC SBIRI Grant 2019-20: Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, Govt of India
- NATIONAL BIO - ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMPETITION 2019 winner– Digital Health, INDIA
- BIRAC INNOVATOR AWARD 2020 - BIRAC, Govt of India
- TECHNOLOGY INNOVATOR AWARD 2021: Corporate Vision, United Kingdom 2021
Articles
- Singh S, Salib RJ, Oates J. (2002) Traumatic fracture of the stapes suprastructure following minor head injury. Journal of Laryngology and Otology. 116(6): 457-59
- Salib RJ, Singh S, Ghori MA, De PR. (2003) Globus pharyngeus secondary to lingual tonsil hyperplasia: Treatment with KTP Laser vaporization. CME Bulletin Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery. 7(3): 85-88
- Singh S, Liasis A, Rajput K, Luxon LM. (2004) Short report: Methodological considerations in recording MMN in cochlear implant patients. Cochlear Implants International 5(2): 76-80
- Singh S, Bajaj Y. (2004) Letter to Editor (Efficacy of ice packs in the management of epistaxis). Clinical Otolaryngology 29: 1-1
- Singh S, Liasis A, Towell A, Rajput K, Luxon LM (2004) Event related potentials in cochlear implant patients. Ear and Hearing. 25(6): 598-610
Abstracts
- Singh S, Irving R (2007) Facial nerve management in petrous apex cholesteatoma surgery. Abstract Book; 5th International Conference on Vestibular schwannoma and other CPA lesions, Barcelona. 43:32
- Singh S, Liasis A, Rajput K, Luxon L (2006) Event related potentials – are they useful in paediatric cochlear implant patients. Clinical Otolaryngology. 31(3): 248-9.
- Singh S, Liasis A, Rajput K, Luxon L (2006) Event related potentials – are they useful in paediatric cochlear implant patients. Abstract Book; The 28th International Congress of Audiology, Innsbruck. L132:73
- Singh S, Rafiq R, Karamchandani D, Vishwanath D, Saeed S, East D (2006) Revision mastoid surgery – retrospective case review of 200 operations. Abstracts and Posters; The 12th British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology, Birmingham, July 2006
- Singh S, Karamchandani D, Rafiq R, Vishwanath D, Saeed S, Turner N (2006) Canal wall down mastoid surgery and retraction pockets – a review. Abstracts and Posters; The 12th British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology, Birmingham, July 2006
- Rafiq R, Singh S, Karamchandani D, Ndukwe D, Simmons M (2006) Lemierre’s syndrome – too dangerous to forget? Abstracts and Posters; The 12th British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology, Birmingham, July 2006
- Singh S, Liasis A, Rajput K, Luxon L: Event related potentials – a potential prognostic tool in paediatric cochlear implant patients. Abstract Book; Fourth Conference on Mismatch Negativity (MMN) and its clinical and scientific applications, Cambridge 2006
- Singh S, Khan H, Malik N, Mathews J, Wilson F: Patient satisfaction in ENT Outpatient clinic. Proceedings of the meeting - Joint ENT UK, RSM and SOS summer meeting, Edinburgh, September 2005
- Narayan J, Hadjihannas E, Thevasagayam M, Singh S, De R. Vestibular Schwannoma – are we screening appropriately. Proceedings of the meeting; AAO HNSF Annual Meeting and ENT Expo 2005.
- Singh S, Rajput K, Liasis, Luxon LM: Correlation of electrophysiological measures of auditory processing with outcome in paediatric cochlear implant patients. Abstract Book. Royal Society of Medicine, London, May 2003
