Vertigo Clinic

Overview

About the department

Vertigo Clinic at Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital provides comprehensive care in evaluation and management of patients with vertigo.

Vertigo refers to the symptoms of giddiness or spinning sensation. Vertigo could be either central (due to neurological causes) or peripheral (due to vestibular or otological apparatus).The Brain and Ear are important organs for hearing and balance. Balance of the body depends on inputs from ears, eyes and the nervous system.

Facilities/ Services

Facilities Available

Examination of ear
Neurological evaluation
Audiological evaluation for cochlear and Retrocochlear Pathology
Radiological backup (MRI and CT scanning of Brain)

Our Team

Full Time Consultant
Name	Designation	Qualification	Availability
Dr. Kashmira Chavan Dr. Kashmira Chavan Full Time Consultant- ENT Surgeon & Voice Consultant Qualifications DNB (ENT) - P.D.Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Center, Mumbai. MBBS – Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai - Maharashtra University of Health Sciences. Biosketch Dr. Kashmira Chavan is working as a Full Time Consultant at Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital. She has worked at reputed institutions like P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai in the past. Dr. Chavan is experienced in managing all kinds of ear conditions such as ear infections, tinnitus, vertigo and hearing restoration. She specializes in Cochlear Implants and all other ear surgeries. She treats conditions such as rhinitis, nasal blockage, sinusitis and other diseases of the nose and sinuses and performs endoscopic sinus and skull base surgeries. Dr. Chavan also manages the Voice & Swallowing Clinic at Dr. L H Hiranandani Hospital and treats patients with a wide variety of problems including vocal nodules/cysts/polyps, laryngopharyngeal reflux, vocal cord paralysis, spasmodic dysphonia and other voice and swallowing disorders. She has received advanced training in vocal cord surgical procedures. She manages pediatric patients and treats conditions such as tonsillitis, enlarged adenoids, thyroid and other neck swellings. Dr. Chavan has completed a ‘Fellowship in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery’ at the P.D. Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai. She is trained in ‘Cochlear Implants’ at P.D.Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai and at NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, USA. She has also acquired training in ‘Laryngology & Voice Disorders’ at NYU Langone Medical Center,New York, USA and in Management of ‘Obstructive Sleep Apnea’ at Montefiore Medical Center, New York, USA. Dr. Chavan is actively involved in research activities and has published a number of articles in medical journals and authored several book chapters. She has won numerous awards for presentations at national conferences and gives lectures at national and international venues. She is also a faculty member at various training workshops for ENT surgeons and audiology professionals.	Full Time Consultan ENT Surgeon & Voice Consultant	MBBS, DNB (Otorhinolaryngology)	Monday : 6 pm - 7 pm Wednesday : 5 pm - 6 pm(1st & 3rd Wed)
Dr. Nilesh Chaudhary Dr. Nilesh Chaudhary Full time Consultant - Neurology Qualifications MBBS, DNB (Gen. Medicine), DNB (Neurology) Biosketch Dr Nilesh Vijay Chaudhary is working as a Full Time Neurologist with Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital. He is dynamic neurologist and keenly interested in providing best neurology care for acute brain stroke, headache and vertigo, epilepsy, movement disorders and other nerve and muscle diseases. He has experience of managing neurology cases from last 10 years, he has worked in various neurology departments across India including Jehangir hospital (Pune), KEM hospital (Mumbai), MIMS hospital (Calicut) and CARE hospital (Hyderabad). He has done his neurology training with eminent professor and neurologist Dr JMK Murthy in Hyderabad. His special area of interest is acute brain stroke management –thrombolytic therapy and Neurocritical care. He has got best paper award for stroke thrombolysis study in regional conference in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, also he was observer in department of neurology MGH Boston 2013.	Full Time Consultant Neurology	MBBS, DNB (Gen. Medicine), DNB (Neurology)	Monday : 6 pm - 7 pm Wednesday : 5 pm - 6 pm Thursday : 7 pm - 8 pm
Dr. Ravikiran M. Vernekar Dr. Ravikiran M. Vernekar Full time Consultant - Ent Surgeon and Head & Neck surgery Qualifications MBBS – J. J.M Medical College in 2001. MS – Government medical college (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences), Mysore in 2005 Biosketch Dr Ravikiran Vernekar is working at Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital as a full time consultant in the department of ENT and Head & Neck surgery since October 2010. After completing his post graduation, he joined Goa medical college after receiving specialized training in ear surgery. He underwent training under world renowned ENT surgeon Dr. A. Mahadevaiah. He also has a very high success rate in treating patients with headache, especially sinus headache and allergic conditions of nose. Apart from conventional ENT surgeries, he has a good experience in Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), voice related surgery and microscopic ear surgeries. He has attended many conferences and workshops, few among them are International course on functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) & anterior skull base surgery in 2005; 1st Amrita comprehensive head & neck cancer teaching program in 2005 held by Amrita institute of medical sciences, Kochi; 5th Annual oncology workshop “ONCOSURG – 2010” in Tata memorial hospital. He conducts Vertigo clinic in Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital.	Full Time Consultant ENT Surgeon	MS (ENT)	Wednesday : 5 pm - 6 pm (2nd & 4th Wed) Thursday : 7 pm - 8 pm

Visiting Consultant
Name	Designation	Qualification	Availability
Dr. Rahul R. Modi Dr. Rahul R. Modi Visiting Consultant ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon (Surgery for Obstructive) Qualifications MBBS - Seth G. S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai – 2005. M.S. (ENT - Head & Neck Surgery) - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh. Winner of Medal of First Order - 2010. D.N.B. (ENT - Head & Neck Surgery) - Diplomate of National Board of Examinations, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India - 2011. American Head & Neck Society (AHNS) certified Clinical fellowship in Advanced Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery – Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary / Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA - 2014-15. Biosketch Dr Rahul Modi is working as a Visiting Consultant - ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon at Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital since August 2015 His areas of special interests include surgery for thyroid cancer & hyperparathyroidism, surgery for laryngeal stenosis & cancers, surgery for snoring & sleep apnea and endoscopic sinus surgery. He is an alumnus of the renowned Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA, from where he has completed his fellowship in Head and Neck (Endocrine) surgery. A graduate of the Seth G. S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai, he completed his training in ENT and Head & Neck Surgery from the prestigious Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh. He brings with him a fine and a rare experience of working in two of the most reputed medical centres in the world, i.e. the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Stanford University, USA. MGH has been recently voted as the number 1 Hospital across the U.S. and has one of the largest thyroid and parathyroid surgery programs in the world. His clinical focus at MGH was on the use of intra-operative nerve monitoring which has proven utility in performing safe head and neck surgery. Dr Modi has performed and participated in more than 500 complex head and neck surgical oncology procedures. He has also received specialized training in organ preservation and voice – rehabilitation following laryngeal cancer surgery under the guidance of Dr. Sultan Pradhan. He was also a visiting faculty at Stanford University, USA which is one of the largest centres in the world specializing in surgical cure for obstructive sleep apnea. His clinical focus here was to provide individualized treatment to patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea. Before embarking on to the United States of America for higher surgical education, he was working for 4 years as an Assistant Professor at L.T.M. General Hospital, Mumbai which is one of the largest tertiary care referral hospitals in the country. His area of focus here was surgery for head & neck cancer, endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery for treatment of recurrent sinusitis, tumours of nose and base of skull and CSF rhinorrhea repair. He also has a rich experience in performing various microscopic ear surgeries and surgeries for laryngotracheal stenosis. Along with a vast experience of performing more than 1000 surgeries addressing both routine and complex ENT problems, Dr. Modi has undertaken various clinical and laboratory research projects. He has won several awards and has a number of national & international publications to his credit. During his tenure at L.T.M. General Hospital, he had organized various surgical courses to train practicing ENT surgeons in endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery, temporal bone surgery and surgery for laryngotracheal stenosis. He also actively participates in activities of several organizations such as the International Surgical Sleep Society, Foundation of Head and Neck Oncology, Skull base surgery society of India & Association of Otolaryngologists of India in different capacities.	Visiting Consultant ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon (Surgery for Obstructive)	MBBS, MS (ENT), DNB (ENT), Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery	Wednesday : 5 pm - 6 pm