Dr Avinash Kumar is an associate professor in the Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery at SIMS, Hapur. He has more than 15 years of experience. He has an MBBS, MS (ENT) and a fellowship in Head and Neck Oncosurgery (GCRI, Ahmedabad). His surgical expertise includes ear microsurgeries, FESS, septoplasty, thyroidectomy, parotidectomy and head & neck oncological procedures. He is a surgeon of academic prolificacy with more than 80 publications to his credit and has received many national awards, including the Swami Vivekananda Award. He is also on the editorial board of two peer-reviewed ENT journals. He is an active conference faculty member and external examiner in India.
 

Research & Academic Achievements:

• 80+ publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals
• Best Paper Award: Sclerotherapy, Assam State Level Presentation
• Swami Vivekananda Award: Paper on Neck Injuries, North East Zonal Competition
• North East Level ENT Quiz Champion (2012)
• External Examiner for UG students across multiple medical colleges
• Editorial Board Member: Journal of Current Research in Otolaryngology & Journal of ENT and Allied Sciences
• Faculty and organiser at multiple national conferences and workshops

Clinical Expertise:

• Microsurgery of the Ear (Mastoidectomy, Tympanoplasty)
• Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) & Septoplasty
• Head & Neck Surgery (Thyroidectomy, Parotidectomy, Submandibular Gland Excision)
• Head & Neck Oncosurgery