Dr. Sumit Mrig is a young, dedicated ENT & head & neck cancer surgeon with special training in the field of cochlear implantation trained by prof. Mario Sana(gruppo otologica, Piacenza, Italy).
He has also been trained at Singapore general hospital for snoring & sleep apnea treatment.
He has pioneered the technique of binaural cochlear implantation in India and his team did India’s 1st binaural cochlear implant at Primus Hospital.
He not only has the experience of performing more than 5000 surgeries in the field of ENT, but has a lot of academic achievements to his name.He is the reviewer of international ENT journals & has numerous international publications to his name. He has also written a temporal bone dissection manual for training of ENT surgeons. He has recently being awarded “Bharat Excellence Award” for his contribution towards deafness across India
Speciality Interest:
Treatment of deafness in pediatric and adult population through cochlear implants, BAHA implants and bone bridge devices
Surgery for snoring and sleep apnea disorder
Treatment of vertigo disorders
Sialendoscopy for removal of salivary gland stones
Work experience:
Senior Consultant and HOD ENT, and Cochlear Implant Surgery, June 2010 – April 2016
One of the youngest Cochlear Implant Surgeons in India & Asia
Successfully done more than 350 cochlear implants in paediatric & adult age population
Implanted patients from 8 countries in the world
1st Indian surgeon to start independent cochlear implant programme in Africa
Has been a regular invitee as a Mentor Surgeon from various institutes across India to start Cochlear Implant Programme & mentored more than 14 centres across india
His team did India’s 1st Binaural Cochlear Implant Surgery in 2011
MemberShip:
CIGICON
Executive Committee Member CIGICON
AOICON
DELHI AOI
RHINOCON
ISOCON
Award:
Susruta award for clinician excellence in ENT at Max Healthcare annual award ceremony in Oct 2019
MAX CEO’s award of the year 2018 in recognition of exemplary display of core values at Max Healthcare
Awarded with VALYOU Award at URJA 2017 by Max Healthcare Institute Limited
He has recently been awarded ‘ Bharat Excellence Award ‘ for his contribution towards deafness across India
Education and training:
DNB ENT, 2008
MS ENT – MAMC and
LNH ,Maulana Azad Medical College, 2007
MBBS – UCMS and GTB Hospital, Delhi University, 2002
