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Pleasure to meet you as head of department on behalf of Department of ENT Head and Neck surgery GMC SRINAGAR. The department  of  ENT head and neck surgery  is one of the oldest  departments of Government  Medical College Srinagar and its Associated  Hospitals

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Contact Details
Postgraduate Department of ENT and HNSGovernment medical college Srinagar.
01942504794new block near MS office SMHS hospital

About Department

The Department of ENT was initially born as E. ENT (eye, ear, nose and throat) in 1959. In 1970, a separate department of ENT was created which was initially headed by Late Prof I.P.Kohli. Professor Manzoor A. latoo is the current  Head of Department 

The department runs OPD  6 days a week which is fully equipped with a minor procedure room and with latest equipment’s like ATMOS endoscopic examination system, Stroboscopy, Flexible laryngoscopy etc. Besides this, as well-developed Hearing and Speech centre is running on OPD days with facilities like BERA, OAE, Tympanometry, VNG and Speech therapy in addition to routine Pure tone audiometry, Impedance audiometry.

The department is equipped with an operation theatre complex with three General Anaesthesia tables running at a time and one Emergency Operation theatre running 7x24.Almost all latest equipment’s and gadgets are available in theatre like.

  • Neuro-navigation
  • CO2 laser
  • Facial nerve monitor
  • Coblation
  • Harmonic Scalpel
  • High End operating microscopes
  • Endoscopic sinus surgeries systems

It has remained the alma mater of most of the folks holding scalpels in this beautiful part of the world. Devoted to excellence in patient care and to train the next generation of ENT surgeons, this department has blossomed over the years. Since its inception, the department has been progressing in medical education, research and providing quality healthcare. The department has gained immense popularity for doing routine ENT and advanced work in Head and neck surgeries, endoscopic sinus surgeries and skull base surgeries.