Dr. K. K. Handa
ENT

Dr. K. K. Handa

Chairman, ENT and Head Neck Surgery

Medanta – The Medicity• Gurugram

36+ years of experience
ENT & Head Neck Surgery
Senior Residency, Commonwealth Fellowship for Training in Lasers, DNB, MNAMS, MS, MBBS

About the doctor

Dr. K.K. Handa heads the Department of ENT and Head Neck Surgery at Medanta since its inception in 2009. Previously, he served as Associate Professor at the Department of ENT, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, where he was a faculty member for 13 years. He also held a Senior Resident position at PGIMER Chandigarh.

He is the former President of the Association of Phono-surgeons of India and served as its Founder Secretary. He is recognized as among the foremost voice specialists in his field.

Area of expertise

LaryngologyVoice surgeryCochlear implantsEndoscopic sinus surgeryHead and Neck surgeryMicroscopic ear surgery

Qualifications

Senior Residency

Commonwealth Fellowship for Training in Lasers

DNB

MNAMS

MS (ENT)

MBBS

Professional Journey

  1. Chairman, ENT and Head Neck Surgery, Medanta · Gurugram (2009)
  2. Associate Professor, Department of ENT, AIIMS, New Delhi (faculty for 13 years)
  3. Senior Resident, PGIMER Chandigarh

Awards & achievements

  • Best Otorhinolaryngologist, Times Research Foundation (2012)
  • Marquis World's Who's Who recognition (2009)
  • Kirti Gupta Oration for work in Phonosurgery (2009)
  • NK Agarwal Oration delivery (2008)
  • First Prize, Association of Phonosurgeons of India annual conference (2007)
  • Dr. R.D Kumar Oration (2006)
  • President's Appreciation Award, IMA South Delhi (2005)
  • British Academic Conference Fellowship, BACO Conference, Cambridge, U.K. (1996)
  • AOI Travel Fellowship (1996)
  • Silver Medal in MS (ENT) examination (1993)
  • Bharath Swasthya Samman Award by Zee News (2015)

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