Who is Dr. Geetha Nair?
Dr. Geetha Nair is a highly experienced consultant ENT surgeon with extensive expertise in medical college and hospital administration and management. She is the Medical Superintendent and Professor of ENT at Karuna Medical College, Palakkad, and the President Elect of AOI Kerala (Association of Otolaryngologists of India, Kerala State).
Link to this answerWhat is Dr. Geetha Nair's current position?
She is the Medical Superintendent and Professor of ENT at Karuna Medical College, Palakkad.
Link to this answerWhat are Dr. Geetha Nair's qualifications?
MBBS from Government Medical College, Trivandrum (1989); DLO from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai (1995); and DNB (ENT) from Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai (2015).
Link to this answerWhere did Dr. Geetha Nair work before Karuna Medical College?
She served 20 years at Government Medical College (GMC), Ernakulam, where she was Deputy Medical Superintendent and Medical Superintendent I/c from 2018 to 2026. Her other posts there included Nodal Officer for e-Health, e-Sanjeevani, Trauma Care and the new Critical Care Block, and Chairman of the Medical Board and the Disability Board.
Link to this answerWhat research has Dr. Geetha Nair published?
She has published 11 research articles, including work on cochlear implantation in Usher's syndrome and in patients with renal dysfunction, anomalies of the cochlea and cochlear nerve in children with congenital profound hearing loss, auditory midbrain implants, single sided deafness, stem cell therapy for deafness, laryngopharyngeal reflux, and bacterial pathogens in chronic suppurative otitis media.
Link to this answerWhat was Dr. Geetha Nair's role during COVID-19?
As Deputy Medical Superintendent and Medical Superintendent of Government Medical College, Ernakulam, she coordinated COVID care activities from January 2020 to September 2022 and was honoured by the Indian Navy for this work. She also gave Corona awareness talks on IMA and ENT platforms and to the public through residents' associations.
Link to this answerWhat is Dr. Geetha Nair's role in AOI Kerala?
She is now the President Elect of AOI Kerala (Association of Otolaryngologists of India, Kerala State). Earlier she was President of AOI Kochi (2021–2022) and Secretary of AOI South Zone & Kerala State (2018–2019).
Link to this answerWhat clinical work does Dr. Geetha Nair do?
She conducts daily OPDs, attending around 30–35 patients per day, and performs major and minor procedures in the operation theatre.
Link to this answerWhat does Dr. Geetha Nair teach?
She takes classes for undergraduate MBBS, postgraduate ENT and nursing students, both clinics and theory. She conducts theory and viva voce examinations and is an external and internal examiner for medical undergraduates within and outside the State.
Link to this answerWhat is Dr. Geetha Nair's involvement in safe sound and noise awareness?
She has been State Convener of NISS (National Initiative of Safe Sound) since 2018, and attended the online Global Conference on Noise Pollution and Safe Sound held at Trivandrum.
Link to this answerWhat medical education training has Dr. Geetha Nair completed?
She completed the BCME (Revised Basic Course on Medical Education Technologies) and the ACME (Advanced Course in Medical Education) at the NMC Nodal Centre for Faculty Development, Government Medical College, Kottayam, and the BCBR course in July 2020. She also attended CISP III (Curriculum Implementation Support Program) at GMC, Ernakulam in January 2025.
Link to this answerWhere does Dr. Geetha Nair work now?
She works at Karuna Medical College in Palakkad, Kerala, India, where she is the Medical Superintendent and Professor of ENT.
Link to this answerHow long has Dr. Geetha Nair been an ENT surgeon?
She earned her MBBS from Government Medical College, Trivandrum in 1989 and her DLO (Diploma in Laryngology and Otology) from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai in 1995, and added a DNB (ENT) in 2015. She served 20 years at Government Medical College, Ernakulam, before her current post at Karuna Medical College, Palakkad.
Link to this answerWhat are Dr. Geetha Nair's research interests?
Her 11 published research articles cover hearing and cochlear implants (7 articles, including cochlear implantation, cochlear anomalies, auditory midbrain implants, single sided deafness and stem cell therapy for deafness), ear infection and middle-ear surgery (2), throat and laryngopharyngeal reflux (1) and medical education (1). All 11 are listed in the Research section of drgeethanair.com.
Link to this answerWhich professional associations is Dr. Geetha Nair part of?
She is a member of the National AOI (Association of Otolaryngologists of India), Kerala State AOI, IAOHNS (Indian Association of Head & Neck Surgeons), the Indian Association of Sleep Surgeons and the Indian Medical Association. She is now the President Elect of AOI Kerala (Association of Otolaryngologists of India, Kerala State). She was President of AOI Kochi (2021–2022) and has been State Convener of NISS (National Initiative of Safe Sound) since 2018.
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Use Search publications in the Research section to find words in article titles, authors, journals or publication years. Search works together with the topic buttons. Clear search keeps the selected topic; Show all research clears both. RIS, BibTeX and Copy all citations still include all 11 publications.
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