About Dr. Chris de Souza
Undergraduate Training MBBS: Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, graduated in1983.
Postgraduate Training in the department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery: Seth GS Medical College (1983 – 1986)
Postgraduate Training in the department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery: Seth GS Medical College (1983 – 1986)
Qualifications
- Diploma in Otorhinolaryngology, College of Physicians, (DORL) (1986)
- Master of Surgery in Otorhinolaryngology, Bombay University (MS {ENT} 1986)
- Diplomate of the National Board in OtoRhinoLaryngology, New Delhi, (DNB, ENT) (1992)
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons: FACS (1994)
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (England) 2018 ad Eundem
Academic Awards
- Manubhai Mehta Gold medal for standing first in the Diploma in Otorhinolaryngology, College of surgeons and Physicians, Mumbai 1986
- First in the Master of Surgery in Otorhinolaryngology in the Seth GS Medical College 1986
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (England) 2018, FRCS ad Eundem
Overseas Fellowships and training
- Otology fellowship Michael M Paparella, University of Minnesota , 1988
- Otology and Neurotology Externship: Michael Glasscock and C. Gary Jackson, Nashville, Tennessee (1994)
- Endoscopic Sinus surgery minifellowship, David Kennedy and Donald Lanza, University of Pennsylvania. (1996).
- Laleral Skull base workshop: under Mario Sanna, Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza, Italy (2001)
Current position
- Otorhinolaryngologist and Head and Neck Surgeon at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
- Otorhinolaryngologist and Head and Neck Surgeon at the Lilavati Hospital, Bandra (West), Mumbai
- Otorhinolaryngologist and Head and Neck Surgeon Holy Family Hospital, Bandra (West), Mumbai
- Otorhinolaryngologist and Head and Neck Surgeon, Holy Spirit Hospital, Andheri (East), Mumbai
- Visiting Assistant Professor in Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, State University of New York, Brooklyn, USA (1993- til date)
- Visiting Assistant Professor in Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana University Health Science Center, Shreveport, USA (1993- til date)
International Awards
- Hamilton Bailey Scholarship (UK) 1994.
- Orbit International Silver Medal (1994): The second person and first Indian to be given this prestigious award for outstanding work done in the field of Nasal and paranasal sinus and orbital surgery.
Activities
- Conducted workshops in Otology at SUNY Brooklyn, USA and LSUHSC, Shreveport USA.
- Grand Rounds given several timesat SUNY Brooklyn, LSUHSC Shreveport, UCLA, San Diego, Loyola University, Chicago
- Presented several papers and posters at the AAO-HNS, USA for many years.
Academic activities
- Published several postgraduate textbooks in the USA, Germany and India.
- Convenor of the International Rhinologic symposium, Mumbai 2009
- Several published studies on Tetanus, Leprosy, Otologic and Endoscopic sinus surgery problems in International peer reviewed journals.
Specialized In
- Diseases of the ear
- Repair of perforations of the ear drum (tympanic membrane)
- Repair of the damaged hearing mechanism
- Chronic Otitis Media
- Surgery for the removal of Cholesteatoma
- Glomus tumors
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Cancer of the ear
- Surgery for Otosclerosis (stapedectomy)
- Cochlear Implants
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aids.
- Vibrant Soundbridge
- Bone Bridge
- Auditory Brainstem Implant
- Management and treatment of Skull Base Osteomyelitis (also known as 'malignant external otitis')
- Rhinology (Diseases of the nose)
Surgery for the treatment of deviated nasal septum - Endoscopic Sinus surgery of the nose and paranasal sinuses
- Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis.
- Surgery for the treatment of polyps (Antrochoanal polyps and ethmoidal polyps)
- Choanal Atresia
- Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
- Repair of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) leaks
- Surgery for the removal of Pituitary Tumors
- Orbital decompression
- Optic nerve decompression
- Endoscopic surgery for the treatment of chronic dacryocystitis (Endoscopic DCR)
- Endoscopic management of epistaxis
- Endoscopic surgery for the removal of inverting papilloma
- Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
for the removal of benign and malignant swellings / tumors - Head and Neck Surgery
- Surgery for the removal of tumors benign and malignant of the parotid salivary glands
- Surgery on the submandibular and submental salivary glands.
- Surgery for the removal of benign tumors / swellings of the head, face and neck.
- Endoscopy of the food and air passages
Non Medical Skills
- Concert Guitarist
- Writer
- Fresh Water Aquarium