Milind Vasant Kirtane

Milind Vasant Kirtane is an Indian otorhinolaryngologist, reported to have performed the first cochlear implant surgery in Mumbai. The Government of India honoured him, in 2014, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of medicine.

Biography Milind Vasant Kirtane, a Maharashtrian by birth, secured a master's degree (MS) in Otorhinolaryngology from King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, He specializes in cochlear implants, endoscopic sinus surgery, and neurotology. He has performed over 2300 cochlear implant surgeries. He is credited with the first cochlear implant surgery in Mumbai.

Kirtane, a 2005 winner of the B. C. Roy Award from the Government of India, holds many position of importance. He is the founder President of the Sinus Endoscopic Society of India and one of the founders of the Indian Society of Otology and the Indian Society of Laryngology.

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