1. Mohan Kameswaran is an Indian otorhinolaryngologist, medical academic and the founder of MERF Institute of Speech and Hearing, a Chennai-based institution providing advanced training in audiology and speech-language pathology.
11 Facts About Mohan Kameswaran
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Mohan Kameswaran is one of the pioneers of cochlear implant surgery in India and a visiting professor at Rajah Muthiah Medical College of the Annamalai University and Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai.
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Mohan Kameswaran continued his studies at the Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Chennai to secure a post graduate specialization in otorhinolaryngology in 1981, after which he obtained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
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In 2005, Mohan Kameswaran performed the first auditory brainstem implant surgery in South Asia and five years later, he performed the surgery on a child, becoming the first in Asia to perform the pediatric auditory brainstem implant.
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Mohan Kameswaran is credited with the first Totally Implantable Hearing Device surgery and MERF is the first hospital in India to use KTP Laser in an ENT surgery which they achieved in 1999.
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Mohan Kameswaran is one of the founders of the Cochlear Implant Group of India and served as its president when the society was formed in November 2003.
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Mohan Kameswaran has written a text book on the subject, Tropical Diseases in ENT and has mentored many ENT surgeons in their researches.
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Mohan Kameswaran has published over 40 articles in peer reviewed national and international journals and has organised several medical seminars and conferences, where he has delivered key note addresses.
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Mohan Kameswaran is married to Indira, who is associated with MERF in its management.
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The year 2006 brought several honours to Mohan Kameswaran, starting with the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri, in January, from the Government of India.
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Mohan Kameswaran is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences,.