The Department of Otorhinolaryngology (ENT Head and Neck Surgery) is independent specialized department in Shree Birendra Hospital. This department provides preventive, curative and rehabilitative services to the patient with ear, nose and throat diseases. Department of Speech and Hearing provides treatment to speech and hearing disorders. The department’s roles and responsibilities are as follows:

• Advisor to Nepalese Army for ENT related issues
• Carry out the duties and responsibilities as per the rules and regulations of Nepalese Army Medical Core.
• ENT screening and Examination for new enrollment in the Nepalese Army.
• ENT Screening and Examination for all ranks for annual medical checkup, for pre deployment checkup for UN missions and further trainings.
• Diagnosis and treatment of  patients with ear, nose and throat disease in OPDs
• To attend emergency patient in disaster and natural calamities
• To conduct academic activities for PG residents, MBBS students and HA, Nursing second grade and ENT basic students of  SBH and NAIHS.

Services

A. Department of ENT Head and neck Surgery

• OPD services
• ENT emergencies
• In patient admission
• ENT evaluation for medical checkup during recruitment and annual medical checkup.
• Major and Minor ENT head and neck surgeries

Procedures done in OPD

• Removal of foreign body in ear,nose and throat.
• Dewaxing
• IG packing/ Steriod Packing
• Incision and drainage of hematoma/abscess
• Lobuloplasty, Keloid excision, Cyst excision and Minor surgeries
• Major and Minor dressings
• Local steriod injection for OSMF
• Chemical cauterization
• Anterior nasal packing
• Flexible nasopharyngolarygoscopy (NPL) and diagnostic nasal endoscopy(DNE)

Operative Services:

• Ear surgeries: Myringotomy, Ventilation tube insertion, Myringoplasty, Tympanoplasty,  Ossiculoplasty,  Mastiod surgery
• Nose Surgeries: Septoplasty, Turbinate Surgery, Fracture nasal bone reduction,  Rhinoplasty, Funtional endoscopic sinus surgery.
• Neck Surgeries: Thyroid surgery, tonsillectomy, adenoidcectomy, Sistrunk operation, excision of branchial cyst and fistula, head and neck oncosurgery,
  surgery of salivary glands, neck biopsies and other minor neck surgeries
• Phonosurgery:  Micolaryngeal surgery for vocal cord polyp, nodules etc.

B. Department of Speech and Hearing

• Pure Tone Audiometry
• Hearing aid evaluation and prescription
• Tympanometry
• OAE
• ABR
• Clinical vestibular tests
• Speech evaluation and  Speech therapy
• Swallowing rehabilitation

Counseling Days	Services	OT & Procedures
Sunday	Outpatient  Department	O T: Major and minor surgery
Monday	Outpatient  Department	Nasopharygolaryngoscopy(NPL) Syringing, Minor OPD procedures
Tuesday	Outpatient  Department	O T: Major and minor surgery
Wednesday	Outpatient  Department	Nasopharygolaryngoscopy(NPL) Syringing, Minor OPD procedures
Thursday	Outpatient  Department	O T:  Major and minor surgery
Friday	Outpatient  Department	O T: Major and minor surgery
Saturday	Round

Specialists

Specialists	Degree	Designation
Big Gen Dr  Sarita K.C	MS ENT- HN surgery, Fellowship in head and neck oncosurgery	ENT HN surgeon Associate Professor
Col Dr Suman Raj Dongol	MS ENT- HN surgery	ENT HN surgeon HOD, Assistant Professor
Lt Col  Dr Reeba Karki	MS ENT- HN surgery	ENT HN surgeon Associate Professor
Maj Dr Lokesh Puri	MS ENT- HN surgery	ENT HN surgeon
Maj Dr Ranisma Bista	MS ENT- HN surgery	ENT HN surgeon
Maj Dr Rajeev Kumar Mahaseth	MS ENT- HN surgery	ENT HN surgeon
Maj Dr Vijay Bhusan Dutta	MS ENT- HN surgery	ENT HN surgeon
Dr Sriya Bhattarai	MS ENT- HN surgery	ENT HN surgeon

Working Schedule Department of ENT- HNS

Task	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
OPD	0900-1600	0900-1600	0900-1600	0900-1600	0900-1600	0900-1600
OT	0900-1600		0900-1600		0900-1600	0900-1400
Ward Rounds	0900-1100	0900-1100	0900-1100	0900-1100	0900-1100	0900-1100	0900-1100
PG resident (Academic activity)		0800-0900		0800-0900
4th year MBBS theory classes (NAIHS)	0800-0900			1500-1600
MBBS Clinics 4th  year (SBH)	0900-1300	0900-1300	0900-1300	0900-1300	0900-1300	0900-1300
HA 3rd year (NAIHS)		1400- 1600	1400- 1600		1400- 1600

Department of Speech and Hearing

Task	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Audiology	0900-1300	0900-1300	0900-1300	0900-1300	0900-1300	0900-1300
Hearing aid trial and fitting	1400- 1600		1400- 1600		1400- 1600
Speech Therapy	0900-1300	0900-1300	0900-1300	0900-1300	0900-1300	0900-1300
Initial speech evaluation and councelling	1400- 1600	1400- 1600	1400- 1600	1400- 1600	1400- 1600
OAE		1400- 1600		1400- 1600

Faculty Members

Faculty members	Degree	Designation
Big Gen Dr  Sarita K.C	MS ENT- HN surgery	ENT HN surgeon Associate Prof
Col Bhawani Pradhan	MS speech and hearing, PhD	Speech language pathologist & audiologist Assistant Prof
Col Dr Suman Raj Dongol	MS ENT- HN surgery	ENT HN surgeon HOD, Assistant Prof
Lt Col  Dr Reeba Karki	MS ENT- HN surgery	ENT HN surgeon Associate Prof
Maj Dr Lokesh Puri	MS ENT- HN surgery	ENT HN surgeon
Maj Dr Ranisma Bista	MS ENT- HN surgery	ENT HN surgeon
Maj Dr Rajeev Kumar Mahaseth	MS ENT- HN surgery	ENT HN surgeon
Maj Dr Vijay Bhusan Dutta	MS ENT- HN surgery	ENT HN surgeon
Dr Sriya Bhattarai	MS ENT- HN surgery	ENT HN surgeon
Capt Grisma Shrestha	MASLP	Speech language pathologist & audiologist
Ranjana Bhasima	BASLP	Speech language pathologist & audiologist