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Dr. Chris De Souza graduated from the prestigious Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, completing both his undergraduate and postgraduate studies there. He was awarded the Manubhai Gold Medal for achieving first place in the Diploma Exam in ENT Surgery and stood first in the Master of Surgery in Otorhinolaryngology Exam conducted by Bombay University. Dr. De Souza completed three esteemed fellowships in the USA and one in Piacenza, Italy. He was elected a fellow of both the prestigious American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Neurotology.

An Accomplished Indian: 

• He is the only Indian to reside in India and be awarded an Ad eundem Honorary Fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2018 and of Ireland in 2023. Additionally, he is the only recipient of the Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) Honoris Causa (2024) in the history of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences.
• In 1994, he received the prestigious Orbit Silver Medal in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for his surgeries in ENT and Head and Neck.

Dr. De Souza has served with distinction at Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre since its inception, performing thousands of successful surgeries in the field of ENT. He introduced the Newborn Hearing Screening program at all hospitals where he serves as an attending consultant and has performed over 500 cochlear implants with extraordinary outcomes.

He has also conducted numerous Bone Anchored Hearing Implants, including India’s first Ossia Bone Anchored Hearing Device. His work includes publishing the world’s most comprehensive book on Implantable Hearing Devices, and he is regarded as an authority on hearing disorders and ear diseases.

Dr. De Souza’s surgical expertise and vast experience span various procedures and conditions, including:

Repairing eardrum perforations

Repairing the tiny bones responsible for sound conduction, a procedure known as Tympanoplasty, in which he has completed thousands of successful surgeries

Stapedectomy and Stapedotomy for Otosclerosis

Treating Acoustic Neuromas and Glomus Tumors

Performing thousands of Mastoidectomies, making him a leader in ear surgery

Conducting thousands of thyroid and parathyroid surgeries, along with editing the largest e-book on the thyroid gland

Dr. De Souza is also an expert in salivary gland surgery, endoscopic nose and sinus surgery, endoscopic sinus surgery for sinusitis, dacryocystitis, cerebrospinal fluid leak repair, and has performed over 900 endoscopic pituitary gland surgeries. His expertise extends to countless other successful surgeries in the fields of Ear, Nose, and Throat.

Qualifications:

• Doctor of Literature (D. Lit), Honoris Causa, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences.2024
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland ad Eundem, 2022
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (England) 2018 ad Eundem
• Fellow of the American Neurotology Society 2022
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons: FACS (1994)
• Diplomate of the National Board in OtoRhinoLaryngology, New Delhi, (DNB, ENT) (1992)
• Diploma in Otorhinolaryngology, College of Physicians, (DORL) (1986)
• Master of Surgery in Otorhinolaryngology, Bombay University (MS {EN

Area Of Interest

Rhinology (Diseases of the Nose):

Head and Neck Surgery:

• Diseases of the Ear:

• Repair of perforations of the ear drum (tympanic membrane) Myringoplasty
• Repair of the damaged hearing mechanism / Tympanoplasty
• Chronic Otitis Media
• Surgery for the removal of Cholesteatoma/ Tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy
• 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')
• 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
• 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

• Published more than 55 postgraduate International textbooks in the USA, Germany and India. This has made him deeply respected all over the world and is regarded as one of the most eminent ENT Surgeons in the world.
• 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.
• Published 5 landmark papers.
• Editor in chief of the International Journal of Head and Neck Surgery.
• Conducted ongoing Workshops in Otology at SUNY Brooklyn, USA and LSUHSC, Shreveport USA over 29 years.
• Grand Rounds given several times at SUNY Brooklyn, LSUHSC Shreveport, UCLA, San Diego, Loyola University, Chicago
• Ongoing service for the restoration of hearing in deaf persons.
• Thyroid and parathyroid disorders prevention, diagnosis and management.
• Presented several papers and posters at the AAO-HNS, USA for 25 years).