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ENT Surgeon
Consults at:
Mr Ramesh Gurunathan works as a Consultant ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon at Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Craigavon Area Hospital & Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry). He has special interest in Head & Neck and Thyroid Surgery and is a core member of Head & Neck MDT at Belfast. Mr Gurunathan has undergone an extensive specialist training in ENT and Head & Neck Surgery in Northern Ireland, England and India and was working as a substantive Consultant Head & Neck Surgeon at a tertiary care hospital in North of England before relocating to Northern Ireland.
Mr Gurunathan deals with all general ENT problems for both adults and children including benign and malignant head and neck diseases. He sees private patients at Kingsbridge Private Hospital, Belfast, Kingsbridge Private Hospital Northwest, Ballykelly and Hillsborough Private Clinic.
Mr Gurunathan has special interest in Head and Neck including both benign and cancer diseases, thyroid lumps and salivary gland problems. Mr Gurunathan also regularly deal with general ENT conditions like recurrent tonsillitis, hearing loss, ear infections, wax impactions, tinnitus, dizziness, sinus infections, nasal polyps, deviated nose, snoring, voice disorders, acid reflux both in adult and paediatric population at his NHS and private practice.
Consultant ENT and Head & Neck, & Thyroid Surgeon at Craigavon Area Hospital, Daisy Hill Hsopital, Newry & South Tyrone Hospital, Dungannon
Head & Neck Cancer, Thyroid cancer
Book chapters:
1) Oxford Medical Publications Head, Neck and Dental Emergencies 2nd Edition
2018 - Chapter 5 -The Front of Neck
2) Oxford Medical Publications Head, Neck and Dental Emergencies 2nd Edition
2018 - Chapter 6 - The Ear
3) Oxford Medical Publications Head, Neck and Dental Emergencies 2nd Edition
2018 - Chapter 8 - The Throat
Articles:
1) Gurunathan RK, Mccadden L, McBride G. Toxic Shock Syndrome following Septoplasty - Report of 2 cases and Literature Review Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg September 2013 vol. 149 no. 2 suppl P265 (abstract -doi: 10.1177/0194599813496044a372)
2) Gurunathan RK, McCadden L. Tc99m Sestamibi Scan in Parathyroid Surgery - Positive scan obviates routine intra-operative parathormone Monitoring. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013 vol. 149 no. 2 P198 (abstract doi: 10.1177/0194599813496044a170)
3) Gurunathan RK, McBride G, McGahey D. Fine Needle Aspiration cytology of Thyroid Gland. A Cytology/Histology correlation study in Northern Ireland DGH. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013 vol. 149 no. 2 P64-P65 (abstract doi: 10.1177/0194599813495815a95)
4) Gurunathan RK, Mccadden L, McBride G. Hypocalcaemia after Total and Completion Thyroidectomy - Analysis of 100 consecutive patients. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg; September 2013 vol. 149 no. 2 supp P175 (abstract doi: 10.1177/0194599813496044a100)
5) Nadig S, Gurunathan RK, Kaluskar SK. Nasal-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (NALT)in Nasal Obstruction. Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery 2009 141: P219-P220.
6) Mehta R, Gurunathan RK, Kaluskar SK. Aggressive Leiomyosarcoma of Pinna – A Case Report. Internet Journal of Otolaryngology 2010 Vol 12 Number 1.
7) Chaganti S, Gurunathan RK, McNaboe EJ Solitary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Thyroid Gland: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Internet Journal of Otolaryngology. 2008 1937-819X.
8) Gurunathan RK, Panda NK, Das A, Karuppiah S. Thyroid gland in carcinoma of the larynx and hypo pharynx: analysis of factors indicating thyroidectomy. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Jun;37(3):435-9.
9) Panda NK, Saravanan K, Purushotaman GP, Gurunathan RK. Localized amyloidosismasquerading as nasopharyngeal tumour: a review. Am J Otolaryngol. 2007;28:208-11.
· FRCS ORL-HNS Royal College of Surgeons of
Edinburgh 2009
· FEB ORL-HNS Fellowship of European Board of
Head & Neck Surgeons 2012
· MRCS Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 2005
· DOHNS Diploma of ORL and Head & Neck Surgery, RCS England 2005
· MS ENT Master of Surgery in Otolaryngology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India 2003
· Diplomate National Board (ENT) National Board of Examinations, India 2003
· MBBS Madras Medical College (Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai) 1999
· Interface Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery Freeman Hospital, Newcastle 2014
· SPR training in ENT Northern Ireland Medical and Dental training Agency 2013
· ENT and Head & Neck - postgraduate training PGIMER, Chandigarh 2003
· Consultant ENT Surgeon Southern Health & Social Care Trust 2016
· Consultant Head & Neck Surgeon County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust 2015
· Consultant Head & Neck Surgeon South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (James Cook University Hospital) 2015
· Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2015
