Dr. Venkata Karthikeyan Chokkalingam

Senior Consultant ENT - Head & Neck, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery
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Dr. Venkata Karthikeyan Chokkalingam is one of Chennai’s leading ENT or Otorhinolaryngologists, specialising in skull base surgery, neurotology, and head and neck.

Dr. Venkata Karthikeyan handles numerous complicated cases in leading hospitals like Apollo Children’s Hospital, Thousand Lights, Apollo Hospital in Greams Road, and the ENT Robotic Institute in Perungudi, Chennai.

He actively contributes to the ENT department’s research and workshops through numerous publications. Additionally, he is an engaged member of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India (AOI) and the American Medical Association (AMA).

Medical Qualifications

MBBS

Thanjavur Medical College, 1996

MS

ENT - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 2001

DNB

Otorhinolaryngology - National Board Of Examination, 2003

Areas of Medical Expertise

Dr. Venkata Karthikeyan is an ENT specialist with expertise in Head & Neck, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery. He contributes his extensive knowledge to the Chennai Pituitary Group, focusing on:
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ENT/ Otorhinolaryngology Treatments

  • Cochlear Implants
  • Nasal endoscopy
  • Surgery for snoring
  • Reconstructive Middle Ear Surgery
  • Congenital Ear Problem Treatment

ENT, Head & Neck Surge

  • Lesions of the head and neck
  • Head and neck cancer
  • Skull base surgery
  • Transoral laser surgery
  • Transoral robotic surgery
  • Neurotology

Community ENT Specialist

  • Common ENT Conditions Management
  • Chronic Ear Disease Treatment
  • Hearing Assessments & Rehabilitation
  • Allergy Diagnosis & Treatment
  • Pediatric ENT Care
  • Voice & Swallowing Disorder Management

Professional Trajectory

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Senior resident doctor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery- AIIMS
2001 - 2004
2004 - 2004
Research Associate- AIIMS
Senior Research Associate- AIIMS
2004 - 2005
2005 - 2009
Assistant Professor ENT Head & Neck Surgery- AIIMS
Associate Professor ENT Head & Neck Surgery- AIIMS
2009 - 2012
2011 - 2012
Specialist Surgeon in Otorhinolaryngology (on sabbatical) at DHA
Fellowship in Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami, Florida, USA
2012 - 2014
2014 - Present
Senior consultant ENT-Head&Neck, Neurotology, and skull base surgeon at Apollo Hospital Chennai, India.

Accolades & Achievements

Throughout his nearly two-decade career, Dr. Venkata Karthikeyan has achieved numerous accolades and milestones. His prizes and awards include:

  • The Kamani Charity Trust Prize for the best postgraduate student of Otorhinolaryngology at AIIMS, Delhi 2001.
  • Distinction in Anatomy-II with a first class in Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, and ENT at Thanjavur Medical College in 1996.

His remarkable academic achievements include:

  • Advanced Fellowship in Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA, in 2014. He also holds the honorary position as the first ENT surgeon under the International Fellowship Program to receive this qualification.
  • Table Demonstrater for the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, Microsurgery, and Endoscopic Skull Base Cadaver workshop, AIIMS, New Delhi in 2007.
  • Surgical demonstrator of ENT live surgical procedures in RHINOFESS 2007

Memberships & Affiliations

Dr. Venkata Karthikeyan serves as a distinguished member of various medical associations such as:

  • American Association of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery from 2012 to 2013
  • North American Skull Base Society since 2013
  • Member, American Medical Association (AMA) from 2012 to 2013
  • American Neurotology Society
  • Association of Otolaryngologists of India (AOI)

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