Hospital discovery · ENT
Review 4 validated ENT hospitals, 8 affiliated ENT specialists and 7 mapped ENT procedures in Chennai, India.
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Quick answer
Ear, nose and throat care covers hearing, sinus, airway, voice, swallowing, sleep and head-and-neck disorders. Procedure choice depends on examination, endoscopy, hearing or vestibular tests, imaging, pathology, airway risk and the functional outcome being pursued. This Chennai page is limited to hospitals with a listed ENT specialist relationship.
4 validated hospital relationships currently match ENT in Chennai, including Apollo Hospital, Chennai, Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai, MGM Healthcare, Chennai, Rela Hospital. Counts require a matching hospital specialty and affiliated ENT specialist; they are not rankings or claims about outcomes.
7 ENT procedures have validated hospital and doctor relationships in Chennai, including Cochlear Implantation, FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery), Septoplasty, Tonsillectomy, Mastoidectomy, Adenoidectomy, Vocal Cord Surgery. Open a procedure page for the exact hospitals and doctors connected to that procedure.
At a glance
Hospital inclusion requires a ENT relationship and an affiliated ENT specialist. Procedure pages additionally require matching hospital-procedure and doctor-procedure relationships.
Hospitals
Cards use factual campus data and validated relationship counts. Ordering is alphabetical by city and hospital name, not a ranking.
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Chennai, India
JCI Accredited
NABH AccreditedApollo Hospital, Chennai is listed for ENT in Chennai because GAF's current data connects this campus with 2 affiliated ENT specialists. Validated hospital-and-doctor mappings include Septoplasty, Tonsillectomy, Thyroid Surgery, Vocal Cord Surgery.
Chennai, India
JCI AccreditedNABH Accredited
NABL AccreditedGleneagles HealthCity Chennai is listed for ENT in Chennai because GAF's current data connects this campus with 1 affiliated ENT specialist. Validated hospital-and-doctor mappings include FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery), Septoplasty, Tonsillectomy, Mastoidectomy and 2 more.
Chennai, India
JCI AccreditedNABH AccreditedNABL AccreditedMGM Healthcare, Chennai is listed for ENT in Chennai because GAF's current data connects this campus with 1 affiliated ENT specialist. Validated hospital-and-doctor mappings include Cochlear Implantation, FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery), Septoplasty, Tonsillectomy and 4 more.
Chennai, India
JCI AccreditedNABH AccreditedNABL AccreditedRela Hospital is listed for ENT in Chennai because GAF's current data connects this campus with 4 affiliated ENT specialists. Validated hospital-and-doctor mappings include Cochlear Implantation, FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery), Septoplasty, Tonsillectomy and 3 more.
This table compares recorded attributes only. It does not score or rank hospitals.
| Hospital | City | Accreditation | Beds | Established | Validated procedures | Listed doctors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Hospital, Chennai | Chennai | JCI · NABH | 745 | 1983 | 4 | 2 |
| Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai | Chennai | JCI · NABH · NABL | 1000 | 1999 | 6 | 1 |
| MGM Healthcare, Chennai | Chennai | JCI · NABH · NABL | 400 | 2016 | 8 | 1 |
| Rela Hospital | Chennai | JCI · NABH · NABL · DHA | 450 | 2018 | 7 | 4 |
Procedures
Doctors
Each doctor has a matching hospital and ENT relationship. Procedure pages additionally require that exact doctor-procedure mapping.
Senior Consultant
Dr. Andrew Thomas Kurian is Senior Consultant at Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai in Chennai, India. He has practised ENT surgery in India for 15+ years experience. The ENT list covers FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Sur…
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Visiting Consultant
Dr. Mathan Mohan is Visiting Consultant at Rela Hospital in Chennai, India. He has practised ENT surgery in India for 20+ years experience. The ENT list covers FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery), Septoplasty and…
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Dr. P S Reddy is Senior Consultant at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, India. He has practised ENT surgery in India for 40+ years experience. The ENT list covers Vocal Cord Surgery, Tonsillectomy and Septoplasty when imaging…
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Senior Consultant
Dr. Purushothaman P. K is Senior Consultant at Rela Hospital in Chennai, India. He has practised ENT surgery in India for 10+ years experience. The ENT list covers Cochlear Implantation, FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinu…
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Senior Consultant and Head of Department of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery
Dr. Sanjeev Mohanty is Senior Consultant and Head of Department of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery at MGM Healthcare in Chennai, India. He has practised ENT surgery in India for 25+ years experience. The ENT list covers Coc…
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Associate Consultant
Dr. Shruthi Sreekumar is Associate Consultant at Rela Hospital in Chennai, India. She has practised ENT surgery in India for 5+ years experience. The ENT list covers Cochlear Implantation, FESS (Functional Endoscopic Si…
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Visiting Consultant - Paediatric ENT
Dr. Subashini Partheeban is Visiting Consultant - Paediatric ENT at Rela Hospital in Chennai, India. She has practised ENT surgery in India for 10+ years experience. The ENT list covers Cochlear Implantation, FESS (Func…
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Consultant ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon
Dr. Venkata Karthikeyan C is Consultant ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, India. He has practised ENT surgery in India for 19+ years experience. The ENT list covers Septoplasty, Thyroid Surgery…
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City context
Chennai has a broad cancer-surgery ecosystem, but this page does not infer that every listed campus performs TORS or accepts every referral. The international patient corridor here is the longest established of the five cities, so interpreters, visa extension paperwork and attendant arrangements are administrative routine. Confirm that a named TORS-trained surgeon, a robotic platform and a bedside team exist for the intended date. The catalog currently maps few or no TORS-specific doctor cards; empty cards are a data gap, not a ranking. Doctor and hospital cards for Chennai resolve only from exact live CMS relationships for Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS). If that exact relationship is absent, cards must remain empty; a general Surgical Oncology or cancer-centre label cannot verify current case acceptance for this operation. That is a catalog gap, not a ranking or availability claim.
Chennai has plastic and aesthetic surgery services, but this page does not infer that every listed facility performs rhinoplasty. Doctor and facility cards in Chennai resolve only from exact live CMS relationships for Rhinoplasty. If that relationship is absent, cards must remain empty; a generic plastic-surgery label cannot verify current procedure capability. This is a catalog gap, not a ranking or availability claim.
Doctor and hospital cards for Chennai resolve only from exact live CMS relationships for Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS). If that exact relationship is absent, cards must remain empty; a general Surgical Oncology or cancer-centre label cannot verify current case acceptance for this operation. That is a catalog gap, not a ranking or availability claim.
Confirm the exact campus, operating surgeon, resection and nodal scope, frozen-section policy, pathology handover and an emergency contact in writing. General accreditation does not establish current capability for a specific cancer operation.
Send the biopsy report, slides or blocks where your laboratory releases them, imaging files, prior treatment summaries and current laboratory results before travelling to Chennai.
Obtain written acceptance from a named surgeon, and confirm anaesthesia cover, blood bank access, intensive-care support and any reconstructive or rehabilitation service the plan needs.
Chennai International Airport: Several hospital corridors have comparatively direct airport access, which helps when a patient must return repeatedly. Heat and a car journey after major surgery still need a planned vehicle, a companion and the team's agreement. Heat and humidity can worsen dehydration, constipation and fatigue after chest, abdominal or head and neck surgery. Follow the individualised fluid advice given at discharge.
Chennai International Airport: Several treatment districts have comparatively direct airport access, but heat, humidity and travel after anaesthesia still require a planned vehicle and companion. Heat can worsen discomfort and dehydration, while humidity can complicate dressings. Follow the treating team's skin, wound and fluid instructions.
Treatment guides
Cochlear implantation places an internal receiver-stimulator and an electrode array in the cochlea so a sound processor can stimulate the hearing nerve in selected severe-to-profound hearing loss. Through a post-auricular incision the receiver is seated, a mastoid and facial-recess approach reaches the round window or cochleostomy, and the electrode is inserted and tested.
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery uses a camera and instruments through the nose to open selected blocked sinus pathways and treat chronic sinus or polyp disease while avoiding external facial incisions. Through the nostrils, the surgeon identifies landmarks, opens the planned sinus ostia, removes selected polyps or bone obstructing drainage and preserves as much healthy mucosa as anatomy allows.
Septoplasty is a surgical procedure used to straighten a deviated nasal septum and improve nasal airflow when structural blockage causes symptoms. Under anaesthesia, the surgeon works through the nostrils to lift mucosa, remove or reposition selected septal cartilage or bone, and close the lining. Packing or splints may be used.
Tonsillectomy removes the palatine tonsils, commonly considered for recurrent tonsillitis, significant tonsil-related obstruction or other selected indications after specialist review. Under general anaesthesia the tonsils are dissected from the tonsillar fossae using the surgeon's chosen technique, with careful haemostasis before extubation.
Mastoidectomy removes diseased air cells from the mastoid bone behind the ear, most often for cholesteatoma or chronic mastoid infection, and may be combined with tympanoplasty. Through a post-auricular incision, the surgeon drills mastoid air cells, identifies the facial-nerve course, clears disease and decides how much canal wall to preserve, often with facial-nerve monitoring.
Adenoidectomy removes enlarged or chronically infected adenoid tissue from the nasopharynx to improve nasal breathing or reduce selected ear or sinus problems. Under general anaesthesia, adenoid tissue is removed through the mouth under mirror or endoscopic view, with haemostasis of the nasopharyngeal bed.
Vocal cord surgery treats selected lesions or positions of the vocal folds — such as polyps, cysts or selected paralysis procedures — to support voice or airway after specialist voice assessment. Most lesions are approached through the mouth with a laryngoscope; the lesion is removed or injected with microsurgical instruments while protecting the layered vocal-fold structure.
Cost guides
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
City-specific planning guide; a hospital quotation is still required
$15,000–$32,000 indicative planning range
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$800–$2,200 indicative planning range
$2,000–$5,200 indicative planning range
India planning ranges are not city tariffs, hospital quotations or patient-specific prices. A named hospital must confirm the written estimate.
Conditions
Conditions appear only when the controlled specialty profile or canonical procedure content records the relationship.
The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Questions
4 hospitals currently meet the validated specialty and affiliated-doctor rules shown on this page.
7 controlled ENT procedures currently have both hospital and doctor relationship evidence in Chennai.
8 listed ENT specialists are affiliated with the validated hospitals on this page.
Compare factual details such as city, accreditation, beds, established year, validated procedures and affiliated doctors. GAF does not assign an overall score or clinical ranking.
Use linked GAF cost guides as indicative India planning ranges. Technique, fractions, planning, imaging, admission and patient-specific requirements must be confirmed in a written hospital quotation.
Dr. Shabnam Choudhary, BDS, is a dental professional who graduated from Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka. She contributes to the curation and development of medically informative healthcare content, helping ensure that information is structured clearly and presented in a patient-friendly manner.
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Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru
Dr. Saffiyyah Chaudhary, BDS, is a dental professional who graduated from Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka. She provides medical review of healthcare content to help ensure that clinical information is accurate, understandable, and appropriately presented for patients and their families.
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