Organ Specialization

Publications

• Mayadevi M, Thankappan T, Limbachiya SV, Vidhyadharan S, Villegas B, Ouyoung M, Balasubramanian D, Menon JR, Sinha U, Iyer S. Interdisciplinary Telemedicine in the Management of Dysphagia in Head and Neck. Dysphagia (Journal) 2018 (Published online).
• M. Pandey, S. Vidhyadharan, U. Puthalath, R. Veeraraghavan, S.V. Sukumaran, C. Prasad, S. Iyer, K. Thankappan. Macroscopic technique for the evaluation of oral tongue tumour thickness: a reliable intraoperative method. International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 2016Aug;45(8):933-7.
• Shawn Joseph S, Shetty S, Sandya C J, Vidhyadharan Sivakumar, Peter S, Krishnakumar T, Iyer S. An easy and safe method for facial nerve identification in parotid surgery. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2015 Dec; 76(6): 426-31.
• Vidhyadharan S, Augustine I, Kudpaje A, Iyer S, Thankappan K. Site-wise Differences in Adequacy of the Surgical resection margins in Head and Neck Cancers. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2014 Sep; 5(3): 227-31.
• Shetty S, Thankappan K, Iyer S, Vidhyadharan Sivakumar. Treatment outcomes in advanced hypopharyngeal carcinoma. Organ preservation Vs surgical modality. Oral Oncology (May 1, 2013); 49 Suppl. 1: S31.
• Vidhyadharan S, Krishnan S, King G, Morley A. Transoral robotic surgery for the removal of a second branchial arch cyst: a case report. Journal of Robotic Surgery 2012, 6 (4): 349- 353.

Honours and Awards

• Best podium presentation medal at 13th National conference of FHNO on 29th September 2013, Jaipur, India - Gastro Omental Free flap for Reconstruction of Tongue Defects.
• First mark and Gold Medal in the Master of Surgery (Otorhinolaryngology) examinations in April 2009 - Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India.

Education

• Bachelor degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from Sri Ramachandra Medical College and
• Research Institute under Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India in 2002
• • Master of Surgery (MS) in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology from Rajah Muthiah Medical College and
• Hospital under Annamalai University, India in 2009
• • Diplomate of national Board (DNB) in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology by National Board of
• Examinations, New Delhi during training at the Madras ENT Research Foundation, India in
• 2009
• • Overseas Registrar in Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery and Oncology at Royal Adelaide
• Hospital, Central Adelaide Health Network, Australia in 2010
• • Master of Chirurgiae (M.Ch.) in Head and Neck Surgery from Amrita Institute of Medical
• Sciences under Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Kochi, India in 2015
• • Fellow of International College of Robotic Surgeons certification in 2016
• • ASOHNS Clinical Fellowship in Robotic Surgery & Head & Neck Surgery from Royal Adelaide
• Hospital, Australia in 2016
• • Fellow of The European Board of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head & Neck Surgery (FEB ORL –
• HNS), on completion of exams conducted by the ORL Section and Board of
• Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery of the European Union of Medical Specialists
• (UEMS) in 2018