Dr. Nupur Kapoor's Blog

Thyoplasty: Know you voice

Imagine getting up one fine morning with no voice. A term referred to in medical circles as ?Aphonia?. That?s exactly what happened to Tanya (name changed) one week ago due to paralysis of one of her vocal folds. In her case the diagnosis of ?idiopathic vocal fold palsy? has been made, which is another way [...]

Management of Voice Disorders

Medication is warranted in laryngitis and laryngopharyngeal reflux.Voice therapy is the first line of management for vocal fold nodules, early polyps, ventricular phonation, bowed vocal fold and vocal fold...

About Dr. Nupur Kapoor Nerurkar

Dr Nupur Kapoor Nerurkar has received her medical training at Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital where she received the first rank by the University of Mumbai. She has been a faculty member of L.T.M.M.College, which is a premier teaching institute in Mumbai, for 12 years. She received the Hargobind fellowship award and received her Laryngology training at Vanderbilt University, Mt.Sinai Medical Center and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary at U.S.A

She focuses on all voice and airway surgeries (phonosurgeries) and her special interests are microflap surgery, arytenoid rotation for vocal fold paralysis and botulinum toxin injection for spasmodic dysphonia. She is based at Bombay Hospital, Mumbai."

Designation

Laryngologist and Voice Surgeon - Bombay Hospital Former Associate Professor (L.T.M.M.C and Hospital)

Education

  • DORL: Seth G.S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai | Oct 1993 | First Rank
  • M.S.(ENT): Seth G.S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai | Oct 1994 | First Rank
  • MBBS: Seth G.S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai | Oct 1989 | Pass with Distinction

International Publications

National Publications

Positions Held

  • Executive Committee member of National Phonosurgery Association of India
  • President of Mumbai Branch of Association of Otolaryngologists of India
  • Organising Secretary of PHONOCON 2009, Bombay hosp, 13-15 march 2009

Experience:

Residency Programme
Title Department Dates when post began & ended Name & address of the hospital
First Year Resident E.N.T. 1.2.91 to 29.2.92 KEM Hospital & Dr.R.N.Cooper Municipal General Hospital.Mumbai.
Second Year Resident General Surgery, E.N.T. 1.3.92 to 31.1.93 KEM Hospital ,Dr.R.N.Cooper Municipal General hospital. & Seth A.J.B. Municipal ENT Hospital,Mumbai
Senior Resident E.N.T. 1.2.93 to 31.1.94 Dr.R.N.Cooper Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai
Registrar Paediatric E.N.T. 1.8.94 to 31.1.95
Seth A.J.B.Municipal ENT Hospital, Mumbai.
Registrar E.N.T. 21.2.95 to 14.6.95 Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai
Professional Experience
Lecturer E.N.T. 14.7.95 to 27.8.95 KEM Hospital, Mumbai.
Lecturer E.N.T 28.8.95 to 29.8.2001 L.T.M.Medical College & Hospital, Mumbai
Associate Professor E.N.T 30.8.2001 to 6.10.2006 L.T.M.Medical College & Hospital, Mumbai

Home Faculty of the following workshops

Annual Courses in "Microsurgery of the Ear & Larynx and Temporal Bone Dissection" held by the ENT Dept. of L.T.M.G.Hospital. Participated in 8 such workshops from 1996-2004.

Annual Basic Endoscopic Sinus Surgery workshop held by the ENT Dept. of L.T.M.G. Hospital.Participated in 4 such workshops from 2001-2005.

Home Faculty for Base Skull Endoscopic Sinus Surgery workshop, April 2003 and 2004.

Organizing Secretary and operating faculty of 1st Workshop on Phonosurgery held at Bombay Hospital September 2007