Dr. Seema Elina Punnoose Specialist Otolaryngology

Awards & Achievements

• Gold Medal in 2003 for Paper Presentation at AOICON, South Zone
• 2nd Prize in Poster Presentation at 4th National Conference in 2005

Research & Publications

• Mucocele of Submandibular Salivary Gland Mimicking Deep Plunging Ranula in Radiological Examination- A Stepwise Surgical Exploration.
• American Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (ISSN 2640-6640).
• Endoscopic Paring Down of Fibrous Dysplasia of the Middle Turbinate.
• European Journal of Rhinology and Allergy. April 2019; 2(1): 24-8. DOI: 10.5152/ejra.2019.99
• C-MAC® Video-laryngoscope assisted removal of pediatric upper airway foreign body via apneic technique: Two case reports.
• SAGE Open Medical Case reported on Jan 12, 2019. https://DOI.org/10.1177/2050313X18823088
• Evaluation of the Hearing Results after Mastoid tympanoplasty Operation with or without Ossiculoplasty - a percentage (%) change versus absolute change; a different methodology.
• Indian Journal of Otology Vol 24:148-156, July- Sept 2018. DOI: 10.4103/Indian J Otol.INDIANJOTOL_128_17
• A sequential pictorial account of Sealant Gel aided cable nerve grafting in a case of iatrogenic facial nerve palsy: a case report.
• Indian Journal of Otology. DOI: 10.4103/09717749.165760
• Hoarseness Due to Right Vocal Cord Paralysis Associated with Aortic Diverticulum from Right Aortic Arch—A Rare and Unusual Vascular Etiology of Right Vocal Cord Paralysis.
• International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2015, 4, 99-103. DOI:10.4236/ijohns.2015.42018
• Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of parapharyngeal space—A case report with review of the literature.
• International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2015, 4, 163-168. 10.4236/ijohns.2015.42028
• Avulsion of Malleo-incudal complex with dislocation- a rare ossicular chain injury using an indigenous claw-like ear hook with the literature review
• Indian Journal of Otology; Vol 20:146-9. DOI: 10.4103/0971-7749.136881
• Cervico-facial soft tissue emphysema with pneumo-mediastinum following endoscopic sinus surgery: A related or unrelated complication dilemma.
• International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2013, 2;86-89. DOI: 10.4236/ijohns.2013.23021
• Nasal Septal Abscess- a rare complication in postoperative sinus surgery cavity: Asian Journal of Ear, Nose, and Throat- October-December 2012, Pg14-17. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322330396
• Deep and unusual sialolithiasis of submandibular duct and gland –Indian Journal of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vol 65, Issue 4, pp 309-313 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-012-0503-z
• The Role of Three-dimensional CT Reconstruction in the Management of Elongated Styloid Process- A Preliminary Study Journal of Laryngology & Otology, U.K., Vol 121, Issue 04, Apr 2007, pp 349-353. https://DOI.org/10.1017/S0022215106003276
• Application of Potassium- Titanyl- Phosphate (KTP) Laser in the Excision of Pyriform Fossa Hemangioma
• American Journal of Otolaryngology, USA Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 136-138 on March-April 2006. DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.07.016 Frontal sinus osteoma- A difficult surgical decision in the era of endoscopic sinus surgery. American Journal of Otolaryngology, USA. Nov-Dec;32(6):611-4. DOI: 10.1016/j.a