About Dr. Vinayak Kurle

Dr. Vinayak Kurle is an experienced ENT and head and neck oncologist with over 10 years of clinical and surgical expertise. He received extensive training under leading ENT and oncology specialists at premier institutions, including Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology.

Proficient in performing advanced ENT procedures, complex oncologic surgeries, and formulating comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment plans. His expertise spans across various subspecialties including skull base surgery, microsurgery, and reconstructive procedures.

Dr. Kurle is actively involved in research and has contributed significantly to medical literature with numerous publications in national and international journals, establishing himself as a leading specialist in ENT and head & neck oncology.

Areas of Expertise

  • •Advanced ENT Procedures: endoscopic sinus surgery, skull base surgeries, ear microsurgery, microlaryngeal surgery, tracheostomy, sialendoscopy
  • •Oncologic Surgeries: laryngectomy, thyroidectomy, parotidectomy, neck dissections, composite resections, trans oral laser surgery
  • •Reconstruction: PMMC, submental, infrahyoid, ALT flap, FAMM flap, gastric pull-up, thyroplasty
  • •Assisted Cochlear Implantation
  • •Multidisciplinary Cancer care and Tumor Board Participation
  • •Emergency and Trauma in ENT & head and neck management

Education

  • MBBS

    SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad (2012)

  • MS ENT

    M.R. Medical College, RGUHS (2018)

  • Fellowship – Head & Neck Oncology

    Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, RGUHS (2023)

Achievements and Certifications

  • •Foundation for Head and Neck Oncology (FHNO) Member
  • •Association of Otolaryngologists of India (AOI) Member
  • •FHNO 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 & AOICON IN 2018, 2024 (National Conferences)
  • •Scottish Head & Neck Conference, 2020
  • •Live surgical and cadaveric workshops in skull base surgery, laryngotracheal surgery, temporal bone dissection
  • •Hands-on CME on managing thyroid cancers, FESS, otology, and advanced ENT techniques
  • •Hands-on certification on sialendoscopy, transoral laser surgery & thyroplasty

Publications

  • •Salvage Surgery in Recurrent Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Front Oral Health, 2022.
  • •Reconstruction of Two Discrete Surgical Defects in Head and Neck in the Absence of Free Flap Availability, International Journal of Scientific Research, 2022.
  • •Comparative Study Between Diathermy and Microdebrider for Inferior Turbinate Reduction Surgeries, Rhinology Online, 2020.
  • •A Study on Endoscopic Type 1 Tympanoplasty in Tubotympanic Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, 2020.
  • •Comparative Study of Primary Closure vs. Non-Closure of Animal Bite Injuries in Head and Neck Region: Case Study of 540 Patients, Int.Journal of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, 2019.
  • •The Long-Term Effects of Firearm Injuries on Special Senses, Archives of Otolaryngology and Rhinology, 2019.
  • •Endoscopic Removal of Bullet Lodged in Left Orbit, Medpulse International Journal of ENT, 2019.
  • •Etiopathogenesis of Nasal Obstruction: A Radiological Study, MedPulse Int Journal of ENT, 2019.
  • •MRMC Neo Surgical Ventilating Port & Neo Attic Malleo-Incudal Complex in Endoscopic Management of Limited Attico-Antral Cholesteatoma, Indian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, 2018.
  • •Assessment of Serum IgE Levels in Patients of Allergic Rhinitis, Al-Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017.
  • •Anterior Nasal Packing vs. Type III Septal Clips in Post Nasal Septal Submucus Resection & Septoplasty Surgeries – A Comparative Study, Orissa Journal of OtoRhinoLaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, 2017.

Presentations

  • Paper Presentations: Tympanoplasty in Adhesive Otitis Media (AOIKCON 2017)
  • Paper Presentations: Congenital Rubella Syndrome (AOIKCON 2016)
  • Poster Presentations: Acinic Cell Carcinoma Prognostics (FHNO 2022)
  • Poster Presentations: TORS institutional experience (FHNO 2022)
  • Poster Presentations: Olfactory Neuroblastoma case study (AOIKCON 2016)