Role of the Department 

• Providing ENT health care services
• Teaching undergraduate students for M.B.B.S. under Kathmandu University
• Teaching post-graduate students for M.S. degree under Kathmandu University
• Training of nurses for proficiency certificate level

O.P.D. Facilities 

• 6 days per week (except Saturdays). Average monthly O.P.D. attendance: 1300 patients
• O.P.D. timings: 08.30 to 13.00 hours; 14.15 to 16.30 hrs
• Otomicroscopy, flexible laryngoscopy, flexible bronchoscopy, flexible oesophagoscopy,
• caloric testing
• Pure Tone Audiometry, Impedance Audiometry, Behavioral Observation Audiometry, Brain-stem Evoked Response Audiometry, Speech Therapy, Hearing Aid Trial & dispensing

 
In-Patient Facilities:

• 25 bed ENT ward. Average monthly inpatients: 215

O.T. Facilities:

• 4 days per week (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday)
• Average ENT surgeries per month: 35
• Ear surgery: Tympanoplasty, Mastoidectomy, Stapedotomy, Myringotomy & grommet insertion
• Nose surgery: Septo-turbinoplasty, Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Rhinoplasty, Reduction of maxillo-facial fracture
• Throat surgery: Adenoidectomy, Tonsillectomy, Repair of palate injuries 
• Head-Neck Surgery: Tracheostomy, Maxillectomy, Thyroidectomy, Superficial parotidectomy, Submandibular gland excision, Sistrunk’s operation, Branchial cyst & fistula excision
• Endoscopy: Direct laryngoscopy, Microlaryngoscopy, Rigid oesophagoscopy &
• Rigid bronchoscopy

Emergency Services:

• 24 hour emergency services are available
• One ENT consultant is on call per day by rotation with the post graduate trainee as back up
• Routine emergencies are ENT foreign bodies, epistaxis & stridor

Undergraduate Training:
MBBS students come to the ENT department in their 6th & 7th semesters.

Theory classes:

• Duration: 1 year
• No. of theory classes per batch in 1 year: 60 
• No. of theory classes per week: 4 (2 for each semester) 
• Duration of each class: 1 hour
• Teaching Methods: Power Point presentation, Over Head Projector, Blackboard

Clinics:
• Each batch of 75 students is divided into 9-10 groups
• 2 groups of 8-10 students (1 from each semester) come for clinics.
• No. of students per group: 8-10
• Duration: 14 + 14 = 28 days in 2 semesters
• Timings: 10.00 to 13.00 hours (3 hrs per day)
• O.P.D. training = 3 days per week (Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays)
• O.T. training = 3 days per week (Sundays, Tuesdays & Thursdays)

Post-Graduate Training:
• Daily bedside clinical teaching
• Weekly seminar presentation by Post graduate trainee
• Weekly case presentation by Post graduate trainee
• Monthly journal article discussion by Post graduate trainee

Table

Papers Published (2005-2008):

• Mallick S, Sharma V, Lavania A, Borgohain B. Allergic fungal sinusitis – case report. Kathmandu University Medical Journal, 6:2, 2008, p 235-238
• Sharma V, Borgohain BN, Mallick SA, Sharma M. Adeno-squamous carcinoma of maxilla – a rare case. Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 10:1, 2007, p 18-20
• Sharma V. Endoscopic total inferior turbinectomy – research paper. Journal of College of Medical
• Sciences - Nepal, 3:1, 2006, p 68-71 
• Sharma V, Lavania A, Mallick SA, Sharma M. Ectopic canine tooth: a rare cause for maxillary antral mucocoele. Kathmandu University Medical Journal, 4:2, 2006, p 251-252
• Sharma V. Rhinitis medicamentosa. Drug Information Bulletin, Department of Clinical
• Pharmacology, College of Medical Sciences, Nepal. 4:2, 2006, p 5-6
• Sharma V, Lavania A, Mallick SA, Borgohain BN. Isolated Orbital Osteoma – case report. Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 8:4, 2005, p 35-37
• Lavania A, Sharma V, Reddy NS, Mallick SA. Maxillary antral pyocoele – rare case. Journal of College of Medical Sciences - Nepal, 2:1, 2005, p 155-156
• Lavania A, Sharma V, Reddy NS, Baksh R. Orbital cellulitis – a complication of sinusitis. Kathmandu University Medical Journal, 3:3, 2005, p 292-293

Papers sent for Publication:

• Epiglottic cyst – a case report. Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal. First author: Dr. Vishal Sharma
• Impacted glass foreign body in subglottis – original article. Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal. First author: Dr. Vishal Sharma
• Combined forceps and Fogarty catheter extraction of an unusual foreign body in oesophagus of an 18-month-old child – case report. Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal. First author: Dr. Vishal Sharma