ENT Specialist at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

If you are looking for an ENT Specialist in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Dr. Satinder Singh is your answer. He has been working for over 20 years in the Department of Ear, Nose, Throat and Head and Neck Surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi, where he has trained, operated and developed his clinical practice.

Here is everything you need to know if you want to get an appointment with Dr. Satinder Singh at Ganga Ram Hospital: his qualifications, areas of interest, diseases/treatments, procedures performed, what to bring for your first visit, etc.

It should be clarified that “Ganga Ram Hospital”, “Sir Ganga Ram Hospital” and “SGRH” are all the same hospital, i.e. “Sir Ganga Ram Hospital” at “Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Marg”, “Rajinder Nagar”, “New Delhi” 110060. All the following references are to the same hospital.

He did a Surgeons’ Course in Cochlear Implants in Sydney and has worked as Clinical Assistant & Consultant in the Cochlear Implant Unit of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, which has one of the most active Cochlear Implant Programmes in the country, with over 2000 implants since 2001.

Along with his clinical practice, Dr. Satinder Singh is an Associate Professor at the Ganga Ram Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (GRIPMER), which is the academic wing of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. He not only treats patients but also teaches and trains the next generation of ENT surgeons.

Professional Memberships and Registrations

• Medical Council of India
• Delhi Medical Council
• Association of Otolaryngologists of India, Delhi State.
• Member of the Cochlear Implant Group of India (CIGI).
• Member of the International Surgical Sleep Society (ISSS).

Clinical Specialties: What Dr. Satinder Singh Treats

Dr. Satinder Singh’s practice at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital is general ENT, but he has devoted much more time and training to three areas than a general ENT surgeon would.

This is a specialist clinic for implants and cochlear implants.

Dr. Satinder Singh is a member of the cochlear implant team at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, which runs one of the most active cochlear implant programmes in India. He worked as a Clinical Assistant in the Cochlear Implant Unit at SGRH and later joined the same unit as a Consultant.

Cochlear implantation is a surgical, hearing-aid procedure for individuals with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss who do not benefit well from traditional hearing aids. This device goes around the injured inner ear and stimulates the auditory nerve directly. Although the surgical operation itself is not very long, the outcome largely depends on the surgical technique, selection of patients, and quality of post-operative rehabilitation.

Dr. Satinder Singh has written papers on cochlear implant outcomes, such as the study published in the International Journal of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology in 2017, which investigated the influence of socioeconomic factors on paediatric cochlear implant outcomes, and the case report published in Cochlear Implants International on salvaging a cochlear implant after wound infection.

The patients Dr. Satinder Singh evaluates at Ganga Ram Hospital for cochlear implant assessment include children with congenital sensorineural hearing loss and adults with progressive hearing loss for whom hearing aids are not providing any benefit.

Laryngology and Voice Surgery

Laryngology is a subspecialty of ENT that specializes in the larynx (voice box), voice production (vocal cords) and the swallowing mechanism. It is a limited field, and only a few ENT surgeons in Delhi have fellowship training in voice.

Dr. Satinder Singh finished his laryngology fellowship at the Emory Voice Centre, one of the top internationally recognised voice care centres in the USA. The Emory Voice Centre treats professional voice users (singers, teachers, performers and lawyers) as well as patients suffering from pathological voice disorders.

In the ENT department of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, we have a dedicated Voice and Swallowing Centre with a Kay Pentax stroboscopy system, which enables us to see in detail what the vocal cords do when you speak. This type of diagnostic information is what sets a laryngology appointment apart from a regular otolaryngology appointment.

Dr. Satinder Singh treats the following conditions in this area:

• Polyps and nodules on the vocal cords.
• Vocal cord paralysis
• Voice disorders due to structural conditions
• Laryngeal and tracheal stenosis
• Laryngeal dysphonia
• Swallowing difficulties (assessed using Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and trans-nasal oesophagoscopy)
• Laryngeal tumours (in selected cases)
• Voice Modulation Surgery for Gender Change (Voice Training).

Treatments for Sleep Apnea and Snoring

In India, both the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) are generally underutilized. In many cases, snoring and sleep apnoea are due to a treatable structural problem in the nose or throat. Surgical treatment of this disorder requires familiarity with sleep medicine and expertise in performing surgery at the proper locations.

The ENT department at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has been conducting a sleep disorder programme for many years now, and Dr. Satinder Singh performs surgical procedures for snoring and sleep apnoea. Prior to surgery, a sleep study, drug-induced sleep endoscopy (to decide on the anatomical location of the obstruction while the patient is asleep) and optimisation are usually performed.

Options include surgery to the tongue base, coblation surgery, and other specific procedures.

Conditions Treated by Dr. Satinder Singh at Ganga Ram Hospital

In addition to his subspecialty areas, Dr. Satinder Singh treats patients with all types of ENT problems at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. He treats patients for many conditions such as:

Ear

• Assessment & management of hearing loss (Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant evaluation)
• Chronic ear infections and perforated eardrum
• Tinnitus
• Vertigo and balance disorders
• Otosclerosis and stapedotomy
• Congenital ear deformities
• Wax build-up and blocked ears

Nose and Sinuses

• Deviated nasal septum, which may require septoplasty
• Chronic sinusitis with or without nasal polyps
• Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)
• Balloon Sinuplasty
• Allergic rhinitis
• Nasal bleeding (epistaxis)

Throat and Voice

• Tonsillitis and tonsillectomy
• Adenoid hypertrophy (overgrowth of the adenoids), which can be surgically removed via adenoidectomy
• Vocal cord pathology, such as vocal cord polyps, nodules and cysts
• Voice changes and hoarseness
• Swallowing difficulty
• Mouth ulcer surgery

Sleep and Airway

• The evaluation and surgical management of snoring.
• Obstructive sleep apnoea along with its surgical treatment
• Drug-induced sleep endoscopy
• Awake endoscopies to evaluate for snoring and sleep apnea

Head and Neck

• Salivary gland disorders
• Sialendoscopy for salivary stones
• Tumours in the head and neck area
• Thyroid-related ENT concerns

Research and Publications

Dr. Satinder Singh has published in indexed international journals in each of his subspecialty areas. He has published his work in the following:

• Impact of Socioeconomic factors on paediatric cochlear implant outcomes, International Journal of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Volume 102, 2017
• Gaurav V, Sharma S & Singh S. Effects of Perinatal Risk Factors Associated with Hearing Loss on Auditory Outcome in Cochlear Implant Recipient Children. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2020).
• Gaurav V, Sharma S, Singh S. Effects of Age at Cochlear Implantation on Auditory Outcomes in Cochlear Implant Recipient Children. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Mar;72(1):79-85. doi: 10.1007/s12070-019-01753-4. Epub 2019 Oct 25. PMID: 32158661; PMCID: PMC7040147.
• Cochlear implants salvaged from wound infection – A worthwhile endeavour, Cochlear Implants International, Volume 18, 2017
• Radiological Assessment of Indian Children with Congenital Sensorineural Hearing Loss. International Journal of Otolaryngology, vol. 2014, No. 16, p. 2875-2881,
• Use of intrathecal fluorescein in recurrent Meningitis after Cochlear Implantation, Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2016
• Inflammatory Pseudotumor of Maxilla: Masquerading as Aggressive Malignancy, British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, 2016
• Cochlear Implant Surgery following Renal Transplant, 2014
• Carcinosarcoma of the Hypopharynx, International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 2013
• A review of Neurofibroma of the Pinna published in the International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery 2014.
• Primary Tuberculosis of Middle Ear Swati Tandon, Satinder Singh, Asish K.Lahiri and Shalabh Sharma. International Journal of Case Reports in Medicine. Vol. 2014 (2014), Article ID 131557, 5 pages DOI: 10.5171/2014.131557.
• Pigmented Villonodular Tenosynovitis of Temporomandibular Joint, International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 2016

Dr. Satinder Singh’s research publications on cochlear implant outcomes, rare ear and skull base pathologies and voice-related conditions provide a true snapshot of the clinical breadth of his work. A surgeon who has written about cochlear implant complications, cochlear implantation in renal transplant patients, and hypopharyngeal cancer is clearly not working in a narrow lane.

How to Book an Appointment with Dr. Satinder Singh

Dr. Satinder Singh can be found at his Tagore Garden clinic on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday mornings, and at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital ENT OPD on weekday evenings. Contact information for both locations is provided below.

For complex conditions that require hospital facilities (cochlear implant assessment, surgical planning, voice stroboscopy), patients are advised to visit SGRH. The Tagore Garden clinic is convenient for initial consultations, follow-ups, and diagnostic and minor surgical procedures.

Dr. Satinder Singh sees patients at SGRH in the evening. If you specifically want to see him rather than any doctor in the ENT department, please check his timings before you visit Ganga Ram Hospital, as hospital consultant lists may change.

What to Bring

• If your concern is hearing-related, any previous audiometry, hearing test or tympanometry reports, and any ear-related scans, if done
• CT scan of the sinuses, if you have had repeated sinus infections or previous sinus surgery
• Any previous voice recordings or laryngoscopy reports, if you have a voice concern
• If you have had a sleep study (polysomnography) done in the past, the results of that study
• Sleep study results (polysomnography) if you have already had one done
• A list of all medications (including nasal sprays, ear drops and supplements)
• Previous medical records, if you have undergone any Ear, Nose or Throat surgery
• For cochlear implant assessment: all previous audiometry records, hearing aid trial records, and any previous computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging (CT or MRI) scans of the temporal bones

Who should particularly consult Dr. Satinder Singh?

Dr. Satinder Singh is available to treat any ENT-related problem. There are certain types of patients, however, for whom his subspecialty training and background make him a very suitable option:

• Patients with voice changes, hoarseness or voice fatigue who use their voice professionally (teachers, singers, actors, lawyers, call centre staff), for whom a laryngologist with access to stroboscopy and fellowship training in voice is more relevant than a general ENT
• Patients with a history of ear discharge and decreased hearing
• Patients with hearing loss, which can be sudden or slowly progressive
• Children with hearing loss and no speech development since birth
• Children or adults being assessed for cochlear implant surgery who want an operating surgeon with particular experience and published research in cochlear implant surgery
• Patients with complaints of nose blockage, nasal discharge, headaches or other facial pain, or a history suggestive of sinusitis or allergic rhinitis
• Patients whose history indicates that they have vocal cord nodules, polyps or vocal cord paralysis and who are seeking a specialist opinion (not a general ENT opinion)
• Patients who snore or are suspected to have sleep apnoea and wish to find out if surgery is suitable for them
• Patients who come to Delhi from outside the city and require an experienced surgeon at a reputed hospital with the full range of facilities
• Patients who have had ENT surgery at other hospitals, are not pleased with the outcome and would like another opinion