Sandra Desa Souza

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Dr Sandra Desa Souza is an ENT Head, Neck and Cochlea Implant Surgeon. She is the first Indian Fellow of the American Otological Society. She was awarded the Padma Shri India's fourth-highest civilian award in 2020. She is the first woman surgeon in the world to pioneer the Cochlear implant surgery in India and Asia in 1987.[1][2][3][4] Dr. Souza was one of the first ENT surgeons in the country to perform artificial ear operations, is credited to have given the gift of hearing to thousands of patients.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Cochlear implantation, a boon for the deaf". BioSpectrum. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "JJ performs its 1st cochlear implant". The Times of India. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Sandra Desa Souza". Jaslok Hospital. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, George Fernandes given Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Here's full list of Padma award recipients". The Economic Times. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "National Doctor's Day: The Medical Heroes Who Won a Padma Award in 2020". News18. Retrieved 2021-09-01.



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