Biography
Dr. Shantanu Panja graduated from Calcutta University following which he completed his post-graduation in Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery from PGIMER, Chandigarh. Following his residency, he pursued Senior Registrarship at JIPMER, Pondicherry and worked as a Resident Surgeon at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore. Trained in several frontiers of Otolaryngology, he also received advanced training in endoscopic skull base surgery and transoral robotic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, US. A surgeon with a strong academic inclination, he has several national and international publications to his name. In 2010, his research work on endoscopic optic nerve decompression was widely acclaimed and selected for presentation at the annual conference of the American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Society in Boston. He also received the best surgical video award at the 2011 state conference of AOI (WB Chapter). He holds a special interest in advanced head and neck oncosurgery, minimally invasive skull base procedures, laser and voice restoration surgery. He is a regular speaker and instructor in different workshops and conferences held across the country.
Areas of Expertise
• Nasal Endoscopy
• Rhinoplasty
• Congenital Ear Problem Treatment
• Head and Neck Tumor / Cancer Surgery
• Orbital & Optic Nerve Decompression
• Thyroplasty
• Surgery Of The Facial Nerve
• Cochlear Implants
• Reconstructive Middle Ear Surgery
• Microsurgery of the Larynx
• Skull Base Surgery
• Surgery for Snoring
• Laser Surgeries for Head and Neck Lesions

Education & Training
• M.S (Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2006)
• International Fellow – Head Neck Skull Base Surgery, US

Professional Work
• Consultant, ENT & Head Neck Surgery, Apollo Multispecialty Hospitals, Kolkata
• Former ENT Specialist at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology