Dr. Lav B. Selarka

Professional Bio:

• Dr. Lav B. Selarka has over a decade of exceptional clinical experience and is an accredited consultant for ear, nose, and throat. He established independent ENT department at our hospital in 2015. Expertise in both adult and pediatric general otolaryngology, with areas of expertise including otology, rhinology, endoscopic skull base surgery, snoring, and cochlear implant surgery. He has participated in a 15-day Observership program for craniofacial base surgery at UPMC University Pittsburgh, USA, starting on June 19 and overseen by neurosurgeons Prof. Carl Synderman and Paul Gardener. He has been successfully running Post MS/DNB (ENT) Fellowship Programme and his remarkable proficiency lies in endoscopic skull base surgery, sinus balloon plasty, cochlear implant, middle ear implant, and snoring surgery.

Academic Details:

• Primary Medical Qualification: M.B.B.S in April, 2002 from P.D.U Medical College, Rajkot. Registration details: Indian medical council (Gujarat state), registration no: G-33371
• Specialist Medical Qualification: MS (E.N. T) July-2006, M.P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar, Saurashtra University (Ranked first in University). Registration details: Indian medical council (Gujarat state), registration no: G-14608

Past Associations:

• He has been a Consultant ENT Surgeon at Shalby Hospital Ahmedabad in April-2008.
• Senior Residency in Neurosurgery Department at Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Kerala.
• He has done his fellowship under the guidance of Dr. H.N Vijayendra for a month for otology and lateral skull base surgeries and has done Observership and cadaver dissection course during his fellowship program.
• Fellowship in Skull Base Surgery at Department of Neurosurgery at Amrita Institute of Medical Science AIMS Kochi under Dr. Dilip Panicker.
• He has taken International cadaveric course at Chulalongkorn University and Observership under Dr. N Janakiram. Moreover, he has completed Asian Cochlear Implant Course under Dr. Someshwar Singh.
• He has been a visiting Clinical observer in the Centre for Cranial Base Surgery under Dr. Carl Syndernman and Dr. Garderner at UPMC (USA).

Paper Publications:

• Primary Nasal Septal Tubercular Abscess in HIV Patient: National Journal of Medical Research Volume 2 Issue 1 Jan – March 2012 ISSN 2249 4995, Page 96-97.

Meeting and Conferences Attended:

• The Rhinology and DCR live surgical workshop at Rajkot in Oct.
• Active Participation in `The Life Line Express` Nov.-Dec, 2004.
• Attended live FESS workshop by Dr. Ajay Shah at Jamnagar on July 2005.
• Attended 29th annual conference Oct.2005 at Diu.
• Attended National Update 2007 on Management of Advanced Stage Head and Neck Cancer at Goraj, Baroda Gujarat on May 2007.
• Temporal Bone Dissection Course under guidance of Dr. Morwani at Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai.
• Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Cadaveric Dissection course under guidance of Dr. M.V. Kirtane P.D. Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai.
• Cochlear implant workshop and cadaveric Dissection course under guidance of Dr. M.V. Kirtane P.D. Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai.
• Attended Cochlear implant workshop at Apollo Hospital, Ahmedabad by Dr. Rajesh Vishwakarma.
• Attended Endoscopic sinus surgery workshop at Apollo Hospital, Ahmedabad by Dr. Thulsidas.
• Attended workshop on middle ear surgery and cochlear implant at B.J. Medical College Ahmedabad by Dr. Ravi Ramalingam and Dr. Vishwakarma.
• Attended temporal bone cadaveric dissection course at V. S Hospital Ahmedabad by Dr. Ajay Shah and Dr. Morwani.
• Attended International conference at P.D. Hinduja hospital Mumbai on endoscopic skull base surgeries by Dr. Amin Kassam and Dr. Carrou, Dr. Nishit Shan and Dr. Devpujari.
• Attended International conference at Hyderabad on Endoscopic nasal surgeries and skull base surgeries by Dr.P.J. Woormold and Dr. Sethi.
• Attended International conference at Trichi on Endoscopic nasal surgeries and skull base surgeries by Dr. Amin Kassam and Dr. Carrou and Dr. Janakiram at E-Boss.
• Attended annual conference of Gujarat and did endoscopic cadaver dissection.
• Attended workshop at Rajkot on otology by Dr. Pushalkar and Dr. Vijayendra.
• Attended all CMEs and educational programmed held at local ENT association.
• Ongoing paper presentation work on a case of atypical foreign body in nose, on ectatic internal carotid artery, an ENT perspective and venous hemangioma of inferior turbinate.
• Tinnitus and management conference at Denmark.
• Attended workshop at L.G Hospital otology update by Dr. Mohan Kameshwaran and Dr. Indorewala.
• Attended a conference in Bangalore on otology organized by Dr. Mahadevia.
• Assisted Dr. Janaki Sir at Karamsad workshop and cadaveric dissection.
• He has taken a lecture in CME on Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery as faculty at South Gujarat Otolaryngology associations Surat.
• As international delegate in sinus balloon plasty cadaveric dissection course at Bangkok.
• Mucormycosis and Covid-19: An epidemic within a pandemic in India by L Selarka and et al in mycoses.
• Case Presentation: Coblation assisted Laryngeal Hemangioma at Laryngology Summit 2016.
• Operating Faculty: AOI GSB organized snoring sleep apnea workshop at Zydus Hospital in May 2016.
• National Faculty at AOICON Kolkata 2017: Speaker on Balloon sinus surgery and How to start Skull Base Surgery (instructional course) and has been a Chairperson at Otology 25 Bangalore 2017.