Dr. K. K. Handa

Dr. K. K. Handa is Chairman - ENT & Head Neck Surgery at Medanta, with 36 years of specialty experience listed by Medanta. He has headed the department since Medanta’s inception in 2009. Earlier, he served as an Associate Professor at AIIMS, New Delhi, after senior-residency training at PGIMER Chandigarh.

His practice focuses on laryngology, voice surgery, laser surgery and cochlear implantation. Medanta also lists endoscopic sinus surgery, head-and-neck surgery and microscopic ear surgery among his core areas. This range covers patients with complex voice disorders, chronic sinonasal disease, hearing loss requiring implant assessment and ear conditions requiring microsurgical treatment.

Dr. Handa completed a Commonwealth fellowship for laser training at Glasgow Royal Infirmary in the United Kingdom. He is a former President and Founder Secretary of the Association of Phonosurgeons of India and has played a longstanding role in voice and laryngeal surgery training. Medanta lists several professional awards and orations across ENT and phonosurgery.

For patients seeking ENT surgery, planning depends on endoscopy, hearing tests, imaging, voice assessment and the exact anatomical problem. Cochlear-implant candidates require formal audiological evaluation, while sinus and head-and-neck cases may need CT or MRI.

The final treatment may involve medical therapy, endoscopic or microscopic surgery, laser treatment, implant surgery or multidisciplinary head-and-neck care depending on diagnosis and functional goals. Functional priorities such as hearing, voice, swallowing and airway protection are considered alongside disease control and surgical feasibility.