Dr. Shashidhar TB

Dr. Shashidhar TB is Head - Surgery (ENT) at Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram. He completed MBBS in Chennai and MS in ENT at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, followed by clinical training in the United States and certification through USMLE and ECFMG. Artemis also lists robotic-surgery familiarisation training in Paris.

His clinical interests include paediatric otolaryngology, airway and sleep surgery, swallowing disorders and laryngology. He treats general ENT conditions as well as complex paediatric airway problems, sleep apnoea, voice disorders and selected head-and-neck oncology cases. Cochlear implantation and phonosurgery are also included in his Artemis clinical focus.

A major part of his work involves difficult airway and swallowing cases. Artemis notes experience with airway reconstruction, fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing and drug-induced sleep endoscopy, as well as paediatric balloon laryngoplasty and other specialised procedures. His profile also describes extensive paediatric ENT surgical experience and active involvement in research, teaching and academic meetings.

Dr. Shashidhar is a member of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, Indian Sleep Surgeons Association, Laryngology and Voice Association and Association of Pediatric Otolaryngologists of India.

His listed honours include a Medical Excellence Award, quiz awards and recognition for a paper on paediatric subglottic stenosis. He speaks English and Hindi. His current Artemis role combines routine ENT with highly specialised paediatric airway, sleep, voice and swallowing care, allowing patients with complex upper-airway disorders to be evaluated within a multidisciplinary hospital setting.