Anand Kasbekar ENT Surgeon & Neurotologist

14/03/2022

Happy to finally run the 4th Nottingham ENT Simulation course in Human Factors. In person! High fidelity Simulation mannequins. Oscar winning performances by the faculty, and candidates suitably being pushed to their limits. And a gentle debrief afterwards! All learning lots from one another.

20/02/2021

Important work by our hearing research group. Hard work and thanks to our brilliant PhD student Dr Prayuenyong!
This work informs us how to improve ototoxicity related problems caused by Platin chemotherapy, especially imbalance. Improving the quality of life in cancer survivors should be a priority.

Balance symptoms after cisplatin treatment occurred in 17% of adult cancer survivors. Patients with peripheral neuropathy were more likely to have balance symptoms. The CTSIB-m test is a useful bedside physical examination to identify patients with a high risk of fall. Though there was no vestibular...

13/01/2021

just finished. 3 days of learning and discussing interesting cases with colleagues all things Ear Nose and Throat related. Over 1200 delegates! Think my talk went down well!

08/01/2021

A nice way to start 2021! Stay safe everyone. There is light at the end of the tunnel...

29/05/2020

Great work by our Hearing Sciences Team especially Fern (Dr Prayuenyong)!

At this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially effective treatments are currently under urgent investigation. Benefits of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19 infection have been proposed and clinical trials are underway. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, typically....

05/03/2020

Exciting directing the Nottingham Human Factors Simulation course in ENT. Very lifelike and very high tech behind the scenes! Candidates are sweating, But will really benefit from the course.

29/02/2020

Count down to our 3rd Nottingham ENT emergency course focusing on Human Factors. Cant wait! In our state of the art Simulation Centre at QMC.

07/10/2019

Enjoying teaching on the Nottingham Otology (ear) and audiology (hearing) update course. Great programme and attendance from all over the country! So many ear related problems can be treated to improve quality of life in children and adults.