DR. Rudrapathy Palaniappan

Consultant Neuro-otological Physician in Audiovestibular Medicine at Royal National ENT & Eastman Dental Hospital, London, UK.

Country

United Kingdom

Speciality

Audiology

Subspeciality

Ear, Hearing and Balance Disorders

Experience

1983 years

Languages

English, French

Areas of expertise

Tinnitus
hyperacusis and auditory processing disorder
Balance Disorders
Meniere's disease
Migraine-related vertigo/vestibular migraine
Auto-immune inner ear disease
Benign paroxysmal vertigo
Hearing loss

About the expert

Dr. Rudrapathy, an accomplished ENT Consultant, holds FRCS (Otolaryngology) from The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. A full-time consultant at The Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital. with nearly 30 years of experience, he specializes in diagnosing and managing dizziness, tinnitus, and hearing impairment. His extensive training includes adult and pediatric audiology, neuro-otology. Dr. Rudrapathy is an active educator, contributing to various audiology courses at the Ear Institute and lecturing internationally. Additionally, he is a prolific researcher with contributions to seven publications, demonstrating his dedication to advancing the field.

Dr. Rudrapathy graduated from Madras University, India, where he trained in ENT surgery first. He obtained the FRCS (Otolaryngology) diploma from The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and began training in Audiovestibular Medicine as a Senior Registrar because of his long-standing interest in hearing and balance-related problems.

Dr. Rudy Palaniappan has nearly 30 years of experience in the diagnosis and medical management of patients with dizziness, tinnitus, and hearing impairment.

He has had very broad and well-structured training in diagnostic and rehabilitative audiovestibular medicine in some of the major teaching hospitals in London. This included training in adult and pediatric audiology, neuro-otology, rehabilitation, developmental disorders of speech and language, glue ear, and tinnitus clinics.

He works at The Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital as a full-time consultant in the adult audiovestibular medicine/neuro-otology department and carries out four neuro-otology clinics and two audiological rehabilitation clinics per week and once a month special hearing clinic for Thalassaemia sufferers.

He regularly teaches in the various audiology courses at the Ear Institute and lectures internationally. He is involved in research and has published widely and lectured nationally on his areas of expertise.

Dr.Rudrapathy has contributed to 7 publications.

Consultant Neurotological Physician in Audiovestibular Medicine
1999 - Today
Royal National Throat Nose & Ear Hospital
Consultant Physician in Audio-vestibular Medicine
1998 - Today
Royal National ENT & Eastman Dental Hospital

Certificate of completion of Specialist training

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1999
Master of Science (MSc) in Audiological Medicine

University College London

1997
Fellowship

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

1995
Diploma in Otorhinolaryngology (DLO)

Royal College of Surgeons of England

1991
Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB)

General Medical Council, London

1990

Member of the Royal College of Physicians
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians (ex-member of BAAP publicity committee, representative to UK council on deafness)
British Medical Association
University of London Convocation
CHAIN member
Neuro-otological and Equilibriometric Society (NES), Bad Kissingen, Germany
Indian Medical Association
Association of Otolaryngologists of India
Association of Paediatric Otolaryngologists of India