Prof. Dr. Deependra Shrestha

Prof. Dr. Deependra Shrestha

Principal Consultant


Dr. Deependra Shrestha is a Principal Consultant in the department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery at Nepal Mediciti and Professor in the Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery at the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. He holds a Master of Surgery (MS) degree in ENT from the Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, and completed his MBBS from Chittagong Medical College. Dr. Shrestha’s advanced training includes prestigious fellowships in Head and Neck Onco-surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, and other global centers of excellence.

Dr. Shrestha holds several key leadership roles in the medical community. He serves as President of the Society of Otorhinolaryngologists of Nepal and Editor of the Journal of the Nepal Medical Association. He is also the General Secretary of the American Nepal Medical Foundation and Vice President of the Nepalese Association of Thyroid, Laryngology, and Allied Sciences. His academic influence extends internationally through his role as a Visiting Professor at Prince Songkla Medical Institute, Thailand.

He has made significant contributions to ENT education and public health, serving as the Coordinator of the Master of Surgery (ENT) program and as Member Secretary of the National Deafness Prevention Program under Nepal’s Ministry of Health. Dr. Shrestha played a central role in developing Nepal’s first National Strategy for Deafness Prevention.

Previously, Dr. Shrestha was Head of the Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery at the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Bir Hospital, and held academic positions at Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital and College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur. His clinical expertise includes complex ENT surgeries, head and neck cancer management, and innovative treatments for voice and hearing disorders.


Education

Area of Focus

  • Head and Neck Oncosurgery

Language spoken

  • ENGLISH
  • NEPALI
  • HINDI
  • BENGALI
  • Urdu

  • Advanced training in Head and Neck Oncosurgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA under the Mentorship of Prof.Dr Jatin Saha.
  • Facial plastic surgery training at MS Ramaiah Advanced learning Center, Bangalore, India, organised by Facial Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery India.
  • Fellowship in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery from MCV Trust ENT Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • 3rd Nepal Temporal Bone Dissection and Ear Surgery Course, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu.
  • 1st National Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Course organized by the Institute of Medicine and the Department of ENT-Head and Neck Surgery, TUTH.
  • Attained instruction courses, Barcelona, Spain, with 18 CME credits by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
  • CO2 Laser Training course, held at Bombay Hospital, PrinceAly Khan Hospital, Seth G.S. Medical College, and K.E.M. Hospital, India.
  • Attained an instruction course on the 15th Asian Research Symposium in Rhinology, Singapore.
  • Participated in the 7th workshop on phonosurgery held at Bombay Hospital and K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai, India.
  • Attained the facial Plastics and Rhinoplasty workshop, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. 
  • Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Skill Training, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, organised by Taurarga Hospital, New Zealand.
  • Multi-Agency Training for Crimes against Women and Children, organised by UNICEF, the British Embassy, Kathmandu, and Nepal Police.
  • Workshop on Improving the Doctor-Patient Relationship and Stress Management on the Job, organised by the Medical Education Department, IOM, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
  • District health officers training at the Department of Health Services, Kathmandu, conducted by MoH/DHS/HIMDD and WHO.

 

  • Retrospective study of 100 cases of Modified Radical Mastoidectomy performed in Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital. Journal of College of Medical Sciences - Nepal. Vol-5, No-1, October 2008.
  • Correlation of fine needle aspiration cytology with histopathology findings in cases of thyroid lesions in Bir Hospital. Journal of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2013, Vol-9, No.1, 23-29
  • Evaluation of fine needle aspiration cytology of cervical lymphadenopathy in Bir hospital, Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2015, Vol-11, No 1, 22-25.
  • The incidence of Thyroid carcinoma in multinodular goiter: A Retrospective study. Journal of College of Medical Sciences, Nepal, Vol-10, No 4, Oct-Dec 014.
  • Frequency of malignancy in Solitary thyroid nodules in Bir Hospital.Accepted for publication by, Postgraduate Medical Journal of NAMS.
  • Types of Pathology and ossicular status in Atticoantral disease undergoing mastoidectomy at Bir Hospital, Journal of College of Medical Sciences(JCMS- Nepal), Bharatpur, Chitwan, Vol 6, No 4, Dec 2010, p26-30.
  • Laryngeal Leishmaniasis, Postgraduate Medical Journal of NAMS Vol 10, No.1, Jan-June 2010. 
  • Chronic maxillary sinusitis: clinical and microbiological evaluation, Journal of College of Medical Sciences, Nepal.2011, Vol-7, No-2, 17-22.
  • A Study of Hearing Improvement after Myringoplasties in Bir Hospital,
  • Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, vol 6, no4, Dec 2010.p31-35.Bharatpur Chitwan
  • Tuberculous and Nontuberculous Cervical Lymphadenitis: A Clinical Review. Nepalese Journal of ENT Head & Neck Surgery. Vol. 1 No. 2 issue 2 (July -Dec 2010).
  • The incidence of thyroid carcinoma in Multinodular study Goiter: 5-year.
  • Vestibular Schwanoma: An experience in a Developing World. World J. Oncol, 2019:10(2):118-122.
  • Buccal oncocytoma: Report of a case and literature review.Annals of Medicine and Surgery 43 (2019) 82-84.
  • Maxillary Ameoblastoma presenting as Sinonasal Mass: A case Report ISSN 2694-4014:volume 3, Issue 2.
  • Premaxillary and maxillary Sinus Mucormycosis post COVID: A rare case report.International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery.2021 Dec;7(12):1922-1926.
  • Foreign body esophagus: Six years of silence.SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, Vol 8: 1-3
  • Traumatic Lower Lip Myiasis -A Rare Presentation.Jan 2019.JAMA Otolaryngology –Head and Neck Surgery.DOI: 10.1001/amaoto. 2018.3958.
  • Primary Squamous cell carcinoma of Thyroid: A case report.March 2018.Nepalese Journal of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 6(1):22.
  • Evaluation of fine needle aspiration cytology of cervical lymphadenopathy in Bir Hospital. Sept 2015.Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal 11 (1):22.

Reviews and Monographs

  • Singultus" Drug Bulletin 2004, College of Medical Science, Bharatpur, Nepal.
  • Attended many National and International workshops as faculties, Chairperson. Took part in various National and International conferences and workshops as a speaker and faculty in Panel discussions.
  • iCourse Director and Organizing Secretary, National Workshop in Thyroid Surgery organized by Department of ENT, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, on 28-19 Sept 2018.
  • iOrganizing Secretary, First Thyroid Surgery workshop organized by the Nepalese Association of Thyroid Laryngology and Allied.

  • Recipient of the 2015 International Observership Fellowship Programme of the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Society.
  • Recipients of the travel Grant Award in the First European  CE-ORL_HNS congress, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Awarded Postgraduate Research Grant from Nepal Health Search Council, 2004.

  • Head of the Department, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Master of Surgery (ENT) Program Coordinator, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • iCoordinator, First National Strategy on Prevention of Deafness in Nepal, Government of Nepal/World Health Organization, Nepal.
  • Associate Professor/Assistant Professor Department, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu.
  • Lecturer, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.

  • President of the Society of Otorhinolaryngologists of Nepal.
  • Editor of the Journal of Nepal Medical Association.
  • Member of the Research and Grant Committee, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • General Secretary of the American Nepal Medical Foundation.
  • Vice President of the Nepalese Association of Thyroid Laryngology and Allied.
  • Life member of the Society of Otorhinolaryngologists of Nepal (SOL) 
  • Life member of the Nepal Medical Association(NMA)
  • Life member of the Faculty Doctors Association of NAMS.
  • Life Member of the Indian Society of Laryngology.Associate member of the Facial Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery India Trust.
  • Member Secretary at the National Deafness Prevention Program, Health Ministry.

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