• Organising Secretary for CME on 21.10.09 at FMMC, Mangalore
• Was a judge for 'ADAPTUNE' part of 'LA GUERRA 2010' an interclass cultural competition held at KMC, Mangalore on 19.03.10
• Osteoma of frontal sinus video  presentation in the session of  Dr. S. K. Mondal Gold medal for best video presentation  at  30th AOI Karnataka State Conference 2012  held at Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research centre, on 14th,15th and 16th September  2012. 
• Was the moderator in the SINOCON KMC 2013 workshop held on 12th and 13th April 2013 at KMC, Mangalore.
• Presented a paper on “Fourth Bronchial Pouch Fistula at 31st Karnataka State Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India,  AOIKCON 2013 held at Manipal on 24th and 25th August 2013.
• Presented a paper Post-aural incision closure: Single layer V/s Multiple layers - A comparison”  at 66th Annual conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India held from 9th to 12th January 2014 at JSS Medical College, Bannimantap, Mysore.
• Made a presentation and chaired a session in the CME programme of API conducted on 9th November 2014 at Mangalore.
• Was the judge for  for the Competition of Poster presentations by Post graduate students at  CME on Head & Neck Cancer â€" Multidisciplinary Approach held on 20th and 21st February 2016 conducted by Department of Pathology & Oncology, FMMC
• Participated as a resource person in the educational activity provided by the API  Dias on 06.08.2017.
• Attended AOIMEDCON 2017  AOI Dr. LH hiranandani Mid  Term National Conference in association with AOI Karavali Branch & AOI Karnataka, organized by KMC, Mangaluru and was the chairperson for the MANGAEMENT OF LIMITED CHOLESTEATOMA  WHAT IS APPROPRIATE? AND OSSICULOPLASTY held on 1-3 December 2017.
• Was the resourse person for the first hands on temporal bone dissection course conducted for the pg's of department of Oto-Thino-Laryngology , FMMC from 14.06.2021 to 16.07.2021 over a period of 40 hours.
• WAS THE RESOURSE PERSON FOR THE FIRST HANDS ON TEMPORAL BONE DISSECTION COURSE CONDUCTED FOR THE PG'S OF  DEPARTMENT OF OTO-THINO-LARYNGOLOGY , FMMC FROM 14.06.2021 TO 16.07.2021 OVER A PERIOD OF 40 HOURS.

Guide for  completed  PG Thesis

Study of routine use of oral steroids in post op patients who underwent FESS by Dr. Carol Jacob.

A study of headache in otorhinolaryngology practice in a tertiary care hospital by Dr. Tia Teresa Thomas.

Guide for  ongoing  PG Thesis 

Study of Myofacial pain dysfunction syndromes in patients attending the outpatient department of a private Medical College Hospital in Mangalore India by Dr. Avneesh Leekha.

Guide for Completed PG Thesis:

Assessment of hearing loss in children born to Gestational diabetes mellitus mothers using Oto acoustic Emissions by Dr. Janeta Kurian Paul. 

Guide for ongoing PG Thesis:

To study the video stroboscopic changes and voice analysis in professional voice users and comparison with normal subjects by Dr. Shwetha C. Poojary. 

" Assessment of Hearing impairment in cases of Chronic Rhinosinusitis" by Dr.Daivashish Sarathy G. 

Award Winning Paper at Karnataka State AOI Conference 2011 at Belgaum: Jugular Foramen Chondrosarcoma. A rare skull base lesion
Winner: South zone tennis tournament for medical and dental faculty 2011 RGUHS Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament (Staff) 2011.
Sports:  Represented College in Tennis and Basket ball at district level.
 Winners for the same.
Fine Arts: 
Stood first in fine arts at Kshitiz intercollegiate cultural fest at Belgaum under RGUHS.
Stood first in fine arts in cultural fest organized by Indian Railways.

Stood first in fine arts during post graduation in the annual college fest.
Participated as faculty in CME programme on KHEMA TEMPORAL
-OSCE WORKSHOP 2015 held at Justice K.S. Hede Chartitable hospital on 08.02.15
Delivered a talk on “ Anatomy and pathophysiology of tinnitus” at Seminar
on Recent advances in the assessment and management of Tinnitus  conducted by Speech
and Hearing department of Father Muller Medical College Hospital held from 13th to 14th August 2015.
Treasurer for  Broncho-2016 CME and Live surgical workshop held on 17.01.2016 at Father Muller Medical College conducted by Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery.
Participated as a faculty in PG Mock exam and 11^th OSCE workshop in Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery held at Justice K.S. Hegde charitable Hospital, Mangalore on 13^th -14^th February 2016.
Participated in National ENT Update with 12^th OSCE Workshop in Otorhinolaryngology â€" Head & Neck Surgery held at Justice K.S. Hegde Charitable Hospital, Mangaluru on 28^th and 29^th January 2017 as a Faculty.
Was the Organising secretary for FABFESS 2018 International CME and workshop held at FMMC on 9^th and 10^th February 2018
Dr. Vinay V. Rao, was awarded the Indian Travel Fellowhip 2017 from the Indian Society of Otology at 26th annual Conference of Indian Society held at Raipur, Chattisgarh from 17th to 19th Novembe 2017
Attended six months certified training and surgical oncology(Head & Neck) in the department of Surgical oncology(Head and Neck), Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai  from 18.03.11 to 30.08.2011

INDIAN TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP AWARD
Awarded the prestigious Indian Society of Otology Indian Travel Fellowship at  ISOCON 2017 held at Raipur and  went to KKR Medical college, Chennai for attending fellowship from 15.03.18 to 29.03.18.
Dr. Vinay V. Rao, Associate Professor, Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology have conferred with degree of FACS (Fellow of American College of Surgeons) in the convocation ceremony recently held at San Francisco, USA on 27^th of October 2019. Around 1900 fellows were inducted out of which one third were from countries other than US and Canada and amongst those 46 were from India. I am the second ENT surgeon from Mangalore who has been honored with this degree. American College of Surgeons Society has been in existence for more than 100 years and upholds the highest standard of surgical care in US and its a matter of privilege to be inducted in this society.  

Achievements:
1. Was the judge for ISOCON Mysuru 2018 - 27^th Annual national conference of the Indian Society of Otology held at Mysuru fron 16^th to 18^th November 2018.
2. Panelist for the Live webinar on "Treating AR in new normal conducted on 23.09.2020 by Zuventus.zoom.us.

Guide for completed student project

Validation of Uhear an IOS based application as a screening tool for hearing loss self funded by Dr. Michael J. Pais. 

Guide for completed PG thesis

Pattern of pneumatisation of the mastoid in patients with CSOM - AAD on HRCT temporal bone by Dr. Mangala G. Naikar.

Oral and oropharyngeal carcinoma ; an evaluation of clinicopathological and radiological presentation and association with socio-demographic profile of the patients by Dr. Aishwarya Hegde.

Cadaveric temporal bone dissection study of tympanomastoid segment of facial nerve by Dr. Kanya Nirmal 

Completed staff study

"Nicotine absorption and its effects on thyroid function: Comparison with cigarettes and smokeless tobacco - Protocol No.133/18" 

Ongoing research study by staff  2021-2022

Interprofessional education through simulated learning to sensitize medical and nursing undergraduates to safe surgery checklist.

Guide for ongoing PG thesis

"The effect of normal saline and hypertonic saline on mucociliary clearance in chronic sinusitis" by Dr. Aloysius Reuben

"Prevelance of hearing loss in patients with hypertension" by r.Kavya J. Vaipana.

Ongoing research study by staff  

Interprofessional education through simulated learning to sensitize medical and nursing undergraduates to safe surgery checklist.

2017  national -02

PERTURBATED NASAL RESONANCE AN INSIGHT INTO ALTERATIONS IN POST ADENOIDECTOMY PATIENTS by Vinay V. Rao, Rajneesh S Khelgikar, Vishak S, Mahesh Bhat T, Preeti Shetti, Jacqueline F. Fernandes  - Original article published in Perspectives in Media Research September-December 2017;Vol 5/Issue 3, page 16-19

Quality of Life of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Reliability and Effectiveness of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire â€" 30 and European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire H and N35 Questionnaires in Patients in a Tertiary Care Center in India” by  Vinay V. Rao, Sadia M Shaikh, Mahesh Bhat, Anita Aramani, Veronic Lobo, original article published in Annals of Indian Academy of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Volume I, Issue 2, July-December 2017

2018  national index - 01

VOICE ANALYSIS FOLLOWING TURBINCETOMY IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTROPHIED INFERIOR TURBINATE SECONDARY TO ALLERGICE AND VASOMOTOR RHINITIS REFRACTORY TO CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT” by Vishak S., Rajneesh S. Khelgikar, Vinay V. Rao, Mahesh Bhat T., Manjula G, Jacqueline BF original article published in Perspectives in Medical Research May-August 2018/ Volume 6/Issue 2, page no. 60-63

2018 International -  Index - 01

Pattern on hearing loss in tubotympanic type of chronic suppurative otitis media” by Vinay V. Rao, Shilpa M.J., Mahesh Bhat, original research article published in International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, September-October 2018, Vol. 4, Issue 5, Page No. 1267-1271. pISSN 2454-5929 (eISSN 2454-5937)

2019- National - 01

Prevalence of hearing impairment amongst school going children in the rural field practice area of the institution online Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, April 2019, by Saurabh Kumar,Anita Aramani, Minton Mathew,Mahesh Bhat, Vinay V. Rao

2020-International -Index - 01

"ASSESSMENT OF HEARING LOSS IN PATIENTS RECEIVING CHEMORADIOTHERAPY IN ADJUVANT SETTING FOR HEAD AND NECK MALIGNANCY" original article by Vani Krishana Gupta, Mahesh Bhat, Vinay Vaidyanathan Rao, Vishak Surendra, published in Annals of Otology and Neurotology, August 2020

DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715289, ISSN2581-9607(Peer - review  international journal).

2021 - National - 01

IS PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY NEEDED IN THYROIDECTOMY?, original article published in Indian Journal Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg by Vinay V.Rao¹,Caren D'Souza², online published on 22 January 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02393-3.

1. Presented a paper titled Bilateral calcified stylohyoid ligament : an incidental necropsy finding with medico legal significance on 14th, 15th and 16th September 2012 at 30th AOI Karnataka State Conference 2012 and live surgical  workshop  held at Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore
   
2. Presented a paper titled EFFECT OF NORMAL SALINE AND   HYPERTONIC SALINE IN CHRONIC SINUSITIS at International ENT Conference Cairo University from October 21st to 23rd   2009
3. Was the judge for 27^th Annual National conference of the Indian Society of Otology held at Mysuru from 16.11.18 to 18.11.18
4. Participated as a resource faculty and conducted workshop on CPR(Adult, Infant, AEd & Choking) for NURSIMCON INDIA 2019 held on 24^th and 25^th May 2019 at FMMC, Mangalore.
5. Completed basic course in Biomedical Research in March-June 2020.

Completed Clinical Drug trial -A Multi-Centre, Randomized, double blind, parallel-group, comparative clinical trial to evaluate the safety and clinical Equivalence of Generic Clotrimazole Troche/Lozenges USP, 10mg (Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories, India) to Clotrimazole Troche/Lozenges 10mg (Roxane Laboratories Inc., USA) in subjects with oropharyngeal candidiasis by Dr. Savita Lasrado under Think Pharma funding agency for  the year 2017-2020. 

Completed study project:

1. Thyroidectomy in Hashimoto's thyroiditis and its complications in comparison with benign goiters" 

2. Clinicopathological profile of sinonasal masses: An experience in tertiary care hospital of India. 

3. . Open Surgical Tracheostomy in COVID patients and their outcomes: Experience at a tertiary care centre. 

Ongoing staff study project:

1. Simulation in Otolaryngology: Evaluation of Otoscopy Simulator to teach Otoscopy to Third year Medical Students.

2. Status of contralateral ear in patients of unilateral chronic Otitis media and  its correlation with sinonasal disease by Dr. Stacy Perpetual Dsouza

3. A qualitative assessment on life after tracheostomy- a questionnaire based study" by Dr. Tasnim Shajahan

Guide for completed PG thesis

Study of the frequency etiopathogenesis, presentation, treatment and association with neck secondaries by Dr. Ashlene Viola DSouza.

Ongoing staff study project:

1. Simulation in Otolaryngology: Evaluation of Otoscopy Simulator to teach Otoscopy to 

   Third year Medical Students.

2. Co - investigator for A study of intraoperative middle ear cleft bacterial culture and sensitivity pattern in patients with chronic otitis media and its impact on the outcome of middle ear and mastoid surgeries by Dr. Deekshith Shetty 

UG Research under Institutional grant - 01

 Study of  Role of Ki-67 expression with habits tumor staging in oral cancers by Mr. Kevin Thevarmadam Raju - fund sanctioned from Father Muller Research Centre. 

2017 National  index - 01
LONG STANDING MIGRATED FOREIGN BODY IN NECK â€" A SURGEONS NIGHTMAREby Savita Lasrado¹,Kuldeep Moras², Preeti Shetti³, Case report published in Perspectives in Media Research September-December 2017;Vol 5/Issue 3 77-79
 2018 National Index 01
A Rare Case of Adenoid Cystic carcinoma of the sphenoid sinus Presenting with Lateral Rectus Palsy Clinical report published in Online Indian Journal of Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, dated 19.04.18, by Savita Lasrado, Kuldeep Moras, Blessy B. Prabha.
2018 International - 01
Assessment of Severity of Gastroesophageal reflux using reflux symptom index published in International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) ISSN: 2319-7064,Volume 7 Issue 10, October 2018, Dr Blessy B Prabha, Jacqueline B Fernandes, Dr Savita Lasrado www.ijsr.net

2020: National -01

Complications of Thyroidectomy in Hashimoto Thyroiditis vis-à-vis Benign Goitres by  Savita Lasrado1, Anita Aramani1, Aishwarya Hegde1, Kuldeep Moras1, Cimona Dsouza1, main article published in Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head  Neck Surgery Vol. 28 No. 3 December, 2020.

2020 - International - 01

"Radiological assessment of oseomeatal unit variations in chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis - A study in a tertiary care hospital by Dr. Carol Jacob, Dr. Savita Lasrado, Dr. Basavaraj N, Dr. sadia M Shaik, original research paper published in International Journal of Scientific research, Volume-9, Issue-11, Nov. 2020, print ISSN No. 2277-8179/DOI:10.36106/ijsr. 

2021-National - 01

Analysis of Disease Patterns in Patients with Unilateral Sinonasal Diseases: A Tertiary Care Hospital Experience by Savita Lasrado1, Shaista Naaz1, Kuldeep Moras1, Cimona D'Souza1, Sudarshan Reddy Loka2 - original article published in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery DOI 10.1007/s12070-020-02266-1, ISSN 2231-3796, published online on 3^rd January 2021.

2022 - national - index - 02

"Concurrent Presence of Hasimoto's Thyroiditis with Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid - A Retrospective Study" original article by Anita Desayappa Aramni1,Savita Lasrado2,Aishwarya Hegde3,Saurabh Kumar4, published in Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2022 Feb. Vol 16(2):MC01-MC03 DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2022/50786.15949.

 "Open Surgical Tracheostomy in COVID 19 Patients and Their Outcomes During the Second Wave in India: Experience at a Tertiary Referral Centre" published in Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, Received: 4 June 2022 / Accepted: 31 October 2022, by Savita Lasrado1 • Aishwarya Hegde1,Glenn Austin Fernandes2 • Kuldeep Moras1,Anita Aramani1,Cimona D'Souza1

Completed basic course in Biomedical Research in March-June 2020

Dr. Deekshith Shetty - Co investigator - Global study Project - Oxygen requirements and  approaches to respiratory support in patients with COVID-19 in Low and middle - income countries.

Student  study selected by ICMR  - STS 2022

"Clinical study to assess the incidence of hearing loss in Neonates born to elderly primigravida" by  2018 batch MBBS student Mr. Amrith Smirk under guidance of  Dr. Deekshith Shetty.

Ongoing staff study

A study of intraoperative middle ear cleft bacterial culture and sensitivity pattern in patients with chronic otitis media and its impact on the outcome of middle ear and mastoid surgeries

2017- International - Index - 01

EFFECT OF ADENOIDECTOMY AND ADENOTONSILLECTOMY ON THE COMPONENTS OF WALDEYER RING" by Vikram K. Bhat, Deekshti Shetty, Preetham H. Nagaiah, Original research article published in  International Journal of OtoRhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery April-June 2017, Vol3,Issue 2, Page no 290-297. 

2022 - National - 01

"AN INNOVATIVE, QUICK AND COST‐EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE OF DISPENSING ENDOSCOPY REPORTS" by Deekshith Shetty1published in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-022-03129 - 7,Published online on 01.08.2022 

1. Completed Fellowship in Cochlear implant surgery from January 2023-March 2023 at P.D. Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai.