Dr. Nupur Kapoor Nerurkar is an ENT surgeon, who has graduated in 1994 from KEM Hospital with a first rank in the Bombay University. Since 2004, she is practicing exclusively as a laryngologist and is currently heading the Bombay Hospital Voice & Swallowing Center. Dr. Nerurkar is DNB coordinator of the ENT department and director of the laryngology fellowship program. She is course director of the annual phonosurgery workshops being conducted since the past 18 years.

Nupur is a past president of the Association of Phonosurgeons of India (APSI) and currently on the governing council. She is the chief editor of the “Textbook of Laryngology” - official textbook of APSI and has authored “Atlas of Phonomicrosurgery” in 2017.

She has over 100 publications and book chapters to her credit and has delivered over 300 presentations including multiple prestigious orations and keynotes, such as at IFOS (Paris), LSA (Sydney) and Cutting-Edge Laryngology (London).

Dr. Nupur has been awarded multiple prizes at national AOI meetings such as the gold medal junior consultant award, first prize in S.L. Jaiswal video session, first prize at Phonocon 2006 and senior consultant award. She was awarded the David Howard prize in cutting edge laryngology 2012 and a Presidential citation by the ALA in 2024 in Chicago

Nupur is currently the only Indian fellow of the American Bronchoesophagological Association as well as the American Laryngological Association, founder and board member of the International Association of TransVoice Surgeons and executive committee member of International Association of Phonosurgery.

Nupur is focused in phonomicrosurgery, neurolaryngology, laser surgeries for early glottic cancer, care of the singing voice and transvoice surgeries.

Yo Kishimoto, MD, PhD, is a head and neck surgeon specializing in minimally invasive and endoscopic treatments for laryngeal and pharyngeal cancers. His clinical and research interests include transoral surgery, voice disorders, and functional preservation in head and neck oncology. He is also engaged in basic research on upper airway biology and tissue regeneration. Dr. Kishimoto is actively involved in international academic activities and education in head and neck surgery.

ØMBBS(Gold Medal; 2 Distinction & 3 Certificate of Honours); MS(KGMC, Lucknow)-1996(Pass out)

ØWon PG ENT Quiz Award (First Prize-UP Sate and first runner up-PGI Chandigarh; Video Session Award AOI; Best Paper Award LVA Conference; First Runner Award Paper Award Consultant Level Phonocon(2023).

ØWorked at various places as Senior Registrar and Lecturer for five years(BLDE Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka, IGMH, Maldives; Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal).

ØMany Publications in National & International Journal.

ØLaryngology Practice Since 2004.

ØPast Secretary and President of the Laryngology & Voice Association.

ØCurrent Area of Interest- Pediatric and Adult Airway Reconstruction, Contrast Laryngoscopy(NBI), Laryngeal/hypopharyngeal cancer, Swallowing, Airway Anaesthesia, AI in Laryngology Practice.

ØPast Governing body member & Editorial board, Association of otolaryngology of India. Currently, President, AOI, Lucknow Branch

ØReviewer of  Laryngoscope & Journal Of Voice(Elsevier)

ØAsia Pacific Surgical Trainer & Consultant, Hong Kong (Laryngology Consultant in APOST)

Ø<u>Own AI startup</u>-Voxmedai(www.voxmedai.in)-AI in Healthcare(ENT specific domain)

ØCurrently, Chief & Head of the ENT Department, HealthCity Vistaar Hospital, Lucknow

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