Dr. Pavithra Kannan

Dr Pavithra Kannan is a Speech and Swallow Pathologist in Bangalore with 12 years of experience.

She specialises in swallowing rehabilitation, post-stroke speech therapy, voice disorders, and head and neck cancer rehabilitation.

Speciality Areas and Treatments

Swallowing Disorders and Dysphagia

Dr Pavithra Kannan treats swallowing difficulties, choking episodes, food aspiration, and post-radiation swallowing stiffness. Her interventions include clinical swallow assessments, swallowing muscle retraining, dietary texture modifications, and therapeutic swallowing manoeuvres.

Speech and Voice Rehabilitation

She manages vocal cord paralysis, slurred speech from neurological injury, hoarseness, and articulation disorders. Treatment includes voice therapy exercises, resonance training, speech articulation practice, and vocal hygiene guidance.

Head and Neck Cancer Speech Restoration

Dr Kannan treats communication loss after tongue surgery, throat cancer resections, and total laryngectomy. Procedures include tracheoesophageal puncture voice prosthesis management, electrolarynx training, and oral motor rehabilitation.

Academic Background

Dr Pavithra completed a Fellowship in Speech and Swallowing Rehabilitation in Head and Neck Cancers from Dr Chandrashekar Institute of Speech and Hearing in 2019. She also earned her Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology from the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing.

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