Dr. Rahul Garg

Dr Rahul Garg is an ENT and Head-Neck surgeon with 25 years of clinical experience currently serving as HOD and Consultant in the Department of ENT and Head-Neck Surgery at Manipal Hospital Palam Vihar Gurugram and Director of RG ENT Hospital Gurugram.

He has performed 5000+ ENT and Head-Neck surgeries and attended 30+ national and international workshops on endoscopic sinus surgery and micro-ear surgery.

Whether a patient has nasal allergies, sinusitis, hearing loss, ear infection, sleep apnoea, snoring, tonsillitis, head-neck cancer, or needs FESS, micro-ear surgery, cochlear implant, coblation tonsillectomy, or skull base surgery, Dr Rahul Garg provides thorough evaluation and advanced ENT surgical care.

He is fluent in English and Hindi.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Rahul Garg offers comprehensive ENT and Head-Neck surgical care with MS-level postgraduate training, specialised FESS and Micro-Ear training at Bombay Hospital Mumbai, 5000+ surgeries, 30+ national and international workshops attended, and international academic recognition as a Laryngoscope reviewer.

Nasal Allergy and Allergic Rhinitis

Patients with allergic rhinitis, seasonal allergies, perennial nasal allergy, or nasal polyposis receive structured evaluation and management from Dr Rahul Garg, who has a special interest in nasal allergies and has delivered lectures on allergies at national and international events.

• Allergic Rhinitis diagnosis and medical management
• Allergy Testing and allergen identification
• Nasal Polyposis evaluation and surgical management
• Immunotherapy for nasal allergy
• Non-Allergic Rhinitis evaluation and treatment

Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) and Skull Base Surgery

Patients with chronic sinusitis, recurrent sinusitis, sinonasal polyps, or skull base conditions requiring endoscopic surgical management receive structured care from Dr Rahul Garg, who trained at Bombay Hospital Mumbai and has attended 30+ workshops on endoscopic sinus surgery. He has been involved in Endoscopic Skull Base Surgeries at Mumbai alongside eminent ENT surgeons and neurosurgeons.

• Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) for chronic sinusitis
• Endoscopic Nasal Polypectomy
• Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
• Septoplasty for deviated nasal septum
• Septorhinoplasty (functional and cosmetic)
• Sinusitis evaluation, staging, and medical management (published blog: 10 Symptoms of Sinus, May 2025)

Micro-Ear Surgery and Hearing Disorders

Patients with chronic ear disease, tympanic membrane perforation, cholesteatoma, hearing loss, or otosclerosis receive structured micro-ear surgical management from Dr Rahul Garg, who trained in Micro-Ear Surgery at Bombay Hospital Mumbai. His MS residency thesis focused on new techniques in Tympanoplasty to prevent failure.

• Tympanoplasty for eardrum perforation (thesis research on new techniques for tympanoplasty)
• Mastoidectomy for cholesteatoma
• Ossiculoplasty for conductive hearing loss
• Stapedectomy or Stapedotomy for otosclerosis
• Myringotomy and Grommet Insertion for glue ear
• Micro-Ear Surgery for complex middle ear disease
• Audiometry and Hearing Assessment

Cochlear Implant Surgery

Patients with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss requiring cochlear implantation receive structured evaluation and surgical management from Dr Rahul Garg.

• Cochlear Implant Surgery for severe hearing loss
• Pre-implant audiological evaluation and counselling
• Post-implant rehabilitation coordination
• Hearing Aid evaluation and fitting coordination

Sleep Apnoea and Snoring Surgery

Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, habitual snoring, or upper airway obstruction requiring surgical management receive structured evaluation from Dr Rahul Garg.

• Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) evaluation and management
• CPAP evaluation and OSA grading
• Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) for OSA and snoring
• Septoplasty and turbinate reduction for nasal airway obstruction contributing to OSA
• Coblation-assisted Sleep Surgery

Coblation ENT Surgery and Tonsil/Adenoid Surgery

Patients with recurrent tonsillitis, tonsillar hypertrophy, adenoid hypertrophy, or nasal conditions requiring coblation-assisted surgical management receive structured care from Dr Rahul Garg. He has authored a blog on tonsillitis.

• Coblation Tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis
• Coblation Adenoidectomy
• Conventional Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
• Tonsillitis evaluation and management (published blog: February 2025)
• Turbinate Reduction (coblation-assisted) for nasal obstruction

Paediatric ENT Surgery

Children with recurrent ear infections, glue ear, adenoid and tonsil hypertrophy, congenital ear abnormalities, or paediatric hearing disorders receive structured paediatric ENT surgical management from Dr Rahul Garg.

• Paediatric Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
• Grommet Insertion for glue ear in children
• Paediatric Hearing Assessment and cochlear implant evaluation
• Congenital ENT Anomaly evaluation and management
• Paediatric Sinusitis evaluation and FESS when indicated

Head-Neck Cancer Surgery

Patients with oral cavity cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, laryngeal cancer, thyroid cancer, parotid tumours, or other head-neck malignancies receive structured surgical management from Dr Rahul Garg, who participated in Medanta's educational podcast on oral cancer and has been involved in head-neck oncology.

• Head-Neck Malignancy evaluation and staging
• Parotidectomy for parotid gland tumours
• Neck Dissection (radical and modified)
• Laryngeal Cancer evaluation and surgical management
• Oral Cancer evaluation and surgical referral
• Thyroid Cancer evaluation and total thyroidectomy
• Oral Cancer awareness (Medanta podcast, LinkedIn)

Hearing Rehabilitation

Patients with hearing impairment requiring rehabilitation, hearing aids, or cochlear implant assessment receive structured care from Dr Rahul Garg, who is an active advocate for hearing health awareness and organised a World Hearing Day public awareness programme with AOI Gurugram and Manipal Hospital.

• Hearing Aid evaluation, fitting, and follow-up
• Cochlear Implant pre-operative evaluation
• Audiometry and BERA testing
• Hearing Health education and rehabilitation counselling

Credentials and Trust

• MBBS, SMS Medical College, Jaipur / University of Rajasthan (2001)
• MS (Otorhinolaryngology), MGM Medical College, Indore / Devi Ahilya University (2006) — Thesis on new techniques in Tympanoplasty to prevent failure
• Specialised Training in FESS and Micro-Ear Surgery, Bombay Hospital Mumbai
• Involvement in Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery at Mumbai with eminent Indian ENT surgeons and neurosurgeons

He has previously served as Senior Resident at Bombay Hospital Mumbai (2006-2007), ENT Consultant at Umkal Hospital and Sheetla Hospital Gurugram (2007-2011), and Senior Consultant ENT and Head-Neck Surgery at Columbia Asia Hospitals Gurugram (2009-2023).

He is registered with the Haryana State Medical Council (Registration No. HR5215, 2010).

Awards and Achievements

• President, Association of Otolaryngologists of India (AOI), Gurugram Chapter
• Reviewer, Laryngoscope (one of the few Indian doctors to hold this distinction, the world's most prestigious ENT journal)
• Speaker and Faculty at multiple national and international ENT conferences and events on allergies and ENT topics
• Faculty, World Hearing Day Public Awareness Programme, AOI Gurugram and Manipal Hospital

Professional Memberships

• Association of Otolaryngologists of India (AOI) India and Haryana — President, Gurugram Chapter
• All India Rhinology Society
• Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Hospital Affiliations

• Manipal Hospital, Palam Vihar, Gurugram (HOD and Consultant, Consultation Fee: ₹1300)
• RG ENT Hospital, New Railway Road, Gurugram (Director)

About Hospital Manipal Hospitals Gurugram

Manipal Hospitals Gurugram is a leading tertiary-level multispecialty hospital at Block F, Gol Chakkar, Palam Vihar Gurugram offering advanced care across cardiology, surgical oncology, neurology, orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynaecology, and critical care.

The hospital is accredited by NABL and NABH.

Research and Academic Contributions

Dr Rahul Garg has contributed to ENT through academic journal reviewing for Laryngoscope, faculty lectures at national and international ENT conferences, scientific paper presentations, community hearing health awareness programmes, and published patient education blogs.

Academic Recognition

• Reviewer, Laryngoscope (world's most prestigious ENT journal)
• Scientific Paper Presentations at various national and international ENT conferences
• Speaker and Faculty at national and international events on nasal allergies and ENT topics
• Panel Discussion Participation, World Hearing Day Event

Published Blogs

• 10 Symptoms of Sinus You Should Not Ignore (Manipal Hospitals, May 2025)
• Tonsillitis: What It Is, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention Tips (Manipal Hospitals, February 2025)

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