In India, 3–4 children out of every 1000 live births are born deaf, and many more develop hearing loss due to neonatal infections. Deaf children in India are increasing every day, and only a small percentage manage to receive cochlear implant surgery on time. The primary challenge is the lack of awareness about the availability of hearing loss treatment, and the high cost — around INR 8 lakh for implant, surgery, and post-surgery habilitation — making it unaffordable for many families.
Dr. Sumit Mrig is a dedicated ENT Surgeon with special training in the field of cochlear implantation.
He completed his medical education at UCMS & GTB Hospital, affiliated with Delhi University, and undertook his ENT training at the prestigious MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE & LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL.
Currently, he serves as the Director and Head of the ENT and Cochlear Implant Program at Max Smart Hospital in Saket and Max Hospital in Dwarka. He is also the Director of Sankalp ENT & Cochlear Implant Centre, located in Dwarka, which is a state-of-the-art facility for ENT, audiology, speech, and AVT therapy for children with cochlear implants.
Dr. Mrig has performed over 700 successful cochlear implant surgeries, treating patients from various countries around the world.
In addition to his clinical work, he mentors numerous centres across India in initiating cochlear implant programs.
He has guided surgeons at ADIP centres under the Government of India's Ministry of Social Empowerment & Justice. He has been an invited faculty member at many national and international CI conferences.
He has been instrumental in framing guidelines for cochlear implant surgery for the prestigious AOI (Association of Otolaryngologists of India) & CIGI (Cochlear Implant Group of India).
He has written various chapters on vertigo in books published internationally. He is also the current treasurer of the Cochlear Implant Group of India.
He is the reviewer of International ENT journals & has numerous international publications to his name. He has also written a temporal bone dissection manual for the training of ENT surgeons. Dr. Mrig also has a keen interest in sleep apnea, sialendoscopy, and both anteroposterior and lateral skull base surgery.
He has received several prestigious awards, including the "Valyou Award" at URJA 2017 from Max Healthcare Institute Limited, the "Max CEO's Award of the Year 2018" for exemplary core values at Max Healthcare, the "Susruta Award" for clinician excellence in ENT at the Max Healthcare annual award ceremony in October 2019, and the "Vishisht Chikitsa Award" by the IMA Dwarka in 2025.
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