SUMMARY OF SKILLS
• Independently diagnosing and managing all common ENT illnesses with special interest in Snoring & Obstructed Sleep Apnoea surgery
• Specialised training in Craniofacial surgeries; especially Sleep Orthognathic surgeries and Maxillofacial Trauma management
• Experience in ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY with independently performing Endonasal Endoscopic DCR, Polyposis surgery, CSF Leak Repair, Frontal & Sphenoid Sinus Diseases
• Worked in Head and Neck Unit, diagnosing HEAD AND NECK MALIGNANCIES and performing cases like Parotidectomy, Thyroidectomy, Submandibular swelling and others.
• Managing all emergencies including Tracheostomy, Facial trauma and various diagnostic & therapeutic Endoscopies’ for Foreign body removal?
TRAINING & WORK EXPERIENCE
• ENT & Sleep Apnoea Surgery Specialist (Current Position) at BAHRAIN SPECIALIST HOSPITAL, MANAMA (since October 2018)
• INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP TRAINING AT CRANIOFACIAL & SLEEP CENTRE, CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, TAIWAN (May 2017 – April 2018)
• CONSULTANT, ENT & HEAD and NECK UNIT, R.L.ENT HOSPITAL, BHAYANDAR(W), MUMBAI, INDIA (December 2017- April 2017)
• INTERNATIONAL VISITING SCHOLAR AT CRANIOFACIAL CENTRE, CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, TAIWAN (September - November 2017)
• CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP IN FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC SINUS & SKULL BASE SURGERY , P.D.HINDUJA HOSPITAL (MUMBAI), INDIA. (March-August 2016)
• REGISTRAR in ENT Department & Maxillofacial Trauma Unit in BHARAT RATNA DR.BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR HOSPITAL (SHATABDI), KANDIVALI, MUMBAI, INDIA (Feb.2015- Jan. 2016)
• REGISTRAR in the Department of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery, KING EDWARD MEMORIAL (K.E.M.) HOSPITAL, PAREL, MUMBAI, INDIA. (August 2014- Jan.2015)
• POST GRADUATE in the Department of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery, R.N.T.MEDICAL COLLEGE, UDAIPUR, INDIA (June 2011 – June 2014)
EDUCATION
•M.B.B.S. (2010) – S.P. MEDICAL COLLEGE, BIKANER, INDIA
•M.S, ENT (2014) – RNT MEDICAL COLLEGE, UDAIPUR, INDIA
AWARDS/ WORKSHOPS/ SEMINARS
• Invited Faculty, ISFAROCON 2020, The Annual Conference of The Indian Society for Facial Trauma, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery of Otorhinolaryngologists, 24th - 26th January 2020, Chennai, India
• Invited Speaker (“Modified Suspension Palatoplasty”) & Cadaveric dissection tutor, 1st SAARC Sleep Surgery Workshop & 10th Singapore Allergy & Rhinology Conference, April 2019, Singapore
• Presented Scientific study, “The relationship of Tongue obstruction on Drug Induced Sleep Computed Tomography, Fiberoscopy & Cephalometry” at 103rd Annual Meeting of Taiwan Society of Otolaryngology, November 2017, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• Participated in 10th International Symposium and Live Hands on Workshop on Micro Autologus Fat Transplantation at Dermato Plastica, October 2017, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
• Presented Scientific abstract “Refined Perioperative Management for Obstructive Sleep Apneics after Maxillomandibular Advancement” at World Sleep Congress, October 2017, Prague, Czech Republic
• Participated in joint symposium on the 6th International Workshop On Surgery First Orthognathic Surgery and The 8th William H. Bell Lectureship, Chang Gung Forum, September 2017, Taipei, Taiwan
• Awarded 1st prize (TMJ Interposition Arthroplasty) in “Surgical Video Session: How I do it” in MENTCON Dec. 2015, Mumbai, India
• Presented Scientific Paper on Submandibular Swelling: An interesting Case in MENTCON Dec 2015, Mumbai, India
• Participated in AOCMF Course- Advances in Computer Assisted Surgery held at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan in June 2017
• Participated in 9th International Workshop in Cleft Lip & Palate at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan in Sept.2016
• Participated in 4th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnoea (IASSACON) at Taj Land’s End , Mumbai, India in April 2016
• Course Coordinator, Facial Trauma Workshop held at Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India in March 2015.
• Hands on course ‘Facial trauma & Orthognathic surgery’ held at GDC & Nair Dental Hospital, Mumbai, India in August 2015
• Regular participant in Centre of Excellence for Minimal Invasive Surgical Training (CEMAST) Mumbai, India in collaboration with Karl Storz.
• Participated in Master course in Oral Cancer Management and Cadaver Dissection Workshop held at TMH & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India in July 2015.
• Participated in Annual Laryngo-Tracheal Surgical workshop held at Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai, India in Aug. 2014
• Attended the 14th workshop on Neurotology and Medical Audiology held at Kolkata, India in June 2013.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
• Rashu P Mittal, Rajesh R Yadav, Shashikantkant K Mhashal, Payal R Mittal. Occult Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as Submandibular Mass: An Unusual Case. International Journal of Head & Neck Surgery. (Vol. April- June 2019)
• Rashu Mittal, Li-Ang Lee, Cheng Hui Lin, Li-Jen Hsin, Navdeep Bhusri, Hsueh-Yu Li. Prediction of tongue obstruction observed from drug induced sleep computed tomography by cephalometric parameters. Auris Nasus Larynx. June 2019, Volume 46, Issue 3, Page 384-389
• Co-authored Textbook “A HANDBOOK FOR SURGICAL APPROACHES TO MAXILLOFACIAL TRAUMA” by Rajesh R Yadav, Rashu Mittal, P.V. Dhond. Jaypee Publishers, 2015
• Mittal Rashu, Verma Hitesh, Mathur Navneet “GLOTTIC PAPILLOMA IN PREGNANCY – A CASE REPORT” International Journal of Phonosurgery & Laryngology. Jan-Jun2014, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p43-44
• Bihani A, Mittal Rashu, Dokhe Y, Hardikar P, Dabholkar J. “MONOSTOTIC MANDIBULAR OSTEOMA: A RARE ENTITY” International Journal of Dental and Health Sciences. 2015; 2(2): 424-430.
• Katakwar P, Rashmi M, Smita N, Mittal Rashu. “OXIDATIVE STRESS MARKERS IN ORAL CANCER: A REVIEW”. Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics. 2016; 12(2): 438-446
• Kerkar P, Mittal Rashu, Katakwar Payal. “NASOPALATINE CYST: A DUAL TREATMENT PLAN”, GUIDENT; vol.8 (9): 40-42.
• Kerkar P, Mittal Rashu, Katakwar P. “DENTIGEROUS CYST: A DUAL TREATMENT PLAN”, GUIDENT; Vol.8(8): 42-45
• Dissertation on “A Randomised Controlled Trial to evaluate the role of postural restrictions after treatment of Posterior Canal BPPV by Epley’s Maneuver”
• “Refined Perioperative Management for Obstructive Sleep Apneics after Maxillomandibular Advancement”: A 10 year case study (Under review)
• “Lefort Fracture with Maxillary Immobility: Our Experience” (Under review)
• “Use of 3D printing model with hand bent plating for craniofacial reconstruction”(Under review)
MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATION
INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF SURGEONS FOR SLEEP APNOES
WORLD ASSOCIATION OF SLEEP SURGEON & WORLD SLEEP SOCIETY
ASSOCIATION OF OTOLARYNGOLOGISTS OF INDIA
INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD & NECK SURGERY
ASSOCIATION OF CRANIOMAXILLOFACIALS(AOCMF)