Dr. Nilotpal Dutta is a highly trained Neuro-Otologist with over a decade of experience in diagnosing and managing vertigo, balance disorders, and complex neurotological conditions. He is among the few specialists in India with extensive hands-on training in advanced vestibular diagnostics and therapeutic manoeuvres. Known for his patient-centric and evidence-based approach, he integrates medical therapy, vestibular rehabilitation, and surgical interventions to deliver optimal outcomes. He is actively involved in academic teaching, research, and awareness programs on vertigo and balance disorders.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – (2013)
• DLO (ENT)
• MS (ENT)
• DOHNS (ENT)
• MRCS (ENT), UK

Professional Experience:

• Consultant – Neuro-Otology (Vertigo & Balance Clinic)
  Manipal Hospitals, Kolkata

Professional Memberships:

• Member of the British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians (BAAP).
• Member of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow (UK).
• Member of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India (AOI).
• Member of the Indian Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (IAOHNS).
• Member of the Indian Society of Otology (ISO).
• Member of the Neuroequilibriometric Society of the World (NES, Hungary).
• Member of the Neuroequilibriometric Society of India.
• Member of the West Bengal Chapter of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India (WBAOI).
• Fellowship in Neurotology from IAOHNS, Kolkata.
• Travel Fellowship in Vertigo and Balance Disorders from Chennai.
• Fellowship in Neurotology (Vertigo & Balance Disorder) (Cal), (Chennai).
• Trained in Pediatric Vestibular Medicine, Liverpool(UK).
• Certificate Course in Assessment and Management of Vertigo and Balance Disorders (Bangalore).

Awards and Achievements:

• Recognised as one of the few specialists in India with 4 years of intensive training in diagnostic and therapeutic neurotology.
• Attended the 30th NEBAIOCON, 2017.
• Participated in the CME on Neurotology and Temporal Bone Dissection at SMIMS, Sikkim.
• Completed a Temporal Bone Dissection Course at VIMS, Kolkata.
• Attended AOICON 2017 in Indore.
• Participated in the Workshop on FESS, Kolkata.
• Contributed to GIDDICON 2018, held in Patna.
• Participated in ISOCON 2018, Mysore.
• Attended a CME on Sleep Medicine, 2019.
• Engaged in MID-AIOHNS, Chennai, 2020.
• Convened the Cross ENT Talk.
• Attended the IAOHNS, 2021.
• Completed a masterclass in vertigo under Dr. Michael Strupp.
• Participated in the SAARC ENT Congress in Nepal.
• Attended NESCON, AIIMS, New Delhi.
• Paper Presentation: Atypical BPPV: Treatment Modalities presented in AIOCON 2018, Indore.
• Vestibulometry: Demonstration of Videonystagmography (VNG) in ISOCON, Mysore 2018.
• Video Nystagmography: An Essential Tool in Diagnosis in Vestibulometry Today, ISACON 2018, Mysore.
• Invited speaker at the Neurotology conference organised by MID IAOHNS on the topic “Role of VEMP in vestibular practice.”
• Invited faculty (speaker) in the CONVENE ENT conference held in Guwahati on the topic “Modern Vestibulometry in clinical practice today.”
• Invited national speaker and faculty in the Vertigo symposium in IAOHNS, 2021.
• Invited International faculty to the 11th SAARC ENT Congress in Nepal 2022.
• Invited speaker and panellist at NESCON 2022, AIIMS, New Delhi.
• Regularly conducts sessions on awareness of vertigo and balance disorders amongst students and the general population.
• Poster presentation: Rhinophyma: A rare case report in AOICON, 2018, Indore.

Publications:

• Co-Author of the Book ENT Residency Made Easy, Contributing the Chapter on Neurotology.
• Presented at Various National and International Conferences on Vertigo, Balance Disorders, and Neurotology.
• Published Articles and Case Studies on Vertigo, Tinnitus, and Vestibular Disorders in Reputed Medical Journals.
• Actively Involved in Research and Academic Discussions in the Field of Neurotology and Vestibular Medicine.
• Role of Betahistine in the Management of Vertigo.
• Wideband Tympanometry.
• Atypical BPPV: Diagnosis and treatment modalities.
• Post-BPPV syndrome.