Research Focus Areas


2014 – 2017 Patented designed medical devices – Prof Tshifularo/Department

Current:

  • Hearing Loss – deafness – Noise Induced - Cochlear implants – Hearing loss under poor patients – Prof Tshifularo. 
  • Medical devices –Otosclerosis 
  • Stapes prosthesis middle ear (TORP/POP) – Registered / PCT – Patent prosthesis (List) – Prof Tshifularo 
  • Innovation Surgical teaching – Bloodless tonsillectomy technique, first in the world (Newspaper article)  - Prof Tshifularo 
  • Patent dissection forceps. 
  • Clinical Trial - Optinose Nasal Polyps – Devices – Allergy Polyps – International clinical trial – Prof Tshifularo

 

HIV/Aids – Surgical Intervention (Operative Intervention) – surgery outcomes in HIV patients In ENT + Head & Neck area

 

  • Myringoplasty in HIV  
  • Tonsillectomy in HIV
  • HIV Current Trend Head + Neck 
  • Immunology healing process + complications Manifestation in ENT
  • Allergy clinic evaluation in HIV patients – Prof Tshifularo / Dr Govender 
  • Bacterial sinusitis complications in HIV – Prof Tshifularo 

                                                                                                                    

Otology, Rhinology, Laryngology, Oncology   

  • Communication in CA cancer/Tracheostomy patients (alternative methods) – Prof Tshifularo  
  • Laser – Oncology in Head & Neck Cancer – Prof Tshifularo / Dr Kluge     
  • Professional voice care – Stroboscopy (Phoniosurgery) – Prof Tshifularo / Dr Sibiya  
  • Clinical Innovative staging – Parotid
  • Innovative Bleomycin Injection – Parotid Cyst        

 

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