Milind Vasant Kirtane is an Indian otorhinolaryngologist, reported to have performed the first cochlear implant surgery in Mumbai.
[1] Milind Vasant Kirtane, a Maharashtrian by birth, secured a master's degree (MS) in Otorhinolaryngology from King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College,[2] where he is an honorary surgeon and professor emeritus.
[3] He specializes in cochlear implants, endoscopic sinus surgery, and neurotology.
[citation needed] Kirtane, a 2005 winner of the B. C. Roy Award from the Government of India,[2][3] and an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences,[5] holds many position of importance.
[2][3] He sits in the editorial boards of Neurotological and Equilibriometric Society International, International Tinnitus Journal, ISRN Otolaryngology and Archives for Sensology and Neurootology in Science and Practice (ASN)[2][3] Kirtane is reported to be active in social activities, and is credited with several articles, over 50 of them,[2] and books on otology, neurotology and endoscopic sinus surgery.