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