Dr. Susan Pallicken
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Education: | Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital |
Academic degree: | MS (Master Of Surgrey) |
Area of specialization: | I am mostly into ENT stuff—complaints that people often ignore till they can’t anymore. I deal a lot with allergic rhinitis (the sneezing-runny-nose kinda thing that keeps coming back), and chronic rhinosinusitis which honestly gets real annoying for patients, especially when it's this dull pressure behind the face or a blocked nose that just won’t clear up. I also manage adenotonsillitis—tonsil infections, enlarged adenoids, all that inflamed-throat-breathing-difficulty mess.
Then there’s giddiness or vertigo, which honestly confuses ppl more than it should. I try to explain balance issues in a way that doesn't sound textbook-y or scary... cause yeah, I know how disorienting it gets.
I don’t just prescribe meds and move on—I like to see if there’s a pattern in their day to day, lifestyle stuff that triggers symptoms, or sometimes just something they missed telling me. ENT issues can seem small at first, but they totally mess with quality of life. I try fixing that, one weird symptom at a time. |
Achievements: | I am done with my postgraduation in ENT, finished that in Jan 2025—finally!! those 3 yrs were kind of a blur tbh… OPDs, late-night OT calls, endless ward rounds, the whole thing. I focussed a lot on core ENT stuff—sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, ear discharge cases, you name it. That PG phase really shaped how I look at even the simplest ENT complaint now. It’s not just about diagnosis anymore—it’s more like noticing what most ppl might overlook, and that’s helped a lot. |
I am currently working as a senior resident at MGM Medical College and Hospital—been here for around 6 months now. it’s not a long time, yeah, but honestly feels like much longer some days. The learning curve’s sharp, the cases are real, and nothing stays textbook for too long. Each shift pulls me into something new—post-op complications, late-night emergencies, tough calls in real time. You don't just *learn* surgery here, you *live* it. I mostly work in the general surgery unit but often get pulled into multidisciplinary rounds when things get tricky—tumor boards, trauma calls, endocrine surgeries... it's intense but kinda grounding too. My role's hands-on, from assisting major procedures to following up on patient care plans, dressing changes, drain removals, updating charts that never end... but yeah, that's part of the job. Sometimes it’s chaotic, especially when you're juggling 3 things and someone’s shouting for a monitor cable that doesn’t exist, but the good days do make up for it. You see a patient who couldn’t stand last week walk out of the ward smiling—that hits different. Not much “achievement” to list yet, maybe just small wins like earning trust from patients who didn’t wanna talk at first, or finally managing a clean central line without a mess on the 1st go (after messing it up twice last month). That’s where I’m at right now\... still figuring things out but grounded in the work. One step at a time, one stitch at a time.
