- medical school: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
- ENT residency: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
- pediatric ENT fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati
- board certification: American Board of Otolaryngology
- subspecialty certification: American Board of Otolaryngology; complex pediatric otolaryngology
Ravindhra G. Elluru, MD, PhD, Division Chief
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world-renowned ENT doctor now at Dayton Children's
bio
Ravindhra (“Ravi”) Elluru’s, MD, PhD commitment to offer the best possible care for children started with his medical and surgical training in ENT and pediatric ENT, which was completed at one of the top 5 training programs in the country. After his pediatric ENT fellowship, he maintained a busy medical practice at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital for 11 years, managing diseases that ranged from simple to complex. This provided him with extensive experience in treating all ENT conditions, performing delicate surgical procedures and participating in clinical research. He embraced the opportunity to come to Dayton Children’s and fill an unmet need in our region.
Dr. Elluru is well-respected by his colleagues across the country, and is on the leadership of several national professional organizations in ENT. He attends national conferences, publishes and presents research, reviews papers for professional journals, and interacts with other leaders in the field in order to remain at the forefront of technological and surgical innovations.
Special Interests:
- Evaluation and treatment of airway disorders
- Chronic ear disease
- Hearing loss
- Snoring
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Noisy breathing
- Subglottic stenosis
- Airway anomalies
- Sinus disease
- Allergies
- Head and neck tumors
- Thyroid disease
- Vascular birthmarks, anomalies, and malformations
- Swallowing disorders
- Voice disorders
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05/04/23
Dr. Elluru was Awesome!! My son has dealt with a lot of doctors over the years and Dr. Elluru was like no other. Extremely attentive and thorough. Caring and very engaging! His kind tone and humor was much appreciated and the time he took with my son was outstanding. I would definitely recommend him to anyone looking for an ENT specialist:)) Thank you Dr. Elluru and your staff for a great experience!
05/03/23
Attentive thoughtful thorough and caring. He went Above and Beyond for our family!!
05/03/23
Dr. Elluru's office was great to deal with. We arrived about twenty min early and they took us right back. The nurses were all very pleasant to deal with, and Dr. Elluru was amazing. He took his time, was very thorough, and explained everything very well to us.
05/02/23
Very professional, very kid, friendly, explained everything in detail to my daughter and to I, I did not act like my child wasn't in the room. Did not act like I was not in the room. Did not treat us, like we were under knowledged or anything. If we had questions they answered them. to the best of their knowledge, they made it to where we're able to understand it and we greatly appreciated that
conditions I treat
adenoidectomy, adenoids, aerodigestive disorders, airway reconstruction, allergies, bone-anchored hearing aid, choanal atresia, cleft lip, cleft palate, diagnostic testing, dysphonia, ear disease, ear drum rupture, ear infection, ear malformations, ear tubes, esophageal atresia, esophageal disorders, fluid in ear, gastroesophageal reflux, head surgery, hearing loss, hemangiomas, laryngeal stenosis, laryngomalacia, lymphatic malformations, minimally invasive surgery, nasal cautery, neck surgery, noisy breathing, nose bleeds, sinus surgery, sleep apnea, snoring, sore throat, stenosis of the larynx, subglottic stenosis, swallowing disorders, thyroid disease, tonsillitis, tracheoesophageal fistula, tracheostomy complications, vascular birthmarks, vocal cord edema, vocal cord granulomas, vocal cord nodules, vocal cord paralysis, vocal cord paresis, vocal cord polyps, vocal nodules, voice disorders
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