Dr. Venkatakarthikeyan Chokkalingam is a ENT-Head & Neck, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery and has an experience of 23 years in this field. He is working as a  Consultant in ENT-Head & Neck, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at Apollo Hospital,Chennai His specialization includes ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist The services provided by him are Reconstructive Middle Ear Surgery,Congenital Ear Problem Treatment,Surgery for Snoring,Nasal Endoscopy,Laser Surgeries for Head and Neck Lesions,Skull Base Surgery,Trans Oral Laser Surgery,Trans Oral Robotic Surgery,Cochlear Implants,Neurotology and Skull base surgery,Head and Neck Cancer,Transoral Laser Surgery He received his medical degree from Thanjavur Medical College and did his Post graduation in Otolaryngology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. He was awarded the Kamani Charity Trust prize for the best Postgraduate Student in Otorhinolaryngology and also received the Diplomate of the national Board for the practice of Otorhinolaryngology from the national Board of examinations. After working as a clinical Fellow for 3 years, research fellow in inner ear/cochlear implant research for 1 year, he worked as a Faculty for 7 years and completed his tenure as an Associate Professor ENT from AIIMS. As a faculty, he was a visiting fellow for transoral laser surgery at Southampton General Hospital, United Kingdom He  also worked as a Specialist ENT surgeon at Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He joined the Neurotology and Skull base fellowship program at the Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as a fellow.