Dr. Rohan Walvekar
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Baton Rouge, LA
23 years experience male
Locations
Head Neck Center, Suite A
Baton Rouge, LA
About
Bio
I am an ENT surgeon by training. I have specialized further in minimally invasive endoscopic surgery for salivary glands, thyroid and parathyroid surgery and head neck cancer surgery. I offer robot assisted procedure for thyroid and head neck tumors.
My philosophy of medical therapy is to provide personalized and evidence based treatment to my patients.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Languages spoken
English, Hindi
Doctor Q&A
7 Answers
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Rohan Walvekar answered
23 years experience ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Goiter: Thyroid nodules and goiters are slow growing and take years to grow. However, there could be a more rapid increase in size due to tumors, inflammation ... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Rohan Walvekar answered
23 years experience ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Sinus connection: The nasal cavity and the ear are connected by a conduit called the eustachian tube. This tube helps drain ear contents and equalize pressure in the ea ... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Rohan Walvekar answered
23 years experience ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Thyroglossal Cyst: Most surgeons recommend removal because there is a small (1 percent) chance of conversion to malignancy. However, its would not be unreasonable to obs ... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Walvekar is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
HealthTap member
Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Walvekar is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
HealthTap member
Thank you, your answer was very helpful!
HealthTap member
Thank you, your answer was very helpful!
HealthTap member
This was very helpful. Thanks!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Bombay University, Dr D. Y. Patil Medical College, India
Graduated 1992MD
Residency
T N Medical College & B Y L Nair Hospital Mumbai, India
Completed 2001
Awards
Best Teacher Award, Department of ENT, LSU Health Sciences Center, 2014
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