Medcare Hospital

Dr. Raji Rajendran Pillai is an ENT Specialist at Medcare Medical Centre with over 10 years of clinical experience and a strong patient-centred approach. She obtained her MBBS from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, MS in ENT from Rajiv Gandhi University, Bangalore, and the prestigious MRCS (ENT) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and is a member of ENT UK, the GMC (UK), and the Association of Otolaryngologists of India. Her career includes roles as Consultant ENT Surgeon and Assistant Professor in India and extensive NHS experience at Barts Health NHS Trust (Royal London Hospital) and Mid and South Essex NHS Trust, managing complex adult and paediatric ENT conditions.

Dr. Pillai has broad expertise in head and neck cancer care, ENT trauma, paediatric snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea, hearing loss, vertigo, tinnitus, and voice disorders. She is highly skilled in tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy using minimal blood-loss techniques, septoplasty, turbinate reduction, endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), microlaryngeal surgery, and ear surgeries including tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy, as well as managing allergic rhinitis, nasal polyps, severe sinusitis, ear infections, and salivary gland disorders. Known for her warm and approachable manner, she combines modern surgical techniques with compassionate care to deliver excellent clinical outcomes.

Dr. Nohora Carolina Bastidas Hurtado is a Specialist in Otolaryngology at Medcare Medical Centre with extensive experience in comprehensive ENT care. She earned her MBBS and Otorhinolaryngology certification from Universidad del Valle in Colombia and completed a Research Fellowship in Laryngology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Early in her career, she worked with the Colombian Military Forces in Bogotá, managing complex head and neck war‑related injuries. She later practiced across several hospitals and clinics in Colombia, providing outpatient, emergency, and surgical ENT services.

Her surgical expertise includes adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, septoplasty, turbinoplasty, endoscopic sinus surgery, and nasal fracture management. Dr. Hurtado treats both pediatric and adult patients with disorders of the ear, nose, sinuses, throat, larynx, and head and neck. Her clinical focus spans ear infections, hearing loss, vertigo, tinnitus, facial paralysis, nasal and sinus conditions, and sleep‑related breathing disorders. She also manages voice, swallowing, tonsillar, adenoidal, and upper airway disorders using both medical and surgical approaches. Dr. Hurtado is committed to delivering comprehensive, patient‑centered care from diagnosis through long‑term treatment and recovery.