J M Hans is an Indian otorhinolaryngologist, medical researcher and the inventor of HANS speech valve for speech rehabilitation after laryngeal cancer surgery.[1] He is a founder member of the Cochlear Implant Group of India and has been a part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sponsored project team that developed an indigenous Bionic Ear in 2013.[2] Born on 27 November 1955,[1] he graduated in medicine from the University of Meerut in 1978[3] He has served as the Honorary ENT Surgeon to the Prime Minister of India and is a government nominee at Ali Yajur Jung National Institute for Deafness, Mumbai and the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore.[4] He is reported to have pioneered the minimally-invasive surgical techniques for cochlear implants[5] and is a member of the advisory boards of the Union Public Service Commission and World Health Organization (WHO).[6] He was Chairman of the 3rd National CIGI Conference in New Delhi, 4–6 November 2005, where President Abdul Kalam of India presented.[7] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2005, for his contributions towards medicine.
Prof Dr J M Hans Cochlear Implantation Surgery Former He was the Professor and Head of the department of ENT at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi (1999.2009)
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- ↑ Indian researchers set to test market-busting, low-cost homegrown bionic ear. Market Express(17 November 2014). Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ Indian Medical Registry Search. Medical Council of India(2015). Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ Doctor's Profile. Fortis Hospitala(2015). Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ Kids to break silence with chip implant. Times of India(3 October 2011). Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ Dr. J.M Hans. Rockland Hospital(2015). Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ Prez Kalam lends an ear to special cause | Delhi News - Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India(2015). Retrieved 21 July 2015.