A household name in Mumbai, Dr LH Hiranandani contributed a great deal to the speciality of ENT and annexed Head &
Neck Surgery to it. He was truly known as Father of Otolaryngology in India. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1972, Millennium Award in 2001, and SAARC, ENT Award in 2001 in recognition of his academic and research contributions and social causes.
He was a great surgeon and teacher par excellence. To his credit, amongst other innovative surgical techniques, is the “Tongue Flap Operation” for closure of pharynx. His book on Histopathological Study of Middle Ear Cleft and Its Clinical Applications has received wide acclaim.