Dr. Shailesh Khode

Consultant ENT

Speciality: ENT, Head and Neck Surgery

Nationality: Indian

Experience: 19 Years

Languages: English, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Marathi

NMC Royal Hospital Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi

NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain

NMC Royal Family Medical Centre, Mohammed Bin Zayed City, Abu Dhabi

NMC Royal Medical Centre, Shahama, Abu Dhabi

Dr. Shailesh Khode is an internationally trained ENT, Head and Neck, and Sleep Surgeon with more than 19 years of specialist experience. He is widely recognized for his expertise in the diagnosis and surgical management of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). His clinical practice is guided by a strong patient-centred philosophy, integrating compassionate care with cutting-edge global innovations in ENT and sleep surgery. Dr. Khode’s expertise spans the full spectrum of ear, nose, throat, thyroid, and sleep-related breathing disorders, with a particular focus on minimally invasive and endoscopic procedures, multilevel sleep apnea surgery guided by drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE), and individualized treatment pathways for snoring and OSA.

Dr. Khode has trained in leading ENT and sleep surgery centres across Asia, Europe, and the United States, reflecting extensive international clinical exposure and academic excellence. He has previously served at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, NMC Specialty Hospital Abu Dhabi, and as Staff Physician at KTP Hospital, Singapore, where he received multiple Excellent Patient Service Awards for outstanding clinical care. A respected educator and speaker, Dr. Khode is regularly invited as faculty, panellist, and surgical trainer at major international ENT and sleep surgery conferences and dissection workshops across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Dr. Khode has trained across Asia and Europe in some of the world’s leading ENT and sleep clinics. His extensive credentials reflect both academic excellence and global clinical exposure: MBBS, MS ENT, MRCSEdENT (UK), DOHNS (UK), FEBORLHNS (Austria), FACS (USA), Fellowship in Head & Neck Cancer Surgery – Sir JJ Group of Hospitals & Grant Medical College, Mumbai, India, Fellowship in Sleep Apnea Surgery – Asia Sleep Centre, Singapore and International Sleep Breathing Disorders Fellowship – at UCBM Hospital, Rome, Italy; Ear & Allergy Associates, New York, USA and Grupo Medico San Pedro, Monterrey, Mexico.

  • Evaluation and management of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea
  • Sleep endoscopy (DISE)-based airway assessment in OSA patients
  • Advanced multilevel sleep apnea surgeries
  • Endoscopic and minimally invasive ENT 
  • Management of nasal obstruction, sinus disease, and ear disorders
  • Head-neck  and Thyroid surgical care
  • Multidisciplinary management of complex ENT and sleep disorders

  • International Surgical Sleep Society (ISSS)
  • Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnea (IASSA)
  • World Sleep Society
  • Asia Pacific Thyroid Surgery Society (APTS)
  • Association of Otolaryngologists of India

He has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications, reviews manuscripts for international journals, and contributed a chapter on pharyngoplasty to the landmark textbook Snoring and Sleep Apnea (3rd edition).

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Abu Dhabi - Hospital

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NMC Royal Hospital Khalifa City

Doctors 233+

Specialities 42+

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Al Ain - Hospital

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NMC Specialty Hospital

Doctors 150+

Specialities 28+

Emergency 24/7

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Abu Dhabi - Clinic

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NMC Royal Family Medical Centre, Mohammed Bin Zayed City

Doctors 37+

Specialities 17+

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Abu Dhabi - Clinic

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NMC Royal Medical Centre, Shahama

Doctors 26+

Specialities 14+

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