Dr. Shalina Ray Reviews
Patient Experience
After a bad motorcycle accident, my fractured larynx was reconstructed by Dr. Ray using cartilage from my rib. She sketched the entire procedure on hospital napkins to ease my anxiety, now framed in my study.
Dr. Shalina Ray saved my 85-year-old father from a terrifying choking incident caused by a lodged fish bone. Her calm precision during the emergency removal at Manipal Hospital was remarkable, she even comforted him with stories of her own grandfather while working.
My 4-year-old was terrified of doctors until Dr. Ray transformed her ear tube surgery into a 'magic ear adventure.' She used puppet demonstrations and let my daughter hold the 'sleepy air mask' herself. We left with dry ears and a happy child.
After years of misdiagnosed sinus issues, Dr. Ray's detailed nasal endoscopy revealed a rare structural abnormality. Her innovative balloon sinuplasty technique gave me my first clear breath in a decade, no scalpel, just brilliance.
I came in for a routine hearing test and left with life-changing advice. Dr. Ray noticed subtle jaw tension others missed and diagnosed early TMJ disorder. Her vocal hygiene exercises now keep my podcast voice crystal clear.
Dr. Ray performed a complex thyroglossal cyst removal on my teenager with such minimal scarring that you can barely see it. She video-called us post-op to explain the procedure using 3D anatomy apps, like a medical TED Talk.
When my mother's chronic dizziness was dismissed as aging, Dr. Ray discovered bilateral benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Her Epley maneuver treatment looked like a dance routine, and had Mom gardening again within days.
As a professional violinist, my vocal cord nodules threatened my career. Dr. Ray's microsurgery preserved my range perfectly, and her custom vocal warm-up regimen now opens every rehearsal.
Dr. Ray detected my father's early hypopharyngeal cancer during a seemingly routine acid reflux consultation. Her swift coordination with oncology saved his life, we call her our family's guardian angel.
My toddler's recurrent tonsillitis vanished after Dr. Ray's antibiotic-free approach using saltwater gargles and dietary changes. She prescribed 'popsicle therapy' instead of pills, genius!
Dr. Ray diagnosed my rare Eagle Syndrome when others said it was just migraines. Her styloid process resection ended 15 years of pain. She even followed up with homemade turmeric recipes for inflammation.
My son's mysterious neck swelling turned out to be a branchial cleft cyst. Dr. Ray used transoral robotic surgery, no external scars! She high-fived him with sterilized gloves before anesthesia.
During my follow-up for chronic rhinitis, Dr. Ray noticed my subtle hearing loss and diagnosed otosclerosis. Her stapedectomy restored sounds I hadn't heard in years, raindrops, bird songs, my granddaughter's whispers.
Dr. Ray removed my elderly aunt's throat tumor with such precision that she retained full swallowing function. She personally trained the nursing staff in her special post-op care protocol.
