Dr. Surekha Rathod, Professor, Ph.D. Guide & P.G. Guide, Department of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry, VSPM Dental College & Research Centre, Nagpur has been awarded Ph.D. by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik in the Interdisciplinary (ENT) subject on the topic “Evaluation & Comparison of Hearing Impairment in relation to Eustachian Tube Dysfunction and levels of trace elements in serum of patients with Oral Submucous Fibrosis” under the Guidance of Dr. Vivek Harkare, H.O.D., ENT Dept., NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre & Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur