"ACHIEVER PAR EXCELLENCE AWARD " was conferred on Dr.P.G.VISVANATHAN M.B.,M.S.,F.R.A.C.S.,F.I.C.S.,D.L.O., Director & Chief Consultant Surgeon, Vikram ENT Hospital, by Rotary Club of Coimbatore Metropolis on Sunday, 30th October 2005. Dr.B.M.Hegde, M.D.,M.R.C.P.,F.R.C.P.,F.A.M.S., Ex-Vice Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education -Manipal honoured the function as Chief Guest.

Dr.P.G.Visvanathan  is one among the two surgeons who have performed the world's largest series of operations for deafness caused by otosclerosis. He was the first to pioneer many techniques including small fenestra stapedotomy and K.T.P laser surgery in south asia. Using gold & titanium prosthesis to replace the bones of hearing is another major breakthrough in ear surgery even in failed cases. For the first time in India, he has performed Cochlear Implant Surgery with minimally invasive techniques and intra-op neural telemetry.  He is often invited to demonstrate live surgery and deliver guest lectures by institutions the world over.