
Mr Atul KusanaleOral & Maxillofacial Surgery in Poole
Mr Atul Kusanale
MDS FDSRCS MRCS FRCS(OMFS)
GMC: 6147232Professional statement
Mr Atul Kusanale is a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Dorset and Hampshire. He specialises in all aspects of oral surgery, temporal mandibular joint and facial pain, facial cosmetic surgery, neck lifts, and blepharoplasty.
Mr Kusanale qualified in dentistry from the prestigious Government Dental College in Mumbai before coming to the UK. He graduated from St George’s University of London in 2006 and completed his basic surgical training in the South West London and Thames rotation, gaining vital experience at esteemed medical institutions, and then undertook his higher oral and maxillofacial surgical training in 2014. He has done fellowships in temporomandibular joint surgery in Vienna, in orthognathic surgery in South Africa, and further training in sialendoscopy for salivary gland disease in Geneva.
Mr Kusanale was first in the national selection for the Head and Neck Interface fellowship, as selected by the Joint Committee of Surgical Training, and thus was able to hone skills in ENT and plastic surgery, going on to train at the renowned Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. His research has been presented and published in peer-reviewed journals, nationally and internationally. He is currently researching molecular cancer bio-markers, and is interested in head and neck cancers.
Additionally, Mr Kusanale is an experienced lecturer at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and continues to teach higher maxillofacial surgical trainees and undergraduate medical students as an assistant professor at St George’s University School of Medicine and a faculty member for the head and neck reconstruction cadaveric course at the Royal College of Edinburgh. He also conducts training workshops for facial reconstructive surgery and head and neck cancer in South Asia.
Mr Kusanale qualified in dentistry from the prestigious Government Dental College in Mumbai before coming to the UK. He graduated from St George’s University of London in 2006 and completed his basic surgical training in the South West London and Thames rotation, gaining vital experience at esteemed medical institutions, and then undertook his higher oral and maxillofacial surgical training in 2014. He has done fellowships in temporomandibular joint surgery in Vienna, in orthognathic surgery in South Africa, and further training in sialendoscopy for salivary gland disease in Geneva.
Mr Kusanale was first in the national selection for the Head and Neck Interface fellowship, as selected by the Joint Committee of Surgical Training, and thus was able to hone skills in ENT and plastic surgery, going on to train at the renowned Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. His research has been presented and published in peer-reviewed journals, nationally and internationally. He is currently researching molecular cancer bio-markers, and is interested in head and neck cancers.
Additionally, Mr Kusanale is an experienced lecturer at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and continues to teach higher maxillofacial surgical trainees and undergraduate medical students as an assistant professor at St George’s University School of Medicine and a faculty member for the head and neck reconstruction cadaveric course at the Royal College of Edinburgh. He also conducts training workshops for facial reconstructive surgery and head and neck cancer in South Asia.
Clinics

The Harbour Hospital - part of Circle Health Group
Poole, St Mary's Rd, BH15 2BHMedical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 19 years of experience
- Consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital (present)
Subspecialties
- Extraction of impacted teeth
- Dental implants
Professional memberships
- Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Member, British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Education
- FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of England (2013)
- MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of England (2007)
Teaching posts
- Assistant professor, St George's University School of Medicine
- Faculty member for the head and neck reconstruction cadaveric course, Royal College of Edinburgh
Positions in organisations
- Site-specific group lead for heack and neck cancer, Dorset Foundation NHS Trust
- Lead for the sentinel lymph node service for head and neck cancer, Dorset Foundation NHS Trust
Publications and conferences
- Mr Kusanale's published research can be viewed on his ResearchGate profile.
Languages spoken
- English
- Hindi
Registration number: 6147232