Otolaryngologists

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Mr Anthony Owa is a well-regarded Consultant ENT Surgeon and specialist in neuro-otology based in London and Essex. He specialises in ear surgery (including endoscopic ear surgery), rhinology, and paediatric ENT. He is known as the designer of the "Owa grommet" - a tiny ventilation tube for the treatment of glue ear (middle ear disease). Mr Owa is an expert in his field, having presented on several ENT topics at many national and international conferences and has taught on sinus and ear surgery courses both in the UK and overseas. After qualifying in medicine at the University of Benin, Nigeria, he trained in both London and Cambridge, before joining the the North Thames Oto-laryngology specialist training programme in 1997. He later completed a fellowship in Utah, USA, for which he was awarded the American Neuro-otology Society Fellows Award for 2002. He subsequently joined Barking, Havering and Redbridge University NHS trust in 2003 as an ENT surgeon and neuro-otologist offering a wide range of surgery, including specialised otology and lateral skull base surgery. He was made a fellow of the West Africa College of Surgeons for his work training ENT surgeons and charity surgical missions. He took a year-long career break helping to develop ENT services in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, particularly with setting up the cochlear implant programme. He return to complete a Masters of Science in medical otology and audiology at University College, London in 2017. He is currently involved in developing the medical students curriculum in the Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, Essex.

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Mr Julian Hamann is a leading consultant ENT and thyroid surgeon, practising in and around the London area. A firm believer in the benefits of modern technology in the world of medicine, he is at the cutting edge of his field and founder of digital health company Cupris. After graduating from the renowned King's College London, he began training as a specialist in South East England, working at some of the country's prestigious health institutions such as Guy's Hospital and the Royal Marsden Hospital, before further honing his skills as a surgeon at Imperial College London. With a wide range of expertise, he specialises in all things ENT, and has a particular interest in paediatric ENT surgery, problems of the nose and sinus, voice disorders, snoring, and thyroid cancer. Aiming to offer the best possible care he can to his patients, he employs the use of the latest technologies and often works in multi-disciplinary teams. As well as teaching future surgeons, he has also published extensively in international and national peer-reviewed journals.

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Mr Sean Blaney is a highly experienced consultant otolaryngologist/ENT surgeon based in London. Specialising in all types of hearing loss, ear disease, and endoscopic sinus surgery, he also deals with all aspects of paediatric ENT. Mr Blaney is a graduate of the University of London, and later underwent postgraduate training in all aspects of otolaryngology, training in London, Brighton, and Cambridge, before undertaking a fellowship in Otology and Paediatric ENT in Australia. He also holds a PhD in comparative anatomy. With all this under his belt, he joined the staff at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals in 2001, as an ENT consultant.  Since then, he has become a leading figure in his field, teaching regularly in postgraduate ENT courses, publishing research, and working at various centres in London, including practices on Harley Street and at the Shard.

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Mr Sameer Khemani is a skilled consultant ENT surgeon based in Surrey. He specialises in the surgical management of hearing loss and chronic ear problems. He is an expert in performing intracaspular and extracapsular tonsillectomy and manages all aspects of paediatric ENT. He is the director of ENTSurrey. Mr Khemani qualified from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital Medical Schools, London, before undertaking higher surgical ENT training in the North Thames region. This saw him working at various well-known establishments, such as Charing Cross Hospital, University College Hospital, and the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital. He was later awarded a Master's degree in Surgical Education (awarded with distinction) by Imperial College London and has numerous peer-reviewed research publications. Mr Khemani has been a full time consultant ENT surgeon at the Surrey & Sussex NHS Trust since 2012, and is the lead clinician for otolaryngology there. He performs an active role in teaching in the region, and is regarded as a leader in his field.

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Mr Anthony Aymat is a highly-regarded ENT specialist based in London who treats adults and children. Although he treats the full range of ear, nose and throat conditions he has a special interest in ear and hearing problems, such as chronic ear disease, dizziness, and voice disorders, for which he has treated professional singers and actors. Outside of his clinic, he is committed to education and training serving as part of the faculty in the surgical skills course at the Royal College of Surgeons and other prominent educational establishments.

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Mr Abbad Toma is a leading consultant ear, nose and throat (ENT) and facial plastic surgeon based in London, who specialises in endoscopic sinus surgery, rhinoplasty, pinnaplasty and septoplasty. Mr Toma gained his specialist training in rhinology and endoscopic sinus surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, USA and Switzerland. After training with facial plastic surgeons in the UK, he went on to gain further experience in Switzerland and France as Fellow of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery. Mr Toma received full accreditation from the Specialist Advisory Committee in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and was awarded his certificate of completed surgical training.  Mr Toma served as South Thames regional representative on the ENTUK Council and the professional advisory board of the Royal College of Surgeons from 2010 until 2016.  He is heavily involved in education, teaching undergraduate medical students, training junior doctors and holding general practitioner educational sessions. Mr Toma conducts research into diseases of the nose and sinuses, and minimally invasive surgery. 

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Mr Gurpreet (Guri) Sandhu is a world leading surgeon, academic and pioneer in otolaryngology. He treats the full range of ear, nose and throat conditions in both adults and children. He has a special interest in voice, airway and swallowing problems, as well as minimally invasive techniques for the management of head and neck tumours. He has a large practice managing the problems experienced by professional voice users from stage, music and media, and is ENT surgeon to the Royal Society of Musicians. Mr Sandhu has published over 100 research papers, 15 book chapters and two textbooks. He is committed to education and training, runs several postgraduate courses and is frequently invited to lecture nationally and internationally. Working at the forefront of ENT surgery, he receives frequent visitors from premier medical institutes around the world including the USA. He is co-founder of the British Laryngological Association and serves on the committees of several ENT charities.

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Mr Jonathan Hughes is a leading Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat / Head and Neck / Thyroid surgeon practising in a number of locations in and around London. He has considerable experience in treating a full range of general adult & paediatric ENT conditions. Mr Hughes has a specialist interest in treating voice, swallowing and breathing problems, and as well as benign and malignant tumours of the head and neck region, including the thyroid gland. Mr Hughes has a wealth of experience and training, including the Royal College of Surgeons of England research fellowship into viral gene therapy for the treatment of cancer, which earned him a PhD. He also completed two further fellowships with the RCS, as well as a travelling fellowship in the US, working in two internationally esteemed institutions - the Memorial Sloan Kettering (New York) and the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia). He is well-known for delivering top-quality patient care, and consistently receives great patient feedback, always striving to offer his patients the best possible treatment, along with the support they need.

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