Otolaryngologists of Allianz

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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 Samuel Jayaraj is one of London's most highly-skilled ENT surgeons. He is the Clinical Director at Barts Health NHS Trust and Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee at the Holly Hospital. Though he treats the full range of ENT conditions he has a special interest in rhinology, facial plastic surgery, paediatric ENT and otology (ear infections, ear drum perforations, hearing and dizziness). He has won several prestigious awards including 'Best Otology Presentation' at The Royal Society of Medicine and has published over 30 papers on field-related matters.

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Mr Jonathan Bernstein is a Consultant in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery specialising in head and neck surgery, thyroid surgery and ear, nose and throat conditions (ENT). From London originally, Jonathan qualified at Bristol University in 2002 and trained in Bristol, Manchester and Toronto. After completing UK training, Mr Bernstein undertook a three-year comprehensive fellowship programme in head and neck surgical oncology, reconstructive microsurgery and thyroid/ parathyroid surgery at the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Toronto. Mr Bernstein is Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London. He completed a two-year period of translational research and was granted a doctorate in cancer biology by the University of Manchester. He has undertaken research in clinical outcomes in thyroid cancer, surgical technology, head and neck cancer biomarkers, and functional MRI. His surgical interests include salivary gland surgery (parotid/ submandibular), head and neck cancers (neck, mouth, throat), thyroid surgery and reconstructive techniques. In your consultation with Mr Bernstein, he will discuss with you your opinion and preference, your health and medical history, and current best options for treatment.

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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 Paul Spraggs is a consultant ENT/ head & neck and thyroid surgeon at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire hospital. He has a special interest in the surgical treatment of skin cancers, thyroid diseases, disorders of the salivary glands, rhinoplasty, facial aesthetic surgery and reconstructive surgery of the head & neck after cancer treatment. His undergraduate and postgraduate surgical training was in London and Mr Spraggs also trained in head & neck surgery in Miami, Florida.  He was awarded: the Astor Fellowship; the TWJ Fellowship; the EAFPS Fellowship in facial plastics surgery in Helsinki; and the Simpson Smith Fellowship. From 1997 to 1998, Mr Spraggs was Fellow in Head & Neck Surgery at the Royal Marsden Hospital. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1992. Mr Spraggs is the Clinical Director and Lead for head & neck services at the Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He is a member of both the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital’s Skin Cancer and Thyroid multi-disciplinary team and the regional Head and Neck Cancer team based at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford. Mr Spraggs teaches the next generation of consultants. He has been the Training Programme Director for surgical registrars in the south Thames region. Mr Spraggs sits on the Royal College of Surgeons of England’s Board of Examiners, the Intercollegiate Board of Examiners and the Special Advisory Committee (SAC). 

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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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Mr Prince Modayil is one of London's leading ENT specialists, treating both children and adults, and with a special interest in children's ear, nose and throat disorders.  He has vast experience in treating a wide range of ENT problems in adults and has a special interest in nose and sinus disorders. He treats glue ear, tongue tie, sleep apnoea, sore throat, tonsillitis, tonsilloliths, nasal deviation, nasal polyps, sinusitis, deafness, ear problems, voice problems. Mr Modayil completed his specialist training at various tertiary hospitals in London and Manchester. He underwent fellowship training in children's ENT surgery at Evelina London Children's Hospital & Rhinology fellowship at St George's University Hospital.  Mr Modayil is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at St George's Medical School and conducts paediatric clinical governance meetings at St George's University Hospital. As a regular speaker at national and international speakers, Mr Modayil is recognised among peers for his commitment to spreading best practice in ENT surgery and promoting the latest effective techniques. Among patients Mr Modayil is highly rated for his caring and considerate manner, and the reassurance he provides to parents at all stages of their child's treatment.

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Mr Richard Irving is a specialist in otology, neurotology and skull base surgery in Birmingham. He specialises in the conditions of the ear, hearing and balance in both adults and children. This includes cholesteatoma, cochlear and middle ear implants, facial paralysis, Ménière's disease, perforation of the eardrum, tinnitus and tumours of the skull base. Mr Irving qualified from London University in 1985 and furthermore trained in London, Cambridge and San Francisco. During his training, he was awarded a fellowship to the Universitatspital in Zurich and to the Causse Ear Clinic in France. He was awarded the intercollegiate gold medal for best performance in the FRCS(ORL-HNS) examination in 1996. Whilst training in Cambridge, Mr Irving undertook pioneering research into the molecular genetics of tumours of the inner ear, which led to the award of an MD in 1996. For this work, he was awarded the Royal Society of Medicine short papers prize in 1993 and the Xomed-Treace Prize in 1994. Mr Irving’s current research activity address the issues facing the hearing impaired, those with facial paralysis, balance disturbance and skull base tumours. He has received awards of over £2 million for deafness research into translational projects involving bringing technology into clinical practice. He has published over 100 peer review articles on a variety of subjects related to ear diseases. Richard lectures regularly at national and international conferences. He assists with training overseas surgeons and works as advisor and external surgeon to teams in India, Bangladesh and Oman. Richard serves on the editorial board of a number of journals and has worked with NICE to develop guidelines to manage hearing loss in the UK. He is heavily involved in postgraduate teaching and training, runs a prestigious fellowship training course, and is a past President of the British Society of Otology and the current President of the Royal Society of Medicine Section of Otology.

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