Mr Prasad Kothari

ENT specialist in Harpenden, Luton, Hatfield & London

MDS FDSRCS FRCS FRCS (ORL-HNS)

GMC: 454034

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Mr Prasad Kothari is a highly esteemed consultant ENT head and neck surgeon at Spire Harpenden Hospital, One Hatfield Hospital, BMI Bishops Wood Hospital and Cobham Clinic, Luton Hosptial. He treats both adults and children. His areas of expertise include head and neck surgery, neck lumps, thyroid surgery, salivary gland disorders, paediatric ENT and sinus surgery. At the Spire, Mr Kothari works closely with a speech therapist and dietician to provide comprehensive and holistic care for all his patients. He also has a special interest in the treatment of swallowing disorders, snoring and sleep apnoea.

Mr Kothari trained in London, graduating with a medical degree from the University of London in 1998 at St Bartholomew's and Royal London Hospital. He then completed specialist training in head and neck surgery in Holland and India. He is accredited by the Specialist Advisory Committee in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and has been awarded a certificate of completion of specialist training by the training authority of the Surgical Royal College. He also dually trained in dentistry.

Alongside his private practice, Mr Kothari works as a consultant ENT head and neck surgeon for Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust. He was appointed the clinical director for ENT for Luton and Dunstable Trust in 2018 and in 2012, he was made the MDT chair.

He is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, ENT UK and the British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists. Mr Kothari has published many scientific papers and has presented at numerous national and international meetings.

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Credentials

GMC: ‍454034

Professional experience

• More than 25 years of experience
• Consultant ENT head and neck surgeon, Spire Harpenden (present)
• Consultant ENT head and neck surgeon, Cobham Clinic (present)
• Consultant ENT head and neck surgeon, Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust (present)
• Consultant ENT head and neck surgeon, One Hatfield Hospital (present)
• Consultant ENT head and neck surgeon, BMI Bishops Wood Hospital (present)

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Sub-specialties

• Head and neck cancer
• Neck lumps
• Thyroid surgery
• Salivary gland disorders
• Paediatric ENT
• Sinus surgery
• Balloon sinuplasty
• Voice disorders
• Paediatric and adult tonsils
• Adenoid surgery
• Grommets
• Snoring
• Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
• Laryngoscopy
• Rhinoplasty
• Earwax removal

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Positions in public associations

• Clinical Director for ENT Luton & Dunstable NHS Trust (2018)
• MDT Chair, Luton & Dunstable NHS Trust (2012)

Teaching posts

• Educational Supervisor for Higher Surgical Trainees in ENT from East of England Deanery
• Examiner for the Intercollegiate FRCS exam in ENT (Royal College of Surgeons)
• Invited speaker on national training courses.
• Visiting lecturer to ENT hospital in Bucharest, Romania

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Education

• FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of England (2001)
• MBBS, St. Bartholomew's and London Hospital (1999)
• FDSRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (1990)
• BDS, University of Bombay (1986)

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Publications and conferences

• Mr Kothari has published many scientific papers and has presented at numerous national and international meetings.
• Howard J, Dwivedi RC, Masterson L, Kothari P, Quon H, Holsinger FC. De-intensified adjuvant (chemo)radiotherapy versus standard adjuvant chemoradiotherapy post transoral minimally invasive surgery for resectable HPV-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Dec 14;12:CD012939. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012939.pub2. PubMed PMID: 30550641; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6517188.
• Vijendren A, Kothari P, Iyngkaran T, Masterson L, Silva S. Metastatic level V cervical nodes of unknown primary? Do not overlook the thyroid. Eur J Radiol. 2016 May;85(5):987-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.02.029. Epub 2016 Mar 2. PubMed PMID: 27130060.
• Lakhani R, Loh Y, Zhang TT, Kothari P. A prospective study of blood splatter in ENT. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Jul;272(7):1809-12. doi: 10.1007/s00405-014-3469-5. Epub 2015 Jan 25. PubMed PMID: 25617968.
• Narwani V, Nalamada K, Lee M, Kothari P, Lakhani R. Readability and quality assessment of internet-based patient education materials related to laryngeal cancer. Head Neck. 2016 Apr;38(4):601-5. doi: 10.1002/hed.23939. Epub 2015 Jun 22. PubMed PMID: 25491544.
• Hadjisymeou S, Loizou P, Kothari P. Lactococcus lactis cremoris infection: not rare anymore? BMJ Case Rep. 2013 May 9;2013. pii: bcr2012008479. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-008479. PubMed PMID: 23667218; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3669795.
• Vijendren A, Eladawy I, Kothari P. Bulge in the tonsillar fossa. Is it a quinsy? BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Apr 17;2013. pii: bcr2012008147. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-008147. PubMed PMID: 23598926; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3644899.
• Andreou Z, Trinidade A, Shakeel M, Argiris K, Panesar J, Kothari P. Severe hypo-osmotic hyponatraemia due to chylous leak following radical neck dissection. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2013 Mar;23(3):221-3. doi: 03.2013/JCPSP.221223. PubMed PMID: 23458050.
• De Zoysa N, Sandler B, Amonoo-Kuofi K, Swamy R, Kothari P, Mochloulis G. Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the true vocal fold. Ear Nose Throat J. 2012 Aug;91(8):E23-5. PubMed PMID: 22930090.
• Trinidade A, Kothari P, Andreou Z, Hewitt RJ, O'Flynn P. Follow-up in head and neck cancer: patients' perspective. Int J Health Care Qual Assur. 2012;25(2):145-9. PubMed PMID: 22455179.
• Trinidade A, Martinelli K, Andreou Z, Kothari P. Soft, fortified ice-cream for head and neck cancer patients: a useful first step in nutritional and swallowing difficulties associated with multi-modal management. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Apr;269(4):1257-60. doi: 10.1007/s00405-011-1769-6. Epub 2011 Sep 21. PubMed PMID: 21935631.
• Lindblad R, Campanella M, Styers D, Kothari P, Sparenborg S, Rosa C. Strategies for safety reporting in substance abuse trials. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2011 Sep;37(5):440-5. doi: 10.3109/00952990.2011.602996. PubMed PMID: 21854288.
• Wakim PG, Rosa C, Kothari P, Michel ME. Relation of study design to recruitment and retention in CTN trials. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2011 Sep;37(5):426-33. doi: 10.3109/00952990.2011.596972. PubMed PMID: 21854286; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3174089.
• Esprit S, Kothari P, Dhillon R. Injury from lightning strike while using mobile phone. BMJ. 2006 Jun 24;332(7556):1513. PubMed PMID: 16793833; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1482388.
• Kothari P, Randhawa PS, Farrell R. Role of tonsillectomy in the search for a squamous cell carcinoma from an unknown primary in the head and neck. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Jun;46(4):283-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.11.017. Epub 2008 Feb 20. PubMed PMID: 18243447.
• Kothari P, Dhillon R. Key developments in otolaryngology. Practitioner. 2006 Feb;250(1679):57-8, 60, 62 passim. Review. PubMed PMID: 16514856.
• Persaud R, Short M, Kothari P, Robinson A. Thyroglossal duct cyst masquerading as a haematoma. J Laryngol Otol. 2004 Mar;118(3):240-1. PubMed PMID: 15068527.
• Almeyda R, Kothari P, Chau H, Cumberworth V. Submandibular neurilemmoma; a diagnostic dilemma. J Laryngol Otol. 2004 Feb;118(2):156-8. Review. PubMed PMID: 14979958

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Prizes and awards

• Certificate of completion of specialist training by the training authority of the Surgical Royal College.
• Clinical Excellence Awards for providing high quality service and dedication to Luton & Dunstable NS Trust

Professional membership

• Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons
• Member of ENT UK
• Member of BAHNO (British Association of Head & Neck Oncologists)

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Languages spoken

English
Gujarati
Hindi