e-Consultation with maxillofacial surgeons

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Mr Kavin Andi is an award-winning consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon and head and neck surgeon based in London who specialises in head and neck cancer. After completing dual qualifications in medicine and dentistry at Bart’s and The London Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Mr Andi undertook his basic surgical training in Essex and then returned to the London Deanery Higher Surgical Training Programme in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery at The Royal London Hospital, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Luton and Dunstable Hospital, University College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital. Following his FRCS award, he was ranked first in the UK by the Joint Committee for Higher Surgical Training at an interview for the Advanced Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Training Fellowship Programme. This was successfully completed at Guys’ Hospital, alongside the award of Fellowship of The Higher Education Academy. Mr Andi’s areas of interest include augmented reality, robotic surgery and 3D virtual surgical planning, for which he was award the prestigious 2012 Norman Rowe Clinical Prize by the British Association of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgeons. Mr Andi is the recipient of a Clinical Excellence Award from St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2015), the J.N. Kidd award from the Institute of Reconstructive Sciences, 2016 and the Annual College Prize in Clinical Dentitistry awarded by the University of London, 1997. Mr Andi has carried out pioneering research at St George's, University of London Medical School where he is also an honorary senior clinical lecturer. He is a core member of the Head & Neck and Skin Cancer tumour boards and current President of The Institute of Reconstructive Sciences in conjunction with his role as a faculty member of The London Deanery School of Surgery and Regional Speciality Advisor to The Royal College of Surgeons.

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Miss Katherine George is an esteemed consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon based in London. Having qualified with distinction in her medical degree, Miss George has won multiple academic and clinical awards and prizes throughout her career. Following her higher surgical training she completed a fellowship in Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery with a focus on facelift and facial rejuvenation.  Miss George also has advanced training in salivary gland disease management, and was the first person in the world to use intracorporeal lithotripsy to break salivary gland stones to avoid invasive surgery. This is an advanced technique that is still not widely available. Miss George is one of the few surgeons in the UK that is able to offer minimally invasive salivary gland surgery, and is part of a specialist salivary gland team. She is the surgical lead for salivary gland surgery for the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons.  Alongside her clinical practice, Miss George is also an advanced trauma life support instructor, and has written numerous peer-reviewed articles for medical journals.

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Professor James McCaul is an internationally renowned consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon with a successful career spanning over 20 years. To date, he has achieved 13 national and international awards. Professor McCaul has exceptional skill in all areas of facial surgery. Throughout his career, he has published numerous research papers on facial surgery, facial trauma, facial reconstruction, head and neck cancer and facial plastic surgery. He has also presented his work nationally and internationally. Additionally, in 2018 he published his own book titled 'Face to Face: True stories of life, death and transformation from my career as a facial surgeon'. Within his private practice, Professor McCaul offers a holistic approach to all areas of facial surgery. As a provider of anti-ageing procedures and cosmetic plastic surgery, patients seek out his expertise on face and neck lifts, rhinoplasty, septorhinoplasty, chin surgery, eyelid surgery, botox, fillers, chemical peels, laser resurfacing and the removal of facial lesions, among more rejuvenation and cosmetic procedures. What's more, he provides surgery for skin cancer and head and neck cancer, as well as oral surgery for wisdom teeth removal, TMJ disorder and disorders of the salivary gland. After completing his training in medicine and dental surgery at the University of Glasgow, Professor McCaul underwent extensive specialist training in Scotland, London and Miami. In 2005, he obtained his PhD in head and neck cancer. He then practised as a consultant surgeon in Yorkshire from 2006 for eight years, followed by several years in London at the Royal Marsden Hospital and Northwick Park Hospital. He is an associate editor of the International Journal of Surgery and a reviewer for numerous renowned medical journals in facial surgery and head and neck cancer.

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Mr Satish Madhavarajan is a leading consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon with private practices in Worthing and Chichester. He has trained extensively in numerous aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgery, including salivary gland surgery, skin cancer surgery and facial reconstruction. He is a leading specialist in skin cancer surgery of the face and reconstruction. In fact, Mr Madhavarajan is the skin cancer lead at St Richard's Chichester and Worthing Hospitals. Furthermore, he holds highly professional knowledge and skill in the treatment of salivary stones, wisdom teeth, issues with the TMJ (temporomandibular joint) and facial pain. He can also provide head and neck cancer diagnosis and diagnose benign head and neck lumps and conditions. He worked in Brunei with a dual-qualified oral and maxillofacial surgeon who inspired him to become a ''Maxfax surgeon''. With this background, Mr Madhavarajan went on to study dentistry at Kings College in London (2010) and trained as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in the UK.  Not only does Mr Madhavarajan dedicate his career to providing first-class care to all patients, but he also commits to teaching. He is an ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support programme) instructor and the educational lead for the Maxillofacial Unit (MFU) at Western Sussex hospitals. Mr Madhavarajan has also trained in Facial Aesthetics (Botox and Fillers), in his continued commitment to offering patients with the best possible surgical and non surgical results.

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Professor Andrew Sidebottom is a leading consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon. He practices at BMI The Park Hospital, BMI The Lincoln Hospital and the Spire Nottingham Hospital. His primary clinical interests include temporomandibular joint disease, facial deformity surgery, facial cosmetic surgery, dental implant rehabilitation and oral surgery. Professor Andrew Sidebottom is one of only eight surgeons in the UK who provides over ten TMJ Joint Replacement procedures yearly, and he has performed over 300 alloplastic joint replacements. His expertise covers all aspects of the management of TMJ pain and surgery. He is also an honorary assistant professor at the University of Nottingham. Professor Sidebottom has been a consultant in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, since 2001. Professor Andrew Sidebottom qualified BDS with honours in Bristol 1986 and subsequently MBChB with honours in Birmingham 1993. He attained the Fellowship in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FDSRCS) in 1992 and the Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS) in 1995. Professor Sidebottom carried out oral surgery training in Birmingham and Liverpool from 1986 to 1989, as well as basic surgical training in Bristol from 1994 to 1996. He also completed higher surgical training in oral and maxillofacial Surgery in Liverpool from 1996 to 2001. Professor Sidebottom passed the exit FRCS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery {FRCS (OMFS)} with the Gold Medal in 2000. Professor Sidebottom is in the top 10% providers of TMJ replacement in the world and he is also the lead author of the UK National Guidelines for TMJ Replacement. He is an associate editor in temporomandibular joint surgery for the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He referees articles for the European Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery (EJCMFS) and the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (IJOMS). Professor Sidebottom has given over 150 international scientific presentations and over 70 international invited lectures. This includes keynote lectures at the British, European and International Association Annual Scientific conferences. He is an active researcher and has written 23 book chapters, including for Gray’s Anatomy on TMJ, as well as 78 peer-reviewed papers.

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Mr Sherif Bayoumi is a renowned consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon based in Manchester who specialises in skin cancer, facial pain, temporomandibular (TMJ) joint surgery, facial reconstruction, facial cosmetic surgery, chin and cheek implants and both surgical and non-surgical face and neck lifts. Mr Bayoumi has received full training across the whole spectrum of maxillofacial surgery. After qualifying in dentistry and medicine from the University of Wales, Cardiff, Mr Bayoumi undertook his basic training in South Wales before carrying out higher specialist training in oral and maxillofacial surgery in the West Midlands. He trained in three different Level 1 trauma centres, providing the highest level of surgical care to trauma patients. These centres included the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and Birmingham Children’s Hospital, one of four national centres specialising in craniofacial surgery. During his years of training, he acquired a special interest in the management of facial deformity, temporomandibular joint disease and surgery, which includes joint replacements, facial pain management, post-traumatic deformity and surgical dermatology. This is in addition to the full spectrum of oral surgery, including implantology and diagnostic oral medicine. He is currently a core member of the skin cancer MDT based at Tameside Hospital and has extensive experience in managing benign and malignant head and neck skin disease. Mr Bayoumi is a full member of the British Academy of Aesthetic Facial Surgery, has won numerous medical prizes and awards and routinely publishes in peer-reviewed journals. He offers a holistic approach when offering treatment and always strives to provide the highest quality care to all his patients.

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Mr Kunmi Fasanmade is a highly-trained and skilled consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon with an extensive repertoire of mouth, face, head and neck surgical procedures. He is passionate about providing the highest level of care possible to his patients and strives to offer a friendly and professional service. He treats patients within all aspects of oral surgery, face and jaw surgery. Among his expansive range of expertise is removal of difficult complex or buried roots of damaged teeth, removal of difficult wisdom teeth, mouth cancer surgery; facial trauma; head and neck procedures, such as for head and neck lumps, cancer and reconstructive surgery; jaw cyst treatment; salivary gland surgery and oral mucosal lesions. Initially a qualified Oral surgeon with the Dental Council, in 2002 Mr Fasanmade qualified as a doctor at the renowned Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Hospitals. After this, he underwent five years of specialist surgical training to further hone his skills at the South West Deanery. By 2010, he had achieved his consultant status and began working at the Oxford University Hospital Trust with a specialist interest in head and neck cancer. He also dedicates his career to the teaching and training of future specialists - he held the posts such as the  Training Program Director for Health Education in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the region of the Thames Valley and Oxford Deanery and secondary care representative to the Oxfordshire Local Dental Council. He is currently departmental lead clinician in Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust. What's more, he participates greatly to medical research and has presented at national and international meetings.

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COVID19 Pandemic During this most difficult time all our priorities must rest with the health of the nation with safety of the public at large. I am committed to providing a service for for my patients and am available for on line e-consultations and advice. I sincerely hope that you and your families are safe and well  Bhavin Visavadia   Mr Bhavin G Visavadia is a leading Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgeon and qualified in both Medicine and Dentistry at King’s College London.  He excelled as a surgical trainee and completed higher specialist training in world-renowned centres in East Grinstead, Royal Surrey and London. In 2016 he was awarded the BAOMS Surgery Prize for his contributions to the field of maxillo-facial surgery. Mr Visavadia is currently a Clinic Director for London North West University Healthcare where he specialises in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, head and neck oncology and rehabilitation following cancer and trauma. Mr Visavadia was a founding member and subsequently elected President of the Oral and Maxillofacial Section of the Royal Society of Medicine until 2016. He is also a member of the Association of Facial Plastic Surgeons. As well as treating patients, Mr Visavadia is committed to training future surgeons, education and research and has presented his work on many occasions at both national and international events.

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