e-Consultation with Otolaryngologists

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Mr Anil Joshi is a leading consultant ENT and facial plastic surgeon working across London, and forms part of the London ENT Surgeons group. He specialises in procedures such as rhinoplasty, otoplasty, endoscopic sinus surgery, and facial plastic surgery to correct defects resulting from skin cancer, alongside many ENT and cosmetic non-surgical and surgical procedures.  Mr Anil Joshi underwent higher surgical training in prestigious London hospitals such as Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital and King's College London. He was then awarded fellowship training in facial plastic surgery in the Utrecht and Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam, in Seoul, South Korea, and in London, UK. He is both International and European Board certified in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (EBCFPRS and IBCFPRS).  Mr Joshi dedicates time to providing training and instruction in his areas of expertise and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in medical journals. He is the National Delegate for UK at the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS) and is a committee member of the Board. 

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Mr Miran Pankhania is a highly-experienced consultant ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeon based in Sheffield. His areas of expertise lie in endoscopic sinus surgery, septorhinoplasty and both general and paediatric ENT, treating conditions related to the tonsils, adenoids and grommets. Mr Pankhania graduated from the University of Leicester in 2008. He then entered onto the academic foundation programme as an anatomy demonstrator at the University of Leicester. Following this, he underwent training in plastic surgery and oral and maxillofacial surgery in the Oxford and West Midlands deaneries. He subsequently finished his higher ENT training in Yorkshire. Recently, Mr Pankhania completed the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham anterior skull base and rhinology fellowship with Mr Shahzada Ahmed. In addition to his areas of expertise, Mr Pankhania has a special interest in nasal surgery, which includes minimal access sinus and tear duct surgery, local anaesthetic (awake) sinus surgery and rhinoplasty. He entered the specialist register in 2019, having published 20 peer-reviewed papers. He has also presented and spoken at various national and international conferences in his field.

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Jonathan Bernstein is a Consultant ENT Surgeon specialising in head and neck surgery, thyroid surgery as well as all routine ear, nose and throat conditions. From London originally, he qualified at Bristol in 2002 and finished Calman specialist training in 2013. In Toronto, he elected to undertake a 3-year advanced fellowship programme in head and neck surgical oncology, reconstructive microsurgery and thyroid/parathyroid surgery at University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, one of the three largest such programmes in North America. Mr Bernstein is an honorary clinical senior lecturer at Imperial College London. He completed a 2-year period of translational research in head and neck cancer and was granted a medical doctorate (MD) by the University of Manchester. He has published and presented his research internationally on clinical outcomes in thyroid cancer, surgical technology, biomarkers, and functional MRI.  He has also published on other areas of ENT including BMJ Clinical Evidence guidelines and a Cochrane Review. As well as ENT in general, 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 treatment options.

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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 Irfan is a leading London ENT and facial plastic surgeon. He treats a wide range of general and paediatric ENT conditions and has a special interest in rhinology (nose and sinuses) and performing facial plastic surgery (nasal reconstruction and management of skin lesions). He gained fellowship sub-specialty training in rhinology and facial plastic surgery at St George's Hospital London and the Sino-Nasal Institute of Florida. He was awarded the British Rhinological Society Bursary Award for training at the Sinus and Nasal Institute of Florida and the European Rhinological Society Award for training at the Amsterdam Medical Centre. His international training has also taken him to Paris and Vancouver. In addition to his clinical work, Mr Syed is well recognised for his role in post graduate surgical teaching and is course director for the London Endoscopic Sinus Surgery course, the London Facial Plastic Surgery course, the London ST3 course and the London FRCS (ORL-HNS) Viva course. He has been invited to teach on a number of national and international courses including the Step by Step Rhinoplasty Dissection Course in London and the London Facial Aesthetic Cosmetic Training Course. He is the author of a number of textbooks in medicine and surgery. He has published extensively in peer reviewed literature and presented his work internationally. He is currently a specialist advisor to the Care Quality Commission and an active committee member for ENT-UK, working to improve the training of future ENT surgeons.

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Miss Lydia Badia is one of London's leading rhinoplasty and facial surgeons. After qualifying at the Barcelona Medical School, she received her surgical training at some of London's most prestigious hospitals, including Charing Cross Hospital, St Mary's Hospital, and the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital. Having been appointed as consultant surgeon in 2001 at the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, she continued to hone her skills as a specialist nose surgeon, taking a particular interest in rhinoplasty. As well as being Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College Hospitals, she also gives lectures at both international and national conferences. She has also published in peer-reviewed journals and contributed to books based on her vast expertise. Her specialties include rhinoplasty, septorhinoplasty, and non-surgical facial rejuvenation. Patient care is of the utmost importance to her, as she aims to help people feel better about themselves and their health, always striving to achieve the best results. Her main interest is in natural-looking and regenerative beauty. She uses innovative solutions for beauty treatment such as colagen stimulator.

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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 Jonathan Joseph is a leading consultant ENT surgeon based in London with a specialist interest in rhinology. He treats conditions such as chronic sinusitis and nasal deformity that causes both functional and cosmetic problems.  In 2004, Mr Joseph graduated in medicine from the Royal Free and University College Medical School. Prior to this he also gained an intercalated bachelor of science degree in human genetics in 2001. His surgical training was in London and he then started his higher surgical training in ENT at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. After further training at Northampton General Hospital, Mr Joseph moved back to London where he was trained by some of the most highly respected surgeons in the country. He trained at various centres of excellence, including the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital. Mr Joseph gained his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2014 after which he completed his ENT training in 2015. He completed two fellowships in rhinology, skull base surgery and facial plastic surgery. The first was at the Klinik Hirslanden in Zurich and the second at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital. Mr Joseph teaches on the faculty of a number of internationally recognised training courses and regularly lectures at academic conferences. His philosophy is that if someone has been referred to him for a specialist opinion, then he must provide the best possible care and management of their condition.

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Miss Victoria Ward is a leading consultant otorhinolaryngologist based in West Yorkshire. She currently sees patients at Spire Leeds Hospital and Spire Methley Park Hospital. She specialises in ear, nose and throat surgery. She has a subspecialty interest in rhinology (nasal & sinus disease) and paediatric ear, nose and throat surgery. She has excellent communication skills and has a well recognised national and international profile. Miss Ward is the former Editor-in-Chief for ENTUK’s e-learning for ENT project e-lefENT. She is passionate about education and training and represents e-learning on the ENTUK Education & Training Committee. Miss Ward was awarded the Emerging Leaders Fellowship at the RCSEng 2017, and is an Intercollegiate Specialty FRCORL HNS Examiner. Miss Ward is the General Secretary of the European Board of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery & Examiner for the EBE ORL HNS. Her research interests include clinical management of rhinosinusitis and the role of new technologies in delivering training and access to specialist ENT Services.

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Practising at Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital, Professor Manohar Bance is one of the UK’s leading otologists. He has been a subspecialist in diseases and surgery of the ear for 23 years, during which time he has performed thousands of major ear surgeries. Professor Bance’s practice covers the management of all diseases of the ear including otosclerosis, chronic ear disease, eardrum perforation, genetic hearing loss, cholesteatoma, tumours of the middle and inner ear, vertigo, and Eustachian tube disorders. Professor Bance is an expert in the selection and the fitting of cochlear implants, and collaborates closely with engineers to produce the next generation of machine-neural interfaces. Professor Bance originally qualified from the University of Manchester before pursuing training in Canada. His residency was at the University of Toronto, and he practised as a consultant there for six years before he moveed to Dalhousie University, where he became Professor and Head of the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Dalhousie University in Canada, and Director of the EAR Lab. After a 21-year career, Professor Bance moved back to the UK where he became the inaugural Professor of Otology and Skull Base Surgery at the University of Cambridge and was Fellowship trained in Otology and Neurotology. He has over 145 peer reviewed publications and 9 book chapters as well as being a co-editor of a book, is a board member of the Politzer Society, a member of the American Otology Society, the American Neurotology Society, the Triological Society and the Collegium Otorhinolaryngologica Amicitiae Sacrum and a Council member of the RSM Otology section. Professor Bance is also a council member of the British Society of Otology and is Academic lead in Otology and Neurotology at Cambridge University Hospitals Trust. 

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Professor Carl Philpott is a leading ear, nose and throat specialist in Norwich and Great Yarmouth whose areas of expertise in rhinology includes sinusitis, smell and taste disorders, allergic fungal rhinosinusitis and endoscopic sinus surgery. Professor Philpott is a graduate of Leicester University Medical School. He completed his basic surgical training in the University Hospitals of Leicester before undertaking a period of research (2003-4) into developing apparatus for testing the sense of smell, which culminated into his MD thesis. Professor Philpott’s specialist training was completed in East Anglia and during this time he spent a year at the St Paul’s Sinus Centre in Vancouver, Canada. Here he learnt advanced skills in endoscopic sinus surgery for inflammatory disease of the nose and sinuses as well as tumours of the sinuses and anterior skull base. He also spent time at the Dresden University Smell and Taste Clinic learning techniques for assessing and researching the sense of smell. Professor Philpott is the Director of the first British Smell and Taste Clinic, established in 2010, where he receives referrals from around the UK. Professor Philpott is an academic surgeon at the University of East Anglia where he leads the Rhinology & ENT Research Group with a number of research projects, including a major national trial for patients with chronic sinusitis. He is President of the British Otorhinolaryngology & Allied Sciences Research Society and the Eastern Clinical Research Network Lead for ENT. He is a regular reviewer for various specialty journals as well as being Associate Editor for Clinical Otolaryngology and an Editorial Board member for Rhinology Journal. He has published over 140 journal articles in his field of practice as well as authoring various book chapters and is co-editor of Bullet Points in ENT. He is involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate education at the University of East Anglia and beyond. At Norwich Medical School he is the Professionalism Lead and a member of the module team that covers the teaching of Otorhinolaryngology. He teaches on a number of external courses including ones in London, Guildford, Newcastle, Dresden and Vancouver.

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Mr Joe Marais is a consultant rhinologist, nasal plastic & ENT surgeon based in London,  who treats a wide range of conditions and holds a special interest in rhinoplasty, septoplasty, nasal deformity and sinus surgery. Mr Marais trained as a junior doctor in London and Edinburgh before gaining experience under some of the world’s leading ENT surgeons in Texas, USA and later in Toronto, Canada. Highly respected in his field, Mr Marais has published a number of academic papers and has lectured nationally and internationally. Patient care is central to Mr Marais and he aims to provide the best and most straightforward solution for his patients.

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Mr David Morgan is a leading consultant ENT surgeon in Solihull, Birmingham who treats both adults and children. His areas of expertise include paediatric ENT, vestibular disorders (dizziness), advanced otology, rhinology, and throat and voice disorders. Mr Morgan qualified from Birmingham Medical School in 1981. He undertook his specialist surgical training at Great Ormond Street, Royal Brompton Hospital, Queen’s Square Neuroscience Centre and the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital. He furthered his specialist training in paediatric ENT and adult laryngology in Sydney, Australia and Bombay, India. As an NHS Consultant he has established a regional Skull Base Surgery Service and Specialized Paediatric Otology Service in addition to routine ENT services. He is the author of over 60 scientific papers and 6 chapters on a variety of ENT disorders and lectured Internationally at Medical Conferences on a variety of subjects.

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Mr Florian Bast is a consultant ENT surgeon based at the Harley Street Nose Clinic and at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals in London. Prior to this Mr Bast was appointed as an ENT consultant at the University of Berlin, Germany. Mr Bast completed his higher surgical training at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Berlin, Germany and became a specialist in otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery in 2011. In 2014, Mr Bast completed the prestigious craniofacial and facial-plastic fellowship at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London. Mr Bast specialises in aspects of rhinology and facial plastic surgery, including the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis, functional and aesthetic septo-rhinoplasties, and treating patients with snoring problems and obstructive sleep apnoea. He is also extensively trained in the use of Neuromodulators and Dermal Fillers. Mr Bast is a frequent lecturer at national and international conferences and is also widely published in his areas of expertise.

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With over 35 years of consultant-grade experience, Mr Peter Rhys-Evans is a leading ENT surgeon in London and one of the UK's foremost head and neck cancer surgeons. His special areas of interest are voice, throat and swallowing problems, sinus and nasal conditions, thyroid and salivary gland disease, benign growths, and malignant tumours. Mr Rhys-Evans is currently involved in developing new robotic surgical techniques for tumours of the throat. He has been listed in the UK Good Doctor Guide since 1994. Mr Rhys-Evans oirginally qualified from St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1971 and underwent specialist training in London and Birmingham. He completed a Postgraduate Degree in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery at the University of Paris, and was later awarded the Lionel College Fellowship to study head and neck reconstructive techniques in America. As Consultant ENT Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, Mr Rhys-Evans was a pioneer in laser conservation surgery and voice construction. He was appointed Chief of ENT/Head and Neck Surgery at The Royal Marsden Hospital in 1986, where he practised until 2017.  Throughout his career, Mr Rhys-Evans has made a significant contribution to the ENT field, with over 250 publications to his name, hundreds of presentations at major international conferences, and a landmark textbook in 2003 recognised by the University of London as the best international publication in Otolaryngology during the preceding five years. He is the founder and Executive Chairman of The Oracle Trust, which has raised over £6m since 2001 to fund research into new treatments for head and neck cancer. He has had a long-term research interest in early human evolution and his new book: 'The Waterside Ape: An Alternative Account of Human Evolution' is being published at the end of June 2019.

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Professor Chris Raine is a leading paediatric and adult ENT surgeon based in Bingley. He manages both children and adults for all ear, nose and throat conditions, medically and surgically. His areas of expertise lie in otology, cochlear and bone conduction implants, dizziness, sinusitis, nasal polyps and tinnitus. Professor Raine has gained notable experience over the years. In 1989, he established the supra-regional Yorkshire Cochlear Implant Service to treat profoundly deaf children and adults. Since then, the service has expanded significantly and now offers all other available bone conduction hearing and middle ear implantable devices. The service was later renamed the Yorkshire Auditory Implant Service (YAIS). Furthermore, Professor Raine was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2015 for his commitment to working with deaf patients and The Ear Trust Charity. Recently, he has also been actively working with NHS England to commission specialised hearing implants. In addition to his areas of expertise, he has vast experience in reconstructive surgery, ossiculoplasty and stapes surgery. He is also a specialist in treating chronic ear infections and otitis externa. Professor Raine attends adult patients at the Yorkshire Clinic in Bingley (see clinic 1) and children and adolescents at the West Wing in Cottingley Manor Consulting Rooms (see clinic 2).

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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 David Bowdler is a leading ENT specialist based in London and part of the prestigious London ENT Surgeons clinic. He deals with all types of ENT complaints, though he has developed a special interest in otology, in particular, chronic ear disease and middle ear reconstruction, including otosclerosis. He is an authority on technologies in middle ear surgery, especially the otoendoscope, laser surgery and facial nerve monitoring. He has been passionate about education throughout his career giving lectures and presentations at numerous reputable establishments both nationally and internationally.

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Mr Sharan Jayaram is a consultant ENT head and neck surgeon in Salford, Greater Manchester who specialises in ENT head and neck, thyroid surgery and voice disorders. His areas of research are in oropharyngeal and thyroid cancers. Mr Jayaram completed his post-graduate ENT training followed by a senior residency at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, India in 2007. He completed his head and neck fellowship at Southampton General Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham between 2011 and 2013. He received further international exposure at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Sciences as an international visiting scholar in 2009.

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Mr Vikas Malik is a leading Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon in Bolton, Blackpool, Newton-le-Willows and Greater Manchester. He treats both adults and children. His special interests include balloon dilatation of eustachian tubes, chronic ear discharge & ear infection, eardrum perforation, mastoid infection, hearing loss, balance problems, Meniere's disease, balloon sinus surgery, endoscopic sinus surgery, management of blocked nose, hoarseness. Mr Malik graduated from Lucknow University in India which is an outstanding University of Medical Excellence in education, research and patient care. He then completed a three year Master (MS) in ENT and Head & Neck Surgery and was awarded the best candidate award. Mr Malik undertook a further three years training as a Senior Resident in Otology and skull base surgery at SGPGIMS which is a prestigious super-speciality tertiary care hospital. He was also awarded the title of Diplomate of National Board (DNB) by an autonomous academic body under the Indian Ministry of Health & Family Welfare as well as Membership of National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS) by Indian National Academy which fosters academic medical excellence. He then moved to the UK and completed the UK ENT training in North West England and Cambridge. He was awarded his Completion Certificate of Training by the UK Joint Committee on Higher Surgical Training and is on the GMC Specialist Register with Licence to Practice. He has also been recognised by the GMC as ENT Surgical Trainer and Supervisor. Mr Malik has been a visiting fellow at Toronto University Hospitals in Canada and Causse Ear Clinic in France, which are world-renowned centres of excellence.  He is the Clinical Governance Lead for ENT department at Royal Bolton Hospital.

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