About
He is a Consultant Rhinologist/Facial Plastic Surgeon at Charing Cross and Royal Brompton Hospitals and Professor of Practice (Rhinology) at Imperial College London. In his practice, he operates exclusively on the nose and sinuses with a particularly large number of complex and tertiary referral cases.
He is Board Certified in Facial Plastic Surgery by the IBFPRS & EBFPRS.
He is the Past President of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS) and Past President of the British Society of Facial Plastic Surgery (BSFPS). He is also the Past President of the section of Laryngology & Rhinology in the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) and past council member of the British Rhinological Society (BRS). He is a member of the Board of the International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies (IFFPSS). He is also Senior Advisor and member of the Bylaws Committee in the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS). He is the Chairman of the Editorial Board of Journal of ENT Masterclass and member of the Editorial Board of Facial Plastic Surgery.
He was listed by “The Times” as one of Britain's top 140 doctors and top 50 surgeons. He was also listed by Tatler magazine as one of the best rhinoplasty surgeons. He has more than 150 peer-reviewed articles and 40 book chapters on rhinology and rhinoplasty and is a regularly invited speaker worldwide. He lectures in rhinoplasty and sinus courses across the UK and globally. He is a co-director of the University College London Rhinoplasty and FESS Course.
SELECTED SURGICAL INNOVATIONS
Described the techniques for using the PDS implant for cartilage reconstruction in difficult Septorhinoplasty. Helped to initiate animal studies, designing new implants and in obtaining FDA approval for the implant use in the USA. I have subsequently been regularly invited to teach my techniques to prominent American Rhinoplasty surgeons.
Described the endoscopic approaches to the petrous apex in skull base surgery to significantly minimize surgical morbidity and is responsible for popularising endonasal endoscopic sinus surgery in the UK.
Described various techniques for endoscopic repair of CSF leak including using bone pate as a naturally strong tissue to improve outcome in difficult spontaneous leaks.
Described the operation of Endoscopic Eustachian Tuboplasty to treat patulous Eustachian tube.