FACULTY
I am an associate professor at Plymouth University School of Medical & Dentistry and honorary ENT consultant at Imperial Healthcare Trust. My previous roles include; consultant and head of department at St Mary's Hospital Paddington and Leicester Royal Infirmary and honorary consultant at Chelsea & Westminster and Royal Brompton Hospitals. Until 2017, I was also honorary professor at Middlesex University.
I took early retirement in 2014 to concentrate on my medical charity work and my private practice. In 2015, I co-founded The Global Tracheostomy Collaborative, a global multidisciplinary collaborative of doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, patients and families committed to improving care for all children and adults with tracheostomies. They provide educational materials, change strategies and an international outcomes database. In 2019, I became Vice President of the Confederation of British Surgery and I continue to be Chairman of the Board of MediX cover ltd.
I am a Past President of ENT UK and a Past President of British Society for Otology, The Association of Otolaryngologists and Young Consultant Otolaryngologists. I served as an elected member of Royal College of Surgeons Council from 2004 to 2014, including 5 years as the honorary treasurer (2008-2014) and RCS Revalidation lead (2009-12).
I was Editor-in-Chief of CME Bulletin Otolaryngology between 1996 and 2006. I continue to be involved in research and teaching including; the Post Graduate ENT Diploma for GPs, membership of ENT training committees and exam boards at various levels.
I took early retirement in 2014 to concentrate on my medical charity work and my private practice. In 2015, I co-founded The Global Tracheostomy Collaborative, a global multidisciplinary collaborative of doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, patients and families committed to improving care for all children and adults with tracheostomies. They provide educational materials, change strategies and an international outcomes database. In 2019, I became Vice President of the Confederation of British Surgery and I continue to be Chairman of the Board of MediX cover ltd.
I am a Past President of ENT UK and a Past President of British Society for Otology, The Association of Otolaryngologists and Young Consultant Otolaryngologists. I served as an elected member of Royal College of Surgeons Council from 2004 to 2014, including 5 years as the honorary treasurer (2008-2014) and RCS Revalidation lead (2009-12).
I was Editor-in-Chief of CME Bulletin Otolaryngology between 1996 and 2006. I continue to be involved in research and teaching including; the Post Graduate ENT Diploma for GPs, membership of ENT training committees and exam boards at various levels.