About Me
I am a consultant ENT surgeon and laryngologist specialising in voice disorders and vocal health. My NHS practice is at the Royal National ENT Voice Centre (UCLH), and I see private patients at The London Clinic and One Welbeck.
I chose to focus on voice care because I understand how life-altering it can be when your voice doesn’t function as you need it to, whether in professional settings or everyday life. My goal is to provide expert, evidence-based care to help each patient overcome their vocal difficulties and regain their voice.
Experience
In 2022, I was appointed as a consultant ENT surgeon and laryngologist at the Royal National ENT Hospital, part of University College London NHS Foundation Trust. That same year, I began private practice at The London Clinic and One Welbeck. Currently, I run five clinics and two operating lists each week.
Between 2021-2022, I trained at the MGH Voice Centre in Boston, USA, where I gained valuable experience in caring for performing artists and managing complex voice conditions. I also received training in advanced surgical techniques, including the use of the green light laser, which I have since introduced into my UK practice.
From 2010 to 2021, I trained in ENT at University College London and Imperial College NHS Trusts, focusing on laryngology and voice disorders. Through this, I gained expertise in managing vocal cord lesions, treating vocal cord paralysis, and voice feminisation procedures. I also developed skills in diagnosing and restoring voice in professional voice users and individuals experiencing age-related changes to the vocal cords.
Throughout my career, I have been actively involved in research and was awarded a PhD in 2017 for my work on using cell therapies to address vocal cord and airway scarring. I am currently an Associate Professor at University College London, where I continue to research innovative therapies for treating vocal cord scarring, age-related vocal cord changes, and vocal cord paralysis.
Training
2021 – 2022
Fellowship in Laryngeal Surgery (Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University)
2008 – 2010
Core Surgical Training (London Deanery)
2010 – 2021
Higher Surgical Training in Otorhinolaryngology (North Thames Deanery)
2006 – 2008
Foundation Training (London Deanery)
Accreditation
General Medical Council Specialist Register in Otolaryngology (GMC 6145377)
BSc (Hons) Neuroscience (First Class) with distinction: UCL
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (ORL-HNS)
British Laryngological Association Council Member
Diploma in Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
Member of the British Voice Association
MBChB Medicine: University of Manchester
Member of the International Association of Trans voice Surgeons
PhD in Regenerative Medicine: UCL
Prizes & Awards:
2021
British Association of Head & Neck Oncologists Research Prize
2019
Rowena Ryan Research Prize
2021
Worshipful Company of Cutlers Scholarship
2018
British Laryngological Association Research Prize
2021
Lionel College Award
2013
Medical Research Council Clinical Research Fellowship
2020
Development Skills Enhancement Award (NIHR)
2012
Alice Maud-Hall Travel Prize
Completed Research Support:
Royal College of Surgeons Research Fellowship (salary)
Medical Research Council Biomedical Catalyst Award, co-investigator (£280,000)
MRC Clinical Research Fellowship (MR/L002000/1, £ 374,935: Optimisation of scaffold matrix for epithelial regeneration on tissue engineered airway implants
NIHR Development & Skills Enhancement Award (salary support)
Royal College of Surgeons Pump Priming award (£10,000)
UCL COVID-19 Rapid Response Award (£32,000)
NIHR Academic Clinical Lectureship (salary support)
UCL Therapeutic Innovation Award
Academy of Medical Sciences Started Award (£30,000)