He is a world-leading academic otolaryngologist with 23 years experience of consultant practice at the highest levels. He relies on the latest evidence and technologies to inform the care that he provides for patients and place the patient front and centre.

He is generally qualified in ENT, but has special expertise in managing throat, head and neck and nasal problems in adult persons. He has pioneered treatments for voice, swallowing, breathing and the problems associated with reflux disease. He manages patients with all types of voice disorders (especially vocal cord weakness/paralysis and polyps), swallowing problems (especially pharyngeal pouch/Zenker’s diverticulum), throat symptoms and neck lumps. He also sees patients with mucosal diseases of the nose and sinuses, which was the subject of his MD thesis.

He has the latest ENT research group in the UK and a “H-index” (measure of impact of my science) of 36 (higher than any other ENT in the UK or US). He has over 220 publications and raises around £1 million per annum in research funds. He has a research programme pioneering tissue engineering as a means of reconstructing and regenerating the damaged airway and runs clinical trials to improve treatment of voice disorders, such as vocal cord paralysis. He was named Briton of the Year for Science and Technology in 2008 and was the first ENT Surgeon to be elected to the Academy of medical Sciences (2011).