Mr Alan Parbhoo

Mr Alan Parbhoo is a Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Lead for the East of England Regional TMJ Centre (Luton), Chair of the East of England TMJ Commissioning Steering Group and Deputy Chair of the Skin Cancer Service (Bedford). He holds leadership roles as Educational Supervisor for Dental Core Trainees and as a Clinical Supervisor for Higher Surgical Trainees. He has a particular interest in jaw joint disease, skin cancer, facial growth problems and deformities (jaws, chin, nose) and facial aesthetics. Mr Parbhoo began his education by studying Medicine and then Molecular Medicine & Molecular Oncology at the Royal Free Hospital. Following this, he undertook training in Oral & Maxillofacial surgery, and studied Dentistry at King's College London. He completed higher surgical training before undertaking a Royal College of Surgeons fellowship in Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery. He was awarded the Gold Medal in the FRCS examination and was then appointed Consultant in 2015. Apart from his clinical work, he has a longstanding interest in patient safety and is the Leader in Clinical Human Factors and a Human Factors in Healthcare Trainer. He teaches on international patient safety courses and has published his work in several articles. He is actively involved in ongoing research in post-traumatic facial reconstruction, TMJ disease and skin cancer. He has published a book and chapters in medical textbooks. He is also an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of England for the MRCS exam. He is a keen cyclist, hill walker and rock climber and both his children have inherited his enthusiasm for the latter.

My specialist areas of expertise are: TMJ disorders including facial pain, joint internal derangement. I chair the East of England TMJ Service and run the tertiary referral centre at Luton (NHS) and Spire Harpenden (Private). Skin cancer of the head, face and neck including removal, treatment and reconstruction Facial deformity of the jaws (orthognathic surgery), cheekbones, chin (genioplasty), nose (rhinoplasty) and eye sockets including patient specific facial implants and 3D surgical planning.  Facial cosmetic/aesthetic surgery including extensive experience with facial implants.