Mr Parag Patel

Mr Parag Patel is a Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon based at Kingston and St George’s University Hospital, London. In addition to general adult and paediatric ENT he has a special interest in otology balance and tinnitus as well as diseases of the nose and sinuses. Mr Patel treats a wide range of children’s ENT problems including glue ear, hearing loss, mastoid surgery, tonsillitis, nasal obstruction and obstructive sleep disorders. At Kingston Hospital, he is the paediatric and otology lead surgeon whilst at St Georges hospital he is the skullbase lead surgeon. He began his medical career in London, qualifying from Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospitals Medical and Dental Schools. He then undertook basic and higher surgical training in King’s College Hospital, Guy’s Hospital and St George’s hospital. After finishing his training, Mr Patel went overseas to Brisbane to work under the guidance of Professor Bill Coman and Assoc/Prof Ben Panizza to perform Head and Neck Skull base surgery. Whilst in Australia, he volunteered for the Deadly Ears Foundation, travelling to rural areas performing operations for children living in deprived Aboriginal communities. Mr Patel returned to the UK for a further skull base and cochlear implant fellowship and locum consultant position in Addenbrooke’s Hospital Medical School, Cambridge. Mr Patel regularly receives referrals from all over the UK and is one of a few skull base surgeons managing patients with skull base tumours that require endoscopic and microscopic approaches through the sinuses and ear bones into the brain. He trains and mentors both registrars and overseas fellows that arrive from other countries to learn skull base access surgery and microsurgery of the ear. Mr Patel is married to an orthodontist and they have three young sons. Mr Patel enjoys participating in long range rifle shooting and was selected to represent England in the 2006 Melbourne, 2010 Delhi, 2014 Glasgow and 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. During these competitions, he won four Gold, a Silver and three Bronze Medals.

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