Best Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons in Peckham, London, UK

Mr Rahul Jayaram is a UK and Internationally trained Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with a sub-speciality interest in Head and Neck Cancer, Skin Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery of the Head, Neck and Face. His NHS practice is based at St George's University Hospital, London and Epsom St Helier Hospitals, Surrey. Mr Jayaram's private practice is based at Harley street and other renowned private hospitals in London and Surrey.

He is dually qualified in both Medicine and Dentistry, winning multitude of academic awards and distinctions during his training. His basic and higher specialist surgical training was at prestigious London teaching hospitals - Kings College Hospital, Guy's Hospital and St Georges Hospital. He was awarded the prestigious British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists and the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons travel awards for Fellowship in Trans Oral Robotic Surgery in Hamburg. This was followed by the Advanced Head & Neck Surgery Fellowship at the Internationally renowned Sydney Head and Neck Cancer Institute based at the prestigious Chris O’Brien Lifehouse Hospital in Sydney.

Mr Jayaram, is highly trained and has a wealth of experience in ablative head and neck cancer and microvascular reconstructive surgery including advanced and contemporary techniques of free tissue transfers such as perforator flaps, computer aided reconstruction design, virtual surgical planning, transoral robotic surgery, dynamic facial reanimation techniques for facial palsy, corneal neurotization and salivary gland surgery. He is a core member of the South West London Regional Head and Neck Cancer Multidisciplinary team.

He is the Clinical Lead of the Skin Cancer Multidisciplinary team at Epsom St Heliers Hospitals NHS trust and has a busy practice in the surgical management of skin cancers of the head & neck and aesthetic & functional reconstruction of such defects.

His practice also includes, management of nerve damage in the head and neck, surgical and non-surgical management of facial palsy with techniques such as facial suspension, brow lift, free muscle transfer and functional Botox injections for management of synkinesis and facial muscle balance. In addition to the training and expertise he gained on such procedures during his fellowship- Mr Jayaram also undertook a further visiting fellowship to the Facial nerve centre at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Institute in Boston. Mr Jayaram is one of the very few reconstructive surgeons who undertakes nerve transfer to restore sensation to non-sensate corneal surface of the eye with nerve transfer and works jointly with his Ophthalmic surgical colleagues for this procedure.

He treats most conditions affecting the mouth, neck, jaws and the face. He sees patients for surgical removal of wisdom teeth and roots, assessment of mouth ulcers and white/ red patches in the oral cavity, jaw joints (TMJ) related pain, masseteric hypertrophy, management of benign cysts & tumours of the jaws, facial trauma, fat and bone grafting, dental implants and salivary gland surgery (open and minimally invasive).

He has widely published and regularly lectures at national and international meetings. Rahul is an enthusiastic trainer and an educational supervisor for higher specialty trainees in London. He is involved with Medical students teaching and has been an examiner for both Imperial College London and Kings College London Medical Schools.

He is a member of Council, Oral and Maxillofacial Section of the Royal Society of Medicine and has lectured at and chaired courses for this esteemed organisation. Mr Jayaram is a member of the International collaboration committee of the British Association of Head and Neck Oncology. He is the Specialty advisor for the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Maxillofacial Surgery Update series.

Mr Jayaram has a sensitive, patient focussed, contemporary and evidence-based approach to his clinical work.

Mr Luke Cascarinii, Consultant Oral, Maxillofacial, and Head & Neck Surgeon, sees patients in a private setting at The London Clinic, BMI Sloane Hospital, and the Harley Street Specialist Hospital. The latter at which he is Chief of Service for Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. He is highly experienced in performing procedures for neck cancer, dental implants, facial trauma, and jaw reconstruction.

Mr Cascarinii began his medical education at the University of Wales, where he graduated in Medicine and Surgery. He later become dual qualified when he graduated in dentistry from the University of Bristol. He did his foundation training in Kent and Bristol, before going on to do his Higher Speciality Training in surgery focusing specifically on general surgery, vascular surgery, and maxillofacial surgery. He developed his skills further in the South Thames Region higher surgical training program, where he developed a keen interest in maxillofacial surgery. He is well known as one of the best temporomandibular joint surgeons in the UK.

Mr Cascarinii is also an active researcher, where he has pioneered the use of stem cell therapy and platelet-rich fibrinogen alongside arthroscopy for TMJ surgery. His research has resulted in the publication of over 50 peer-reviewed articles and 3 textbooks. 

Mr Alastair Fry, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, currently works within the Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Trust. He also sees patients privately at several London-based clinics including the Harley Street Clinic and London Bridge Hospital. He has extensive experience in performing surgery on the head, neck, jaw, and salivary glands and also performs reconstruction wisdom tooth surgery and the insertion of implants. He is also highly specialised in the treatment and diagnosis of mouth cancers, his overarching goal is to ensure minimal side-effects and a speedy post-operative recovery.

Mr Fry began his medical education at Newcastle University, qualifying as a doctor in 2008. He is also dually qualified as a dentist, gaining his qualification from Sheffield university in 2003. After his graduation, he undertook several fellowships where he researched a wide range of topics like early mechanisms of invasion in mouth cancers, oral and maxillofacial surgery, plastic surgery, and ENT Surgery for the Royal College of Surgeons. Within his NHS Trust, he currently chairs the Guy's Head and Neck Cancer MDT.

Mr Fry’s outstanding work has won him several prizes. He is also an active researcher with numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Mr Tim Lloyd is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon focusing on diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the mouth, jaws, face and neck.

“My specialist interests are the correction of jaw deformity and craniofacial deformity. I am the lead for the adult craniofacial service at UCLH and surgical lead for the division growth and development at the Eastman Dental Hospital. I have one of the largest orthognathic (surgical correction of the jaw and face) practices in Europe and I have pioneered day case orthognathic surgery in the UK. 

I regularly lecture at the international orthognathic congress and I am consultant advisor to Medartis, an international medical devices company. 

I feel extremely fortunate to be involved with the charity “Facing Africa”. I go with David Dunaway and others to Ethiopia to operate on Noma victims on a yearly basis. As clinical lead for the oral surgery department at the Eastman Dental Hospital, I have been responsible for training programs for oral surgery and I continue to do oral surgery lists in my NHS practice. The excellent facilities at 152 are perfect for carrying oral surgery procedures.“

Orthognathic Surgery

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Surgery (arthroscopies)

Extraction Wisdom Teeth

Excision of Intraoral lesions and biopsies

Tongue Tie surgery in Children

Surgery to manipulate fractured nasal bones

Surgery to correct fractured orbit and zygoma

Advancement/Reduction genioplasty (chin augmentation/reduction)

Maxillary Surgery (Osteotomies)

Jaw deformity

Craniofacial deformity

Orthognathics

Childrens Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Mr Alibhai, Consultant in Oral, Maxillofacial, Head, and Neck Surgeon, is currently situated within Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Trust. Previously, he has worked for University College London Hospitals and Bart’s Health NHS Trust. He is highly specialised in performing surgery on the face, mouth, jaw, neck cancer, and microsurgical facial reconstruction. His work has earned him an Award of Excellence in healthcare given to him in 2019.

Mr Alibhai began his medical education at King’s College London where he graduated in both clinical sciences and medicine. He also qualified in dentistry. He then went on to do his Higher Surgical Training in London NHS Trusts. Afterwards, he was awarded a fellowship by the well-renowned East Grinstead facility in head and neck cancer surgery.

He was employed as a locum consultant in 2016 at Great Ormond Street Hospital. He then went on to join the University College London Hospitals as a substantive consultant and held the position of Associate Clinical Lead for head and neck surgery. Most recently, he has joined Guy’s and St Thomas’s as a consultant in 2020.

Mr Alibhai continues to contribute to medical education by serving as a clinical supervisor and educational supervisor for advanced trainee surgeons wishing to specialise in oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Mr Kassam has completed training in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in London, UK.

The speciality of oral and maxillofacial surgery is unique in requiring a dual qualification in medicine and dentistry, followed by a comprehensive general and specialist surgical training, and is a recognised international speciality, which within Europe is defined under the medical directives.

Mr Kassam offers all routine oral & maxillofacial surgeries at University Hospital Leicester (Leicester Royal Infirmary) and subspecialises in head and neck cancer with microvascular reconstruction, facial trauma, salivary gland surgery, facial skin cancer removal and reconstruction, temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJ), facial pain and cosmetic facial surgery. 

He also practices privately at the London BMI Independent Hospital in East London for his London patients and in the process of getting operating privileges at the Nuffield Health hospital, Leicester for his private patients in Leicester.  

Mr Jonas Osher is a Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon specialising in surgery of the mouth, face, jaws and neck. He is based at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust where he is the clinical lead and he also sees patients privately at The London Bridge Hospital and The Shard. 

Mr Osher has degrees in both medicine and dentistry and was awarded a distinction by the University of London. He trained in general surgery, plastic surgery and ear, nose and throat surgery, before completing higher surgical training in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery in London. In 2014, he was awarded Fellowship to the Royal College of Surgeons.

He has also completed a number of advanced surgical fellowships in cosmetic facial plastic surgery and facial trauma in leading European centres. He has published a number of journal papers and book chapters in his specialist area.

Mr Osher is passionate about surgery of the face and in particular solving his patient's jaw joint disorders and correcting misshapen jaws. His excellent surgical results are life changing for his patients.

When not working Mr Osher is a keen sportsman competeing in running events and skiing in the winter. He lives in London with his wife and 3 young children.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Dento-Alveolar Surgery
• Tooth Extractions and jaw cysts
• Orthognathic and Jaw Corrective Surgery
• TMJ / jaw joint Surgery
• Skin Cancer Surgery, mole removal and scar corrections
• Facial Plastic Surgery
• Face Lift
• Eyelid Surgery
• Nose surgery / reshaping
• Salivary Gland Surgery
• TMJ Pain
• Jaw joint washout / TMJ arthroscopy
• Facial Pain
• Facial Trauma including jaw, cheek bone and orbital fractures
• Wisdom Teeth and other tooth or cyst removal
• Lip, Mouth and Tongue Lesions
• Skin Lesions and skin cancer on Head and Neck
• Corrective jaw surgery

Mehmet Manisali studied dentistry at Bristol University and medicine at
Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School (Imperial College London).
He is a maxillofacial surgery consultant at St. George’s Hospital NHS
Foundation Trust specialising in facial deformity. He is also an
honorary consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital regularly carrying out
joint clinics and operating with his ophthalmology colleagues. His main
areas of interest are: facial aesthetic surgery, orthognathic surgery,
orbital surgery, skin cancer and facial trauma. He is a member of the
skin cancer multidisciplinary team at Croydon University Hospital. As a
dedicated teacher he regularly runs courses in various aspects of facial
surgery; including rhinoplasty, other facial aesthetic procedures and
trauma. He has a busy International lecturing schedule and visits his
native country Turkey regularly, carrying out outpatient clinics and
operating sessions. Since 2017 he is also involved in the Facing the
World Charity, collaborating with surgeons in Vietnam. He is President
Elect of the Maxillofacial Surgery section of the Royal Society of
Medicine. He also takes an active role in the European Academy of Facial
Plastic Surgery as a member of the reconstruction and trauma sub-group.

Professor McGurk, Consultant Oral, Maxillofacial, Head and Neck Surgeon, Works within NHS as part of the North London Head and Neck Cancer Group. He is highly specialised in the treatment of oral and head and neck cancer, and salivary gland disease. He is also highly competent in reconstructive surgery.

Prof McGurk qualified in Medicine from Sheffield University and then proceeded to undertake specialist training in oral and maxillofacial surgery, during which he did a 6 month training period in the US. He later returned to Sheffield to complete his medical training.

Prof McGurk is a very active member of the research community, with previous research focusing on the early diagnosis of head and neck cancer, complications of surgery, and the use of minimally invasive surgery for head and neck cancer. He has also led a high-profile international trial on sentinel node biopsy which led to a 75% reduction in neck dissection for early mouth cancers. He has written several books on salivary disease and influenced the practice of salivary gland surgery to move from excision to gland preservation. Additionally, he has pioneered novel techniques in the treatment of odontogenic tumours (ameloblastoma) which preserves the mandible and normal facial appearance.

Previously, He has been the President of the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and was the editor of the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Currently, Prof McGurk lectures around the world at conferences and has developed and run courses on salivary gland surgery around the world for his colleagues. 

Mr Aakshay Gulati is appointed as consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon, with a specialist interest in head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstruction, at the renowned Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Grinstead and is a core member of the West Kent Head & Neck multidisciplinary team. 

He has a keen interest in promoting higher education and regularly lectures and holds workshops in the fields of oral & maxillofacial surgery and implantology.

He is the Training Programme Director for OMFS across Kent, Surrey & Sussex and also is an executive officer of European Association for CranioMaxilloFacial Surgery.