Mr Gaurav Kumar is a revered and internationally respected Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon based in East London and Essex with extensive expertise in both complex and restorative adult and paediatric ENT conditions. He is the current Clinical Lead for Ear Nose Throat Services and Paediatric Surgery for Surgical Division at Barking Havering Redbridge NHS Trust and sees private patients at Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital, Spire Hartswood Hospital and Spire London East Hospital.

After specialised training in the UK, he was awarded a Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons and has also completed a postgraduate training course in India for his master's degree.

In his current clinical practice, Mr Kumar receives referrals for patients with symptoms of nasal obstruction and sinus conditions. He also offers advanced day case procedures for these patients, such as endoscopic sinus surgery and Balloon Sinuplasty for eustachian tube dysfunction.

Following advanced training from University College London, he is also a specialist for voice and swallowing disorders. Having revised ENT care pathways for primary care and tracheostomy guidelines for the NHS Trust, he is a tutor for the ‘Front and Neck Access Course' and also introduced the ‘Airway Alert Pathway' concept.

His significant experience also includes performing more than 500 cases of endoscopic ear surgery for cholesteatoma, which minimises discomfort and facilitates a faster recovery. He has performed over 1000 ear surgery procedures, including eardrum perforation repair and no facial palsy complication in his hands. He is known for pioneering the use of Narrow Band Imaging in cholesteatoma surgery.

His vast ENT experience of the last 21 years with treating children with tonsillitis, glue ear, sleep apnoea and nasal obstruction. He also offers a new Coblation tonsil procedure which is less painful and helps in quicker recovery to the suitable patient. He is the preferred choice ENT surgeon for parents Ensuring that all patients are afforded time, care and understanding for their medical problems, Mr Kumar is patient and prefers to personally address all queries from patients and their families.

"Mr Kumar's ethos and commitment is to offer excellent ENT treatment for all members of the family from child to the grandparent.". He sees both children and adults and performs a broad range of procedures, including the following:

• Tonsillectomy
• Grommet insertion
• Eardrum repair
• Neck lumps
• Pinnaplasty
• Cosmetic and functional rhinoplasty
• Septoplasty
• Mastoid surgery
• Minimally invasive endoscopic ear surgery
• Ear perforation repair

MBBS - M.S. University of Baroda, India in 1997

MS (ENT) - University College London, UK

FRCS (ORL-HNS) - Royal College of Surgeons, UK

Memberships

• British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists ( ENT UK)
• British Society of Otology (BSO)
• European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS)
• British Medical Association (BMA)
• Medical Defence Union (MDU)
• General Medical Council (GMC)
• Difficult Airway Society (DAS)