Richard Hewitt

BSc DOHNS FRCS (ORL-HNS)

Consultant Children’s ENT Specialist

Richard Hewitt qualified from Guys’ and St. Thomas’ Medical School, London (MB, BS 1994-2000) & Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA (2000). During his training he undertook a BSc in Clinical Anatomy during which he undertook clinical research in conjunction with Harvard Medical School.

He completed his basic surgical training in London and entered specialty training in ENT, completing the six year programme in the North Thames Region. An interest in Paediatric ENT and Head & Neck surgery further developed with time spent at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Centre, Ohio under the instruction of Dr Robin Cotton (one of the most eminent experts in the field of paediatric ENT) & the Memorial Sloane Kettering Hospital, New York under the instruction of  Professor Jatin Shah. Following higher surgical training he undertook the Great Ormond Street Hospital Fellowship in Paediatric Otolaryngology. His practice encompasses all types of ear, nose and throat problems in children. He has special interests in the management of airway obstruction in children (including laryngotracheal reconstructive surgery), and in middle ear and mastoid surgery. His practice also includes the management of routine ENT conditions in children with other complex medical problems.

In 2012, he was appointed to the Consultant Staff of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London where he conducts his NHS practice and in 2017 was the recipient of  “The Great Ormond Street Hospital Surgical Consultant of the Year” Award. He undertakes independent practice in Harley Street, at the Portland Hospital and at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

His practice encompasses all types of ear, nose and throat problems in children and their surgical and non-surgical treatment options. These include common children’s ENT conditions such as tonsil and adenoid problems – recurrent tonsillitis, obstructive sleep apnoea, blocked nose and snoring; hearing problems; recurrent ear infections and ‘glue ear’.

Areas of sub-specialist interest and experience include children’s airway and laryngeal problems (including laryngotracheal reconstructive surgery, cricotracheal resection, tracheal resection and slide tracheoplasty surgery), children’s voice disorders, neck lumps, thyroglossal cysts, branchial cysts and sinuses; the treatment of haemangiomas, cystic hygromas and vascular malformations; and middle ear and mastoid surgery including cochlear implantation.

He has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and several chapters in ENT and other textbooks, and is a Council Member of the Section of Laryngology & Rhinology of the Royal Society of Medicine. At Great Ormond Street Hospital he Directs the Nationwide airway service – “The Tracheal Team”. He is involved extensively with undergraduate and postgraduate training in the field and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College London (UCL) & The Institute of Child Health (ICH).

He is married with three children.

SPECIAL INTERESTS

All aspects of Ear, Nose and Throat surgery in children, including:

  • otitis media, ‘glue ear’, grommets
  • tonsils & adenoids
  • airway problems in children
  • open and endoscopic airway surgery
  • cochlear implantation, middle ear & mastoid surgery
  • head & neck tumour malformation surgery

CONSULTING SESSIONS

Tuesday morning:  9 Harley Street
Wednesday afternoon:  9 Harley Street
Also appointments at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

BSc FRCS (ORL-HNS)

Consultant ENT, Head & Neck Surgeon

Khalid Ghufoor qualified from the Royal London Hospital School of Medicine, London, UK in 1990. He initially trained in General Surgery, achieving his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1995. He trained in otolaryngology on the North Thames ENT Training Programme, working in several ENT departments in North London including St. Mary’s Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, The Royal National Throat Nose & Ear Hospital, and St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. During his training he developed specialist skills in minimal access surgery for cancers of the larynx, pharynx and oral cavity. He also worked in the skull base centre at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

He was appointed to the Consultant Staff of St. Bartholomew’s and the Royal London Hospitals in 2002, and as Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary Westfield Medical College and at The Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear Hospital in 2006. His principal interest lies in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery but he continues to maintain a general adult and paediatric ENT practice. He is currently Lead Clinician and Head of the ENT, Head & Neck Surgery Department at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital: he is also the ENT Training Programme Director for North Thames in the London Deanery, as well as a Clinical Tutor at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

He specialises in throat problems, sleep apnoea and snoring, voice disorders and in tumours of the pharynx, larynx, thyroid and salivary glands. He is part of the multidisciplinary team at the Head and Neck Unit, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. Conventional surgical techniques for tumours are supplemented by the endoscopic transoral laser technique, in which the carbon dioxide laser is used to extirpate cancers and a variety of other pathologies without needing to incise the neck.

He has recently set up a specialised multidisciplinary team and service to deal with both professional voice and swallowing disorders, with state of the art diagnostics and treatment for the benefit of private patients.

SPECIAL INTERESTS

  • head & neck cancer surgery
  • snoring
  • sleep apnoea
  • voice and laryngeal problems
  • swallowing disorders
  • salivary gland surgery
  • thyroid surgery

CONSULTING SESSIONS

Thursday:  morning and afternoon
Friday:  morning and afternoon

Also sessions at London Bridge Hospital and The London Independent Hospital.

New patient consultation: £280

Follow up appointments: £180

APPOINTMENTS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 2426
Fax: +44 (0)20 7436 1645
Email: office@ent-london.co.uk

APPOINTMENTS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 2426
Fax: +44 (0)20 7436 1645
Email: office@ent-london.co.uk