Education
| Medical Education | St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College | 1978-1984 |
| Qualifications | BSc(Hons) in Physiology | 1981 |
| MB BS | 1984 | |
| FRCS(Otol) Glasgow | 1989 | |
| FRCS(Otol) England | 1990 | |
| FRCS(ORL) England | 1994 | |
| Prizes | Medical Research Council Award to complete intercalated BSc course | 1981 |
| Sidney Scott Prize in Otolaryngology St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London | 1984 |
Previous Appointments
BASIC SURGICAL TRAINING
| August 1984 - January 1985 | HOUSE SURGEON IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND GENERAL SURGERY St Bartholomew's Hospital, London |
| February 1985 - July 1985 | HOUSE PHYSICIAN IN GENERAL MEDICINE North Middlesex Hospital, London |
| October 1985 - May 1986 | LECTURER IN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY St Andrew's University, Fife |
| June 1986 - December 1986 | SENIOR HOUSE OFFICER IN NEUROSURGERY Old church Hospital, Essex |
| January 1987 - August 1987 | SENIOR HOUSE OFFICER IN GENERAL AND THORACIC SURGERY St Mary's Hospital, London |
| September 1987 - February 1988 | SENIOR HOUSE OFFICER IN SURGERY Royal Marsden Hospital, London |
| March 1988 - December 1988 | SENIOR HOUSE OFFICER IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND PLASTIC SURGERY King's College Hospital, London |
HIGHER SURGICAL TRAINING
| January 1989 - June 1992 | REGISTRAR ROTATION IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND PLASTIC SURGERY King’s College Hospital, London Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton |
| July 1992 - November 1995 | SENIOR REGISTRAR ROTATION IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY – HEAD & NECK SURGERY St Mary’s Hospital, London Royal Marsden Hospital, London |