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Qualifications and Experience of Registered Provider and Registered Manager

Responsible Individual – Professor Tony Wright, LLM DM FRCS, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Professor of Otorhinolaryngology and Director of the Institute of Laryngology and Otology, University College London and Honorary Consultant ENT Surgeon at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital. Professor Wright’s current major research interest is in imaging relating to the planning of surgical procedures, training and computer assisted surgery.

Professor Wright is immediate Past President of the Otolaryngological Research Society, member of the Specialist Advisory Committee in Otolaryngology for JCHST, and Editorial Board member of the Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology, as well as a reviewer for various professional journals. He is also a scientific advisor for Deafness Research UK and the RNID. He headed the EEC Hearing Impairment Programme to produce the report on “Hair Cell Distributions in the Normal Human Cochlea”.

Registered Manager – Mrs. Sharon Nelson, Practice Manager. Sharon is experienced in managing medical practices in both the private sector and NHS, she also has management experienced gained in higher education. She is qualified at BSc (Hons) in health and disease, health promotion and social science and has both ONC and HNC Certificates in business studies (finance).

Qualifications and Experience of Personnel within the Practice

Practitioners granted Practising Privileges –

Mr Charles East MB, BS London 1980 FRCS, final fellowship (Otolaryngology) Royal College of Surgeons of England April 1986. Consultant ENT Surgeon at the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital and the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust. He is lead clinician for the Rhinoplasty service at the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital. He is an honorary senior lecturer in the University of London and course director for the Plastic Surgery of the Nose and Techniques in Facial Plastic Surgery run by the Institute of Laryngology and Otology, University College London and the RNTNE. He is UK Vice President of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery and regularly lectures at national and international meetings. He is a faculty member at the Royal College of Surgeons for minimally invasive sinus surgery and course tutor on the National and International minimally invasive sinus surgery courses. He practices general otolaryngology and has developed a sub-speciality interest in nasal, sinus and facial plastic surgery including aesthetic nasal, ear and eyelid surgery.

Mr John Graham FRCS. John Graham is a consultant ENT surgeon at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital (RNTNEH) in central London. His special interests are: Children's ENT problems, including glue Ear, otology (ear surgery), hearing problems in adults and children and cochlear implants for children and adults. He is currently Director of the Cochlear Implant Programme at the RNTNEH, President of the European Society of Paediatric Otolaryngology and President of the section of Otology at the Royal Society of Medicine in London.

He also works as a general ENT surgeon, with an interest in voice problems, and at the voice clinic at the RNTNEH. He has considerable experience in Botulinum toxin injection into the vocal cords. He deals with nasal allergy and sinus infections in adults and children and regularly performs endoscopic sinus surgery, as well as treating standard ENT problems such as tonsillitis.

Miss Lydia Badia LMS, MB BS FRCS (ORL HNS) is a Consultant Surgeon at the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital. She is also a Honorary Senior Lecturer to the Institute of Laryngology and Otology, University College London. She is an ENT Surgeon who specialises in rhinology. This encompasses an understanding of the function, medical and surgical management of the nose and sinuses in health and disease. She also specializes in other facial, aesthetic and cosmetic surgery, which includes line reduction, eye surgery, and cosmetic ear surgery and lip enhancement.

Mr. Ghasan Alusi [PhD, FRCS (Ed), FRCS (ORL-HNS), Mr. Alusi graduated from Leicester University Medical School in 1987. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1992 in General Surgery, Otolaryngology in 1994 and in 1998 attained the Intercollegiate Fellowship in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. His general training in Otolaryngology has been at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear, The Royal Marsden, The Royal Free and St. Bartholomew's Hospitals.

Mr Alusi joined the ENT consultant staff at St. Bartholomew's and The Royal London Hospitals in 2000. He specialises in all aspects of rhinology including endoscopic sinus surgery, rhinoplasty and oncology. He has a special interest in image guided surgery which was the subject of his Ph.D. thesis completed in 2001

Other personnel

Mr Nick Clive – NHS Qualified Audiologist 1998 NVQ level 3 in Audiology
1998-2000 BTEC (MPPM) Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement
1999 British Association of Audiological Technicians theory course (BAAT)
1999 part I and part II (merit), 2003 Hearing aid council Theory and practical exams (merit)

Nick trained and worked within the NHS at the beginning of his career, before spending 5 years with a private hearing aid company to further his commercial and theoretical knowledge. Now employed by my ENT at 150 to run the private audiology service and supply private hearing systems. He is a full member of the British Academy of audiology and on the state registered list of clinical physiologists, (RCCP). He is also fully registered by the hearing aid council (HAC)

Laurence Irving – Secretary.  Laurence Joined the staff at 150 Harley Street just over a year ago.  He has worked in a variety of industries during his career, most recently as a manager within a major international charity developing and growing their mail order trading business.  He is always happy to answer patient queries and has a friendly approachable manner.

Clive Hamilton-Stone – Secretary Bec Business Studies Diploma. Clive is an experienced PA having held senior level business and administration positions with medical charities and interior design firms. He has excellent secretarial and IT skills and is dedicated to providing the highest levels of customer care.

Reception Staff

Judy Packard – Receptionist. Judy has been the Receptionist at 150 Harley Street for three and a half years. She is a mature lady with a wealth of life experiences. For twenty years she ran Grove Park Playgroup, in Chiswick, where she developed the skills needed for Reception work in Harley Street. Immediately prior to working in Harley Street, she worked for the Fund Managers at Shell Pensions. She is able to answer most patient queries but detailed queries are passed on to the doctors’ secretaries.

Dee Savvas – Receptionist. [Diploma in Typing and Business Administration] Dee has worked for twenty years in a variety of administrative, PA and office management roles building up a wealth of knowledge and experience.  Dee has a warm approachable manner and is always happy to help patients and answer queries.

Organisational Structure

ENT at 150 Limited – Company Directors:
Mr Charles East, Mr Anthony Wright and
Mr John Graham
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Professor Tony Wright, Responsible Individual
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Practitioners with Mrs Sharon Nelson, Registered Manager
Practising Privileges & Practice Manager
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Audiometry Secretarial
Personnel Personnel