Ms Sangeeta Maini

 I do general ENT surgery including paediatrics with special interest in all ear , allergy , nose related conditions. My emphasis is improving quality of life.  ENT EXPERIENCE – briefly my experience in my area of expertise i.e. Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) speciality is as below I have been a consultant with sub-specialist interest in otology , rhinology , paediatrics and general ENT for 12 years. For the last 25 years I have worked in busy units in UK and done an advanced fellowship in Australia. The initial years of my training in the UK provided exposure to all aspects of ORL-HNS and helped me to obtain the DLO (RCS- Eng), FRCS-ENT (Ed) and FRCS(ORL-HNS). Working in busy units, I gained good surgical experience by performing many routine operations. I underwent Higher Surgical Training in the South West (Bristol) region between May 2001 to October 2007. I also have ENT experience as a surgical trainee in India. In addition I have done clinical attachments in the US and also passed all the steps of the USMLE Pennsylvania exams. I passed the intercollegiate FRCS(ORL) exam in April 2005 and did the prestigious TWJ clinical fellowship at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear hospital in Melbourne, Australia, July 2006- August 2007.   I have also been actively involved in teaching medical students as an ENT trainee, specialist registrar, consultant and honorary senior lecturer with the Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol and Aberdeen universities (medical school). As a trainee I worked in busy Ear, Nose, Throat - Head & neck cancer units in UK, India and Australia including tertiary referral centres Birmingham Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, South Mead Hospital, Royal Bristol Children’s Hospital in Bristol, Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital in Melbourne, Sassoon University Teaching Hospital in Pune and NHS District General Hospitals in Newport, Gloucester, Bath, Bristol, Derby, Burton on Trent, Bodelwyddan & Stafford. During the training I was fortunate to work with excellent ENT surgeons. I have a sub-specialist interest in Otology and Rhinology and ENT Allergy treatment. I have an insight into the health systems in Australia, UK, USA and India (briefly in the States where I did clinical attachments).  My organisational and leadership skills are clearly demonstrated from the several projects I have successfully completed. The departments I have worked in have had a strong lead in audit and I been involved in several audit projects. I have also been keenly involved in formal and informal teaching for nursing staff, medical students, SHO's, foundation year trainees and specialist registrars. My research experience includes a higher research degree (MS), several publications including RCT’s in indexed journals, Cochrane review (protocol published on Cochrane website) and a published thesis. I am now Principal investigator in a major multinational clinical trial on septoplasty, funded nationally by NIHR. I am also a regular journal reviewer for Acta Oto.