
Dr Raghav Dwivedi
Consultant ENT, Head, Neck & Thyroid Surgeon
- Available from
- London
About Raghav Dwivedi
Dr Raghav Dwivedi is a consultant ENT & head and neck surgeon based out of central London. He offers a complete range of adult and paediatric general and specialist ear, nose and throat treatments in and around London and India. His specialist interests include head and neck lumps, voice problems, swallowing and throat problems, nose and sinus problems, ear and hearing problems and all aspects of benign and malignant head and neck conditions, including thyroid/ parathyroid, salivary glands, and the larynx.
His NHS practice is based at the University College London Hospital, which is a busy central London teaching hospital receiving referrals from across the country. His private practice is based at The Harley Street Clinic HCA, and at Welbeck.
Dr Dwivedi's training included rotations through major teaching hospitals in London, South East of England and East Scotland, where he gained a wide range of experience in treating all aspects of general adult and paediatric ENT disorders. After gaining a national training number in the UK, he went on to be awarded the certificate of completion of higher surgical training for the UK. In addition, Dr Dwivedi has a vast experience of high volume training from India where he initially graduated. He also completed two advanced fellowships in head & neck surgery at Cambridge University Hospitals and Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth. Dr Dwivedi gained further experience by visiting centres of excellence in the USA and Canada, including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre-New York, Mount Sinai Hospital-Toronto, University of Alberta and University of Western Ontario, Canada. This brings an international outlook to his current clinical practice.
Following a consultant appointment at QEUH Glasgow, he was appointed as a consultant ENT/Head and Neck surgeon at University College London Hospital (UCLH) and was also conferred an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the University College London in 2019. He is a core member of the UCLH Head Neck and Thyroid Multidisciplinary Teams.
Dr Dwivedi is very prolific in research, academia, teaching and training, and has successfully led several research projects within the UK and overseas. He completed a multi-award winning PhD in Head & Neck Surgery from the prestigious Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, London. He has won over 15 national and international awards.
Dr Dwivedi is on the faculty of various national and international ENT & head and neck courses and meetings and has delivered over 50 lectures globally. He is a member of over 20 professional & scientific bodies within the UK and abroad. He is also an accredited trainer, having co-supervised several MS/MSc and PhD students. He serves on the editorial board of several specialty journals and has been a scientific reviewer for more than 45 peer-reviewed journals, including BMJ, JNCI, Cancer, Head Neck, Laryngoscope, Oral Oncology and Surgical Oncology.
Dr Dwivedi is highly regarded and very positively reviewed by his patients and colleagues. Above all, Mr Dwivedi's colleagues would testify to his kind, personably and diligent nature that characterise his consultation style.
Expertise
- Neck Lumps
- Thyroid Problems
- Thyroid Cancer
- Voice Problems
- Head & Neck Tumours
- Sinusitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Tinnitus
- Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease
- Earache
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Hearing Loss
- Nasal Blockage
- Deviated Septum
- Snoring Problems
- Ear Infections
- Tonsillitis
- Parotid Tumour
- Breathing Disorders
- Broken Nose
- Dysphasia
- Ear Wax
- Eardrum Perforations
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Epistaxis
- Facial Pain
- Facial Palsy
- Labyrinthitis
- Laryngitis
- Meniere's Disease
- Nasal & Sinus Cancer
- Nasal Polyps
- Noisy Breathing
- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
- Otitis Externa
- Otits Media
- Parathyroid Problems
- Rhinitis
- Salivary Gland Cancer
- Smell Disorders
- Swallowing Disorders
- Adenoid Infections
- Vertigo
- and Vestibular Neuritis
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- All ages
- Languages spoken
- English
- Online profiles
- Research highlights
Dr Dwivedi has published over 95 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and contributed 23 chapters in major Head Neck and ENT books, including the well-known textbooks "Scott-Brown's Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery" and "Principles and practice of Head Neck Surgery and Oncology". He has also co-edited two Head Neck Surgery books and is co-founder and series-editor of the book series "Head and Neck Cancer Clinics".
Please visit his Researchgate profile or his Google Scholar profile to read more of his publications.
- Professional memberships
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
ENT UK
British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists (BAHNO)
British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons (BAETS)
Otorhinolaryngological Research Society (ORS), UK
American Academy of Otolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery (AAOHNS)
International College of Surgeons (ICS)
European Head-Neck Society (EHNS)
European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO)
Foundation for Head & Neck Oncology (FHNO), India
- Certifications and Awards
IFHNOS Young Investigator Award 2010
American Head and Neck Society & University of Pittsburgh Fellowship 2010Outstanding Clinician-Scientist Award 2010, CARF, India
European Society of Surgical Oncology Fellowships 2010 & 2012
Research Fellowship from the Head Neck Cancer Research Trust/ Royal Marsden Hospital, London, 2007-10
JLO Best paper prize 2011
Tatum Best Dissector Prize at London Head and Neck Dissection Course, 2018
Certificate of Appreciation by the Impact India Foundation 2006
Consultations and services
- Self-pay available from £300
- Health insurance
- Self-pay available from £200
- Health insurance
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- Cigna International
- Healix
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