Mr Chadwan Al Yaghchi

Mr Chadwan Al Yaghchi is a Consultant Laryngologist at the National Centre for Airway Reconstruction, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust where he manages all aspects of voice, swallowing and airway disorders.

Mr Al Yaghchi is a world-renowned expert in pitch modification, gender-affirming voice procedures and tracheal shave surgery. His interest started early in his training when he worked at Charing Cross Hospital home to The Gender Identity Clinic (GIC), the oldest gender clinic in the UK, dating back to 1966. The ENT department worked in close collaboration with the GIC to help hundreds of transgender people achieve a voice that matches their gender identity through surgery and therapy. He initially trained in open surgical techniques such as cricothyroid approximation. He later introduced the Wendler glottoplasty technique to the UK and he went on to develop his own modification of the surgery. In addition, he developed a number of other gender-affirming procedures including Vocal Fold Muscle Reduction (VFMR).

In addition, Mr Al Yaghchi has a special interest in voice deepening interventions for cis and transgender men, including non-surgical direct testosterone injection into the vocal cords. He offers the full range of voice deepening surgical interventions, including his own modification of the window laryngoplasty and type 3 thyroplasty surgery.