Otolaryngology (ENT)
Includes all aspects of the head and neck region, skull base and facial plastic surgery. Specialist areas include: paediatric ENT, head and neck, voice and complex airway, otology (ear) and rhinology (nose). ENT manages surgical and medical disorders and involves many paediatric cases. Surgery Home
The syllabus is linked with a number of related surgical specialties during the first two years of training (themed training). Thereafter training is conducted solely within the specialty unless interface modules are taken during the final years.
The department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ENT) at East Surrey Hospital NHS Trust provides elective and emergency services for the county of East Surrey and West Sussex and elective day surgery at Crawley Hospital. We have additional clinics at Horsham and Caterham. We run specialist clinics in Head & Neck surgery, rhinology and Dizzy clinics. Weekly teaching sessions are run every Friday morning in the postgraduate education centre.
There are 5 consultants, 1 associate specialist, 4 Specialty doctors (middle grade) and 1 core trainee, 2 GP trainees and 3 trust grade doctors. Emergency work is based at East Surrey Hospital in A&E and emergency clinics are run at the Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU). ENT patients are admitted to Brook ward (adults) and Outwood ward (children).
Educational and Clinical Teams

Mr Tim Campbell-Smith
College Tutor Surgery
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Mr Ian Maheswaran
Chief of Surgery
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Prior to joining Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Mr Maheswaran undertook a National Bariatric Surgical Fellowship at St. Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, a Centre of Excellence in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery where he now holds an honorary contract. Working alongside the St.Richard’s multi- disciplinary team he provides a full Obesity Service. His other specialities include endoscopy, gall bladder disease, pancreatitis, anti-reflux and hernia surgery. He collaborates with colleague’s to provide a Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy, Complex Hernia Repair and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Service. Both elective and emergency operations are undertaken.
Mr Maheswaran is particularly interested in Medical Education having undertaken two Master’s Degrees and a London Deanery Fellowship in Education where he set up and delivered simulation training in order to improve patient safety and outcomes and is the Training Programme Director for Core Surgery Trainees in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. He is also Clinical Lead for the Trust Cost Improvement Program.
Mr Maheswaran is driven to deliver high quality, safe, patient centred care to the local community being born and raised in Redhill where his parents had combined over 50 years of service within the Trust. He very much regards the community as his friends and family.
Professional memberships include the Association of Upper GI Surgeons (AUGIS), British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS), Society of American Gastroenterology and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES).

Mr Sam Khemani
Clinical Lead

Ms Humera Babar-Craig

Ms Natasha Choudhury

Mr Sam Khemani

Mr Waleed Ziyada
Wards Covered
- Brook
- Outwood
- SAU

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