Mr Nimesh Patel

Nimesh Patel is a Consultant Adult and Paediatric ENT, Head, Neck, and Thyroid Surgeon with a special interests which include  head, neck, and facial cancers, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, voice and swallowing disorders. He has expertise in minimally invasive (keyhole) treatments such as LASER and robotic surgery. He has an expertise in LASER snoring surgery and sleep apnoea treatment, offering both surgical and non-surgical options. He has performed over 10000 operations- ranging from tonsillectomy to major head and neck surgery.

Mr. Patel began his medical journey with an MBChB from the University of Manchester in 1992. He later completed his Fellowship in Otolaryngology from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1997, followed by his Specialist Certificate in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in 2002. His training was at major centres in Manchester and London.

He has completed advanced training fellowships at the University of Michigan in the USA (Head and neck surgery) and the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Australia (Head and Neck surgery, Thyroid surgery, Sinus Surgery, Snoring and sleep apnea surgery).  He was appointed a consultant in 2004 at University Hospitals Southampton.

His commitment to advancing his expertise led him to pursue postgraduate studies, completing an MSc in Voice and Swallowing at the University of Newcastle in 2005, and an MSc in Evidence-Based Healthcare at the University of Oxford in 2012. In 2013, he earned a Diploma in Robotic Surgery from the University of Lorraine, followed by a Master of Studies in Genomics from the University of Cambridge in 2020.

Since 2004, Mr. Patel has been serving as a Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, where he provides expert care in head, neck, and thyroid surgery. He leads the voice, swallowing and upper airway services.

He is a Visiting Professor at the Univeristy of Southampton, where he has research interests in medical technologies.

Mr. Patel  consults privately at Spire Southampton Hospital and the Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital.

His research interests include medical technologies, molecular biology and minimally invasive techniques for head and neck cancers, particularly through laser and robotic surgery. He is an active member of multiple professional organisations, including the British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons, Royal Society of Medicine, British Voice Association, British Lrryngological Association, British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists and British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons.