Mr Ashraf Messiha
Qualifications
BDS, MBBCh, BAO, MFDSRCSI, MRCS RCSI, FRCS (Intercollegiate) FRCS / OMFS
GMC number: 4779302
Specialties
Oral and Maxillo-facial surgery
Consultation times
- Alternate Wednesdays 14:00 - 17:00
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About
Mr Ashraf Messiha is a Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He qualified in dentistry and medicine and trained in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at St George's Hospital, Northwick Park Hospital (Imperial), Kent and Canterbury University Hospital, Queen Victoria Hospital (East Grinstead), and the Royal Surrey County Hospital. Mr Messiha passed the FRCS exam in oral and maxillofacial surgery and subspecialised in facial deformities. He also undertook training in facial aesthetics in particular facial reanimation and septorhinoplasty.
Mr Messiha has remarkable working experience. He first was a Consultant at Northwick Park Hospital and St Mary's London University Hospital where he developed services in Post Traumatic Facial Deformity and was a Lead in facial trauma surgery as well as facial skin cancers and orofacial rehabilitation. Subsequently, MR Messiha moved to St George's Hospital, Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals and is now a core member of the Cranio-Orbito-Facial Deformity Multidisciplinary Team as well as the Joint Orthognathic team. He is actively involved in teaching and is the Educational Lead for Pan London Oral and Maxillofacial Faculty at the London Deanery.
Mr Messiha specialises in facial deformity, orthognathic surgery, TMJ surgery and replacements (which he leads), rhinoplasty and obstructive apnoea surgery. He is also an expert in oral surgery and implantology, placement of zygomaticus implants and multiple implants in complex cases.
Mr Messiha has a keen interest in clinical research and has supervised numerous projects in surgical anatomy.
Mr Messiha sees adults and children.
Special interests
- Orthognathic surgery to correct upper and lower jaw deformity
- Orthognathic surgery in severe cases of obstructive sleep apnoea
- Dynamic and static facial reanimation
- Post-traumatic craniofacial deformity
- Orbital trauma
- Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain problems/degeneration/pain/clicking and locking
- Septorhinoplasty and implantology surgery
- Zygomatic implants Bone grafting
- Sinus lifts and augmentation
Other interests
- Removing wisdom teeth
- TMJ
- Maxillofacial / oral surgery
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Ashraf Messiha at Nuffield Health
- Facelift (Rhytidectomy)
- Arthroscopy
- Removing wisdom teeth
- Septorhinoplasty
- Maxillofacial / oral surgery
Locations Mr Ashraf Messiha works with
Related experience
Other posts held
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Insurers Mr Ashraf Messiha works with
Mr Ashraf Messiha works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Allianz
- Aviva Health
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- AXA Health
- Benenden Health
- Bupa
- Bupa Global
- Cigna
- Cigna International
- Exeter Family Friendly
- Freedom Health
- Healix
- Health-on-Line
- Police Mutual
- Standard Life
- The Exeter Friendly
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- WPA
Declaration
Mr Ashraf Messiha does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Ashraf Messiha does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr Ashraf Messiha does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.
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