Mr Kiran Varad
Qualifications
BSc, MBBS, MCh, FRCS (ORL-HNS)
GMC number: 7084609
Practising since: 2010
Specialties
ENT (Otolaryngology), Paediatrics
Consultation times
- Alternate Thursday Evenings
- Monthly Friday Afternoon
- Overview
About
Mr Varad is a consultant ENT surgeon based in Surrey.
He has a sub-specialist interest in children’s ENT. He is also highly skilled in all areas of general adult ENT with interests in rhinology and skin cancer.
Mr Varad graduated from King’s College London and completed his ENT surgical training in London and the South East of England. At the end of his training, he completed the prestigious Great Ormond Street Hospital Paediatric ENT fellowship, developing expertise in the full range of children’s ENT conditions.
He provides a regional paediatric ENT service in Surrey and works with neonatologists and paediatricians in treating sick children and babies.
Mr Varad is the clinical lead for Children’s ENT services across South London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex (South Thames Paediatric Network). In this role he hopes to improve quality and accessibility of children’s ENT care in the South East of England."
He is accomplished in Coblation intracapsular tonsillectomy, a newer and more gentle form of tonsillectomy used in children. He also has an interest in paediatric head and neck lumps and bumps.
He is a core member of the skin cancer multidisciplinary team at Ashford and St. Peter’s NHS Trust.
Special interests
- Sleep Apnoea and Tonsillitis (tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy)
- Coblation intracapsular tonsillectomy
- Paediatric ear and speech conditions including ear infections, glue ear and grommet insertion
- Paediatric nasal disorders
- Tongue tie
- Congenital and acquired head and neck conditions in children (pre-auricular sinus, branchial cyst/sinus, thyroglossal duct cyst)
- Paediatric airway and voice conditions
Other interests
- Disorders of the nose and sinuses
- Epistaxis (nose bleeds)#
- Ear Wax (Wax clearance/microsuction)
- Hearing loss
- Tinnitus
- Ear infections
- Dizziness / Epley manoeuvre
- Voice and swallowing problems
- Tonsillitis/ Tonsil stones
- Snoring/Sleep Apnoea
- Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy
- Rhinology (functional endoscopic sinus surgery, nasal polyp removal, septoplasty, nose bleeds)
- Skin cancer/Excision facial lesions
Personal interests
Mr Varad is married with a young daughter. He has a great passion for cricket and tennis. He is a keen musician and plays the piano and guitar in his spare time.
Languages spoken
English
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Kiran Varad at Nuffield Health
- Turbinectomy
- Endoscopic sinus surgery
- Adenoidectomy
- Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)
- Deviated septum (Septoplasty)
- Skin cancer surgery
- Antral washout
- Grommet insertion
- Excision of skin lesion
Locations Mr Kiran Varad works with
Related experience
Research
Mr Varad is an author in over 20 publications and has presented his work extensively at national and international conferences.
He is a reviewer for the clinical otolaryngology journal.
Memberships
- British Association of Paediatric Otolaryngology
Other posts held
- ENT Consultant Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospital
- Paediatric ENT Consultant Royal Surrey County Hospital
Insurers Mr Kiran Varad works with
Mr Kiran Varad works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- Bupa
- Cigna
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
Declaration
Mr Kiran Varad does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Kiran Varad does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr Kiran Varad does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.