Mr Sanjay Verma

About

Experienced, senior Consultant ENT surgeon, Mr Verma, is the only ENT specialist in Yorkshire to have been awarded a higher PhD doctorate research degree from the University of Cambridge. Mr Verma carries an evidence-based scientific approach into his diagnosis and management of conditions of the Ear, Nose and Throat in adults and children referred to him from the region and beyond.   

He has developed his knowledge and surgical skills over three decades of specialist practise in centres of excellence at home and abroad. Indeed, he has taught and trained many colleagues who have subsequently become consultants in the region.  He undertook his medical training at the University of Cambridge, where he graduated with a triple First and distinction. After a period of specialist ENT training in the Cambridge region, he was awarded the coveted Thomas Wickham-Jones ENT fellowship to Toronto General Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada.

It was here that he gained the latest knowledge and skills in the management of adult Ear, Nose and Balance disorders, as well as children’s ENT problems. In 2012 Mr Verma was invited to the renowned Causse clinic in Beziers, France, where he gained experience in laser ear and hearing surgery, as well as cosmetic surgery for bat ears in children.

Mr Verma also subspecialises in nose and sinus surgery. He has developed an interest in endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) and was the first to perform balloon sinuplasty at the Nuffield Leeds Hospital. He regularly manages nasal and sinus conditions, performing surgery to ease nasal blockage, improve breathing and help snoring. Mr Verma also regularly sees patients with neck lumps, voice and swallowing problems, and is able to perform flexible nasoendoscopy in clinic to visualise the throat.

Since 2009 Mr Verma has been appointed as an ENT consultant to Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where he has a dedicated Adult and Paediatric ENT practise. He has been instrumental in introducing laser ear surgery, implantable hearing devices and coblation tonsillectomy, and oversees the joint ENT/Neurology balance clinic and Implantable hearing device multidisciplinary clinic at the Leeds General Infirmary. He is also Clinical Lead for the Lateral Skull Base (Acoustic neuroma) ENT service.  Most recently, Mr Verma has led on the development of balloon tuboplasty for Eustachian tube dysfunction in Yorkshire and is able to offer this innovative treatment to his patients at the Nuffield Leeds Hospital.

He is committed to training the next generation of surgeons. As the appointed Royal College of Surgeons Tutor for Leeds, he was responsible for overseeing the delivery and standards of surgical training throughout the Leeds Teaching hospitals NHS Trust. Presently, he is Appraisal and Educational Lead for the Head and Neck Directorate in the Trust.  Nationally, he sits on the ENT UK Committee for Global Health, as well as the British Society of Otology Committee.

The guiding principle of Mr Verma's clinic at the Nuffield Leeds is to provide clear and informed choices tailored to busy patient lifestyles. Mr Verma and his dedicated ENT Leeds team aim to provide the best possible bespoke service to patients, in a friendly, kind and caring environment.

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Mr Verma also offers a tongue tie clinic – find out more.

Mr Sanjay Verma specialises in the following treatments, tests and scans at Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital:

• Adenoidectomy
• Antral Washout
• Balloon Sinuplasty
• Deviated septum (Septoplasty)
• Diagnostic endoscopy
• Ear drum repair (Myringoplasty)
• Ear Pinning cosmetic surgery (Pinnaplasty)
• Endoscopic sinus surgery
• Frenotomy
• Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)
• Grommet insertion
• Head and neck oncology
• Head and neck surgery
• Larynx diagnostic endoscopy
• Mastoid surgery
• Microsuction of ear canal
• Middle ear surgery
• Nasal polypectomy
• Otoplasty (Ear Correction/ Ear Positioning)
• Palatoplasty
• Submandibular gland
  
• Tonsillectomy
• Tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) using COBLATION™ Plasma Technology
  
• Turbinectomy

Special interests

• Nasal obstruction
• Nasal polyps
• Voice and swallowing problems
• Throat disorders including globus sensation
• Reflux disease affecting the throat
• Tonsillitis
• Meniere’s disease
• Dizziness and balance problems.

Other interests

• General adult and paediatric ENT
• Bat ears
• Tongue tie surgery
• Nasal and sinus tumours
• Head and neck surgical Oncology.

Personal interests

Mr Verma is married with two sons and lives in north Leeds.

He is widely travelled and participates in Rural ENT Camps for the Thai Red Cross.

He is also a committee member of the Yorkshire Indian Society and helps raise funds for charities in the UK and India.

Schooled at King Edward’s, Birmingham, Mr Verma retains a perhaps misguided passion for the fortunes of Aston Villa football club.

Treatments and tests offered by Mr Sanjay Verma at Nuffield Health

• Turbinectomy
• Ear pinning cosmetic surgery (Pinnaplasty)
• Adenoidectomy
• Head and neck oncology
• Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)
• Deviated septum (Septoplasty)
• Ear drum repair (Myringoplasty)
• Antral washout
• Tonsillectomy
• Palatoplasty
• Frenotomy
• Endoscopic sinus surgery
• Larynx diagnostic endoscopy (or laryngoscopy)
• Diagnostic endoscopy
• Mastoid surgery
• Otoplasty (ear correction / ear repositioning)
• Microsuction earwax removal
• Submandibular gland removal
• Head and neck surgery
• Tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) using COBLATION™ Plasma Technology
• Balloon Sinuplasty
• Grommet insertion
• Nasal polypectomy
• Middle ear surgery

Locations Mr Sanjay Verma works with

Related experience

Research

Mr Verma is one of only a few ENT Consultants to have been awarded a PhD doctorate research degree from the University of Cambridge.

He has published numerous academic papers in peer-reviewed world literature and is regularly invited to lecture and teach at a range of national and international venues.

His present research interests include new and innovative treatments for sinusitis, hearing loss and dizziness, as well as the techniques to minimise discomfort and hasten recovery after procedures such as tonsillectomy.

Memberships

• ENT UK
• British Society of Otology
• North of England Otolaryngology Society
• British Rhinology Society
• British Skull Base Society
• Fellow Royal College of Surgeons (England)
• Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine
• ENT UK Humanitarian Activities Committee

Other posts held

• Consultant ENT / Head & Neck Surgeon, Leeds General Infirmary
• Lead Clinician for ENT Skull Base Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary
• Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leeds
• ENT UK Global Activity Committee

Insurers Mr Sanjay Verma works with

Mr Sanjay Verma works with the following private medical insurance providers:

• Aviva Health
• AXA Health
• AXA - Global Healthcare
• Bupa
• Bupa On Demand
• Cigna
• Simplyhealth
• Vitality Health (Pru Health)
• WPA
• APRIL
• Benenden Health
• CS Healthcare
• Exeter Family Friendly
• Freedom Health
• Health-on-Line
• HealthFund
• InterGlobal
• Medical Care Direct
• PHC
• SecureHealth
• Universal Provident
• Vitality Health (Pru Health)
• WPA
• Westfield Health WPA

Declaration

Mr Sanjay Verma does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Mr Sanjay Verma does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Mr Sanjay Verma does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.