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Francis Vaz is a fully accredited ENT / Head and Neck Surgeon. His NHS Practice is based out of University College London NHS Trust where he holds a full time NHS post. He qualified from the University of London through The United Medical and Dental Schools of Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals in 1994. He has passed his General Surgical FRCS (1998), his ENT FRCS (1999), his Intercollegiate FRCS (2004) and has been awarded his Certificate of Completion of Specialist training. He has visited institutions around the world (USA, Europe, Australia) to broaden his experience and to bring back an international flavour to his practice.
Francis has published widely on all aspects of ENT surgery and has contributed chapters to major ENT and General Medical textbooks. He has received prestigious awards from The Royal College of Surgeons (Lionel Colledge Fellowship) and also The British Association of Head and Neck Surgeons (BAHNO Traveling Fellowship).
Francis Vaz trained at The United Medical and Dental Schools of Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals. Whilst an undergraduate he intercalated a BSc(Hons) in 1991. He qualified as a doctor (MBBS) in 1994 obtaining a distinction in Clinical Therapeutics. He passed his FRCS (Gen) and FRCS (Otol) through the Royal College of Surgeons of England whilst undertaking his Basic Surgical rotation.
Francis’ ENT training was in the South Thames training scheme and he rotated through Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, The William Harvey Hospital (Ashford), The Medway Maritime Hospital and The Royal Sussex County Hospitals (Brighton). During this time he gained an excellent grounding in basic and super-specialist ENT. In his final year Francis undertook a Fellowship training year at The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. This prestigious fellowship was a superb finish to an excellent training scheme.
Presently Francis undertakes his NHS practice as an ENT/ Head and Neck Surgical Consultant at the world famous University College London Hospital. He is part of an excellent team that works well and offers a first class service to the patients they treat and also are attached to a superb academic cancer institution.
In his spare time Francis enjoys golf and keeps fit by swimming. He also enjoys playing an active part in family life with his wife and children.
Vaz F.M, Belcher H. Rupture of the tendon of flexor digitorum profundus in association with an enchondroma of the terminal phalanx. Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume) 1998 23B: 4: 548 – 549.
Vaz F.M, Callanan V, Leighton S, Risdon A. Congenital Maxillary Cholesteatoma. The International Journal of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology.2000 52; 283-286.
Vaz F.M, Samuel D. Postcricoid sarcoid mimicking a malignancy. A lesson to remember. Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2000 123(1 Pt 1):150.
Vaz F.M, Edwards C, Owen E. False aneurysm of the splenic artery as a complication of ergotamine overdose. The Journal of the Irish Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons. 2000 29: 4; 201-203.
Harkin H, Vaz F. Evidence based ear care. Primary Health Care. 2000 10: 8; 25-30. (Erratum 10: 9).
Harkin H, Vaz F. Provision of ear care in the primary care setting. Primary Health Care. 2000 10:10; 30-33.
R Kanegaonkar, Vaz F. The Sixteenth Temporal Bone Course, Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, India : A junior trainees’ perspective. CME Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Bulletin 2001. 5: 14-15.
Withey S, Pracy P, Vaz F, Rhys-Evans P. Sensory deprivation as a consequence of severe head and neck lymphoedema. The Journal of Laryngology and Otology 2001 115: 62-64..
F.M.Vaz,, Mr A.M. Neumann Jr, Mr D Albert. Severe epiglottic prolapse and the obscured larynx at intubation. Paediatric Anaesthesia.2002; 12: 537-40. F Vaz R G Kanegaonkar. Myringotomy and Ventilation Tube insertion: A practical model. CME Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Bulletin 2002; 6(3): 111
Konstantinidis I, Vaz F, Triaridis S, Fairley J. Causse Laser Stapedotomy. Results and Patient Satisfaction Rate audit in a District General Hospital.. Hippokratia 2002, 6(1): 15-18.
Chitti-Batelli S, Vaz F, Coman S. Traumatic retropharyngeal heamatoma in a anticoagulated patient: a case report and proposal for a clinical protocol. Acta Otolaryngol 2005; 125(4): 443-445.
Kanegaonkar R, Douse E, Singh S, Vaz F. Benefits of ‘An introduction to ENT’ for SHO’s. Ann R Coll Surg Eng (Suppl)2005; 87(2): 69
Vaz F, Ripley L, Lim D, Kanegaonkar R, Harries M. Visual quality of the nasendoscope with and without the endosheath. J Laryngol Otol 2006; 120: 385-388.
Wasson J, Kanegaonkar RG, Vaz FM, Thomas JN How we do it: Diagrammatic recording of tympanomastoid procedures. Accepted Clinical Otolaryngology
Ronald Sroka, Philip Janda, Tina Killian, Christian S. Betz, F Vaz, Andreas Leunig. Comparison of long term results after Ho YAG and diode laser treatment of hyperplastic nasal turbinates. Accepted in Lasers and Surgery in Medicine
Harkin H; Vaz F.M Chapter 17 The Ear and Hearing. Adult Nursing. 1st Edition Mosby Publishing Company London.
F Vaz. Chapter 18 Paediatric Tracheostomy. Tracheostomy management 1st Edition: Greenwich Medical Ltd .
M Harries, F Vaz Chapter 10. Special senses: Disorders of the ear, nose and throat. Clinical Medicine Kumar & Clarke
Harkness P, Narula P, Harkin H and Vaz F. A guide to the management and referral of common ENT conditions. GSK 2003.
ENT surgical practice is a balance of medical and surgical management. All aspects of the patients health and wellbeing are taken into account on deciding the best management for an individual. Each patient should have their management tailored specifically to their requirements.
Dr Francis Vaz consults on Harley Street and operates out of the Harley Street Clinic, London. He also has a more local private practice that is undertaken through the Sloane Hospital, Beckenham, Kent.
For an Out-Patient appointment please contact his contact his PA on 0207 388 3894 or fax 0207 034 8269. They will coordinate a suitable time for you to see him in his consulting rooms.
If you wish to be seen in the NHS specifically relating to a Head and Neck pathology please contact his NHS secretary via your General Practitioner.
The Harley Street Clinic, 35 Weymouth Street, London W1G 8BJ.
Harley Street Consultation Rooms, 78 Harley Street, London
The Sloane Hospital, 125 Albemarle Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 5HS
Department of ENT / Head and Neck Surgery, University College London Hospital, 1st Floor East, 250 Euston Road, London, NW1 2PG
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