About Us
Meet the London Hearing team at 150 Harley Street
Our Philosophy
John Ruskin (1819 – 1900 an English polymath) wrote the following:
“It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s worse to pay too little. When you pay too much you
lose a little-that’s all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything because the
thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was thought to do. The common law of
business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot-it cannot be done. If you deal with
the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that you will
have enough to pay for something better”.
Sir Derek Roberts, the former provost at UCL, was Tony Wright's mentor and taught him that for most
transactions there are: cost, price and value.
At London Hearing we ensure that cost, price and value are all in line and the hearing aids enhance your quality of life. We may seem more expensive than some internet searches but the reality is that there are no hidden charges at London Hearing. There are no annual service charges; there are no
reprogramming charges, no minor repair charges; ok if the dog chews the aid and wrecks it
then there will be a cost but otherwise it is all inclusive.
Our Team
ENT Consultant
DM, FRCS, LLM, Tech RMS
P.A: Salma Begum: [email protected]
0203 075 3185
Tony Wright specialises in the diagnosis and management of hearing and balance disorders, tinnitus and diseases of the ear including: infections, glue ear, perforations, cholesteatoma and otosclerosis. He sees patients of all ages.
He was an ENT consultant at the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital until recently and was Dean of the Institute of Laryngology and Otology and then the Ear Institute at UCL for fifteen years.
His research interests focused on the effects of various drugs on the inner ear, as well as its ultrastructure and function. He raised £14m in research funds and published widely.
Tony Wright also has a law degree and undertakes medico legal work for claimants or defendants.
ENT Consultant & Rhinologist
MA (Cantab) MD (Lond) FRCS (ORL-HNS)
P.A: Maria: [email protected]
0203 865 7225
Paul Chatrath graduated from Cambridge University and The London Hospital Medical College with distinctions in three subjects and Proxime Accessit to the University of London Gold Medal.
He completed his ENT surgical training in London and holds a substantive NHS consultant post at Charing Cross & St Mary’s Hospitals (Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust), London. He is also Visiting Professor in Rhinology at Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent.
Professor Chatrath’s specialist interests include nose and sinus problems, allergy, cosmetic nasal deformities, children’s ENT disorders and snoring. He has a particular interest in balloon sinuplasty for the non-invasive management of sinus disease, minimally invasive pinnaplasty, titanium nasal implants for a blocked nose and complex nasal and cosmetic reconstructions.
ENT Consultant
MS FACS FRCS FRCS(ORL-HNS)
P.A: Kim Carr: [email protected]
020 8709 7867
Mr Bhattacharyya is an established Consultant ENT Surgeon with over 20 years’ experience in NHS and private practice in central and northeast London. He specialises in treating otological (ear) conditions for both adults and children.
He has carried out a number of microsurgical and laryngeal framework procedures to improve vocal function and has experience in the management of sinus disease and surgical treatment of sinusitis with functional endoscopic sinus surgery.
Abir occupies a pivotal role in educational leadership as Training Programme Director for surgeons in London and Deputy Director for Medical Education. He is also an honorary senior clinical lecturer at Barts and the London Medical School and teach medical students.
ENT Consultant & Surgeon
BSc (Hons) MD, FRCS (ORL-HNS)
P.A: Helena Issacharoff: [email protected]
0207 224 6249
Mrs Panesar is a GMC Registered Specialist and ENT consultant surgeon at the Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust. I specialise in head and neck cancer, paediatric ENT and facial plastics.
She studied medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, USA and completed her specialist training in Otolaryngology at The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Northwick Park, Charing Cross and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals. I have also worked at Great Ormond Street and completed a two year paediatric research fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. I am accredited by the Specialist Advisory Committee in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and have been awarded my certificate of completion of specialist training by the Specialist Training Authority of the Medical Royal Colleges.
Audiological Physician
BM BCh, MA (Oxon), MSc, DCH, FRCP
P.A: Arianne McCullough: [email protected]
Dr Savundra specialises in the treatment of dizziness and balance issues, gait and falls prevention, hearing issues and tinnitus, and supports he educational, emotional and social impacts of these conditions. He sees all ages of patients from the newborn to the elderly.
He has worked with the army, the police, on mountain and river expeditions and in sports to develop purposeful, therapeutic activities.
Dr Savundra has a background in Neurology and Neurosurgery with specialist training in Audiovestibular Medicine at Great Ormond Street, Queen Square and Gray’s Inn Road.
Peter now applies his extensive experience to medicolegal work to identify genuine injuries and their secondary complications and the causations of the symptoms to provide the Courts with recommendations on management and long term prognosis.
Peter lectures at University College London (UCL) on the neuroscience of the vestibular system and is on the Faculty of the Leicester Balance Course.
ENT Consultant & Surgeon
P.A: Kerry: [email protected]
0207 458 4584
Mr Vik Veer is a ENT Consultant Surgeon who practices on the NHS at the Royal National Throat Nose & Ear Hospital (Kings Cross London).
He provides a full ENT practice (for adults and children), but specialises in rurgery for Sleep disorders and Advanced Ear Surgery (otology). He has the largest practice in the UK for surgical treatments for snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea.
Mr Vik Veer strives to provide clear, understandable information so his patients are able to make informed decisions about their individual circumstances. By understanding a disease fully, one is truly able to ascertain what the right treatment option is best in each situation. Typically Mr Vik Veer will advocate using safer medical therapies first before opting for a surgical option. Understanding the full range of treatments leads to a reduced reliance on surgery as many conditions may be treated without resorting to a general anaesthetic.
Speech and Language Therapist
MSc MRCSLT
Email: [email protected]
Philippa Ratcliffe has been the Head of Department for 25 years at the UK’s only specialist ENT hospital, (formerly The Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital) now renamed RNENT UCLH, London, as a Consultant Speech and Language Therapist and team manager for a specialist voice therapy team.
Philippa has over 35 years’ experience and expertise in treating people with complex voice problems, including paradoxical vocal fold movement, muscle tension dysphonia, sulcus, granuloma and vocal fold palsy. She has a special interest in performers and singers.
Philippa is also actively involved in research, and has published papers and contributed to textbooks, including the Speech Therapy for ENT disorders section of the ENT surgeons eLearning training programme and provided training videos for the BMJ.
Ms Ratcliffe provides a specialist speech and language therapy service for people with voice disorders, which may include a feeling of effort to speak, changes in quality of voice, ranging from only slight huskiness to no audible sound at all.
Consultant Tinnitus Psychologist
Dr McKenna graduated from the University of Liverpool as a clinical psychologist in 1983. He obtained a PhD from the City University on the subject of psychological aspects of tinnitus and hearing loss. He obtained a Post www.Graduate Diploma (with Distinction) in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at the University of Oxford.
He has worked at the Royal National Throat Nose & Ear Hospital in the field of psychology as applied to audiology for almost four decades. In recent years he has worked to develop the application of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy in the care of patients with distressing tinnitus.
He holds an honorary academic position at University College London. Dr McKenna was a member of the Professional Advisory Committee of the British Tinnitus Association for many years.
He also worked within South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust for twenty-seven years (until 2013) in the fields of neuropsychology and adult mental health at Guy’s.
Consultant Psychiatrist
P.A: Eva Porter, Ms Nicola Brown, Ms Kerry Wild: [email protected]
020 7935 0207
Dr Dipesh Mistry is a Consultant Sleep Physician and Psychiatrist who honed his skills in the Insomnia and Behavioural Sleep Medicine clinic in the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine (NHS).
Dr Mistry specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia, as well as other sleep disorders including restless leg syndrome, sleepwalking (somnambulism), nightmares, night terrors and REM sleep behaviour disorders.
After qualifying from the Royal Free & University College London Medical School, Dr Mistry pursued specialist training in General Adult Psychiatry. Whilst completing his specialist training at the Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Mistry gained valuable experience working in a wide range of psychiatric specialties including Liaison (the interface between General Medicine and Psychiatry) Home Treatment Teams and a Complex Depression, Anxiety and Trauma Service.
In 2021, Dr Mistry was elected as Honorary Treasurer of the Sleep Medicine Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, where he has served as a Council Member since 2017. Dr Mistry enjoys teaching medical students, and has served as an examiner at University College London Medical School (UCL) since 2012.
Audiologist
Gisele is a highly experienced audiologist working with hearing aids, performing audiological testing, microsuction and much more.
She has 27 years experience with music in ear monitors being her specialism. She is very well established in the music industry and runs her own in ear monitor company, Aid2Hearing, providing custom fit noise protection for musicians.
Audiologist
As a recently graduated audiologist, Freya focuses on enhancing patients’ quality of life through a collaborative patient-centred approach. Recognizing that hearing is an incredibly personal experience, Freya aims to provide a unique and bespoke service, working closely with ENT consultants to tailor interventions that meet individual needs.
Audiologist
Anchal has over twenty years experience within the field of Audiology. She has worked within both the NHS and private sectors within both paediatrics and adult services.
Her experience includes working with Tinnitus patients, carrying out vestibular assessments, in-depth hearing assessments and hearing aid fittings. She has both a professional and caring manner, always adapting to her patients needs.
Osteopath
Mr Coysten graduated from The European School of Osteopathy (E.S.O.) in 1993. On graduating he started working in private practice and was also invited to join the faculty at The E.S.O.
Since graduating he has continued to work in private practice and for over twenty years taught and examined osteopathy at an undergraduate and postgraduate level both in the U.K and internationally.
Mr Coysten uses traditional and Cranial Osteopathic techniques to gently restore normal body alignment and therefore optimise body function.
By targeting this cause and optimising body function, Mr Coysten is able to promote your body’s own healing processes. This ensures that not only the symptoms but the cause of your symptoms is being treated. In this way many of the problems that patients typically experience are improved and often resolved.
Mr Coysten treats patients of all ages, from the newborn to the eldest members of the family. He also treats animals including dogs and horses. He has extensive experience of treating top flight sports professionals, helping to optimise their performance and minimise the effects of any injuries sustained.
Practice Manager
Dee has been the Practice Manager of both London Hearing and ENT150 since 2005. She has a wealth of management experience in medical administration and excellent communication skills which helps to keep everything running smoothly.
Prior to joining London Hearing, Dee managed UK Cord Blood Bank where she gained experience working with patients in a very busy and emotional environment.