Mr Rajiv Bhalla

Professional statement

Mr Rajiv Bhalla is an esteemed consultant ENT and head/neck surgeon based in Greater Manchester. From his private clinic in The Alexandra Hospital, he offers a range of services to adults and children alike, including cosmetic and functional rhinoplasty, revision sinus surgery and tumours of the skull base. 

Prior to his appointment as a consultant ENT, Mr Bhalla spent 12 months at the Alberta Sinus Centre, University of Alberta Hospital, Canada training in advanced endoscopic and minimally-invasive approaches to the sinuses and anterior skull base. In addition to his private practice, Mr Bhalla works at two major teaching hospitals in the North West of England: Manchester Royal Infirmary and Salford Royal Hospital. His practice concentrates exclusively on complex diseases of the nose, sinuses and anterior skull base. 

Mr Bhalla runs several training courses for trainees at the Manchester Surgical Skills and Simulation Centre, where he is also Clinical Director. He is also responsible for the Manchester Nose and Sinus Centre, which provides care for the nose and sinuses. Mr Bhalla has affiliations with the British Rhinological Society, ENT UK, the British Skull Base Society, Facial Plastic Society UK ENT, the Royal Society of Medicine, and the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Mr Bhalla's patients travel from Greater Manchester, Salford and even from parts of the Middle East and Europe to avail of his specialist care. He has been invited to perform a number of complex endoscopic skull base operations abroad and is an invited speaker on many UK and international meetings and courses.