Mr Jahangir Ahmed

Professional statement

Mr Jahangir (Jay) Ahmed is a consultant ENT surgeon based in London, specialising in surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and snoring; thyroid and head and neck cancer, nasal obstruction and voice and swallow disorders. "My mission is to help you breathe better, speak clearly, swallow smoothly and cure your head and neck cancer." 

He privately practises at a number of sites across London: OneWelbeck ENT, The London Clinic; Nuffield Health at St Bartholemew's Hospital, St John & St Elizabeth Hospital and HCA UK facilities: At The Shard, Canary Wharf and The Harley Street Clinic. 

He holds consultant positions at Barts Health and University College Hospitals NHS Trusts, where he plays a pivotal role as lead clinician at Barts Health and is a key member of the Head and Neck Cancer and Barts Thyroid MDTs.

Mr Ahmed's medical education began at King’s College, Cambridge University, where he achieved the Harmer Prize for Medicine and completed an MA in experimental psychology. He continued his clinical education at Imperial College London, graduating with the Gold Medal in Pathology.
 
He underwent higher surgical training in ENT at various renowned ENT institutes, including The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Great Ormond Street, St Bartholomew’s, The Royal London and Charing Cross Hospitals. During this time, he secured research fellowships from The Wellcome Trust and The Barts and London Charity and was a Royal College of Surgeons academic research fellow. This culminated in a PhD from The Barts Cancer Institute, where he focused on developing immunotherapeutic cancer treatments.

Mr Ahmed has a high-volume surgical practice and is highly skilled in the management of voice disorders, complex airway reconstruction and both benign and malignant head and neck and thyroid tumours. His expertise spans all subsites, including the tonsils, tongue, pharynx, larynx, salivary glands and thyroid. As a core thyroid surgeon in the Barts Thyroid MDT - one of the largest thyroid cancer groups in the UK - he is adept in clearing in advanced thyroid cancer that has spread into the neck. His priority is to maintain excellent function through nerve and anatomy preservation without compromising cancer removal.

Mr Ahmed also leads a unique tertiary referral service for the surgical management obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients who are refractory to CPAP therapy. He's one of the few surgeons in the UK with expertise in transoral robotic surgery using the DaVinci robotic system, offering minimally invasive surgical options to remove obstructive tissue or tumours. His team's latest audit has shown remarkable outcomes, with over 75 per cent of selected CPAP-dependent OSA patients successfully transitioning off CPAP following robotic surgery. He has also commenced a programme at The Royal London Hospital to implant hypoglossal nerve stimulator devices (Inspire© and Genio©)) for suitable patients.

Mr Ahmed routinely performs technologically advanced procedures such as laser, coblation and radiofrequency surgery; transoral robotic surgery, and endoscopic sinus surgery; providing state-of-the-art, scarless, minimally invasive treatment from the nasal passage to the voice box.

Other clinical activity includes running a dedicated one-stop head and neck cancer and voice clinic at Barts Health and collaborating within a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care for sleep-disordered breathing, from snoring to severe OSA.

Mr Ahmed holds a PGCert in Medical Education and serves as the education co-lead at Barts Health, supporting North Thames surgical trainees and junior doctors. He is also a faculty member for several instructional ENT courses in London, ensuring his commitment to teaching and training the next generation of ENT specialists.