Otolaryngologist, London, UK
Co-Founder and Chairman, Board of Directors, Global Tracheostomy Collaborative
Consultant Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon
Honorary Consultant, Imperial Healthcare
Formerly Honorary Visiting Professor, Middlesex University 2003-2017
Dr. Narula has been a consultant and head of department at St Mary's Hospital Paddington, Charing Cross Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary. He was also an Honorary Consultant at Chelsea & Westminster and Royal Brompton Hospitals. Until 2017, and was also honorary professor at Middlesex University.
In 2000, at Leicester Royal Infirmary he was appointed Medical Director for the hospital and, in 2001, Assistant Medical Director for the newly formed unified Trust; University Hospitals of Leicester. From 2002 to 2004, he was appointed Medical Director of Action On ENT under the NHS Modernisation Agency.
Dr. Narula took early retirement in 2014 to concentrate on his medical charity work and his private practice. In 2015, he co-founded The Global Tracheostomy Collaborative, a global multidisciplinary collaborative of doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, patients and families committed to improving care for all children and adults with tracheostomies. They provide educational materials, change strategies and an international outcomes database.
Additionally, he was a Past President of ENT UK and a Past President of British Society for Otology, The Association of Otolaryngologists and Young Consultant Otolaryngologists. He served as an elected member of Royal College of Surgeons Council from 2004 to 2014, including 5 years as the honorary treasurer (2008-2014) and RCS Revalidation lead (2009-12).
Dr. Narula was Editor-in-Chief of CME Bulletin Otolaryngology between 1996 and 2006. From 1999-2002, he was an appointed Independent (i.e. non party political) member of the Leicester Police Authority and chairman of the Best Value Committee.
Until his retirement, he was heavily involved in teaching including; the Post Graduate ENT Diploma for GPs, membership of ENT training committees and exam boards at various levels.
Additional information about Dr. Narula can be found at www.Tonynarula.com.