An initial consultation with Mr Chrysostomos (Tommy) Tornari is from £200.
Mr Chrysostomos (Tommy) Tornari
Consultant ENT - Head & Neck and Thyroid Surgeon
MB PhD
Specialises in
- Thyroidectomy
- Salivary gland surgery
- Vocal cord procedures
- Swallowing surgery (including pharyngeal pouch)
- Neck lump diagnosis and treatment
I am a consultant ENT Surgeon with a focus on head and neck surgery. I specialise in throat issues such as neck lumps, problems with speaking and difficulty swallowing. This includes the removal of thyroid and salivary gland tumours.
Having trained in general ENT operations, I completed Head and Neck Fellowships at Guy's and Charing Cross hospitals. I have a keen research interest and my PhD research was in gene regulation though my current work focuses on issues that affect my patients in daily practice.
General Medical Council Number: 7090254
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Chrysostomos (Tommy) Tornari at Spire include:
Ear Nose and Throat (ENT)
- Cancer tests
- Grommets insertion (glue ear treatment)
- Laryngoscopy investigation
- Scar revision
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy and lymph node removal
- Septoplasty surgery
- Sinus surgery (functional endoscopic sinus surgery or FESS)
- Thyroid test
- Tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy for children
- Tonsillectomy for adults
Other treatments
- Laryngeal and voice surgery
- Pharyngeal pouch management
- Parathyroid surgery and salivary gland surgery (parotid and submandibular gland)
- Upper oesophageal sphincter surgery
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Additional information
Qualification and professional memberships
Intercalated BSc in Neuroscience with Biomedical Sciences / University of London / 2005
Bachelor of Science
MB PhD (MB BS, PhD) / University College London / 2010
Bachelor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy
FRCS (ORL) / Royal College of Surgeons / 2021
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
Professional memberships
British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons
British Association of Head & Neck Oncologists
Professional leadership
East of England Network Clinical Group Clinical Lead for Head and Neck
Clinical Governance Lead for ENT at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Current NHS posts
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Luton and Dunstable Hospital
Contact information
| Private secretary | Ella Hubbocks |
| Private secretary telephone | 07936 963066 |
| Private secretary email | ellamay.hubbocks@spirehealthcare.com |