Mr Tarun Sood
Consultant ENT, Head and Neck Surgeon
MBBS, MS ENT, DNB, DOHNS, FEB-ORL, FRCS(ORL-HNS)
Specialises in
Languages spoken
English, Hindi, Urdu
I provide a full range of general adult and Children's ENT services. My NHS post is at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital and Bedford Hospital (Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust). I am a good communicator, organised, conscientious, empathetic and make patients feel cared for.
I have done advance fellowship training in Head-Neck surgery as well as Ear (Otology) surgery. I was trained at premier institutes in the UK and India. I am in the Specialist register for Otolaryngology of General Medical Council, UK. I have been awarded national level Gold Medal for standing first in National Board of Examinations, India. I have many other academic and professional awards to my name. I have vast experience of dealing in a wide range of adult and paediatric ENT problems/surgeries including Tonsils, Adenoids, Sinus, Ear, Larynx (Voice/airway), salivary gland, thyroid, parathyroid and head-neck surgery.
I have special interest in Head-Neck Cancer and ear surgery. This includes thyroid and parathyroid surgery, salivary gland surgery, voice related disorders, hearing loss/ear surgery. I am a core member of regional head and neck cancer, and thyroid cancer multi-disciplinary team.
To date, I have performed more than 3,000 ENT related surgeries and still counting.
General Medical Council Number: C7578224
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Tarun Sood at Spire include:
Ear Nose and Throat (ENT)
- Cancer tests
- Ear pinning (pinnaplasty)
- Laryngoscopy investigation
- Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty)
- 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
- Adenoidectomy
- Ear drum repair (Myringoplasty)
- Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
- Mastoidectomy
- Neck dissection
- Parathyroid Surgery
- Partotidectomy
- Salivary gland surgery
- Septoplasty
- Snoring
- Submandibular Gland Surgery
- Turbinate Surgery
- Voice Surgery
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COVID-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service at Spire Harpenden Hospital.
Additional information
Clinical interests
Hearing loss
Head and neck pathology
Qualification and professional memberships
FRCS (ORL-HNS) / Royal College of Surgeons / 2019
Intercollegiate Fellow
MBBS / Maharashtra University of Health Sciences / 2006
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
MS (ENT) / Armed Forces Medical College, India / 2014
Masters is Surgery (Otolaryngology)
DNB ENT / National Board of Examinations, New Delhi / 2014
Diplomate in National Board, Gold Medal
FEB-ORL / European Board of Education, Otolaryngology / 2019
Fellow of European Board of Otolaryngology an d Head-Neck Surgery
Professional memberships
Royal College of Surgeons of England
British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons
Professional leadership
A core member of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Head - Neck Cancer and Thyroid Cancer Multidisciplinary team.
Current NHS posts
Consultant ENT, Head and Neck Surgeon Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Personal profile
I love traveling and cricket.
Languages spoken: English, Hindi and Urdu.
Contact information
| Website | https://ukentconsultant.com |
| Private secretary | Carol Stapleton |
| Private secretary telephone | 07460 893 621 |
| Private secretary email | mrsoodsecretary@gmail.com |