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Prof. Anil Patel

Prof. Anil Patel

Anaesthesia / Airway Management & ENT Anaesthesia

Royal National ENT & Eastman Dental Hospital, UCLH

Consultant anaesthetist and leading authority in complex airway management; professor at UCL.


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Prof. Anil Patel

Professor Anil Patel MBBS PhD FRCA is a Consultant Anaesthetist at University College London Hospitals and an international authority on airway management in ENT and head-and-neck surgery.

Education & training: UK specialist training in anaesthesia with academic and clinical leadership at UCLH in advanced airway strategies for complex surgical cases.

Clinical interests: Difficult airway management, ENT/airway anaesthesia and perioperative optimisation for major head-and-neck surgery.

Research & innovation: Lead author on THRIVE (Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange), demonstrating extended safe apnoea times and reshaping airway strategy.

Teaching & leadership: International faculty and educator on airway best practice, safety and innovation, with ongoing translational work into routine perioperative care.

Selected publications: Landmark Anaesthesia and BJA papers on THRIVE and airway physiology with continued updates into the COVID-19 era.

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