Medical Team
MR SAM KHEMANI
ENT CONSULTANT
Mr Sameer Khemani is an award-winning private Consultant specialising in Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) Surgery with more than 20 years of experience working in the field. Mr Khemani can see private patients at one of several different sites across East Surrey and West Sussex.
Mr Khemani graduated from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital Medical Schools, London in 2000 and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He underwent higher surgical ENT training in the North Thames region of London, working at several prestigious surgical centres including University College Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital and the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital.
Mr Khemani spent a year in educational research, which culminated in him being awarded a Masters in Surgical Education with distinction from Imperial College London. In March 2012, Mr Khemani was appointed as a full-time Consultant to Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and spent nearly a decade as the Lead Clinician for the ENT department. He has played an active role in teaching and leadership within the region and has published more than 25 peer-reviewed research articles.
In addition to extensive experience in the medical and surgical management of general ENT conditions, he also has an active interest in all aspects of paediatric ENT. His subspecialist expertise includes all types of ear problems including the surgical management of hearing
loss and discharging ears as well as the management of balance disorders. He also has special expertise in snoring and sleep apnoea, voice and sinus problems.
Mr Khemani has played a pivotal role in introducing intracapsular coblation tonsillectomy to the UK and has trained other ENT surgeons both in the UK and internationally in this technique for nearly 10 years.
DR CHRISTIE LOCKE
CONSULTANT ANAESTHETIST
During her training she completed a fellowship in paediatric anaesthesia at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital.
Dr Locke has a particular interest in paediatrics and has worked in international countries with OperationSmile, anaesthetising children for repair of cleft palates. She is currently the Lead for Paediatric Anaesthesia at East Surrey Hospital.
DR FRED VAN DAMME
CONSULTANT ANAESTHETIST
Dr Van Damme is a Consultant Anaesthetist with a special interest in paediatric and adult ENT, Trauma & Orthopaedics and Regional Anaesthesia
He has a substantive consultant post at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS trust since 2011, where he anaesthetises regularly for both adult and paediatric ENT and Trauma cases. He is also the Lead for sedation.
He completed his training at St Georges Hospital, during which he completed a year with the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air ambulance.
Audiology Team
MR PRINCE PUNNOOSE
CLINICAL AUDIOLOGIST
He is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) who regulates Private Hearing Aid Dispensers in the UK. He is also a member of the Registered Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP) who regulates the NHS audiologists. Prince has extensive clinical experience in the field of audiology in the UK as a clinician, team leader and head of NHS Audiology department, and has been practicing private Hearing Aid Dispensing since 2007 at Spire Gatwick Park Hospital trading as Gatwick Audiology.
Administrative Team
MRS DANNI NEWELL
MEDICAL SECRETARY / PA
Danni Newell is responsible for the day to day running of the practice. She is available to book appointments or surgery dates as well as answer any queries you may have.
Danni is available Monday to Friday by telephone or via this website using the Contact us page.