

Mr Nav Kara
Consultant ENT Surgeon

Qualifications:
MBChB, DOHNS, FRCS(ORL-HNS), MClinRes
Locations:
Consultants Choice Clinic, Woodlands Hospital
Darlington Memorial Hospital
Or call us on
0330 174 4609
About
Mr Kara is a Consultant ENT Surgeon. He has his NHS practice at Darlington Memorial Hospital. He qualified from the University of Aberdeen and continued his ENT training across Scotland and the North of England.
Mr Kara provides a general Ear Nose and Throat service, offering consultations and operations for a wide range of ENT problems. He works with a team of audiologists, balance therapists, and speech & language therapists to provide a complete range of care.
Mr Kara has a specialist interest in nasal conditions and is the Lead Rhinologist in his department. He has expert knowledge to deal with allergies, complex/revision sinus surgery, nasal polyps, nasal blockage/deformity due to trauma and deviated nasal septums.
In the past Mr Kara has had the positions of Departmental Clinical Lead and also Clinical Governance Lead. Mr Kara is keen to improve the patient experience and is therefore, always looking for new techniques to aid this.
He has a strong focus on patient safety strongly believes that this can only be achieved with open and honest dialogue with patients.
He offers outpatient procedures such as nasal endoscopy, wax removal and nasal cautery.
Memberships
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd)
- British Rhinological Society (BRS)
- European Rhinological Society (ERS)
- British Society of Facial Plastic Surgery (BSFPS)
- British Association of Paediatric Otolaryngology (BAPO)
- British Academy of Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery (BAOHNS)
- British Otorhinolaryngology & Allied Sciences Research Society (BOARS)
- British Medical Association (BMA)
- Medical & Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS)
Clinical Interests
- General adult ENT conditions
- Rhinology
- Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) and Nasal Polypectomy
- Septoplasty
- Septorhinoplasty and rhinoplasty (nose-reshaping surgery)
- Nasal blockage, deformity and sinus disease
- Tonsillectomy (for tonsillitis, tonsil stones or sleep apnoea)
- Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty
- Hearing loss
- Snoring and sleep disturbance
- Allergy
- Voice problems and throat disorders
Specialties
- Tonsil / Adenoid removal
- Endoscopic sinus surgery
- Deviated septum surgery (septoplasty)
- Ear infection treatment
- Balloon sinuplasty for chronic sinusitis
- ENT assessment
- Grommet insertion (glue ear treatment)
- Hearing aid advice and fitting
- Hearing loss management
- Hoarseness diagnosis and treatment
- Laryngoscopy and pharyngoscopy
- Lymph node biopsy (lymph node testing)
- Myringoplasty (ear drum repair)
- Nasal blockage surgery
- Nasal polypectomy surgery
- Oral lesion excision
- Septorhinoplasty (nose surgery)
- Skin lesion removal surgery
- Tonsillectomy (adult)