Welcome to The ENT Clinic at Leeds!


Private Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Services to Yorkshire and beyond

A warm welcome to the website of Mr Sanjay Verma FRCS(ORL-HNS) MA PhD, Consultant Adult and Children's ENT & Head & Neck surgeon appointed to the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.  

He hosts private consultations for adults and children from his rooms at the leading Nuffield Health Leeds hospital (the sole hospital in West Yorkshire to have been awarded an "Outstanding" rating by the CQC).  Above all he is passionate in the delivery of outstanding care to his patients. 

Mr Verma provides regular face to face adult and paediatric clinic consultations at the Nuffield Leeds hospital.  Appointments are available to suit during the day, evening or at the weekend.  Ear microsuction, hearing tests, tongue tie division and flexible nasoendoscopy to examine the throat can be performed during the consultation.  Please note that if attending as a self funding patient these procedures will incur additional hospital charges.  He can also perform video and telephone consultations where required.  Mr Verma has regular scheduled private operating sessions, allowing operations to be performed in a timely and flexible manner.  For more details, or to book, please telephone Mr Verma's secretary, Jayne Thompson, on 0113 388 2129 or the Nuffield appointments team on 0113 322 7251.  Mr Verma is also available for medicolegal reports.

Experienced senior Consultant ENT surgeon, Mr Verma, is the only ENT specialist in Leeds to have been awarded a higher PhD doctorate research degree from the University of Cambridge. Mr Verma carries an evidence based scientific approach into his diagnosis and management of conditions of the Ear, Nose and Throat in adults and children referred to him from Yorkshire and beyond.   

Mr Verma is available to field questions or queries by direct message, here.

Mr Verma has developed his knowledge and surgical skills over two decades of specialist practise in centres of excellence both at home and abroad.  His areas of expertise include managing Ear problems (otology, both conventional and endoscopic), problems of the Nose and Sinuses (rhinology/ FESS sinus surgery), children's ENT disorders (Paediatric ENT) and Tinnitus and Balance disorders (Neurotology  and acoustic neuroma, for which he is clinical service lead). Additionally, he treats Voice problems, Snoring and Neck lumps (laryngology), and is able to perform Flexible Nasoendoscopy in clinic to visualise the throat and larynx.  He also performs cosmetic correction of ears (pinnaplasty) in adults and children.

Mr Verma has superspecialist expertise in ears, noses, sinuses and childrens's ENT problems.  He embraces innovation, and leads on the balloon sinuplasty and balloon tuboplasty  procedures for chronic sinusitis and eustachian tube dysfunction, as well as developing implantable bone anchored hearing aid (BAHA) technology in Leeds General Infirmary. He has advanced laser surgery in the region, having introduced laser stapedectomy for otosclerosis to Leeds.  He understands too the special skills required in sensitively managing and treating children's ENT problems, and is actively involved in researching methods to minimise discomfort and hasten recovery after procedures such as tonsillectomy, including coblation .  He also regularly performs corrective pinnaplasty  cosmetic procedures for prominent ears, as well as repair of stretched or torn earlobes. 

The guiding principle of The ENT Clinic at Leeds is to provide clear and informed choices tailored to busy patient lifestyles.  Mr Verma and his dedicated ENT Leeds team aim to provide the best possible bespoke service to patients from Yorkshire and beyond, in a friendly, kind and caring environment.  

In the News:

"Saving Lives in Leeds", BBC 2

If you would like further information or to book an appointment please telephone Mr Verma's secretary, Jayne Thompson, on:

                0113 388 2129

or the Nuffield Leeds Appointments team on:

                0113 322 7251

Alternatively please E-mail:

Mr Sanjay Verma is a registered Consultant ENT specialist with the General Medical Council, Registration No: 4624093, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in England and a consultant member of ENT UK.  He is a registered provider with all major UK insurance companies including BUPA, AXA-PPP, Aviva, WPA, NUH, Cigna, Simply Health, Alliance Surgical, Allianz Worldwide and Standard Life.  

Otology (ears, including perforated ear drum repair, cholesteatoma, mastoid surgery, hearing loss and ossiculoplasty, discharging ears, laser stapedectomy for otosclerosis, ear microsuction for ear wax removal); Rhinology (nasal disorders including acute or chronic rhinitis and sinusitis, blocked nose, deviated septum, polyps and septal perforation); Sinus procedures (endoscopic sinus surgery/ FESS, balloon sinuplasty); Septoplasty and Facial skin lesions; Paediatric ENT (tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, grommets for glue ear, cautery for nosebleeds/ epistaxis, tongue tie, pinnaplasty); Neurotology (including tinnitus, dizziness/vertigo, acoustic neuroma, glomus tumours); Laryngology (including swallowing problems); Voice disorders (including vocal cord polyps/ nodules, laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR)); Neck lumps; Salivary gland disorders (including submandibular stones or gland enlargement); Allergies; Snoring (Evaluation and advice, Uvuloplasty, UVPPP) 

© Mr Sanjay Verma, The ENT clinic Leeds 2009