Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Consultant
MBBS, MS(ENT), DNB (ENT), MNAMS, DOHNS, MRCS, FRCS (ORL-HNS)
Overview
Areas of expertise
Medico-Legal experience
Mr Malik is currently undergoing his expert witness training and is registered with APIL, National Crime Agency (NCA) and the UK Register of Expert Witnesses. He is happy to represent both Claimant and Defendant law firms in both personal injury and clinical negligence actions. Mr Malik holds weekly medico-legal clinics in Manchester but is happy to travel in order to conduct home and prison visits. He can usually turnaround reports within 6-8weeks, sooner if required.
Clinical Practice & Experience
Mr Malik has more than 7 years of experience as an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Consultant. Currently, he is an ENT Consultant as well as Departmental Lead for both Clinical Governance and Audits & Research at the Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He has been Honorary Associate Editor of BMC ENT Disorders.
Clinical Interests
Mr Malik has a special interest in managing ear conditions including ear discharge, cholesteatoma, ear drum perforation, Meniere’s disease, eustachian tube dysfunction and nose problems including sinusitis, blocked nose and snoring.
Research Interests
Mr Malik has numerous publications in peer-reviewed publications and has presented in several national and international conferences. More recently, Mr Malik has been involved in several UK multicentre and international trials including trials for interventional treatment for tinnitus, glue ear and hearing loss. He has special research interests in ear problems, hearing loss, facial weakness, endoscopic sinus surgery and paediatric ENT issues.
Teaching & Training
Mr Malik has a particular interest in medical education and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Edge Hill University. He is a Clinical Supervisor for ENT Registrars at the Royal Bolton Hospital and he has been recognised by the GMC as a trainer and supervisor. He was the departmental lead for medical education at the Blackpool Victoria Hospital and a member of Surgical Training Committee for ENT Higher Surgical Trainees at Health Education North West England. He teaches and provides training to medical undergraduates as well as postgraduates. Between 2014-2019, Mr Malik worked as Honorary Clinical Lecturer in Liverpool Medical University and as a Liverpool Objective Clinical Assessment System (LOCAS) Lead for the Liverpool Medical University at Blackpool Victoria Hospital during 2017-2018.
Prizes and Awards
Certificate of Medical Excellence, Topdoctors, UK, 2020
Clinical Excellence Award, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 2018
Certificate of Excellence in Education, North West School of Surgery 2016/2017
Certificate of Excellence in Education, North West School of Surgery, 2015/2016
Bronze Badge, Quality & Safety Champion, WWL NHS Foundation Trust, 2013
Ethicon Foundation Short Term Clinical Visit Grant, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2012
TWJ Causse Clinic Travel Grant, TWJ Foundation, 2012
Karl Storz Fellowship, Skull Base World Congress, 2012
Forth Medical Travel Grant, Amsterdam, 2012
Kenneth Bloor Travel Scholarship, Manchester Medical Society, 2010
Best cadaveric dissection, Wrightington ENT Dissection Course, 2007
Memberships of Professional Bodies & Learned Societies
Fellow Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd)
Meniere's Society
British Tinnitus Association (BTA)
British Society of Otology (BSO)
Ear, Nose and Throat UK (ENT-UK)
Contact Vikas
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