Mr Parikh FRCS (ORL-HNS), PhD is a Consultant ENT surgeon at St Mary’s Hospital, London. It is one of the first Academic Health Science Centers in the UK. Mr Parikh qualified from the University of Mumbai, India in 1982. He specialised in ENT surgery from the same university and decided to pursue further studies in the UK.

In the UK his postgraduate training centred around the Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear Hospital. From 1996 to 1998 he undertook a research post in Allergy with Dr Glenis Scadding, which led to a degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). He continued his surgical training in ENT and became a Consultant at St Mary’s Hospital in 2003. During his career, he has pursued an active interest in research with many publications in peer-reviewed journals. He reviews articles for the journal Rhinology.