Mr Ali Al-Lami

Profile

Ali Al-lami is a consultant ENT/Head and Neck surgeon based in Kent and the South East of England with over 10 years surgical experience.

Mr Al-lami graduated from the University of London and completed an intercalated BSc at the University of Leeds in Anatomy, achieving distinctions and first class grades in all of his 6 undergraduate years. He developed an early interest in Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)/head & neck surgery and pursued that interest as a medical student and subsequently won the annual Sydney Scott & Henry Silverman ENT medical student prize. After graduating, he completed a postgraduate Master’s Degree with Distinction in International Health Management & Leadership from the University of Sheffield. This was achieved whilst undertaking higher ENT specialist training as well as completing his postgraduate speciality board exams.

Mr Al-lami undertook postgraduate ENT training in hospitals in Cambridge, London and across the Kent, Surrey & Sussex deanery. He has had tertiary level paediatric ENT training at the two world renowned hospitals of Great Ormond Street and Evelina London childrens hospitals where he learnt the coblation technique for tonsils and adenoids removal. He completed a prestigious nationally appointed fellowship at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospitals where he further developed his subspeciality interest in head & neck, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, including robotic surgery. He visited many international centres including spending time in Australia to gain further knowledge and experience. He has had specialist head and neck robotic training in the UK, France and Belgium.

Mr Al-lami commenced his consultant post at East Kent Hospitals in 2020. With the help of Mr Hone, Mr Al-lami led and established the Head & Neck Robotic Programme at the Trust. He has also helped Mr Hone set up the local anaesthetic ENT procedures service at the Trust. Mr Al-lami seeks excellence in what he does for his patients and goes the extra mile for their care. He aims to provide a personalised care of the highest quality.

Mr Al-lami is academically involved in the field of research in ENT. He has published 10 papers in peer reviewed journals and he is frequently invited to give lectures and as a faculty in courses. He has won many postgraduate prizes including the prestigious annual ENT Masterclass International Conference silver medal for a research project that contributed to national guidelines.

Mr Al-lami is passionate about education and teaching. He is the course director of the ENT consultant’s exam preparation course in the region and is involved in undergraduate teaching at Kent & Medway Medical School.

Mr Al-lami enjoys travelling, cycling and spending time with his young family including baking cakes with his wife and 2 beautiful daughters.

Qualifications: (BSc (1st Hons), MBBS (Distinction), MSc (Distinction), MRCS, DOHNS, FRCS (ORL-HNS))

Special interests:

head & neck robotic surgery
benign and surgical oncology
thyroid and parathyroid surgery