* More than 20 years of experience* Consultant ENT head and neck surgeon, Spire Harpenden (present)  * Consultant ENT head and neck surgeon, Cobham Clinic (present) * Consultant ENT head and neck surgeon, Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust (present) * Consultant ENT head and neck surgeon, One Hatfield Hospital (present) * Consultant ENT head and neck surgeon, BMI Bishops Wood Hospital (present)  ...

* FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of England (2001)* MBBS, St. Bartholomew's and London Hospital (1999) * FDSRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (1990)* BDS, University of Bombay (1986) ...

* Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons* Member of ENT UK * Member of BAHNO (British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists) ...

* Certificate of completion of specialist training by the training authority of the Surgical Royal College.* Clinical Excellence Awards for providing high quality service and dedication to Luton and Dunstable NS Trust

* Mr Kothari has published many scientific papers and has presented at numerous national and international meetings.* Howard J, Dwivedi RC, Masterson L, Kothari P, Quon H, Holsinger FC. De-intensified adjuvant (chemo)radiotherapy versus standard adjuvant chemoradiotherapy post transoral minimally invasive surgery for resectable HPV-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Dec 14;12:CD012939. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012939.pub2. PubMed PMID: 30550641; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6517188. * Vijendren A, Kothari P, Iyngkaran T, Masterson L, Silva S. Metastatic level V cervical nodes of unknown primary? Do not overlook the thyroid. Eur J Radiol. 2016 May;85(5):987-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.02.029. Epub 2016 Mar 2. PubMed PMID: 27130060.* Lakhani R, Loh Y, Zhang TT, Kothari P. A prospective study of blood splatter in ENT. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Jul;272(7):1809-12. doi: 10.1007/s00405-014-3469-5. Epub 2015 Jan 25. PubMed PMID: 25617968.* Narwani V, Nalamada K, Lee M, Kothari P, Lakhani R. Readability and quality assessment of internet-based patient education materials related to laryngeal cancer. Head Neck. 2016 Apr;38(4):601-5. doi: 10.1002/hed.23939. Epub 2015 Jun 22. PubMed PMID: 25491544.* Hadjisymeou S, Loizou P, Kothari P. Lactococcus lactis cremoris infection: not rare anymore? BMJ Case Rep. 2013 May 9;2013. pii: bcr2012008479. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-008479. PubMed PMID: 23667218; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3669795.* Vijendren A, Eladawy I, Kothari P. Bulge in the tonsillar fossa. Is it a quinsy? BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Apr 17;2013. pii: bcr2012008147. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-008147. PubMed PMID: 23598926; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3644899.* Andreou Z, Trinidade A, Shakeel M, Argiris K, Panesar J, Kothari P. Severe hypo-osmotic hyponatraemia due to chylous leak following radical neck dissection. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2013 Mar;23(3):221-3. doi: 03.2013/JCPSP.221223. PubMed PMID: 23458050.* De Zoysa N, Sandler B, Amonoo-Kuofi K, Swamy R, Kothari P, Mochloulis G. Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the true vocal fold. Ear Nose Throat J. 2012 Aug;91(8):E23-5. PubMed PMID: 22930090.* Trinidade A, Kothari P, Andreou Z, Hewitt RJ, O'Flynn P. Follow-up in head and neck cancer: patients' perspective. Int J Health Care Qual Assur. 2012;25(2):145-9. PubMed PMID: 22455179.* Trinidade A, Martinelli K, Andreou Z, Kothari P. Soft, fortified ice-cream for head and neck cancer patients: a useful first step in nutritional and swallowing difficulties associated with multi-modal management. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Apr;269(4):1257-60. doi: 10.1007/s00405-011-1769-6. Epub 2011 Sep 21. PubMed PMID: 21935631.* Lindblad R, Campanella M, Styers D, Kothari P, Sparenborg S, Rosa C. Strategies for safety reporting in substance abuse trials. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2011 Sep;37(5):440-5. doi: 10.3109/00952990.2011.602996. PubMed PMID: 21854288.* Wakim PG, Rosa C, Kothari P, Michel ME. Relation of study design to recruitment and retention in CTN trials. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2011 Sep;37(5):426-33. doi: 10.3109/00952990.2011.596972. PubMed PMID: 21854286; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3174089.* Esprit S, Kothari P, Dhillon R. Injury from lightning strike while using mobile phone. BMJ. 2006 Jun 24;332(7556):1513. PubMed PMID: 16793833; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1482388.* Kothari P, Randhawa PS, Farrell R. Role of tonsillectomy in the search for a squamous cell carcinoma from an unknown primary in the head and neck. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Jun;46(4):283-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.11.017. Epub 2008 Feb 20. PubMed PMID: 18243447.* Kothari P, Dhillon R. Key developments in otolaryngology. Practitioner. 2006 Feb;250(1679):57-8, 60, 62 passim. Review. PubMed PMID: 16514856.* Persaud R, Short M, Kothari P, Robinson A. Thyroglossal duct cyst masquerading as a haematoma. J Laryngol Otol. 2004 Mar;118(3):240-1. PubMed PMID: 15068527.* Almeyda R, Kothari P, Chau H, Cumberworth V. Submandibular neurilemmoma; a diagnostic dilemma. J Laryngol Otol. 2004 Feb;118(2):156-8. Review. PubMed PMID: 14979958 ...

* Clinical Director for ENT Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust (2018)* MDT Chair, Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust (2012)

* Educational Supervisor for Higher Surgical Trainees in ENT from East of England Deanery* Examiner for the Intercollegiate FRCS exam in ENT (Royal College of Surgeons) * Invited speaker on national training courses.* Visiting lecturer to ENT hospital in Bucharest, Romania ...