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Mr David Whitehead

BSc MBBS, DOHNS, MSc, FRCS(ORL-HNS)

Consultant ENT & Facial Plastic Surgeon — Rhinoplasty Specialist

Specialty: Facial Cosmetic Surgery, Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery and ENT

Location: London

Professional Profile

Mr David Whitehead is a Consultant Surgeon specialising in rhinoplasty, facial plastic surgery, complex rhinology, and anterior skull base surgery. He consults at 9 Harley Street and operates at Weymouth Street Hospital, with a clinical focus on aesthetic and functional surgery of the nose, including the most complex revisions following previous surgery, trauma, or cancer reconstruction.

He is one of a small number of UK surgeons holding Intercollegiate Board Certification in Cosmetic Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of England (2024), with certified scope covering the face, nose, periorbital region, and ears. His entry on the Royal College of Surgeons register of certified cosmetic surgeons (listed as Mr David Edward James Whitehead) is independently verifiable.

Mr Whitehead is dual fellowship-trained. He completed his advanced rhinology fellowship in Manchester under Professor Tim Woolford, followed by a European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS) advanced fellowship in Istanbul under Professor Özcan Çakmak, one of Europe’s leading rhinoplasty teachers. This combination of rhinology and facial plastic surgery training is uncommon in the London market and is what allows him to manage both the aesthetic shape of the nose and the functional airway in the same operation.

His rhinoplasty practice uses ultrasonic Piezo (Mectron) instruments for precision osteotomies, paired with 3D photographic imaging for pre-operative planning and patient discussion. Patients can view his published rhinoplasty fees and consultation process on his private practice website. He is BUPA fee-assured and accepts self-funding patients and the principal UK private medical insurers.

Beyond rhinoplasty, his practice covers complex sinus disease and anterior skull base surgery. He performs endoscopic minimally invasive sinus surgery including awake sinus surgery, balloon sinuplasty, and ClariFix cryotherapy. Mr Whitehead recruited the first UK patients treated with balloon sinuplasty and was the first surgeon outside the United States to use ClariFix for chronic rhinitis. He has been a contributing member of NHS Skull Base MDTs managing complex anterior skull base pathology in adults and children.

He graduated MBBS from Guy’s & St Thomas’ in 1997, was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (ORL-HNS) in 2012, and holds an MSc in Surgical Technology. He has more than 25 years’ experience in Otolaryngology, Paediatric Otolaryngology, and Facial Plastic Surgery, including a substantive NHS Consultant post at James Cook University Hospital before transitioning fully to London-based private practice.

Specialises In

  • Rhinoplasty (primary, septorhinoplasty, revision, ethnic, male)
  • Ultrasonic Piezo rhinoplasty
  • Facial plastic surgery
  • Awake sinus surgery
  • Advanced endoscopic sinus surgery (balloon sinuplasty, ClariFix cryotherapy)
  • Anterior skull base surgery

Professional Memberships

  • General Medical Council (GMC 4372358)
  • Royal College of Surgeons of England — Intercollegiate Board Certified in Cosmetic Surgery (2024)
  • European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS)
  • British Association of Facial Plastic Surgeons (BAFPS)
  • The Rhinoplasty Society of Europe
  • The British Rhinological Society
  • European Rhinological Society
  • British Association of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ENT UK)
  • Royal Society of Medicine
  • British Medical Association

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