Mr Cyrus Kerawala, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

The Royal Marsden Hospital, The Lister Hospital
Published January 16th, 2012 | Last updated February 8th, 2012
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Mr Cyrus Kerawala is a Consultant Surgeon at the Lister Hospital and the Royal Marsden hospitals, London and the Spire Clare Park Hospital, Surrey. During his undergraduate training, Mr Kerawala received 17 awards and in 2005 was awarded the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Prize for Surgery in recognition of his contributions to patient care. His specialist interests include oral and maxillofacial surgery including head and neck cancerAbnormal, uncontrolled cell division resulting in a malignant tumour that may invade surrounding tissues or spread to distant parts of the body., facial skin cancer and salivary glandAn organ with the ability to make and secrete certain fluids. disease/disorders.

Mr Kerawala graduated with an honours degree in medicine from St George's Hospital, London before undertaking a second honours degree in dentistry from the Royal London Hospital. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (London and Edinburgh); a Member of the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists, and the European Association of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgeons. Following his medical qualifications, Mr Kerawala undertook five years of specialist training in the Northeast of England and has been on the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council since August 1999.

Mr Kerawala is at the forefront of head and neck cancer surgery and in 2011 carried out the first trans-oral robotic resectionThe surgical removal of part of the body. of a tumourAn abnormal swelling. in the UK. He was also featured in The Times list of Britain’s 50 Top Surgeons of 2011.

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  • Blocked salivary glands

    By Mr Cyrus Kerawala, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeonContact
    The Royal Marsden Hospital, The Lister Hospital

    The salivary glands are glands in the head and neck that produce saliva. The saliva is secreted along tube-like ducts into the mouth. The glands also help digestion by producing an enzymeA protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body without being used up itself. called amylaseAn enzyme that breaks starch down into sugar. that breaks down starch into maltose. If the normal flow of saliva through the ducts into the mouth is obstructed, symptoms occur. Typically these involve swelling of the glands. This swelling is intermittentStopping or ceasing for a time. in nature, and commonly occurs in and around eating (so called “meal time syndrome”). The swelling is often painful.

  • Surgical removal of wisdom teeth

    By Mr Cyrus Kerawala, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeonContact
    The Royal Marsden Hospital, The Lister Hospital

    The wisdom tooth (or third molar) is the last tooth to erupt into the mouth and does so sometime after 16 years of age. Frequently there is not enough room to accommodate wisdom teeth and therefore they do not come through into the mouth normally. When this happens the wisdom teeth are said to be “impacted”. Wisdom teeth are usually either impacted forwards into the tooth in front or backwards into the jaw bone.

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