About Mr Vikas Acharya

The Vikas Acharya ENT, Nose and Sinus Experience

Mr Vikas Acharya is a substantive Consultant Rhinologist, Facial Plastic and ENT Surgeon working at The Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals within UCLH in London. His higher surgical ENT training was within the North Thames London rotation and he undertook a nationally competitive Post-CCT fellowship in advanced Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery at the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals. Additionally, he was awarded two separate, nationally competitive fellowship training prizes for hands-on advanced rhinology and facial plastic surgical training in 2023-2024. 

He is experienced in treating all aspects of nose and sinus diseases and disorders and provides expert consults for all Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery referrals/presentations to his care. He works with a fantastic and highly experienced multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality, patient-centred and focused care. For a full list of services and treatments he consults on please see the services page, for reference, his main areas of clinical interest include, but are not limited to:

• Blocked nose management - Medical and Surgical

• Surgical management of Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia

• Complex nasal mucosal/sinus disease management (Including vasculitis/septal perforation)

• Medical Rhinology including Nasal Allergy/Rhinitis and Runny Nose

• Facial function and reanimation surgery (Including botox/filler for facial weakness/palsy)

• Managing and treating sinus disease/problems due to dental origin

• Endoscopic sinus surgery and CSF Leak repair

• Awake/Local anaesthetic Nose/Sinus surgical procedures (Including Clarifix)

• Smell and Taste loss management

He is a proud member of several multi-disciplinary teams in his specialist NHS practice, where collaboratively they aim to support and help manage highly complex diagnoses and conditions to help patient care pathways and treatment journeys. These include the joint medical-surgical rhinology team, facial function team/clinic, craniofacial team and the complex nasal vasculitis MDT.

Research and evidence based practice is integral to the care Mr Acharya provides, as such he is regularly involved in local and national audit, research and collaborative projects. He has over 40 peer reviewed publications and has presented at over 60 national and international meetings through oral and poster presentations, including receiving several prizes.

He has a passion for medical and surgical education and often organises and teaches on various healthcare courses for medical students, junior doctors, surgical trainees and various healthcare professionals. This was solidified and enhanced when he completed a Masters in Medical Education part-time, whilst working as a foundation doctor. He is a member of the academy of medical educators, a fellow of the higher education authority and a member of the faculty of surgical educators.

If you would like an NHS consultation with Mr Acharya, please ask your GP or local ENT service to refer formally to him via email on uclh.ent@nhs.net or via the ERS GP referral system.