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Mr Vik Veer Sleep Surgeon

Mr Vik Veer is a world-renowned ENT Surgeon who has a specialist interest in surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea and snoring. He has the largest OSA and snoring surgical practice in the UK and works at the Royal National ENT Hospital in Euston. Privately he works in central and north London, including Harley street.

Locations

Harley Street Medical Centre
150 Harley Street
London, W1G 7LQ
Spire Bushey Hospital
Heathbourne Road, Bushey,
London, WD23 1RD
  • Location & Availability
    Royal National ENT Hospital

    Royal National ENT Hospital is a brand new NHS building in the Euston area. Mr Vik Veer conducts his NHS practice here, and only operates on patients with obstructive sleep apnoea who are unable to tolerate CPAP and mandibular advancement devices. The sleep department at this NHS hospital will provide CPAP, Mandibular Advancement devices, Nightbalance devices, myofunctional therapy and surgery with Mr Vik Veer.

    • Contact: 020 3456 7890
    • Address: 47-49 Huntley St, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 6DG
    • Hours: Open from 7am to 11pm weekdays
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    150 Harley Street
    • Contact: 0207 458 4584
    • Address: 150 Harley Street, London, W1G 7LQ
    • Hours: Open 8am until 8pm
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    Spire Bushey Hospital

    Spire Bushey Hospital

    • Contact: 0208 950 9090
    • Address: Heathbourne Rd, Watford, Bushey WD23 1RD
    • Hours: Open 24 hours as has an inpatient facility - Outpatient hours are 8am to 9pm
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  • Conditions treated
    Sleep Diagnosis Service

    National Sleep Study Service direct to your home

    Mr Vik Veer provides a full sleep breathing disorder service. He has access to sleep study devices that are able to diagnose the full spectrum of sleep breathing disorders. Most NHS services only have access to relatively crude devices which are unable to identify if patients have mild sleep apnoea, or upper airway resistance syndrome etc. Mr Vik Veer will be able to courier the device to your home or workplace anywhere in the country to allow you to use the device overnight whilst you sleep. The next morning the courier will return to collect the device so that the data can be analysed. Mr Vik Veer is happy to go through the results of the sleep study during a consultation or for an extra charge you can have a formal sleep report. The advantages of a face-to-face consultation is that Mr Vik Veer will be able to explain the report in detail and avoid all the jargon and technical terms in formal reports. Also he will be able to advise on treatment options at the same time.

    Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy

    Mr Vik Veer is the most experienced surgeon providing Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) on the NHS. DISE is a technique which identifies the various problem areas in the upper airway causing sleep disordered breathing. Looking at the throat whilst a patient is awake is useful, but what would be more useful is to be able to look in the throat whilst the patient is asleep. That way you will be able to see where the obstruction and flutter actually is. A sleep study only really tells you how severe you are, whereas a DISE will detect the location of the obstruction seen on the sleep study.

    A DISE is performed in a hospital setting, where a tiny dose of anaesthetic is given in controlled conditions. This is not enough to result in a general anaesthetic, but will allow you to fall asleep. Once you are snoring the back of the throat is examined with a small fibre-optic endoscope, and then the snoring is recorded on video. Seeing this video after you have woken up with give you far greater understanding of what is actually happening to you during your sleep. Also during the DISE, Mr Vik Veer will try out the various medical devices to see if they stop your sleep problems. For example we could see the effect of using a Mandibular Advancement Device or tongue stabilising device would be (before you need to pay for it). At the end of the DISE, Mr Vik Veer would also be able to give you advice on the best surgical treatments available to you for your individual situation. There are over 40 different operations for obstructive sleep apnoea and snoring, but picking the right one is the most important step rather than using a trial and error approach.

    Mr Vik Veer has spoken internationally about Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy and even published a paper detailing a new classification system to interpret the results. As this is the most important step in the investigation of a sleep apnoea patient before surgery, it should be done carefully and correctly.

    With a sleep study and a DISE, Mr Vik Veer will be able to provide you with the very best information about your snoring and sleep apnoea.

    Sleep Apnoea

    Obstructive Sleep Apnoea is a condition where an obstruction of the upper airway results in a pause in breathing. This can happen so frequenctly and with such regularity that the body loses oxygen during sleep. This lack of oxygen leads to a number of dangerous side effects such as heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, gaining weight, high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation, depression, road traffic accidents, and infertility.

    If you want to know your risk of having obstructive sleep apnoea is to use the STOPBANG Questionnaire, A simplified version is provided below.

    S – Do you snore loudly (loudly = can someone hear your through a closed door?)
    T – Are you tired during the day?
    O – Has anyone observed you stop breathing at night?
    P – Do you have or are you being treated for high blood pressure?
    B – Is your Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 35?
    A – Are you older than 50?
    N – Is your shirt collar size greater than 17 inches (16 inches for a woman)?
    G – Are you male?


    You get one point for every question you say 'YES' to. The total score determines your risk of having Sleep Apnoea

    • If you score 2 or less you are low risk.
    • If you score 3 to 4 you are intermediate risk.
    • Greater than 4 you are high risk for having sleep apnoea.
    • If you score 2 in any of the 'STOP' questions AND if you are male OR have a wide neck OR have a BMI greater than 35, then you actually have a high risk.


    Symptoms of Sleep Apnoea

    There are very few actual symptoms for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, which makes the disease very difficult to treat as very few people know that they are suffering. The list below gives an idea of some of the symptoms that sleep apnoea patients may have.

    • Waking up in the morning feeling unrefreshed and still tired.

    • Not getting a good night’s sleep.

    • Being tired during the day, and nodding off more easily.

    • Feeling mentally tired, difficulty in concentrating, and needing extra effort to stay alert.

    • Waking up at night gasping or choking.
      • This is because obstructive sleep apnoea leads to episodes of stopping breathing whilst you sleep. Some of these can be so bad that you need to actually fully wake up to start breathing again.

    • Waking up at night to urinate.
      • This is because a hormone is released from your heart when you wake up. This makes you go to the toilet in the mornings, whilst stopping you from passing water during the night. If however you are constantly partially waking up every hour, the effect is that some sleep apnoea sufferers wake up at night to urinate. Many mistakenly believe that they have a weak bladder or something similar.

    • Sweating at night.

    • Waking up with a headache in the mornings.

    • Waking up with a dry or sore throat.
      • Snoring leads to a vibration or flapping around of tissue at the back of the throat. Repeated trauma to this tissue leads to discomfort which is normally felt in the morning.

    • Heart Burn / indigestion.
      • Symptoms such as acid burn reflux, feeling of a lump in your throat, clearing your throat all the time, noticing that your voice becomes hoarse if you talk for too long at a time or during singing, and occasional spasms of your throat during swallowing.

    • Having a reduced sexual drive.

    • Feeling depressed, anxious, or irritable.



    Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

    Although the gold standard treatment for OSA is to use the CPAP mask, some people find this difficult to tolerate and often look for alternative treatment options. On the NHS Mr Vik Veer spends his time at the Royal National ENT Hospital in London helping people cure their sleep apnoea using surgical techniques. There are over 40 different operations for snoring and sleep apnoea, but picking the correct operation for each patient is key. Below is a shortened list of the available operations for OSA.

    • Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction - Operations to help you breathe better through your nose do not directly help obstructive sleep apnoea, they do however help you use your CPAP machine making it more tolerable. Also in mild cases helping you close your mouth at night can encourage the tongue to sit in a more favourable position which can improve sleep apnoea.

    • Soft Palate Operations - These operations are often more useful for snoring rather than obstructive sleep apnoea, but occasionally they do help, particularly if it encourages nasal breathing and if the soft palate is very low down in the throat.

    • Adenoidectomy and Tonsillectomy - If you have large tonsils, then it is likely that your tonsils are playing a part in your airway obstruction. Removal of tonsils and adenoids is the treatment of first choice in children with obstructive sleep apnoea. Also in adults where there are no other factors, adenotonsillectomy leads to a greater than 90% cure rate of sleep apnoea. There are many different operations for the tonsils, such as 'cold steel', 'coblation', intracapsular and extracapsular approaches, and Mr Vik Veer also performs tonsil reduction under local anaesthetic.

    • Tongue Tie Division / Frenulectomy - Recently there has been an interest in this operation in helping patients with obstructive sleep apnoea and snoring. Mr Vik Veer is happy to perform this operation so long as they have been pretreated by a qualified Myofunctional Therapist.

    • Lateral Pharyngeal Wall Operations - There are a number of different modifications and techniques to avoid the lateral wall of the throat from collapsing in. Mr Vik Veer is proficient in all of them, and teaches widely on the subject. A lateral wall collapse is often the cause of previous operations not working in the past.

    • Tongue Base Operations - There are many operations that reduce the size of the tongue, including radiofrequency ablation, coblation, CO2 laser, Robotic surgery etc. Knowing which operation to do is the most important step in this process.

    • Hypoglossal nerve stimulation implants - These implants are inserted into the neck which stimulate the tongue to move out of the way if there is an obstruction of the airway during sleep. This has been performed over 6000 times with good results.


    Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome

    Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome

    Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS) is a condition that is frequenctly overlooked as it officially does not directly cause the severe side effects that is known in obstrutive sleep apnoea. This is also wrongly assumed to be a problem sitting between snoring and sleep apnoea. Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome is essentially a condition where the patient is trying to breath through a narrow space. These patients work very hard all night to keep their airway open and avoid the problems of losing oxygen at night. This is obviously better than obstructive sleep apnoea, but it still means that these people are extremely tired during the day. They are working hard all night to breathe, which means they have not had a restful sleep. I often see people who have been given all the all clear by some sleep centres, but actually have UARS which is causing their tiredness during the day.
    Using a good sleep study device (rather than pulse oximetry), these issues can be picked up and subsequenctly treated. So if you have been told that you do not have a problem on a sleep study, see a doctor with a specialist interest in this field, and they are likely to pick this up and treat it for you. The first step is to organise a sleep study which is able to pick up these disorders.

    Snoring

    How to Cure Snoring

    Snoring is often considered to be a simple irritation rather than anything of importance. It can however cause major disruption to family life and be a signal that there is a real problem occuring. Sleep apnoea, Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome and a number of other conditions cause snoring, and these need to be investigated as well. If there is a co-existing condition with the snoring, this often results in treatments not working or recurring again within a few years. Also it has been discovered that children who snore seem to do less well at school than children who do not snore. Obviously there are

    There are a number of good treatments for snoring, including positional devices (devices that make you sleep on your side) like the NightBalance device, Mandibular Advancement Devices, etc. Mr Vik Veer's interest is in the treatment of snoring using surgical or laser techniques. For primary snoring (i.e no other problems), there are a number of different options available, many of them do not cause significant pain, and can be done under local anaesthetic.

    • Erbium Laser - Somnilase - This is a new therapy where a laser is used to tighten up the palate. This procedure takes about 10 minutes, and does not even require any anaesthetic. It is relatively painless and works in a gentle way of reducing snoring.

    • Celon Radiofrequency Ablation - This technique has good medical longterm evidence for it, and Mr Vik Veer has used this technology for many years. He also teaches internationally on the use of this tool to cure snoring. This technique can also be done whilst someone is awake, but a local anaesthetic is required for you to tolerate it.

    • Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction - Operations to help you breathe better through your nose do not directly help snoring but in mild cases they can help you close your mouth at night. This often encourages you to place your tongue in a more favourable position which can improve snoring. Also it is very difficult to snore very loudly with your mouth closed.

    • Barbed Suture Palatoplasty - This is a technique of using a suture to stablise the palate and stop it from collapsing back. There is no actual cutting or removing of tissue, so the technique is relatively painless. The evidence for this technique (first invented in Italy by Prof Vicini), is getting better every time a new study is published.

    • Suspension suture palatoplasty - This is another suture technique, but is often used in conjunction with other operations. This brings the palate forward off the posterior wall of the throat. This technique works extremely well, particularly in patients with other sleep breathing disorders such as obstructive sleep apnoea and upper airway resistance syndrome.

    • Posterior pillar reduction and uvuloplasty - This technique works well in some specific cases, but not it all. It is actually quite rare for these operations to be wholly successful, but when they are they represent a cure in some instances.

    • Anterior Palatoplasty - This operation is considered the standard choice around the world for severe snoring. It seems to work in the majority of patients with very little relapse over time. This operation does require a general anaesthetic and time off work with painkillers.

    • Laser Assisted UvuloPalatoplasty (LAUP) - This operation has quite good success rates for snoring, but at the expense of causing a lot of pain. Mr Vik Veer will perform this operation, but would rather avoid it due to the pain it causes, and the fact that there are better operations available with the same success rates.

    • Adenoidectomy and Tonsillectomy - If you have large tonsils, then it is likely that your tonsils are playing a part in your snoring. Removal of tonsils and adenoids is the treatment of first choice in children with obstructive sleep apnoea, and this often also stops them from snoring as well. There are many different operations for the tonsils, such as 'cold steel', 'coblation', intracapsular and extracapsular approaches, and Mr Vik Veer also performs tonsil reduction under local anaesthetic.

    • Tongue Tie Division / Frenulectomy - Recently there has been an interest in this operation in helping patients with obstructive sleep apnoea and snoring. Mr Vik Veer is happy to perform this operation so long as they have been pretreated by a qualified Myofunctional Therapist.

    • Lateral Pharyngeal Wall Operations - There are a number of different modifications and techniques to avoid the lateral wall of the throat from collapsing in. Mr Vik Veer is proficient in all of them, and teaches widely on the subject. A lateral wall collapse is often the cause of previous operations not working in the past.

    • Tongue Base Operations - There are many operations that reduce the size of the tongue, including radiofrequency ablation, coblation, CO2 laser, Robotic surgery etc. Knowing which operation to do is the most important step in this process.

    ENT Conditions

    Aside from his work as a Sleep Surgeon, Mr Vik Veer won a national prize for ear surgery and has a large Otology (Ear Surgery) practice mainly in East London on the NHS. He also provides a full ENT service, including treatment for children. He specialises in the following treatments:

    • Ear Infections / Discharge
    • Hearing loss
    • Tinnitus
    • Vertigo / Dizziness
    • Nasal Obstruction
    • Sinus Infections
    • Tonsillitis
    • Neck lumps
    • Tongue Tie
    • A feeling of a lump in the throat
    • Hoarseness
    • Difficulty in swallowing
  • Qualifications & training
    Consultant Qualifications

    Mr Vik Veer - ENT Consultant with specialist interest in Surgery for Snoring & Sleep Apnoea

    Mr Vik Veer has the largest sleep surgery practice in the country which includes his full time post at the Royal National ENT hospital in London, where he only sees patients referred to the UCL Sleep Medicine Department. He is lead surgeon for Sleep Apnoea at UCL and also Queens hospital Romford.


    Professional Memberships

    • Founder of London Sleep Specialists and London Sleep Course
    • Founder and President of the British Association of Sleep Surgeons
    • Member of the International Surgical Sleep Society
    • Council Member of British Otorhinolaryngology & Allied Sciences Research Society (BOARS)
    • Council Member of the British Society of Dental Sleep Medicine
    • Anglia Ruskin University Medical School Senior Lecturer
    • Council Member of the British Society of Myofunctional Therapy
    • Section Editor for the Journal Laryngology and Otology
    • President and founder of Prepared4ENT educational charity


    Prizes and Awards

    • 2015 - Won the Royal Society of Medicine - Temporal Bone Dissection Competition (ear surgery)
    • 2015 - Finalist in the RSM - Dragon's Den Otology Innovation competition
    • 2001 – Prize Viva for Final Surgical Exams, UCL Medical School
    • 1998 – First in several anatomy viva and spot tests
    • 1998 – Distinction for the medical project on ‘Zombification’
    • 1993 – Offered the Art Scholarship at Marlborough College
    • 1994 – The Peter Medawar scholarship for Biological Sciences
    • 1992 – Cowan prize for the pupil that ‘made the most of his talents’ - Cheam School

    Research

    Research

    Much of Mr Vik Veer’s research is now focused on surgery for snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and Otology. Below are the details of the current research that Mr Vik Veer is undertaking:

    • Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Device Implantation
      Stimulation of the hypoglossal nerves stops the tongue from falling back into the throat during sleep, which is one of the most common causes of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). This new device will be the first of its kind in the UK, and will greatly improve the lives of many patients suffering with this condition.

    • New Classification for Drug Induced Sedation Endoscopy (Sleep Nasendoscopy)
      Drug Induced Sedation Endoscopy (DISE), or otherwise known as Sleep Nasendoscopy, is a technique that uses a very light sedation to induce natural sleep. Once the patient is asleep a small optic fibre camera is passed through the nose and then the surgeon can see where in the throat the obstruction and snoring noise is coming from. The Royal National Throat Nose & Ear Hospital is where this technique was invented, and now it is globally accepted and used. Mr Vik Veer is researching a new classification for this technique and is presenting it on an international stage.

    • Smart Phone Snoring & Sleep Apnoea App
      Mr Vik Veer is in collaboration with software engineers to develop snoring & sleep apnoea applications for smart phones. This will help diagnose life threatening conditions and provide valuable information for research to improve the treatments for these conditions.



    Recent Publications

    • Introducing a new classification for Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy - The PTLTbE System
      accepted by Sleep & Breathing - awaiting publication 2020


    • Journal of Sleep Research. 2019 Dec 20
      Patient-reported outcome measure for obstructive sleep apnea: (STAMP) Symptoms, Tiredness, Alertness, Mood and Psychosocial questionnaire: Preliminary results.
      Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common chronic condition that has a significant impact on the biopsychosocial aspects of the patient's life. There is currently no psychometrically validated patient-reported outcome measure to assess the impact of this condition on the health-related quality of life. We designed a novel instrument based on common patient statements, prioritized by patient preference. Sixty-three patients with OSA and 33 participants with no symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing were asked to complete a 20-item initial questionnaire. The acceptability, reliability and validity of the instrument were assessed using known psychometric techniques. The instrument had strong acceptability and was completed within 180 s with no missing data. Five items were removed as they had a high ceiling factor. A further three items were removed as they did not represent the central construct uniquely. The final 12-item instrument had high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha 0.91), strong test-retest reliability (p = .83) and high discriminant validity when comparing mean total scores of controls (6.88; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.67-9.08) and those with OSA (31.39; 95% CI, 27.94-34.84) (p less than .001). Further studies are planned to help validate this instrument for clinical use.


    • Laryngoscope. 2019 May 1
      Guidelines on the surgical management of sleep disorders: A systematic review.
      OBJECTIVE: To facilitate the development of U.K. guidelines for sleep surgery and to guide sleep surgeons to existing guidelines relevant to their practice, we provide a systematic review and quality assessment of all existing guidelines on the surgical management of sleep disorders.
      METHODS: Systematic review using preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) recommendations. Medline and Embase databases were searched from inception to April 2018. Publications were included if they described a guideline for the surgical management of sleep disorders. Three assessors used the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II (AGREE II) instrument to evaluate included guidelines.
      RESULTS: The systematic search revealed 1,161 publications. Twenty-two guidelines from eight countries were included. Fourteen focused on adults, five on children, and three on both. The guidelines discussed nasal, tonsillar, palatal, tongue, hyoid, maxillomandibular, tracheal, bariatric, and multilevel surgeries. The mean overall AGREE II quality score of included guidelines was 3.5 (range = 2 to 5.3; maximum possible score = 7).
      CONCLUSION: This article provides a summary and quality assessment of all published guidelines on the surgical management of sleep disorders. No U.K. guidelines were identified, and existing guidelines have several shortcomings. This highlights the need for robust U.K. national guidelines on sleep surgery to promote clinical and cost-effective care in this field. Our findings can be used by stakeholders as a foundation for the development of new guidelines and can be used by sleep surgeons to direct them to existing guidelines relevant to their practice, promoting evidence-based clinical care. Laryngoscope, 2019.


    • Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 May;275(5):1335-1342.
      The use of drug-induced sleep endoscopy in England and Belgium.
      PURPOSE: The purpose of this international survey is to ascertain the current practice of drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) for patients with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) by Otolaryngologists in the United Kingdom and Belgium. We compare the results with recommendations from the European Position Paper on drug-induced sleep endoscopy.
      METHODS: An online questionnaire was circulated to Consultant Otolaryngologists, independent practitioners, and trainees across the two countries. Eleven questions were used in total.
      RESULTS: 181 responses from the UK and 117 responses from Belgium were received, mostly from consultants and independent practitioners. SDB was a common presentation to ENT practice, seen by over 90% of clinicians. The use of DISE varied greatly between the two countries (72.9% Belgium, 26.1% UK). 54.1% of Belgian respondents use DISE on over 50% of their patients, compared to only 32.4% of British clinicians. Attitudes of surgeons towards the diagnostic value of DISE varied; in Belgium, the majority (54%) gave a rating of 3 or more (1 = useless to 5 = essential), with no respondents giving a score of 0 (useless). In the UK only 16% of respondents felt DISE had useful clinical value, with 25 respondents deeming it 'useless'. The majority opt for DISE when non-surgical therapies fail (51.4% UK, 61.3% Belgium). The majority of participants do not use objective measures for depth of sedation (75.7% UK, 66.7% Belgium), with a marked variation on anaesthetic methods. 62.2% of UK clinicians do not use a classification system, whereas in Belgium the majority of clinicians (60.8%) use the VOTE grading system.
      CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians in Belgium were more favourable to using DISE than in the UK. Differences in its clinical effectiveness were apparent between the two countries. A consensus on patient selection, method of sedation and an effective classification system seemed to be lacking from both countries. Further education is required to raise awareness for the use of DISE.


    • Sleep Med Rev. 2016 Aug;28:18-31.
      Measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): A systematic review.
      This systematic review summarizes the evidence regarding the quality of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) validated in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We performed a systematic literature search of all PROMs validated in patients with OSA, and found 22 measures meeting our inclusion criteria. The quality of the studies was assessed using the consensus-based standards for the selection of health status measurement instruments (COSMIN) checklist. The results showed that most of the measurement properties of the PROMs were not, or not adequately, assessed. For many identified PROMs there was no involvement of patients with OSA during their development or before the PROM was tested in patients with OSA. Positive exceptions and the best current candidates for assessing health status in patients with OSA are the sleep apnea quality of life index (SAQLI), Maugeri obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (MOSAS) questionnaire, Quebec sleep questionnaire (QSQ) and the obstructive sleep apnea patient-oriented severity index (OSAPOSI). Even though there is not enough evidence to fully judge the quality of these PROMs as outcome measure, when interpreted with caution, they have the potential to add value to clinical research and clinical practice in evaluating aspects of health status that are important to patients.


    Mobile Applications

    Mr Vik Veer is developing a completely free application to record and track your snoring - More information will be provided here when available.

    Books

    Mr Vik Veer is currently writing plain english books about treating Snoring and Sleep apnoea - more information will be provided here when available.

    Hobbies

    Teaching, Charity work, & other interests


    Mr Vik Veer founded the London Sleep Course. This brings together the best Sleep Specialists in the capital and provides doctors with a one day overview of all sleep disorders from helping babies get to sleep, to surgery for snoring, and problems like sleep walking and narcolepsy

    Mr Vik Veer is the founder and director of Prepared for ENT. A registered charity that provides educational courses for ENT doctors. These courses are the highest rated courses of their type in the country and are delivered by senior ENT surgeon volunteers. No one, including Mr Vik Veer, receives any money for the time they put in to these courses. So far any profit gained from these courses has been sent to Africa to make a chicken farm and also to create a specialised high calorie broth for malnourished children in local hospitals.

    Founder for the School of Surgery
    Mr Vik Veer set up a new School of Surgery at BHR Trust hospitals. This is to provide high quality training for junior doctors so that hospitals can become safer and more efficient. It will also allow more doctors to become consultants and GPs. This would reduce the overall shortage of doctors and reduce the need for locums, which are a significant financial burden on the NHS. This has been a great success bringing in a new workforce and saving the hospital over a million pounds.

    Travel
    During his training Mr Vik Veer went backpacking around Asia and the South Pacific with his beautiful wife. Now he has two young boys, he hopes go travelling again once the boys are a little older.

    Guilin China New Zealand Iceland rice paddy fields Ping'an China

  • Testimonials
    I Want Great Care

    Vik Veer - I Want Great Care Reviews

    Written by a patient at Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital - 21st November 2019

    A relaxed and friendly manner which put me at ease. Consequently the consultation was clear and direct and most effective. Mr Veer was straightforward in his analysis and gave a careful and honest diagnosis. I completely trust his conclusions.
    I cannot see where there is room for improvement.

    Maurice Blik




    Written by a patient at Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital - 17th July 2019

    I could never in a million years truly thank Mr Veer for the care and attention and above all the treatment that he has given me. I have a life again and I can now finally sleep and feel rested in the morning, I can't thank him enough!
    Throughout my treatment he has been very kind and understanding; he has explained everything clearly and left no stone unturned in diagnosing and understanding my needs.

    He is a lovely chap with a warm nature that sets you at ease and I wish him all the best in the future. The work he and his team undertake should never be underestimated in its value to the comunity. Sleep and breathing problems can really damage an individuals life and also the people around them and I really appreciate their service.

    I hope they continue to do this great and much needed work!

    Thank you Vik

    Regards Christian




    Written by a patient at Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital - 9th February 2019

    I have seen Vik Veer on 4 different occasions for my sleep apnea. I find him to be very kind, helpful, and he has a great sense of humour too. I would highly recommend him.




    Written by a patient at The Holly Private Hospital - 1st November 2018

    Mr Vik Veer extremely friendly and polite and I was very pleased with the operation he performed. I would highly recommend.




    Written by a carer at The Holly Private Hospital - 1st May 2018

    We chose to see Mr Veer because of his special interest in snoring and sleep apnoea for our 4 year old son who had always been a bad sleeper but had over the last year been falling percentiles in his height and weight.

    Mr Veer was very engaging with our son and diagnosed him with obstructive sleep aponea which was likely being caused by his enlarged tonsils. He took the time to present the different options and the different research that was out there, answered our many questions, and gave us ample time to sleep over whether to have them removed which we subsequently did. This decision was made far easier because we felt that Mr Veer genuinely cared for the best interests of our son.

    The operation was extremely smooth and Mr Veer came to visit our son before the operation and played with him to calm him down and made him feel comfortable. He came to check on him after the operation and reassured us that everything had gone well. Our son had since grown an inch in the 3 weeks post the surgery which was more than what he had grown in the last 6 months

    We would thoroughly recommend Mr Veer and are very glad we choose him to see our son




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    Grainne Jay

    After carrying out extensive research in to ENT Consultants last year I decided I would go to Dr Vik Veer for my Tonsillectomy. It was my first ever surgery, after years of suffering with chronic tonsillitis and I really wanted to make sure I was in safe hands (after reading many horror stories about tonsillectomies going wrong online). Dr Veer and his secretary were wonderful and really helped put my mind at ease from the very beginning, Dr Veer was extremely patient and understanding at the consultation as I vocalised my fears/concerns about the operation. The surgery was a success and I can't thank him enough for not only being a great consultant but crucially, for all of his kind support throughout the process. The human touch meant so much, for someone full of anxiety about having their first ever operation. Endless thanks Dr Veer for making me better and PS. I had a wonderful time travelling - thanks for the top tips! :)




    A M

    I went to see Mr Veer for my 4 year old son and can only highly recommend him. Utmost professional but so approachable and felt like honest advice all around. Made my son feel completely at ease and really took his time to understand the situation. He was recommended to me by a myofunctional specialist as Mr Veer has a more open mindset compared to some ENT's I have come across that just seem to stick to what they learned in medical school rather than engaging in newer studies, ways of treatment and alternative options than just surgery. Mr Veer's thinking and approach was much more comforting and valuable to me as a mother. Thank you for your time and advice!




    Charlie Allen

    I found Vik Veer to be very professional, informative and caring. I really can't speak highly enough of him. He made me feel at ease throughout consultation and surgery and the benefits to my health have been massive.




    David Grantham

    Before I visited Dr Vik Veer I has having problems sleeping, staying awake at work after lunch and noticed when I was driving I would feel tired on long journeys. This was causing a lot of arguments between myself and my partner. Dr Veer operated on my throat about 4 years ago and reduced my AHI from 108 to 68. (this is the number of apneas you have in 1 hour). I have to say it was very painful but change my life for the better.

    I was seen again by Dr Veer at the end of 2018 where he performed another operation to my tongue base which was not as painful….. thank god. I am waiting for the results of this operation but I have noticed a boost in energy. I don’t just dose of on the sofa as much and I have also noticed an increase in Libido.

    Dr Veer has changed my life for the better, I can’t wait to go back to see him and get my results and see what the next step is.

    Thanks very much - David Grantham




    Andreea Monalisa Breazu

    I highly recommend this doctor, very friendly and helpful, had a very good and successful experience with my surgery.

    Thank you very much Dr. Veer,

    Rafael Breazu




    Mike Pickering

    Before visiting Mr Veer, my life was a bit off a mess. My sleep apnea was not just affecting me physically, but also mentally. I'd been put on a CPAP machine (by a different consultant) to help my breathing at night, but as a late 20-something, having to hook myself up to a machine every night was far from idea - additionally, my work involves a lot of international travel and working on Yachts where power supply is limited. This was an issue.

    Mr Veer took the time to understand my needs and frustrations, and acted efficiently to ensure I had the best surgical outcome that not only didn't impact my life with a long recovery, but improved both my mental and physical wellbeing in a way I couldn't have imagined. I am now off CPAP and my sleep quality is phenomenonally good.

    Mr Veer and his team are truly world class and I would highly recommend paying him a visit for any ENT issues.




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    Dr. Veer was one of the best medical consultations I have ever had, I finally feel like I can get a grip over my health issue that had been affecting my well-being.

    Verified Patient - 21-02-2020




    Such an amazing, caring and professional man! We can not thank Mr Vik Veer enough for all his compassion and expertise towards our daughters condition, all throughout the process and including our daughters surgery he was nothing but the best. Very highly recommended indeed.

    Verified Patient - 30-01-2020




    I’m delighted with my appointment with Mr Veer, who has been both charming and practical in his approach to getting my apnoea issue addressed both expeditiously and cost effectively.

    Verified Patient - 30-01-2020




    I cannot thank Mr Veer enough for his help curing me of my snoring. My wife is delighted that we can finally sleep in the same bed again. I feel refreshed when I wake up in the morning and I am not tired during the day anymore. Thank you so much!!

    Verified Patient - 24-01-2020




    Mr Veer is extremely professional and knowledgable I am very lucky I found him. He fully undederstood my needs. I wish all the doctors were as emphatecic and passionate as he is. I cannot thank you enough!

    Verified Patient - 24-01-2020




    Really lovely guy, super down to earth and it’s always great to hear a little bit about their home life too, when they talk to you like a human being rather than just another number. The consultation wasn’t rushed at all; he explained everything in a manner which I totally understood. I’m actually pretty upset that I’m well enough to not have the need to see Mr. Veer again. His secretary Milly is an absolute delight too, I know she’s quite new to the team so I wish her all the best!!

    Verified Patient - 23-01-2020




    My experience with Mr Veer was very positive. Our consultations were informative and he laid out my options in a clear and understandable way. My procedure went very well and I’m delighted with the outcome.

    Verified Patient - 23-01-2020




    I have been suffering with breathing problems for as long as I remember but none of the doctors that I had seen over the years were able to help get rid of them. The issue had progressively worsened over the years to the point where I dreaded falling asleep each night as I would feel that I would suffocate as soon as I lay down. I met with Mr Veer and found him to be very personable and also very knowledgeable in his field. A minor procedure followed and 6 weeks later I am still healing but I can already feel a major difference in my breathing. For anybody requiring any kind of ENT treatment, I would say you can’t do any better than paying Mr Veer a visit.

    Verified Patient - 17-01-2020




    I have found the consultations with Mr Veer informative he clearly explains the rationale for investigations and all treatment options. As a medical doctor myself I was confident to undergo surgery for my snoring with him and he is a very skilled surgeon.

    Verified Patient - 17-01-2020




    I had seen Mr Veer previously and was very impressed. I travelled a very long distance to come back to see Mr Veer again for a new issue. The consultations are very relaxed and and Mr Veer made me feel very comfortable. Mr Veer clearly explained everything to me and I felt very reassured by the end of the consultation. Can’t recommend Mr Veer enough.

    Verified Patient - 10-01-2020




    Mr Veer was extremely professional and courteous; he was recommended by an eminent professor and his colleagues have very high regard for him. I am a doctor also and I found his bedside manner impeccable. He was kind, empathic and thoughtful. He listened actively and was very attentive. I would highly recommend him. His approach to problem solving was very logical and it is obvious that he has a passion for his field. When seeing him you feel that you will be looked after and that your quality of life can improve.

    Verified Patient - 09-01-2020




    I visited Mr Veer at 9 Harley Street on the 18th July 2019. I was very anxious having been recently diagnosed with moderate sleep apnoea. I had sent my NHS sleep study to Mr. Veer in advance and he had obviously taken the time to study it and make better sense of the data within. He explained everything very carefully to me and my husband and put my mind at rest that I actually only had very slight sleep apnoea and that the numbers and possibly read incorrectly. He has made some suggestions for follow up test which should give a more accurate picture of my diagnosis. He was a very charming and sensitive practitioner to my dilema.

    Verified Patient - 19-07-2019




    I had been advised by my trainer that I had some difficulty breathing through my nose and this was affecting my exercises. I had also been waking up feeling tired for some time. I therefore sought out Mr Veer based upon professional recommendations. Mr Veer conducted a sleep test and determined I had sleep apnea and also that I had a deviated septum and a previously unnoticed backed nose which was severely affecting my ability to breath through my nose. Mt Veer first performed a septoplasty and the results were very good and then several months later I underwent further surgery to address my snoring and sleep apnea. The surgery was significant but Mr Veer explained all the procedures to me and the results have been super. Mr Veer has an excellent bedside manner, is charming and makes his patients feel very comfortable and reassured. He is a superb surgeon and a considerate man.

    Verified Patient - 07-06-2019




    After years of snoring, gradual weight gain & my husbands mild to severe annoyance about my snoring, I decided to do something about it. I downloaded a snoring app & recorded myself for a few nights of 'Epic snoring' (I had no idea I was so bad!). I was referred to Mr Vik Veer and did the at home sleep study from which Mr Veer diagnosed me with moderate to severe sleep apnea. I'm now looking forward to sorting out this health issue and hopefully feeling less tired. Mr Veer has a great bedside manner, explained everything clearly and went through my treatment options and answered all my questions. I would highly recommend him, 5*

    Verified Patient - 06-06-2019




    Since my teenage years I had problems with my nose being always congested, symptoms of hay-fewer etc... Lately I have developed sleep apnea too... I have visited Mr Vik Veer and we have decided on a turbinate reduction and septoplasty procedure... If one cay say such thing about a surgical procedure - it was a great experience and I am only sorry I didn't do it sooner... Mr Veer has explained everything very clearly and I could feel a huge difference even couple hours after the intervention... I have never felt any pain or discomfort really and in my specific case from the minute I entered the surgery things got better. I would highly recommend Mr Veer for his openness, clear explanations and professionalism.

    Verified Patient - 23-05-2019




    Mr Veer was extremely thorough and got to the root of the problem quickly. Surgery was very efficient with none of the pain expected and little bleeding. I wish I had contacted him and resolved my problems sooner.

    Verified Patient - 23-05-2019




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