Meet Our Faculty
Mr Vahé Cooper
Course Director
Consultant in Oral Surgery
Divisional Medical Director
Dental Core Training Programme Director
Specialist Doctor Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
BDS, MBBS, MFDS RCSEd
PGDip in Digital Health Leadership
PGCert in Medical & Healthcare Education
PGCert in Forensic Medical Science.
Special Interests: Anxious Patient, Complex Oral Surgery, Education & Training, Digital Innovation
Mr Sat Parmar MBE
Specialist Tutor
Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
BChD, BMBS, BMedSci, FDSRCS, FRCS, FRCS(OMFS)
MBE – New Year Honours 2021 for services to OMFS cancer surgery
Special Interests: Complex Oral Surgery, Head & Neck Cancer, Reconstruction, Salivary Gland Surgery, Education & Training
Professor Kaveh Shakib
Specialist Tutor
Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
MBBS, MRCS , FRCS (OMFS), FDSRCS, PhD, BDS
Special Interests: Complex Oral Surgery, Deformity, Skin Cancer, Salivary, Facial Trauma, Education & Training
Mr Alan Parbhoo
Specialist Tutor
Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
MBBS, BSc, BDS, FRCS (OMFS – Gold Medal)
Special Interests: Complex Oral Surgery, TMJ Surgery, Deformity, Skin Cancer, Salivary, Aesthetics, Education & Training
Dr Richard Moore
Specialist Tutor
Consultant & Clinical Lecturer in Oral Surgery
BDS, MFDS RCS, FDS RCS, FFDTEd, FHEA
Educational Advisor for Oral Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh.
Special Interests: Complex Oral Surgery and Planning, Dental implantology, Education & Training
Miss Kerry Flack
Head of Pastoral CareEducational Supervisor
Specialty Doctor in OMFS
BDS Clinical Distinction (Birmingham)
MFDS RCSEd, Tier 3 Educational Supervisor
Special Interests: Focus on student support and pastoral care
Dr Sadie Hughes
Specialist Guest Tutor
Special Care DentistryConsultant in Special Care Dentistry
HSCDS Sedation Lead
SAAD Past President
Special Interests: Special Care Dentistry, Complex Patient Management, Informed Consent, Sedation and Anxiety Management
Specialist Guest Tutor
Dental and Maxillofacial Radiologist
Specialist Dental and Maxillofacial Radiologist
Special Interests: Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology
Dr Niko Adesina-Georgiadis
Medical Education Fellow
OMFS Trainee
MBBS, MRCS, PhD (Imperial College)
Experience: London & Essex OMFS, Imperial Research Fellow
Special Interests: Care of the medically compromised patient, polypharmacy, medical emergency
Dr Ralph Bowling
Medical Education Fellow
Medical Education Fellow
MBBS
Supporting education delivery and course design.
Special Interests: Care of the medically compromised patient, polypharmacy, medical emergency