Personal profile
He completed his higher surgical training in the West Midlands with fellowship experience in Cambridge, Sydney (Australia) and Stanford, California (USA). His PhD was on complex hearing loss and implantable hearing solutions.
His main clinical and research interests include the management of balance disorders, complex hearing loss and implantable hearing solutions.
Professor Ray is the Deputy National Specialty Lead for ENT in National Institute for Health Research and Vice President of British Otolaryngology and Allied Research Society. He has been the Chief Investigator on several multicentre research projects.
He is also the Training Programme Director for ENT in the Yorkshire & Humber Deanery, and is the Academic Representative to the Specialist Advisory Committee of the Joint Committee of Surgical Training. He has an active role in teaching and training and is involved in supervising and examining PhD, MD and MSc students on various research projects. He lectures widely and is involved in several national and international courses.