Please note: Mr Kara does not treat anyone under the age of 18 at Woodlands Hospital.

Mr Nav Kara is a Consultant ENT Surgeon practicing at Woodlands Hospital in Darlington. He welcomes both NHS and self-pay patients.

He sees patients from across County Durham, North Yorkshire and from as far as Cumbria. He graduated from The University of Aberdeen, undertaking his further ENT training across Scotland and the North of England. He has been practicing exclusively in ENT since 2005.

Mr Kara is a full-time Consultant ENT Surgeon at County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust Hospitals. He provides a general ear, nose and throat service and offers consultations and operations for a wide range of adult and children's ENT conditions (he does not treat children at Woodlands Hospital). Many ENT conditions can be successfully managed with medical treatment and outpatient procedures, without the need for surgery. He works closely with private audiologists, balance therapists and speech & language therapists to provide a full spectrum of care. 

He has a sub-specialty interest in nasal conditions and is the 'Lead Rhinologist' in his department where he deals with:

• Allergies
• Complex/revision sinus surgery
• Nasal polyps
• Nasal blockage/deformity due to trauma
• Deviated nasal septums

He also conducts dedicated paediatric clinics in the Trust, focusing predominantly on common childhood problems such as hearing loss, tonsillitis and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).

Having previously held posts both as 'Departmental Clinical Lead' and 'Clinical Governance Lead', Mr Kara is enthusiastic about adopting innovative techniques to improve the patient experience. He maintains a strong focus on patient safety and is a firm believer that this can only be achieved through open and honest communication with patients. He ensures that patients fully understand their condition and the proposed treatment options available to them, and finds that patients who are better informed throughout the process tend to experience better surgical outcomes. 

Mr Kara provides weekly clinics at Woodlands Hospital, and is happy to arrange remote consultations for patients where necessary. He also offers outpatient procedures such as nasal endoscopy, wax removal and nasal cautery.

Current NHS and/or University Positions

• County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Interests

• General adult ENT conditions
• Rhinology (diagnosis and treatment of nose and sinus problems)
• Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery or 'FESS' (a minimally invasive procedure to treat sinus problems)
• Nasal polypectomy (surgery to remove polyps that are blocking the nose)
• Septoplasty (surgery to correct a deviated nasal septum - the wall separating the nostrils)
• Septo-rhinoplasty and rhinoplasty (nose-reshaping surgery)
• Nasal blockage, deformity and sinus disease
• Tonsillectomy (for tonsillitis, tonsil stones or sleep apnoea)
• Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty (a minimally invasive procedure to treat eustachian tube dysfunction)
• Hearing loss
• Snoring and sleep disturbance
• Allergies
• Voice problems and throat disorders

• Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd)
• European Rhinologic Society (ERS)
• British Society of Facial Plastic Surgery (BSFPS)
• British Association of Paediatric Otolaryngology (BAPO)
• British Academy of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery (BAOHNS)
• British Otorhinolaryngology & Allied Sciences Research Society (BOARS)
• British Medical Association (BMA)
• Medical & Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS)