Mr Todd Kanzara

Qualifications

LLB (Hons), MBBS, MRCS(ENT), FRCS (ORL-HNS), PGCert Med. ED, PG Cert Voice Pedagogy (distinction)

GMC number: 7092313

Practising since: 2011

Specialties

ENT (Otolaryngology)

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About

Mr Kanzara is a highly skilled Consultant ENT Surgeon specialising in both adult and paediatric care at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, where he was appointed in October 2025.

Before this, he worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital, having been appointed after completing an extensive and comprehensive ENT training program in the North West of England. Mr Kanzara is committed to providing expert, compassionate care, delivering a fully patient-centred ENT service.

His principal clinical interests include:

  • Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
  • Voice disorders
  • Swallowing problems (dysphagia)

Following completion of his formal ENT training, he pursued additional specialist training in voice disorders at the Voice Study Centre, further strengthening his expertise in laryngeal and vocal conditions.

Clinical Practice & Expertise

Mr Kanzara offers comprehensive assessment and management of a wide range of ENT conditions, with a specialist focus in:
  • Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
  • Hoarseness and voice change
  • Swallowing difficulties
  • Laryngeal disorders
  • General adult and paediatric ENT conditions, including obstructive sleep apnoea, recurrent tonsillitis and glue ear

He regularly attends regional Head & Neck and Thyroid Cancer Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings to ensure his patients receive the highest standard of collaborative, evidence‑based care.

His commitment to excellence is demonstrated through:

  • Ongoing clinical audit aligned with national guidelines
  • Numerous peer‑reviewed research publications
  • National and international scientific presentations

Mr Kanzara is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and is listed on the GMC Specialist Register for Otolaryngology.

A Unique Perspective: Medicine & Law

Before beginning his medical career, Mr Kanzara completed a law degree, providing him with a distinctive dual‑perspective in clinical practice. This background enables an exceptional understanding of medicolegal issues, risk management, and ethical decision‑making.

He maintains his expertise in this area through his work as an expert witness, staying up to date with the latest developments in treatment standards and medicolegal practice.

Training & Teaching

Deeply committed to shaping the future of ENT surgery, Mr Kanzara plays an active role in training junior doctors and surgical trainees. His dedication to education ensures that emerging surgeons benefit from his clinical expertise, academic experience and high standards of care.

Treatments and tests offered by Mr Todd Kanzara at Nuffield Health

  • Polypectomy
  • Adenoidectomy
  • Deviated septum (Septoplasty)
  • Head and neck oncology
  • Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)
  • Antral washout
  • Tonsillectomy
  • Excision of skin lesion
  • Frenotomy
  • Thyroidectomy (Thyroid surgery)
  • Endoscopic sinus surgery
  • Diagnostic endoscopy
  • Adult audiology hearing aid provision
  • Head and neck surgery
  • Grommet insertion
  • Middle ear surgery

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Research

  1. Kanzara T, Rotman A, Kinshuck AJ, Al Yaghchi C, Yi Tan M, Yu C, Sandhu G, Endoscopic Management of Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis in Pregnancy.Obstetric Medicine. Feb 2021.doi:10.1177/1753495X21991407
  2. Hampton T, Allan J , Pearson D, Emerson H, Jones GH, Junaid M, Kanzara T ,Lau AS Siau, Williams SP, Wilkie MD. A multi-centre analysis of a decade of endoscopic pharyngeal pouch surgery in Cheshire and Merseyside. J Laryngol Otol 2020 3;1-6. doi: 10.1017/S0022215120002224
  3. Multicenter Study: Integrate (The National ENT Trainee Research Network) Nasal Packs for Epistaxis: Predictors of Success. Clin Otolaryngol. 2020 ;45(5):659-666. doi: 10.1111/coa.13555. Epub 2020 Jun 5
  4. Kanzara T, Ford A, Fleming E, De S. Hearing aid uptake in children with unilateral microtia and canal atresia: a comparison between a tertiary centre and peripheral centres. J Int Adv Otol 2020; 16: 73-76 DOI: 10.5152/iao.2020.5509
  5. Kanzara T, Walijee H, Sheikh R, Lau A, Temple R. Soft tissue outcomes in percutaneous bone anchored hearing implant surgery at a tertiary referral centre. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Nov;276(11):3067-3072. doi: 10.1007/s00405-019-05609-z. Epub 2019 Aug 26.
  6. Multicenter Study: Integrate (The National ENT Trainee Research Network) Epistaxis and mortality. J Laryngol Otol. 2018 Dec;132(12):1061-1066. doi: 10.1017/S0022215118002013. Epub 2018 Nov 20.
  7. Multicenter Study: Integrate (National ENT Trainee Research Network) Epistaxis 2016: national audit of management. J Laryngol Otol. 2017 Dec;131(12):1131-1141. doi: 10.1017/S002221511700202X.
  8. Unadkat S, Kanzara T, Watters G. Necrotising otitis externa in the immunocompetent patient: case series. J Laryngol Otol. 2018 Jan;132(1):71-74. doi: 10.1017/S0022215117002237. Epub 2017 Nov 27.
  9. Early years postgraduate surgical training programmes in the UK are failing to meet national quality standards: An analysis from the ASiT/BOTA Lost Tribe prospective cohort study of 2,569 surgical trainees. Writing group; Project steering group; ASiT/BOTA Lost Tribe Study Group. Int J Surg. 2017 Oct 14. pii: S1743-9191(17)31327-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.09.074. [Epub ahead of print] (C0-Author)
  10. Kanzara T, Virk JS. Diagnostic performance of high-resolution computed tomography in otosclerosis - a systematic review. World J Clin Cases. 2017 Jul 16;5(7):286-291. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v5.i7.286
  11. Kanzara T, Virk JS. Owa T. Meatoplasty: A novel technique and mini review. World J Otorhinolaryngol 2016; 6(3): 50-53
  12. Suleman N, Pathmanathan A, Kanzara T, Lane T, Boustead G, Adshead J, Mohan S G, Vasdev N. Compartment syndrome following Robotic Pelvic Urological Surgery: Diagnosis and Management. J Anish Surg 2015 2(1):1-4
  13. Kanzara T, Virk JS, Al-Okhati D, Owa T. An Unusual Parotid Mass. BMJ Case Reports 2015; doi:10.1136/bcr-2014-207205
  14. Kanzara T, Hall A, Virk JS, Leung B, Singh A. Clinical anatomy of the tympanic nerve: A review. World J Otorhinolaryngol 2014; 4(4): 17-22 http://dx.doi.org/10.5319/wjo.v4.i4.17
  15. Kanzara T, Virk JS, Chawda S, Owa AO. Wholly Endoscopic Permeatal Removal of a Petrous Apex Cholesteatoma. Case Rep Otolaryngol. 2014; 2014:18423 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/18423
  16. Kanzara T, Hall A, Namnyak S, Owa T. Misidentification of Mycobacterium fortuitum in an immunocompetent patient presenting with a unilateral neck mass. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Apr 17;2014. pii: bcr2014203857. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-203857
  17. Cole EM, West A, Davenport R, Naganathar S, Kanzara T, Carey M, Brohi K Can residents be effective trauma team leaders in a major trauma center? Injury. 2013 Jan; 44(1):18-22

Memberships

  • British Laryngology Association
  • European Laryngology Association
  • British Association of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgery
  • British Rhinology Association
  • British Society of Head and Neck Imaging

Other posts held

  • The Countess of Chester Hospital ENT Consultant

Insurers Mr Todd Kanzara works with

Mr Todd Kanzara works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • Aetna
  • Bupa
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)

Declaration

Mr Todd Kanzara does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Mr Todd Kanzara does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Mr Todd Kanzara does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.