Adam Shakir (MB ChB, MSc, MRCS, DO-HNS) graduated from the University of Bristol Medical School in 2007 and University of Edinburgh in 2011, with his postgraduate training initially in West of Scotland, followed by the North East of England.
He is currently a Otolaryngology Specialist Registrar in the Wales Deanery, and has an interest in Head & Neck oncology as well as the law as applied to medical practice.
JOURNAL REVIEWED: BRITISH JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY – Aug 2015 - Jan 2016
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A new free flap for the head and neck?
Reconstruction of major defects in the head and neck is usually an area where maxillofacial or plastic surgery colleagues come to assist, with consideration of the size and function any repair has to fulfil. Whilst the radial forearm free flap...
Plunging new depths for the treatment of ranulas
Within our scope of practice, we encounter a number of salivary gland pathologies, including the sublingual gland. Clinical signs are often subtle, and even with meticulous surgical management, morbidity can easily occur. Textbooks advocate excision of the gland as the...
Ultrasound assessment of metastatic disease
This Japanese study of 10 patients over 15 years, assesses the role of ultrasonography in assessing metastatic disease to the thyroid gland, specifically renal clear cell carcinoma (RCCC). Whilst uncommon, the authors state that there is a favourable prognosis when...
