Biography

Dr. Rahim Dhanani is a Head & Neck Surgeon and Otolaryngologist

Dr. Rahim Dhanani is a Head & Neck Surgeon and Otolaryngologist working at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. He has completed his post-graduate training at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, followed by a sub-specialisation in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology from Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore. He then went to the United Kingdom to do a fellowship in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology & Microvascular Reconstruction & Fellowship in Head & Neck Endocrine (Thyroid & Parathyroid) Surgery. He has a special interest in head and neck oncology and reconstructive surgery along with thyroid and parotid gland tumors having various publications on his name. He has got multiple scholarships, including from Harvard Medical School, ENT UK, Tarabichi and Stamberger Ear and Sinus Centre, and the German Society of Otolaryngology & HNS. He aims to create public awareness regarding head & neck cancers and believes that early diagnosis and treatment of these cancers can lead to significantly better treatment outcomes.

QUALIFICATIONS

Dec 2025 – Aug 2025

Fellowship in Head & Neck Endocrine (Thyroid & Parathyroid) Surgery

University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Nov 2023 – Nov 2024

Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology & Microvascular Reconstruction

University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
3rd Feb 2020 – 2nd Feb 2021

Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.
15th Nov 2020

MRCS Ed

Member of Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK

3rd Feb 2020 – 2nd Feb 2021

Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.
15th Nov 2020

MRCS Ed

Member of Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK

13th Oct 2020

MRCPS Glasg

Member of Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow, UK


1st Jan 2015 – 31st Dec 2019

FCPS

Fellow of College of Physicians & Surgeons - Otorhinolaryngology Postgraduate training at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan / College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
1st Jan 2007 – 6th Dec 2012

MBBS

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Jinnah Medical & Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
May 2022 – Nov 2022

Foundations of Clinical Research (FCR)

Certificate Program Harvard Medical School
Feb 2022 – Nov 2022

Certificate in Health Professional Education (CHPE)

Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

EXPERIENCE

August 2025 – December 2025

Consultant – Head & Neck Surgeon

University Hospital of Northamptonshire NHS Group, Northampton, UK

December 2025 – August 2025

Senior Clinical Fellow – Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery

University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
November 2023 – November 2024

Senior Clinical Fellow – Head & Neck Surgical Oncology, Microvascular Reconstruction

University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
(Visiting): July 2021 - October 2023

Consultant – Head & Neck Surgeon, Otolaryngologist

Section of ENT / HNS, Dr Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

(Visiting): July 2021 - October 2023

Consultant – Otolaryngologist

Aga Khan Secondary Hospitals, Karimabad & Garden, Karachi, Pakistan
(Visiting): July 2021 - October 2023

Consultant – Head & Neck Surgeon, Otolaryngologist

Cancer Foundation Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
February 2020 to February 2021

Fellow – Head & Neck Surgeon

Department of Surgical Oncology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan

January 2015 to December 2019

Resident/Trainee - Otorhinolaryngology / HNS

Section of ENT / HNS, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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