Mr Raghuram Boyapati

Professional Profile

Mr Raghuram Boyapati is a substantive NHS consultant Facial / Head and Neck Surgeon at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, UK. He is dually qualified in both Medicine and Dentistry. He obtained MBBCh from the esteemed Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and BDS, MDS (Oral Surgery) from India prior to embarking on post-graduate dental (MFDSRCS) and Medical (MRCS) Royal College examinations. He then pursued Maxillofacial higher surgical training for 5 years in Kent, Surrey & Sussex deanery obtaining immense experience in Dento-Alveolar surgery, Head & Neck cancer, salivary gland surgery, Facial skin cancer, Facial trauma and Orthognathic surgery.

Mr Boyapati became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (FRCSEd) after becoming successful in the Surgical Exit Examination to receive certificate of completion of training (CCT). He was appointed substantive Head & Neck Surgeon in East Kent with NHS clinical commitments in Ashford, Canterbury and Margate.He is a member of the European Association of Cranio- Maxillofacial Surgeons and a fellow of the British Association of Oral &Maxillofacial Surgeons.Mr Etokowo undertook his specialist training through the Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals Rotation, which allowed him to work in East Kent Hospitals (William Harvey and The Kent and Canterbury) as early as 1992.  He obtained his MRCOG in 1995, and obtained his CCST in 2000.

Memberships & Associations

• General Medical Council

Research Interests

Boyapati RP, Shah KC, Flood V, Stassen LFA: Quality of life outcome measures using UW – QOL questionnaire v4 in early oral cancer/squamous cell cancer resections of the tongue and floor of mouth with reconstruction solely using local methods. Published in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – September 2013.

Cobb ARM, Boyapati R, Walker DM, Dunaway DJ, Lloyd TW: The surgical management of severe macroglossia in systemic AL amyloidosis. Published in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – July 2013

Barrett AW, Boyapati RP: Verruciform xanthoma of the oral mucosa; a series of eleven cases including three atypical variants. Published in the International Journal of Surgical Pathology – March 2019.

Boyapati R, Mehta J, Norris P: Same day cancellation of elective surgeries in a south east England Hospital: A review of 11000 cases. Published in the British Journal of Healthcare Management’ – January 2020.

Patel S, Boyapati R, Gulati A, Barrett AW: Referral patterns of oral cancers to the Regional head and neck cancer centre in South East England. Published in the Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons – 2020.

Boyapati R, Garg M, Glen P: We need to drive change whilst maintaining highest standards. Published in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – December 2020.

D’Souza J, Boyapati R: Review of SENT trial: Published book chapter in ’50 landmark articles every Maxillofacial Surgeon should know’. January 2021.

Kanala S, Boyapati RP: Aetiology, Prevalence, Fracture site and Management modalities of maxilllofacial trauma: Review of 1100 facial fractures at a tertiary referral centre in India. Published in the Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons – January 2021.

Dhanda J, Boyapati R: Review of the article-Patterns of cervical lymph node metastasis’ by Jatin Shah. Published book chapter in ’50 landmark articles every Maxillofacial Surgeon should know’ – January 2021.

Boyapati RP, Thind TB, Armstrong D, Tighe JV, Gulati A, Newman L, Norris PM, Bisase B, Barrett AW: Maxillary Cancer: A series of 160 cases diagnosed at a UK regional Head & Neck Cancer Centre (publication stage).