Accolades & Achievements

Whilst at UCL Medical School, Dr Ricardo ranked 4th out of 200 students and received a record number of Awards. Dr Ricardo has been the recipient of multiple travelling awards (RSM 2002 & RNID 2006) to visit distinguished ENT Institutions in the USA, Hong Kong and Canada (MSKCC & MEEI, QMH and TGH).

• Fully trained British ENT Head & Neck Surgeon with Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Otolaryngology, UK.
• Practices evidence-based patient-centred ENT Medicine and Surgery.
• A strong advocate of WHO check list for Safety in Surgery.
• Author of over 100 publications including 7 ENT Books, 4 ENT Chapters, Evidence-based Reviews and National Audits on Standards in ENT practice.
• A reviewer for multiple journals (eg Clinical Otolaryngology, International Journal of Otolaryngology and Case Reports in Pediatrics).
• Member of the Editorial Board of Canadian Journal of Hospital Administration (JHA).
• Founder and Director of
  • ENTTZAR UK
  • ENT Club UAE
  • ENT Academy UAE
• Awarded a record number of prizes and academic awards (including the prestigious Royal College of Surgeon of England Priskel award and Bailey Prize in Surgery).
  • Dr Christopher Whiteside Travel Prize in Clinical Science. - 1996
  • University of London Convocation Award - 1995
  • UCL Amulree Award. - 1995
  • Dr Christopher Whiteside Travel Prize in Clinical Science. - 1995
  • John Murray and Sir William Gowers Prize in Clinical Pharmacology. - 1994
  • David Bailey, Erichsen and Liston Prize in Surgery. - 1994
  • Jackson Lewis Award for academic distinction at UCL. - 1994
  • Dr Christopher Whiteside Travel Prize in Clinical Science. - 1994
  • First Cluff Memorial Prize in Physiology. - 1993
  • Welcome Prize in Anatomy & Developmental Biology. - 1993
  • The Asher Prize in Anatomy. - 1992
  • The Merck Sharp & Dohme Prize in Biochemistry. - 1992
  • The Huntington Research Centre Prize in Histology & Cell Biology. - 1992