About Mr Santdeep Paun - FRCS

Mr Santdeep Paun, Consultant Nasal and Facial Plastic Surgeon is the Medical Director of Symmetry Clinic. In the NHS, he works at and was the former Head of Department at St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London Hospitals, one of the biggest and well respected teaching hospital trusts in the UK. He performs complex cases there and, by reputation, is referred patients from other surgeons from within the region and other parts of the country. He is an honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary’s University, where he teaches students and is involved in clinical research with colleagues particularly In the areas of rhinoplasty and aesthetic reconstruction following facial trauma. Mr Paun has featured in Tatler magazine’s guide to cosmetic surgery and in their Best Doctor’s guide as one of the country’s best nose surgeons.

Training & Academia

Mr Paun has devoted a lot of time to academia and is regularly invited to present aspects of his work at National and International meetings. He teaches other surgeons in a variety of courses in facial plastic surgery and runs a very popular course in rhinoplasty surgery in London. He has been involved in looking after a Certification process for surgeons belonging to the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS).

He set up and is the Inaugural President of the European Board for Certification in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is the current president of the International Board, which is dedicated to making sure that surgeons have to go through a rigorous and highly validated examination and peer review of their surgeries to ensure they are practicing at the highest level. This is done for the benefit to their patients by ensuring clinical excellence. Mr Paun did the same certification himself many years ago when it was in its infancy and was one of the first ever European surgeons certified in this way.