About Us
Prior to April 2006 an obstructive sleep apnoea service across Lincolnshire did not exist. This left a population of roughly 700,000 people with little provision for sleeping disorders. Since then, access to both treatment and resources has helped thousands of people address their sleeping problems and massively improve their quality of life.
In 2008 the Sleeping Disorders Centre won the NHS East Midlands Healthcare Award for service transformation.
Our consultants
Mr Michael Oko
ENT Consultant · FRCS(Ed) FRCS(ORL-HNS)
Mr Oko is a consultant ENT surgeon with a special interest and expertise in sleep apnoea and other sleeping disorders. He qualified in 1986 and trained at St Mary’s and the Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear Hospital in London. He was a lecturer in ENT surgery at the University of Glasgow, and in 1995 was one of 12 finalists for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s Surgeon in Training medal for instrument design and innovation.
In 2005 he was appointed consultant ENT surgeon for the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT) and Clinical Lead for the Sleep Apnoea Service. He served as Clinical Lead for General Surgery from 2009 to 2011 and Clinical Lead for ENT at ULHT from 2007 to 2011.
Mr Oko founded the Sleeping Disorders Centre at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, in 2006, and has since opened satellite clinics at Johnson Hospital, Spalding, and in London. In 2008 his pioneering sleep service at ULHT won the NHS East Midlands Healthcare Award for service transformation, and in 2011 he won the Middle East Hospitals award for Respiratory Excellence for raising awareness of sleep apnoea in the region.
Mr Oko actively campaigns for better research and facilities for people with sleeping disorders, including the risks of undiagnosed sleep apnoea. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the European Respiratory Society, the British Association of Otolaryngology, the British Medical Association and the Royal Society of Medicine.
Professor Ram Dhillon
ENT Consultant · MBBS (Lon) FRCS (RCS Eng)
Associate Professor, Plymouth University School of Medicine & Dentistry, and Emeritus Consultant ENT Surgeon, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, London.
Professor Dhillon qualified from University College London Hospital Medical School in 1978. He was an ENT trainee in London and was appointed Consultant ENT to Northwick Park Hospital in 1989. He is registered with the General Medical Council in Otolaryngology (GMC No: 244 1292).
He has trained in all aspects of ENT head and neck surgery but now focuses on snoring, voice disorders, rhinology and otology. His NHS Voice Clinic received the Steinberg Prize and provided a secondary and tertiary referral service. He has a major interest in snoring and sleep disorders, having started such a service at Northwick Park in 1990, and offers — with Mr Oko — the full range of expertise from consultation and investigations through to non-surgical and surgical treatment. His other interests include general ENT, particularly nasal allergy, endoscopic sinus surgery and middle ear disease.
He was one of six National Clinical Leads in the UK Department of Health Modernisation Agency, looking at new ways of delivering NHS healthcare, and has served on several regional committees, including the North West Thames Strategic Health Authority and GPs with Special Interests.
Professor Dhillon was awarded an Honorary Professorship at Middlesex University in 2001 in recognition of his work in medical education, particularly the development of GPs with Special Interests, and later an Associate Professorship at Plymouth University. Under his guidance the universities and their collaborative partner, Rila Institute of Health Sciences, have trained over 81,200 doctors to gain a postgraduate medical qualification over 23 years. He was Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London from 2000 to 2020.
He was founder and co-editor, for 12 years, of the first Continuing Professional Development journal in ENT, the CME Bulletin in ENT & Head & Neck Surgery, and remains on the editorial board of its successor, “The Otorhinolaryngologist”. He is a member of the British Association of Otolaryngology.
The wider team
Mr Chelladurai — ENT Consultant
Mr Mangion — ENT Senior Specialist
Mr Antonios — ENT Senior Specialist
Mr Morgan — ENT Senior Specialist
Mr Maani — ENT Senior Specialist
Book a consultation
Prof Dhillon is available face to face at 41 Welbeck Street, London. Mr Oko offers virtual consultation and management. Call 07435 456502 or contact us to arrange an appointment.