Val is a Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at The Luton & Dunstable Hospital Foundation Trust, London where he is the Lead clinician for Trauma as well as Education and is an Honorary Consultant Surgeon in several other hospitals, including East & North Hertfordshire and Bedford.
Internationally, he was Head of the Department for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at San Fernando General Hospital, Trinidad and performed a series of successful free tissue transfer operations for oncology. He is an Honorary Lecturer at the University of the West Indies Dental School and an Honorary Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon at Princess Marina Hospital, Botswana, where he mainly manages Cleft and paediatric OMFS.
Val is a clinical and academic tutor as well as a mentor for trainees at all levels, from medical and dental students to those coming to their consultant-level examinations. He has lectured extensively as well as organised and run meetings, conferences and courses both nationally & internationally. He is also heavily engaged in academia, having published several articles in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals.
He remains dedicated to the alleviation of Oral & Maxillofacial deformity and pathology, especially in the developing world.
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