Dr Yumna Haroon-Mowahed is a consultant anaesthetist at University College London Hospital and clinical educator at UCL. She has a specialist interest in paediatric anaesthesia as well as head and neck/ ENT surgery. She practices privately at various Central London hospitals, including Welbeck, the Portland, London Bridge Hospital, Harley Street Clinic, Princess Grace, the London Clinic, and Weymouth Hospital.

Yumna is the lead for paediatric ENT pre-assessment at her NHS practice and understands the nuances of paediatric patients. She takes great care to address the concerns of both the carer and the child and tailors her anaesthetic technique to each individual patient. She has led the development of guidelines for preoperative premedications, fasting before surgery, and equipment safety in paediatric airway management in her institute.

Yumna works regularly with ENT/ head and neck surgeons and therefore understands the subtleties of the shared airway. This understanding of the surgical technique enables her to deliver a safe and effective anaesthetic.

Yumna completed her undergraduate medical training at the University of Nottingham and conducted her anaesthetic training throughout various hospitals around London, including the Evelina hospital, where she completed her advanced paediatric anaesthetic training.

Yumna has lived in various countries during her life, which has exposed her to diverse cultures and languages. She has now established a home in North London. Outside of work, Yumna is a proud mum of two boys. She loves to keep active with running and yoga. Her other pastimes include nurturing her creative side with painting, cooking and baking.