Qualifications
- Medical School: University of Hong Kong
- Qualification: MB BS
- Date of award: 1978
- Professional College: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Qualification: FRCS - Fellow Royal College of Surgeons
- Date of award: 1982
- Professional College: Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Qualification: DLO
- Date of award: 1981
- Other degree or qualification: University of Liverpool
- Qualification: PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
- Date of award: 1987
- Other degree or qualification: University College London (UCL)
- Qualification: MChir - Master of Surgery
- Date of award: 2006
Languages Spoken
- Cantonese (Fluent - First Language)
Awards and Prizes
Bark Gold Medal awarded by the University of Liverpool for the Ph.D. thesis on “Aminoglycoside Ototoxicity” in 1987.
Norman Gamble Research Prize awarded by the Royal Society of Medicine in 1999 for the best research work to further the knowledge of otology for the previous 4 years.
Professional profile
1. Consultant Otolaryngologist, The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust,
1988-Present
2. Run a yearly Advanced Otology Course in Ipswich - delegates from all over the world.
3. Run a yearly Lacrimal Surgery Course in Ipswich - delegates from all over the world.
4. Run an yearly Sinus Surgery Course in Ipswich - delegates from all over the world.
5. Founder and chief organizer of the Regional ENT Skill Laboratory for the Eastern Region - licenced by the Human Tissue Act.
6. Run the yearly ENTUK balance course, 2007-President
7. President, British Society of Otology, 2007- Present
8. Chairman, Clinical Audit and Practice Advisory Group, ENTUK, 2002-Present
9. Instructor in numerous International Surgical Courses.
10. Assistant Editor, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 2000–Present.
12. Advisor to NICE on interventional procedural programmes, 2003 - Present
13. Council Member, ENTUK 2001-Present
14. Council Member, Otology Section, RSM, 2007-2010, and Editorial Representative of the Otology Section.
15. Assessor for R&D at Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust 2003-2006.
Hospital and Trust activities
1. Clinical Director, Special Surgery, The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, 2002-2005
2. Lead on Clinical Governance Group on ‘Clinical Audit and Effectiveness’ at the Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, 2006.
3. Clinical Sponsor for Turnaround Project at the Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, 2005-2006.
Clinical Excellence Award
National: Gold (2005)
Professional affiliations and memberships
- ENTUK and current Council Member
- Royal Society of Medicine and current Council Member of the Otology Section
- Politzer Society, International Society of Otology
- European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
Research interests
My research interest is in hearing research.
My PhD thesis was on the pharmacological effect of amine in ototoxicity.
My MS thesis was on “Yung Vent – a new treatment to provide long term ventilation to the middle ear”.
Since 2004, I have supervised 4 MSc studies, 1 MD student and 1 PhD student.
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