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Mr Nicholas Clifton
ENT Consultant
BSc, MBChB, FRCS(ORL/HNS), PGCME, FHEA
Specialises in
- Tonsillectomy
- Grommets
- Septoplasty
- Sinus surgery
- Laryngoscopy
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I am a Consultant adult and paediatric ENT surgeon seeing patients with the full spectrum of ENT disorders including hearing, balance, voice and swallowing problems. I specialise in nasal allergy, facial pain, endoscopic sinus surgery and functional septorhinoplasty (unblocking and reshaping the nose). I have been a Consultant in the NHS since 2012 and perform approximately 250 operations each year. My patient satisfaction scores are excellent.
I am a member of both the British and European rhinological societies. Additional advanced fellowship training. Fellowship in Rhinology Derriford University Hospital, Plymouth 2010 (12 months). Fellowship in Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia 2011 (12 months).
My private work is based in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, with regular clinics at Spire Harpenden.
I qualified in medicine from the University of Sheffield in 2000 and was a trainee in ENT in the East Midlands for six years. I then completed two additional years of advanced fellowship training in Rhinology (disorders of the nose and sinuses).
General Medical Council Number: 4722757
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Nicholas Clifton at Spire include:
Ear Nose and Throat (ENT)
- Allergy testing
- Tonsillectomy for adults
- Tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy for children
- Sinus surgery (functional endoscopic sinus surgery or FESS)
- Balloon sinuplasty for chronic sinusitis
- Grommets insertion (glue ear treatment) (1)
- Laryngoscopy investigation
- Earwax removal
- Septoplasty surgery
- Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty)
Other treatments
Rhinology, Laryngology, Head and neck pathology, Allergy
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Allergy
Head and neck pathology
Laryngology
Paediatric otolaryngology
Rhinology
Facial pain, nasal allergy, sinusitis, rhinoplasty (nose reshaping), snoring, Paediatric ENT.
Qualification and professional memberships
BSc / Sheffield University / 1994
Bachelor of Science: Anatomy and Cell Biology
MBChB / Sheffield University / 2000
Undergraduate Medical Degree
FRCS (ORL/HNS) / Royal College Of Surgeons of England / 2009
Intercollegiate Fellowship Examination
FHEA / Higher Education Academy / 2011
Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
PGCCE / Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry / 2011
Post-graduate certificate of clinical education
Professional memberships
Research and publications
Nasal polyps
Current NHS posts
Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Personal profile
I am married to a paediatric nurse and have two young children who take up most of my spare time. When I do find the time I enjoy fly fishing and cycling.
Contact information
| Telephone | 0800 585 112 |
| Website | http://www.nickcliftonent.co.uk |
| Private secretary | Yasmin Ahmed-Jora |
| Private secretary email | Yasmin.jora@ldh.nhs.uk |