Mr Michael Armstrong
Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon
MBChB, FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Lon), FRCS-ORL (Ed), FRCS-ORL (Lon)
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I graduated from Edinburgh University Medical School in 1986. My pre-registration year was completed in general surgery under the Queen's Surgeon in Edinburgh and in respiratory medicine. Thereafter I qualified in general surgery before resuming my training in ENT Surgery at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital in London.
I returned to Edinburgh to complete my training. As a Registrar I developed a service for the diagnosis and treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea. I also trained in New York under Professor Blitzer to set up a national clinic in the treatment of head and neck movement disorders with botox, which was the first of its kind in Scotland and second in the UK.
I was subsequently appointed as a Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist in 2000 and practice in the Borders and Edinburgh.
I have provided an ENT private practice for adults and children at Spire Murrayfield Hospital since 2001.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Michael Armstrong at Spire include:
Ear Nose and Throat (ENT)
- Allergy testing
- Dizziness
- Earwax removal
- Grommets insertion (glue ear treatment)
- Hearing loss
- Laryngoscopy investigation
- Mole, cyst, wart and skin tag removal
- Neck lumps
- Nose job or nose reshaping (rhinoplasty)
- Septoplasty surgery
- Sinus surgery (functional endoscopic sinus surgery or FESS)
- Snoring
- Swallowing difficulties (Dysphagia)
- Tinnitus
- Tonsillectomy for adults
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Important information about Covid-19 tests
Spire Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park is only able to provide Covid-19 tests to patients undergoing surgery at our hospital. Covid-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service.
Additional information
Clinical interests
Ear, nose and throat
Laryngology
Paediatric otolaryngology
Rhinology
Sleep disorders
Voice disorders
Special clinical interests: Sleep studies, Nasal obstruction / deformity, Rhinitis, Allergy testing, Sinus surgery, All aspects of paediatric ENT, botox therapy of laryngeal dystonia, blepharospasm, palatal myoclonus, Frey's Syndrome and facial spasm.
Qualification and professional memberships
Research and publications
Rhinology. Snoring / Obstructive sleep apnoea. Laryngeal dystonia. Head and neck movement disorders.
Current NHS posts
Consultant ENT Surgeon, Borders General Hospital, Melrose.
Consultant ENT Surgeon, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.
Consultant ENT Surgeon, St John's Hospital, Livingston.
Personal profile
I enjoy people. I enjoy meeting patients and providing them with the information that they need to allow them to make the right decisions about the most appropriate treatment for them. I have a wife and four young children, which occupy my free time and are a source of joy.
Contact information
| Telephone | 0131 334 0363 |
| michaelarmstrong828@btinternet.com | |
| Private secretary | 01896 826 133 |