An initial consultation with Mr Gerard Kelly is from £200.
Mr Gerard Kelly
Consultant ENT surgeon
MBChB MD MEd FRCS
Specialises in
- Sinus surgery
- Tonsillectomy
- Otology
- Bell's Palsy
- General ENT problems
I specialise in adult and children’s surgery and the non-surgical management of non-cancerous ear, nose and throat (ENT) conditions. I have a special interest in the treatment of acoustic neuromas and other complex ear and skull base conditions. I have developed treatment for sinusitis and carry out keyhole, minimally invasive sinus surgery, including balloon sinuplasty treatment. I carry several hundred operations per year.
I have been working as a consultant ENT and skull base surgeon in Leeds since 2001. As well as a surgeon with a busy clinical practice I am an honorary lecturer in otolaryngology at the University of Leeds. I have completed a Masters of Education degree and I teach regularly, both post graduates and undergraduates. I have a sub-specialist and general ENT practice for adults and children’s surgery and the medical treatment of ENT conditions.
I trained in Glasgow, Edinburgh and London and carried out a fellowship year in neuro-otology under Professor R T Ramsden in Manchester. My MD thesis was in research on the facial nerve. I have researched the training of junior ENT surgeons and I have a Masters of Education degree. I keep all patients’ medical notes encrypted on computer (data protection compliant) and therefore when I see a patient I never suffer the common problem of not having the medical notes instantly available. I try to treat every patient like I would want to be treated myself, if I was sitting in front of a doctor.
I am a former clinical director of ENT in the Leeds Teaching Hospital and the Otology Section Editor for the ENT UK e-learning programme.
I am the secretary of the Mackenzie Society, medical error prevention society. I am the lead appraiser for the ENT, maxillo-facial and ophthalmology departments in Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust and I was one of the first doctors in the hospital to undergo revalidation.
I have a significant medico-legal practice and I have carried out reports and opinions for the police the coroner and I frequently give opinions on negligence cases as well as personal injury and noise induced deafness cases.
General Medical Council Number: C3470303
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Gerard Kelly at Spire include:
Ear Nose and Throat (ENT)
- Allergy testing
- Balloon sinuplasty for chronic sinusitis
- CT scan
- Dizziness
- Ear pinning (pinnaplasty)
- Grommets insertion (glue ear treatment)
- Headache treatments
- Hearing loss
- Laryngoscopy investigation
- MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging scan)
- Septoplasty surgery
- Sinus surgery (functional endoscopic sinus surgery or FESS)
- Sleep apnoea test
- Tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy for children
- Tonsillectomy for adults
- Thyroid test
- Tongue tie
- X-ray
- Tinnitus
- Snoring treatment
Other treatments
- Major ear surgery including repair of ear drum perforations and cholesteatoma surgery
- Surgery to restore hearing including stapedectomy and bone anchored hearing aid surgery
- Surgery and medical treatment for glue ear and children’s ear conditions
- Surgery and medical treatment of otitis externa (swimmer ear / dermatitis of the ear and ear canal) Surgery and medical treatment of acoustic neuromas
- Treatment of nasal allergy, nasal polyps and sinusitis including FESS and balloon sinuplasty
- Surgery for nasal obstruction including septoplasty and turbinectomy
- Treatment of balance disorders and Meniere’s syndrome (including chemical and bony labyrinthectomy and endolymphatic sac decompression)
- Treatment of globus and disorders of swallowing including pharyngeal pouch endoscopic surgery Treatment of dysphonia (hoarseness) including laryngeal microsurgery
- Tongue tie
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Important information about Covid-19 tests
Spire Leeds Hospital 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
Otology
Allergy
Balance disorders
Head and neck surgery
Neurotology
Hearing loss
Paediatric otolaryngology
Special clinical interests: Balloon sinuplasty; Otology; Neuro-otology; Acoustic neuromas; Paediatric ENT; Childhood ear infections; Nasal allergy; Balance disorders; Vertigo; Hearing loss; Deafness; Otosclerosis; Tympanic membrane perforation (ear drum perforation); Sinusitis; Nasal blockage; Tonsillitis; Globus; Swallowing problems; Pharyngeal pouch; Hoarseness.
Qualification and professional memberships
MB ChB / Glasgow / 1990
Batchelor of Medicine, Batchelor of Surgery
MD / Edinburgh / 2002
Doctor of Medicine
MEd / Leeds / 2007
Master of Education
FRCS (Surgery) / Edinburgh / 1994
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons
FRCS (Otolaryngology) / Edinburgh / 1996
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons
FRCS (ORL-HNS) / Edinburgh / 1999
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons
Professional memberships
British Association of Otolaryngologists
Head and Neck Surgeons
ENT UK
British Association of Otolaryngologists
North of England Otolaryngology Society
Research and publications
Current NHS posts
Consultant ENT Surgeon, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.
Honorary lecturer in otolaryngology, University of Leeds.
Personal profile
I have three wonderful small children (two girls and a boy) who keep me occupied. When I am not doing clinical work, I like to play tennis and golf and I have even started taking an interest in the garden!
Financial interests
Contact information
| Telephone | Insured patients 0113 218 5908/9, self-pay patients 0113 218 5967 |
| info@spireleeds.com | |
| Website | http://www.leedsent.com/ |
| Private secretary | Maureen Maye |
| Private secretary telephone | 0788 160 3652 |
| Private secretary fax | 0113 245 5965 |
| Private secretary email | maureen@gkelly.co.uk |