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Mr Michael O'Connell

Practising at

Spire Gatwick Park Hospital

Clinic times

Thursday: 6.15pm - 8pm
Saturday: 8am - 1pm
The Montefiore Hospital

Clinic times

Thursday: 6pm - 8pm
Friday: 9am - 12pm
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An initial consultation with Mr Michael O'Connell is from £225.

Mr Michael O'Connell

Mr Michael O'Connell

Consultant Ear, Nose, Throat and Nasal Plastic Surgeon

BSc (Hons), MBBS, MPhil FRCS

Specialises in

  • Cosmetic ear and nose surgery
  • Hearing loss
  • Sinus surgery
  • Sleep disorders and snoring
  • Tinnitus

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I am a Consultant ENT and Nasal Plastic Surgeon with over 17 years’ experience in Brighton, Sussex and Surrey, providing an expert, modern and patient‑focused approach to care.

My aim is to deliver clear, comprehensive consultations and effective treatment to help you return to health as quickly as possible. I perform a broad range of ear, nose, throat and neck procedures and treat all general ENT conditions in adults and children.

I have a specialist interest in nasal disease and reconstruction. My private practice focuses on cosmetic nose and ear surgery, sinus disease, nasal and ear conditions, and paediatric ENT care. I trained at centres of excellence in London in both ENT and plastic surgery, supplemented by international scholarships working with leading surgeons in France, Germany and the USA.
I completed my research thesis at the University of Sussex and was awarded the Royal Society of Medicine Otology Prize. I have published widely on rhinoplasty, facial surgery and ear disease, and I maintain a strong interest in surgical innovation. I regularly travel internationally to learn new techniques and am currently at the forefront of balloon sinuplasty in the UK.

I introduced coblation adenotonsillectomy to the Royal Alexander Children’s Hospital, Brighton, significantly reducing post‑operative pain and bleeding. My leadership roles include Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee, medical appraiser, and lead clinician for ENT clinical audit.

I am a council member of the Overseas Development Committee of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and a former Editorial Board member of ENT News. I am actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, clinical supervision, GP education, and lecturing on the EAFPS Rhinoplasty course at St Mary’s Hospital, London.

I am also committed to global health, working with Impact UK. I have supported training initiatives in Phnom Penh and currently help raise grants for the ENT Department at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi.

My special clinical interests include, cosmetic nasal and ear surgery, including rhinoplasty, septorhinoplasty and pinnaplasty/otoplasty, with digital imaging for rhinoplasty. Comprehensive management of nose and sinus disease, including balloon sinuplasty. Paediatric ENT, with particular expertise in glue ear, hearing loss, speech delay, tonsillitis, and sleep apnoea, Advanced coblation adenotonsillectomy to reduce pain and bleeding after tonsil surgery. Eustachian tuboplasty for effective treatment of blocked ears.

My other treatments include, nose and Sinus Conditions such as nasal blockage, deviated nasal septum, facial congestion and pressure, headache, facial pain, nasal drip/discharge, nasal polyps, loss of smell or taste, nasal trauma and fractured nose, nasal lesions, allergic rhinitis, nosebleeds, and snoring. Ear Conditions like hearing loss, balance disturbance/vertigo, tinnitus, ear infections or discharging ear, ear pain, perforated eardrum, and blocked ears. General throat and airway conditions. Paediatric ENT Conditions including nosebleeds, nasal trauma, nasal blockage, snoring and sleep apnoea, allergic nasal conditions, sinus disease in children, otitis media, glue ear, grommet insertion, ear infections/discharge, speech delay, hearing loss, and neck lumps. Facial cosmetic surgery i.e septorhinoplasty, rhinoplasty, and pinnaplasty/otoplasty (ear realignment).

 

 

 

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General Medical Council Number: 2960245

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Michael O'Connell at Spire include:

Ear Nose and Throat (ENT)

Cosmetic surgery

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Additional information

Allergy
Balance disorders
Ear, nose and throat
Hearing loss
Paediatric otolaryngology
Rhinology

BSc(Hons): Neurosciences / London / 1981
University College London

MBBS / Westminster Medical School, University of London / 1984
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

MPhil / Cochlea Physiology Centre, University of Sussex / 1993
Research thesis during surgical training

FRCS / Glasgow / 1993
Intercollegiate Examination Board

Professional memberships

ENT UK

Fellow of the Royal College Surgeons

British Society of Rhinoplasty Surgeons

British Facial Plastic Surgery Society

British Medical Association

General Medical Council

Medical Advisory Committee Chairman

Clinical Governance Lead clinician

Examiner to Brighton and Sussex Medical School and University of London

Council member to the Overseas Development Committee, Association of Surgeons, Great Britain

Articles

British Medical Journal Case Reports 2013 - A previously unreported serious adverse event during balloon sinuplasty

British Medical Journal Case Reports 2014 - Spontaneous CSF rhinorrhoea: a rare clinical entity

International Journal of Surgery 2014 - Low priority procedures in ENT

Principal author for “Pinnaplasty” for NHS Choices website

Contributing author to Scott Brown, ENT reference text

Contributor to “Paediatric Care Online” website

Consultant Ear, Nose, Throat and Facial Plastic Surgeon, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton and Senior Lecturer, Brighton and Sussex Medical Schools.

Telephone Gatwick Park: 01293 778 906; Montefiore Hospital: 01273 828 148
Website http://www.sussexrhinoplasty.com/
Private secretary Kim Teale
Private secretary telephone 01293 661138
Private secretary email mikeoconnellent@gmail.com

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