Mrs Burgess is a consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon with a sub-specialty interest in paediatric otolaryngology.

BMedSci BM BS FRCS CSIG FRCS oto FRCS ORL-HNS

Specialty

Otolaryngology

Sub-specialty

Paediatrics, otology

Training and education

Nottingham University Medical School BMedd Sci
Basic surgical rotation - North Thames region
Registrar training - Oxford deanery

Fellowships

TWJ otology fellowship - University of Michigan and Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Paediatric and head and neck surgical fellow - Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and Brisbane Children’s Hospital, Queensland, Australia

Experience

Mrs Burgess has been a consultant ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeon with an interest in paediatrics and otology since 2006. During this time, she has helped many children, parents and adult patients with a vast variety of ENT problems. She has a dual practice based at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

Her goal remains to use her extensive experience as a clinician, a mother and a patient to support patients and their families to make the right decisions about their care.

Mrs Burgess is also involved in the development of paediatric ENT at a local and national level and supporting trainees.

At UHS, she mainly sees children and adults with emergency ENT problems.

Ear problems - ear infection, ear blockage/deafness, perforated eardrum, cholesteatoma

Nose - nasal blockage, rhinitis/rhinosinusitis, nosebleeds, adenoidal problems

Throat - tonsillitis, snoring and breathing problems, noisy breathing (not related to asthma lower respiratory tract problem), lumps in the neck, neck infections, hoarseness, swallowing difficulties

Most common operations performed - adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, grommet insertion, turbinates surgery, septoplasty, airway assessment including laryngo tracheo bronchoscopy, airway surgery including balloon dilatation, foreign body removed, laryngotracheal reconstruction, non-selective laryngeal nerve reinnervation, thyroglossal duct removal, excision of neck lump, tympanoplasty, combined approach tympanoplasty, mastoid surgery, limited pinnaplasty

Awards and prizes

Dr Munroe award for innovation 2018 - University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

Research

Mrs Burgess is currently involved in various local and national projects.

Contact

Contact Mrs Burgess via her secretary Lisa Roper on 023 8120 2932 or by emailing entsecretaries@uhs.nhs.uk.