An initial consultation with Miss Ekpemi Irune is from £260.
Miss Ekpemi Irune
Consultant ENT, Head & Neck, Thyroid and Rhinoplasty surgeon
MBChB, MSc, DOHNS, FRCS (ORL-HNS)
Specialises in
- Neck lumps + diagnosis and surgery for Cancer of the head and neck
- Thyroid surgery
- Voice and swallow problems
- Septorhinoplasty and Septoplasty (Nose reshaping)
- Tonsil and salivary gland problems
I am currently a Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat, Head and Neck and Thyroid Surgeon at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge. The majority of my work centres around benign and malignant Head and Neck surgery, Thyroid surgery, voice complaints and LASER surgery to the voice box, airways and upper digestive tract.
I undertake major Head and Neck cancer operations with or without reconstruction. I run a Trans-Nasal Oesophagoscopy (TNO) service and my Facial/Plastic service includes rhinoplasty, scar revision and skin lesions. I also offer Botox and dermal filler rejuvenation treatments.
I graduated from the University of Dundee Medical School in Scotland and went on to complete Higher Specialist Surgical Training in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in major teaching hospitals in England. I also completed an MSc in Surgical Science at Imperial College, London.
During my training, I undertook a clinical research Fellowship at the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, studying functional outcomes following treatment in Head and Neck cancer.
In 2013, I completed the European Academy Fellowship in Facial - Plastic Surgery at the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam. In addition to this International Fellowship, I undertook the National Training Interface Group Fellowship in Aesthetic and Reconstructive surgery, working with surgeons in the fields of Plastic surgery, Rhinoplasty surgery, and Craniofacial surgery in London.
Furthermore, I was appointed as the Royal College of Surgeons of England Post-CCT Fellow in Advanced Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at Imperial Hospitals NHS Trust and was based at Charing Cross Hospital. I have published in peer reviewed journals in the fields of Ear, Nose and Throat, Head and Neck Oncology and continue to pursue research interests in the latter.
I am actively involved in Higher Specialist Surgical Training of doctors and participate in regional and national teaching courses. I am a member of the British Association of Head & Neck Oncologists, the European Academy of Facial - Plastic Surgeons and the British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons.
General Medical Council Number: 6079747
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Miss Ekpemi Irune at Spire include:
Ear Nose and Throat (ENT)
- Cancer tests
- Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty)
- Thyroid surgery
- Tonsillectomy for adults
- Laryngoscopy investigation
- Septoplasty surgery
- Scar revision
Other treatments
Head and neck
- Cancer of the head and neck (diagnosis and surgery)
- Thyroid surgery
- Voice problems
- Salivary gland disease and surgery
- Swallowing problems
- Skin health - hyper pigmentation and anti-ageing
Outpatient procedures
- Aural microscopy
- Flexible nasal laryngoscopy and stroboscopy
- Rigid nasal endoscopy
- Trans-nasal oesophagoscopy (TNO)
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Allergy
Ear, nose and throat
Head and neck pathology
Head and neck surgery
Hearing loss
Laryngology
Parathyroid disease
Sleep disorders
Snoring
Thyroid surgery
Voice disorders
Endocrine surgery
Thyroid disease
Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
Member of the British Association of Head & Neck Oncologists and the European Head & Neck Society
Member of ENT-UK
Member of the British Association of Endocrine & Thyroid Surgeons
Member of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery
Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Contact information
| Telephone | 01223 266 990 |
| Secretary@ient.co.uk | |
| Website | https://www.ient.co.uk/ |
| Private secretary | Charity O. |
| Private secretary telephone | 020 300 26772 |
| Private secretary email | Secretary@ient.co.uk |