Mr Neil Donnelly
Consultant Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon
MBBS, BSc(1st Hons), MSc(Dist Hons), FRCS (ORL-HNS)
"It is a pleasure to work at the Spire Lea Cambridge: the facilities to comprehensively investigate and treat ENT disorders are outstanding."
I am a Consultant ENT Surgeon at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 2009. Over the past 15 years I have performed over 1,000 major ear operations, over 500 cochlear implants, over 150 vestibular schwannoma resections and over 150 pituitary tumour resections.
As a Consultant at Cambridge University Hospitals, I am a member of a dedicated team delivering high quality care in Anterior and Lateral Skull Base Surgery, Complex Ear Disease, Balance Disorders and Hearing Implantation. I have been involved in establishing 360º Skull Base Surgery in Cambridge and a Middle Ear Hearing Implant Programme.
I completed my undergraduate and postgraduate training in London. I have gained wide experience in ENT working in a number of major teaching hospitals including Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, Great Ormond Street and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. I have been awarded three prestigious fellowships that have provided specialist training in Skull Base Surgery, Otology, Hearing Implantation Surgery and Balance Disorders. My interest in hearing and balance disorders is augmented by a Masters in Audiovestibular Medicine from University College London.
My research interests are in the fields of vestibular implantation, vestibular schwannomas, Ménière's disease, cholesteatoma surgery and hearing implantation outcomes. I have published over 40 papers in peer reviewed journals, edited journals and books in addition to writing over 10 book chapters. I am on the editorial board for Cochlear Implants International and the Journal of International Advance Otology.
I am Clinical Lead for the Department of Otolaryngology at Cambridge University Hospitals and the Cambridge Regional Balance Service. I completed undergraduate and postgraduate training in London. Fellowship training in Skull Base Surgery, Otology and Hearing Implantation was undertaken in the UK and Australia. I have a Masters degree in Audiovestibular Medicine.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Neil Donnelly at Spire include:
Ear Nose and Throat (ENT)
- CT scan
- Dizziness
- Grommets insertion (glue ear treatment)
- Hearing loss
- Laryngoscopy investigation
- MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging scan)
- Sinus surgery (functional endoscopic sinus surgery or FESS)
- Tonsillectomy for adults
Other treatments
- Balance disorder
- Cochlear implants
- Ear infections
- Ear wax
- Middle ear implants
- Pituitary tumour
- Skull base tumours
- Vertigo
- Vestibular schwannoma
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Audiological medicine
Balance disorders
Ear, nose and throat
ENT
ENT radiology
Hearing loss
Laryngology
Neurotology
Otology
Paediatric otolaryngology
Rhinology
Sinus surgery
Sleep disorders
Snoring
Voice disorders
Qualification and professional memberships
MBBS / University of London / 1997
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Professional memberships
British Skull Base Society
British Cochlear Implant Group
ENT UK
Professional leadership
Mr Donnelly is Clinical Lead for the Department of ENT at Cambridge University Hospitals.
Mr Donnelly is Treasurer of the Politzer Society, a international society with the mission to improve the surgery and science of ear surgery.
He is a former Council Member of the British Skull Base Society
Research and publications
I am on the editorial board for Cochlear Implants International and the Journal of International Advance Otology.
Media Coverage
Hearing loss and cochlear implantation
June 2017
Current NHS posts
Consultant ENT Surgeon, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Personal profile
I am married and have two children. A majority of my spare time is spent enjoying the company of my family. I am an enthusiastic cyclist and runner. It remains a lifetime goal to learn to speak passable Spanish.
Financial interests
Contact information
| Telephone | 01223 266990 |
| cambridgehearing.balance@gmail.com | |
| Website | https://www.cambridgehearingandbalance.co.uk |
| Private secretary | Marjan Adlington |
| Private secretary telephone | 01223 911288 |
| Private secretary email | cambridgehearing.balance@gmail.com |