Mr Theodoros Valsamakis
Consultant ENT Surgeon
MBBS, MSc, FRCS(Glasg), FEB(ORL-HNS)
My practice covers all aspects of ENT disease. I run specialist clinics in the NHS for nasal disease (nasal allergy/sinusitis/nasal breathing), in both adults and children, and for Paediatric disorders and am involved in the monthly Paediatric Airway Multi Disciplinary Team meeting (MDT). In my Paediatric clinics, in a child-friendly atmosphere, I manage common and less common disorders like hearing loss, snoring, tonsillitis, ear infections, runny or blocked noses, nasal epistaxis, drooling saliva, neck lumps, noisy breathing, tongue ties and prominent or “bat” ears.
In a more specialist field in my NHS practice, I run a busy nasal surgery practice focused in Rhinoplasty and advanced endoscopic nasal surgery techniques. I have extensive experience in endoscopic nasal surgery and use state of art technology, including a 3D Navigation system, for diagnosis and treatment. I currently perform 25-30 rhinoplasties a year and I attend regular courses and congresses to keep enhancing my knowledge and skills.
I completed my training in all aspects in ENT disease and undertook fellowship training in Head & Neck surgery and Rhinology in Queens Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow between 2013-2015. In addition, I undertook fellowship training in paediatric airway management in Birmingham Childrens` hospital in 2016.
In 2016, I was appointed to the post of ENT Consultant at the University Hospitals of Leicester.
I am actively involved in lecturing and teaching medical students, general practitioners and trainee surgeons and I have been an invited speaker in regional meetings. I have the role of Clinical supervisor of junior doctors in UHL.
I am assigned as the Clinical Audit Lead of the ENT Department in University Hospitals of Leicester, ensuring practice adheres to GMC guidance.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Theodoros Valsamakis at Spire include:
Ear Nose and Throat (ENT)
- Grommets insertion (glue ear treatment)
- Balloon sinuplasty for chronic sinusitis
- Ear pinning (pinnaplasty)
- Nose job or nose reshaping (rhinoplasty)
- Laryngoscopy investigation
- Septoplasty surgery
- Sinus surgery (functional endoscopic sinus surgery or FESS)
- Snoring treatment
- Tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy for children
- Tonsillectomy for adults
- Tongue tie treatment
Other treatments
Mr Valsamakis also treats nosebleeds, thyroglossal and preauricular anomolies, drooling and secretion problems and obstructing sleep apnoea.
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Allergy
Hearing loss
Head and neck pathology
Paediatric otolaryngology
Rhinology
Sinus surgery
Sleep disorders
Voice disorders
Special Clinical interests: Rhinology, functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), Rhinoplasty.
Qualification and professional memberships
MD / Greece / 2003
Medical Degree
MSc / Greece / 2010
Master in Science in International Medicine and Management of Health – Crisis
FRCPS / Glasgow / 2020
Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow
FEB(ORL-HNS) / Austria / 2016
Fellow of European Board in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck surgery
Professional memberships
Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians Glasgow (RCSPG)
British Rhinology Society (BRS)
European Rhinological Society (ERS)
The Midland Institute of Otology (MIO)
European Society of Paediatric Otolaryngology (ESPO)
British Society of Rhinoplasty Surgeons (BSRS)
Professional leadership
Clinical Audit Lead in ENT, LRI
Mortality and Morbitity Lead in ENT, LRI
Current NHS posts
Consultant ENT Surgeon, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UHL
Contact information
| Telephone | 0116 265 3685 |
| Private secretary | Mrs Liane Ward |
| Private secretary telephone | 0145 582 2322 |
| Private secretary email | lianeward.ent@outlook.com |