Mr Roland Hettige
Consultant Ear, Nose & Throat Surgeon
MBBS, BSc, DOHNS, FRCS (ORL-HNS), MSc
"The Spire Hospital's commitment to excellence really ensures my patients get the very best of specialist care in a timely manner."
I am a fully trained Ear, Nose & Throat consultant surgeon. I specialise in Rhinology which encompasses Rhinoplasty (functional due to nasal blockage and purely cosmetic), blocked and runny noses, nasal allergy, sinus problems and polyps, loss of smell, sinus headaches, chronic ear aches, snoring and sleep apnoea. I am also fully trained in general ENT and Children and Young Person's ENT conditions.
I have acquired key specialist surgical skills having operated:
250+ rhinoplasties: external and closed (no scar), functional and cosmetic, primary and revisions, with grafting and reconstruction with donor rib cartilage (Tutoplast)
750+ sinuses: advanced polyps and extended procedures, including frontal and sinus balloon dilations
400+ nasal airway septal straightening procedures including primary and revisions
750+ tonsil and adenoid procedures: adults and paediatrics, modern techniques (coblation), tonsillotomy and tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis and obstructive sleep apnoea.
I have spent the last 10 years gaining super-specialist expertise in advanced nasal and sinus surgery both in London and Oxford. When I took up my current consultant post at Wexham Park Hospital I became the lead surgeon responsible for the Rhinology Service. I routinely accept referrals from other colleagues to perform difficult and revision surgery and my unique skills and experience now attract referrals throughout Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and the London boroughs.
I am on the Clinical Effectiveness and Audit Committee (CEAC) for the local NHS Trust. I am also on the executive panel for SFOUK (Student and Foundation Otolaryngology UK), a National Body designed at promoting ENT as a career and educating junior doctors and medical students, and also on the executive committee of the electronic data-management system of the trust.
In addition to my clinical work, I was proud to be part of the faculty of this years hugely successful European Rhinological Conference in London.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Roland Hettige at Spire include:
Ear Nose and Throat (ENT)
- Ear pinning (pinnaplasty)
- Grommets insertion (glue ear treatment)
- Laryngoscopy investigation
- Septoplasty surgery
- Sinus surgery (functional endoscopic sinus surgery or FESS)
- Tonsillectomy for adults
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Balance disorders
Hearing loss
Laryngology
Paediatric otolaryngology
Rhinology
Sinus surgery
Sleep disorders
Snoring
Voice disorders
Qualification and professional memberships
MBBS / Imperial College, London / 2006
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Professional memberships
Professional leadership
Executive Committee for Electronic Database Management System at Wexham Park
Current NHS posts
Wexham Park and Heatherwood Hospitals, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Personal profile
I am a keen footballer and tennis player and although surgery is my passion, I still make time to enjoy the simple pleasures in life such as baking and spending time with my young family.
Contact information
| Telephone | 01753 665 404 |
| Website | https://www.thewindsornoseclinic.co.uk/ |
| Private secretary | Susanna Morys |
| Private secretary telephone | 01753 840 831 |
| Private secretary email | smorys@btconnect.com / hettige@thewindsornoseclinic.co.uk |