Consultants

Qualifications

MBChB, FRCS (ORL-HNS), MFSTEd

Specialist Interests

• Otology
• Ear surgery
• Cochlear implants
• Bone conduction and middle ear implants
• Dizziness and balance
• Tinnitus
• Stapes surgery

Biography

Dr Emma Stapleton is a Consultant Otolaryngologist and Auditory Implant Surgeon, specialising in complex ear and hearing surgery, and balance disorders. She has delivered over 100 invited lectures in 16 countries and received more than 30 awards for research and teaching excellence.

Her clinical and research work focuses on hearing loss, hearing implants, including cochlear, middle ear, and bone conduction devices; local anaesthetic surgery, necrotising otitis externa, the impact of diabetes on inner ear function, and outcomes in otology.

She is a Council Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) where she is a member of several committees; Editor in Chief of Surgeons News magazine; Lead for the National Surgical Mentoring Programme, and an international MRCS examiner.

Emma has held several national leadership and governance roles in organisations including the British Cochlear Implant Group, ENT UK, and the TWJ Foundation. She is Past President of the North of England Otolaryngology Society and Past Chair of Women in ENT UK.

Emma is a widely published author of book chapters, academic journal manuscripts and magazine articles; also having extensive and diverse editorial experience, serving on the Editorial boards of Current Opinion in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, and The Journal of Laryngology and Otology, and European Archives of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.

She also serves as Specialist Clinical Adviser to UK public sector bodies including NICE and the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), providing expert guidance on clinical policy, service design, and national standards of care.

Contact Details

MRI Audiology Reception – 0161 276 4952 / 0161 276 4613