Consultants

Qualifications

MBBS, BSc(Hons), MPhil(Cantab), FRCS(ORL-HNS)

Specialist Interests

Otology, neurotology, auditory implantation, lateral skull base surgery

Biography

Professor Lloyd is a consultant Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeon based in Manchester. He is also Honorary Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Manchester. He works at the Manchester Royal Infirmary, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and at Salford Royal Hospital.

He studied Medicine at the Royal Free Hospital in London, qualifying in 1996. During his training he obtained a first-class honours degree in Biochemistry from the University of London and a MPhil in Neurosciences from Cambridge University. He trained in ENT surgery in London and then undertook sub specialist training in skull base surgery at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge as well as undertaking a number of international fellowships in the United States and Denmark. He was appointed to his current position in 2009.

He works as part of the Manchester Skull Base Unit, the Manchester Auditory Implant team and the Manchester Neurofibromatosis type 2 team. These teams are each the largest of their kind in the UK and the only team in the UK offering both adult and paediatric auditory brainstem implantation. He is the clinical lead for otology at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

He has an active research programme focused on skull base disease and auditory implantation. He has published over 100 peer reviewed papers and 13 book chapters. He has also edited 3 books.

He runs a skull base surgery course both of which attract delegates from around the world. He is ex-President of the British Society of Otology and is President of the Otology section of the Royal Society of Medicine. He is a trustee of the Skull Base Foundation, a charity providing support for research and training in skull base surgery.