Mr Brian Bingham

Mr Brian Bingham MbChB, FRCS,

GMC specialist register 2549798

Consulting (face to face) Monday 1pm to 5pm

Consulting (face to face) Tuesday 5.30pm to 8.30pm

Telephone consultation Thursday 4pm to 7pm

Initial consultation 30 minutes, review consultation

15 minutes. If required a nasal endoscopy, ear microsuction or pure tone

audiogram may be undertaken at the first appointment.

You are welcome to bring a relative or friend to an

initial consultation if you so wish. Shortly after your consultation (usually

within a week) you will receive a letter from Mr Bingham (copy to your GP)

outlining the outcome of your consultation including information on your individual

case management. In certain conditions you may, also, receive a supportive

information sheet.

Understanding you ENT problem in the context of your

life, social circumstances and interests is an important aspect of the

consultation.

At a child's consultation Mr Bingham is likely to

spend the first few minutes mostly speaking to the child.

Clinical Interests

· General Otolaryngology

· Nasal and sinus disease, particularly endoscopic sinus

surgery

· External and middle ear disease, including hearing

loss and ear wax

· General paediatric otolaryngology and audiology

· Snoring and sleep apnoea

· Tonsillar problems

· Vertigo or dizziness

· ENT disease and its effect on athletic performance

Mr Bingham trained in Dundee, Bristol & Toronto.

At the University of Toronto he worked in ear pathology and undertook the first

training fellowship in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. He has been a Consultant ENT Surgeon for 28

years in Glasgow. He co-founded the Scottish Sinus Surgery course and organised

the Scottish national tonsil audit. Mr Bingham had a large paediatric audiology

and ENT practice in South Glasgow and an adult practice focused on nasal and

sinus disease.

He is the past chair of the Intercollegiate FRCS Examination

in Otolaryngology and the immediate past president of ENT UK. His contributions

as president of ENT UK concerned ENT departmental standards, consultant

education, surgeon revalidation and how to keep a surgeon "emergency safe".

On the subject of Ear, Nose and Throat disease he is

the author of 5 textbooks and has contributed 6 chapters to other textbooks. He

has written over 45 peer reviewed journal articles and currently reviews

submitted articles for the Journal of Laryngology and Otology.

Professional Memberships

· ENT UK

· Fellow Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh

· Fellow Royal College Surgeons & Physicians Glasgow

· Medical Defence Union Scotland

Qualifications:

1980 MbChB, University of Dundee

1985 FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh

1991 FRCS Accreditation Otolaryngology

1996 FRCS, Royal College Surgeons & Physicians,

Glasgow