Simon Lloyd

Professor Lloyd  is a  Consultant Skull Base and Auditory Implant Surgeon at the Manchester Royal Infirmary, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and Salford Royal Hospital. He is Professor of Otology and Skull Base Surgery at the University of Machester and his research interests include the natural history of vestibular schwannomas and NF2-related schwannomatosis. He is widely published in his field and is frequently invited to speak both nationally and internationally. He has held a number of high profile positions including president of the British Society of Otology and secretary to the British Skull Base Society. He is president elect of the Royal Society of Medicine Otology section and is a member of the European Academy of Otology and Neuro-Otology and the Politzer Society. He has been awarded the Dalby Prize by the Royal Society of Medicine. This prize recognises the individual that has made the greatest contribution to otological research over the last 5 years. He is also the director of the UKs leading advanced otology course and skull base course. He has been deputy editor of the Mediterranean Journal of Advanced Otology and is on the editorial board of Cochlear Implants International. He has published over 100 peer reviewed papers and 17 book chapters. He has also edited two books. He regularly reviews submissions to peer reviewed medical journals including the Lancet, Otology and Neurotology, Cochlear Implants International and Clinical Otolaryngology amongst others. He is an examiner for the Intercollegiate FRCS(ORL-HNS) examinations.