Mr Antonio Belloso

 Professional experience

• More than 30 years of experience
• Consultant ENT surgeon, The Beardwood Hospital - part of Circle Health Group (2010 - present)
• Consultant ENT surgeon/Head & Neck (H&N) and Thyroid Surgeon, East Lancashire NHS Trust (ELHT)

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 Sub-specialties

• Ear infections
• Tonsillitis
• Blocked nose
• Septoplasty
• Endoscopic sinus surgery
• Head and neck lumps

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 Positions in public associations

• Regional clinical lead of H&N cancer in the north west (Preston, Blackpool, Lancaster, Morecambe and Blackburn) (2020 - present)
• Regional Head & Neck MDT lead of H&N cancer in the north west (2020 - present)
• Lead negotiator for merging H&N cancer services in the north west (2018 - present)
• Clinical lead for H&N surgery at ELHT (2018 - present)
• ENT Robotic Surgery lead (TORS) at ELHT (2018 - present)
• Clinical lead for thyroid cancer at ELHT (2010 - present)
• Audit lead for the ENT department (2015 - present)
• Clinical director for the ENT department at ELHT (2015 - 2018)

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 Teaching posts

• Senior lecturer, ENT surgery, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk (2015 - present)
• Educational / Clinical supervisor for all ENT SpR trainee (2010 - present)
• Enhanced educational supervision course, Chester University (20 credits) (2015)
• Representative in north west / Merseyside deanery for ELHT (2010 to date) 
• Post-graduate teaching (MCh program), Edge Hill University (Wrightington Hospital) (2010 - present)
• OSCE examiner, Edge Hill University (Wrightington Hospital) (2018 - present)
• ​Faculty for final FRCS Mock-exam (yearly) (2010 - present)
• Clinical supervisor for medical students, UCLan/Lancaster University (2010 - present)
• Mentor / Supervisor for nursing staff in ELHT

• Advance ENT Nurse Practitioner program (2 years) 
• First-assistant theatre course (2 years)  (2015 - present)

 Education

• FRCS (ORL-HNS), Intercollegiate exam, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin (2007)
• FRCS (ENT), Royal College of Surgeons, London (2000)
• DLO, Diploma of Otolaryngology, Royal College of Surgeons, London (2000)
• LMS (MBBS equivalent, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain (1991)

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 Publications and conferences

• Return to theatre in secondary post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage: a comparison of coblation and dissection techniques. Amir I, Belloso A, Broomfield SJ, Morar P . Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Feb;269(2):667-71. doi: 10.1007/s00405-011-1678-8. Epub 2011 Jun 26.PMID: 21706319
• Postoperative drainage in head and neck surgery. Amir I, Morar P, Belloso A. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2010 Nov;92(8):651-4. doi: 10.1308/003588410X12699663904754. Epub 2010 Jul 7.PMID: 20615307
• “Parental satisfaction with Health Services provided to Down syndrome children in the North West of England: an E.N.T. perspective”. PS. Hans, A. Belloso, Z.P. Shehab. J Laryngol Otol. 2007 Apr; 121(4): 382-6.
• The community management of chylous fistula using a pancreatic lipase inhibitor (Orlistat ®). Belloso, K Saravanan, J de Carpentier. Laryngoscope. 2006 Oct; 116(10): 1934-5
• Randomised Controlled Study comparing post-operative pain between Coblation Palatoplasty and Laser Palatoplasty. A. Belloso, P. Morar, J. Tahery, K. Saravanan, A. Nigam, M. Timms. Clin Otolaryngol. 2006 Apr ; 31(2):138-43.

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 Prizes and awards

• Best medical team in ELHT (H&N cancer team) START award at ELHT (Blackburn) (2003)
• Most innovative consultant in ELHT, START award at ELHT (Blackburn) (2003)
• Semon’s Club Meeting. Guy’s Hospital, London (2006)
• European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS) Fellowship 11th British Academy Conference - Otolaryngology (BACO), Birmingham (2003)
• Second prize (Best poster presentation), Fifth International Conference on Paediatric ORL (ESPORL). Graz (Austria) (2001)

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 Professional membership

• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Intercollegiate) (FRCS)
• British Medical Association (BMA)
• British Association of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgeons (ENT-UK)
• British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons (BEATS)

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