Mr Neil Fergie

ENT specialist in Nottinghamshire

MBChB FRCS FRCS (Otol) FRCS (ORL-HNS) MD

GMC: 3476639

6 Patient reviews Review the doctor

Call

Book online

e-Consultation

Call

Book online

e-Consultation

Mr Neil Fergie areas of expertise:

Professional statement

Mr Neil Fergie is a highly experienced ENT surgeon based in Nottingham. He specialises in treating general ENT conditions such as hearing loss, tinnitus (ringing in the ear), vertigo, dizziness, glue ear and tonsillitis.

Mr Fergie graduated from The University of Glasgow Medical School in 1991 and undertook ENT specialist training at Glasgow, Manchester and the East Midlands. During his training, Mr Fergie completed an MD thesis at The University of Leicester on neuroprotection in the cochlea. He established a multidisciplinary group that focuses on biofilm research in glue ear (OME). He spent nine months on a fellowship in ENT in Western Australia at Perth Children's Hospital and Sir Charles Gardner Hospitals which also involved delivering ENT services to remote communities in North Western Australia and the Western Desert.

He was jointly appointed to provide ENT services at The King's Mill Hospital and The Queen's Medical Centre from 2005. Since appointment as a consultant in 2005 he has held various positions within the NHS including Head of Foundation Year 1 training (responsibility for newly qualified doctors within the trust); and clinical lead for head and neck services (ophthalmology, ENT, audiology, maxillofacial surgery and orthodontics).

In addition to a busy clinical practice and a number of roles within the NHS, Mr Fergie is an examiner for the ENT examinations both in Europe and in the UK (Fellowship and European board exams). He's a board member for the UK examination, he has recently been invited as a visiting Professor for The University of Namibia Medical School.

Reviews

Treatments

Articles

Download

Images

Videos

Doctor's articles

Stapedectomy: what is it and how can it...

Credentials

GMC: ‍3476639

Professional experience

• More than 30 years of experience
• Spire Hospital Nottingham
• BMI Park Hospital Nottingham
• King’s Mill Hospital and Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham

...

Sub-specialties

• Adenoid removal (adult)
• Adenoid removal (child)
• Patulous Eustachian tube
• ENT management adults
• Ear conditions
• Nose conditions ENT
• Throat conditions ENT
• Grommets
• Glue ear management
• ENT ventilation tubes
• Eustachian tube obstruction
• Patulous
• Balloon dialation
• Deafness
• Ear discharge
• Ear pain
• Facial weakness
• Otitis externa
• Inflammation ear canal
• Microsuction
• Ear wax
• Dizziness
• Meniere's; vestibular migraine
• Labyrinthitis
• MDDS
• BPPV
• PPPD
• Myringoplasty
• Epley
• Management/ repair ear drum
• Cholesteatoma
• Widening ear canal
• BAHA
• Stapes surgery
• Ossiculoplasty
• Pinnaplasty
• Meatoplasty
• Tonsillitis
• Adenoidectomy
• Management of tonsolitis
• Sleep apnoea
• OME - Glue ear
• Tinnitus

...

Positions in public associations

• Otology Fellowship Programme Director
• Newborn Hearing Screening ENT Lead
• Member of the advisory board of CORESS
• Clinical Governess Lead at King’s Mill Hospital and Queen’s Medical Centre

...

Teaching posts

• Examiner for European Board Exam in ENT
• Examiner for ENT Fellowship examination

Education

• MD, University of Leicester (2005)
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, The University of Glasgow (1991)

Publications and conferences

• Cho, W S et al. “Prognosticating patients with necrotising otitis externa based on response to treatment.” Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England vol. 103,4 (2021): 285-290. doi:10.1308/rcsann.2020.7133
• Srivastava, Rishi et al. “The Use of Lasers in Stapes Surgery.” Ear, nose, & throat journal vol. 100,1_suppl (2021): 73S-76S. doi:10.1177/0145561320937828
• Liu, Paul Zhaobo et al. “A core outcome set for research on the management of otitis media with effusion in otherwise-healthy children.” International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology vol. 134 (2020): 110029. doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110029
• Fergie, Nicola et al. “Hypercapnic acidosis induces mitochondrial dysfunction and impairs the ability of mesenchymal stem cells to promote distal lung epithelial repair.” FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology vol. 33,4 (2019): 5585-5598. doi:10.1096/fj.201802056R
• Daniel, Matija et al. “Biofilm eradication with biodegradable modified-release antibiotic pellets: a potential treatment for glue ear.” Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery vol. 138,10 (2012): 942-9. doi:10.1001/archotol.2013.238
• Daniel M, Imtiaz-Umer S, Fergie N, Birchall JP, Bayston R. Bacterial involvement in otitis media with effusion. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Oct;76(10):1416-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.06.013. Epub 2012 Jul 20. PMID: 22819485.
• Dhillon, Neeru et al. “Audit of management of periorbital cellulitis and abscess in a district general hospital and a tertiary referral centre, in line with published guidelines.” The Journal of laryngology and otology vol. 124,6 (2010): 636-40.
• Keir, J et al. “Patch testing in allergic contact dermatitis.” The Journal of laryngology and otology vol. 123,5 (2009): 558-9. doi:10.1017/S0022215109004289

...

Prizes and awards

• TWJ Fellowship, Western Australia Sir Charles Gairdner Hosptial and Perth Childrens Hospital (2004)
• FRCS (ORL-HNS) Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2003)
• FRCS (Otolaryngology) Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2001)
• FRCS (General Surgery) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (1997)

...

Professional membership

• Board of Examiners
• British Medical Association
• The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS)
• ENT-UK
• ENT Research Society
• The Royal Society of Medicine
• European Academy of Otology & Neurotolgy

...

Languages spoken

English