Professor Neil Tolley
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Professor Neil Tolley is an internationally respected consultant ENT (head and neck) surgeon based in London. He has earned worldwide acclaim for his pioneering work with head & neck robotic surgery in the UK and was the first surgeon in the UK to use the Da Vinci Robot for head & neck cancer, obstructive sleep apnoea and thyroidectomy. Additionally, he was the first surgeon in the world to perform robotic parathyroid surgery. Professor Neil Tolley treats a wide range of ENT conditions and has a special interest in surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands.
Professor Tolley completed his initial medical training in Cardiff in 1982 and his MD in nasal physiology in 1988. He then went on to complete specialist training at the Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital amongst others. Professor Tolley has undertaken a number of international fellowships in San Diego, California, Cape Town and Perth and Sydney, Australia. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh appointed him a fellow in 1988 and the following year he was also appointed a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He was accredited as an ENT surgeon in 1992. In 1994, he joined St Mary’s and Ealing Hospitals as a consultant ENT surgeon and has since been appointed lead clinician of ENT, head and neck surgery, audiology and oral surgery.
In 2010, Professor Tolley made pioneering use of telerobotic equipment to perform surgery to remove an overactive parathyroid gland and its use in selected patients to avoid scarring and lenghty hospital stays is now widely practised. His work in the field has earned him international renown and as such he is regularly invited to contribute to training programmes and conferences. Professor Tolley has twice presented his work at the World Congress of Robotic Surgery held in Orlando in 2010 and in Miami in 2011. He also visited Hamburg to assist in the first robotic thyroidectomy in Germany in 2012. Additionally, he developed the first integrated simulation training programme for ENT healthcare providers in England, which has gone on to be shared and used in the US, Sweden, Australia and Egypt.
Professor Tolley imparts his knowledge in a number of educational roles for medical trainees. He is a programme and simulation course director for ENT training in North Thames and has supervised a number of MSc, MD and PhD students in his role as Professor at Imperial College, London. Additionally, Professor Tolley is a surgical tutor at St Mary’s Hospital. In addition, he is course organiser for the Imperial MSc in Surgical Innovation - ENT and runs a twice yearly DOHNS course. Professor Tolley has published in excess of 200 peer-reviewed publications. He is a regional adviser to the Royal College of Surgeons (England) for North Thames West. He is also secretary and president elect to YCOHNS (Young Consultants Otolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery). Professor Tolley is also chairman of the London Consultants’ Association and an executive board member of the British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons.
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11/11/2024
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I have seen Prof Tolley for several issues over the years. He always explains things clearly and is extremely helpful in relieving them
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08/11/2024
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A caring, welcoming and considerate approach. from all team members and clinician throughout the journey.
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05/11/2024
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So so grateful I had an appointment with Dr Tolley I’ve been suffering with regrown tonsils for the last 2 years NHS constantly misdiagnosed me if i Hadn’t seen professor Tolley today wouldn’t have found a choice to my problem , forever grateful to him ! Thank you !
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29/10/2024
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Professor Tolley was absolutely fantastic. He explained everything so brilliantly and was very reassuring. Highly recommend.
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