Mr David Michael Thomas

Ear, nose and throat surgery 03200339

Bupa Platinum consultant
Fee assured
Verified account
Open Referral network

Overview

Specialises in

Head & neck oncology

About me

As a full time NHS consultant I am involved in a very busy practice dealing with all aspects of ENT both elective and acute. My sub-speciality interests include neck lumps, thyroid and salivary gland conditions, hoarse voice, sore throats and dysphagia. On the NHS I run a voice clinic and a specialist dysphagia clinic. I am currently the departmental lead for audit and clinical governance. I have a role in teaching both junior doctors and nursing staff. I teach on the Bristol head and neck dissection course and participate in medical student teaching from Bristol University. I have been a clinical supervisor for a PhD thesis and an MSc thesis. I have had a number of audit and case report publications over the last few years.

Areas of interest

Voice disorders, sore throats and dysphagia; neck lumps; thyroid and salivary gland; General ENT conditions including nasal problems; paediatric ENT conditions; ear micro suction.

Medical secretaries

Emily Newlove
Winfield Hospital Tewkesbury Road Longford GLOUCESTER GL2 9WH
01452 337274
01452 331200
emily@cotswoldmedsec.com

Sue Morris
Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital Hatherley Lane CHELTENHAM GL51 6SY
01242 370520
01242 321008
enquiries@entrustent.co.uk

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr George Haslam Not Fee Assured
Dr Sarah Elizabeth Bakewell Not Fee Assured
Dr Marcin Pachucki Not Fee Assured
Dr Matthew Oram Not Fee Assured
Dr Thomas Perris Not Fee Assured

Dr Michael McSwiney Not Fee Assured
Dr Trevor Johnson Not Fee Assured
Dr Sarah Muddle Not Fee Assured
Dr Mahesh Parmar Not Fee Assured

About me

External resources

ENTRUST

Current NHS consultant posts held

NHS Consultant ENT Surgeon, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Cheltenham General Hospital
Gloucester Royal Hospital
North Cotswold Hospital
Tewkesbury Hospital

Research interests

The early diagnosis of head and neck cancer

Personal interests

Hill walking and climbing
Surfing
My children

Awards received

Lionel College Memorial Fellowship, Royal College of Surgeons, 1994

(Additional) Languages spoken

Publications

The meaning and impact of head and neck cancer. Journal of Constructivist Psychology.22:1-31, 2009

A Diagnostic Atlas of Tumours of the Upper Aero-digestive Tract. Contributing to 6 chapters. Published by Informa Healthcare May 2012.

Discrimination between benign, primary and secondary malignancies in lymph nodes from the head and neck utilising Raman spectroscopy and multi variate analysis. The Royal Society of Chemistry, December 2012.

Courses offered to GPs

Visiting GP practices for updates in the management of ENT conditions, ranging from the hoarse voice, dysphagia, neck lumps and balance problems.

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

FRCS (ORL) Intercollegiate Colleges of Surgeons 1997
FRCS (Otolaryngology) Royal College of Surgeons England 1993
FRCS (General Surgery) Royal College of Surgeons England 1991
MBBS Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School 1987
BSc (Honours) Cardiff University 1982

Additional training

Visiting Fellow Yale University School of Medicine, USA 1994
Fellow University of Leuven, Belgium 1997

GMC registration

Reference number 3200339

Affiliations / memberships

British Medical Association
Fellow of The Royal Society of Medicine
Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists-Head and Nech Surgeons (ENT-UK)
Medical Defence Union
General Medical Council

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital, GL51 6SY
Friday
14:00 - 17:00
01242 370512

Winfield Hospital, GL2 9EE
Friday
08:30 - 12:30
01452 337274

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

E2501
Fibre optic examination of the pharynx +/- biopsy/removal of foreign body - (5-50)

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (5-50) Ramsay Winfield Hospital (5-50)
E1432
FESS: excision uncinate process and anterior ethmoid bulla, antrostomy/antral puncture, simple polypectomy and attention to turbinates (bilateral) - (5-50)

Ramsay Winfield Hospital (5-50) Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (1-5)
E0360
Septoplasty of nose (including attention to turbinates) - (5-50)

Ramsay Winfield Hospital (5-50) Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (1-5)
F3440
Tonsillectomy - adult (and bilateral) - (5-50)

Ramsay Winfield Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (1-5)
E0380
Nasal septum cauterisation (and bilateral) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (1-5) Ramsay Winfield Hospital (1-5)
E1780
Diagnostic endoscopy of sinus and bilateral (as sole procedure) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (1-5) Ramsay Winfield Hospital (1-5)
20365
Follow-up out-patient consultation - remote - (1-5)
S0632
Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - up to three, Head & Neck (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)

Ramsay Winfield Hospital (1-5)
E1480
Endoscopic exploration frontal sinus beyond frontoethmoid recess and bilateral - (1-5)

Ramsay Winfield Hospital (1-5)
S4760
Fine needle aspiration cytology - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (1-5)
F3240
Operations on uvula - (1-5)

Ramsay Winfield Hospital (1-5)
T8700
Excision biopsy of lymph node for diagnosis (cervical, inguinal, axillary) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (1-5)
E4840
Dilatation of tracheal stricture (including insertion of stent) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (1-5)
F4640
Fine needle aspiration of parotid gland - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (1-5)
D0702
Aural toilet (including microsuction and/or suction of exteriorised mastoid cavity) including bilateral - (1-5)

Ramsay Winfield Hospital (1-5)
F2810
Excision/destruction of lesion of palate - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (1-5)
E4990
Panendoscopy +/- incisional biopsy - (1-5)
F2620
Frenotomy /frenectomy of tongue under general anaesthetic (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
D1510
Myringotomy and insertion of tube through tympanic membrane (and bilateral) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (1-5)
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