ENT
The dedicated ENT surgeons at the Bon Secours Hospital Galway provide specialist ENT services
Ear Nose and Throat, is the branch of medicine and surgery that specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the head and neck. Specialist ENT surgeons diagnose and treat conditions of the ears, nose, throat, head and neck.
Services Offered:
ENT Services offered at Bon Secours Hospital Galway include the following:
Ears:
- Balance disorders
- Ear discharge
- Hearing loss
- Tinnitus
Head and Neck:
- Facial weakness
- Neck swellings
- Salivary gland diseases
- Thyroid disorders
Nose:
- Allergic rhinitis, e.g. hayfever and house mite allergy
- Facial pain
- Nasal blockage
- Nasal deformity
- Rhinoplasty
- Sinusitis
- Septoplasty
- Tumors
Throat:
- Hoarse voice
- Snoring
- Swallowing disorders
- Tonsilitis
- Tumors of the throat and larynx
Children’s ENT Surgery offered at Bon Secours Hospital Galway: (over 1 year)
- Adenoidectomy
- Glue ear
- Grommets
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Tonsillectomy (over 2 years of age)
ENT Consultants:
The dedicated team in the ENT Department at our Hospital provides a safe and caring environment for all patients. ENT surgeons and nurses have the specialist skills to provide the relevant programme of patient care, and support patients before and during their surgery.
Mr. Peter Gormley
Consultant ENT Surgeon
Biography
My name is Mr. Peter Gormley. I graduated at Queen's University, Belfast, 1977. Fellow of the Royal College of Sureons in Ireland. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeon in England. Past President of Irish Institure of Otolaryngology. Past editor of The Proceedins of the Irish Otolaryngological Head and Neck Society.
Currently council member and treasurer of the Irish Institute of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Clinical lecturer in Otolaryngology in University Hospital, Galway. Consultant ENT Surgeon in University College Hospital. Private Practice in Bon Secours Hospital, Galway and Galway Clinic.
Past member of UEMS (European Body for advising on ENT matters in the EU medical structures)
Areas of Interest
AREAS OF INTEREST: General Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Caner Surgery, Otology, Rhinology, Paediatric Otolaryngology and allergy.
Additional Information
Out-Patient Clinics in University Hospital, Roscommon University Hospital and Bon Secours Hospital.
Contact Details
- Mr. Peter Gormley
- Suite 3, The Consultant Clinic, Bon Secours Hospital, Renmore, Galway
- Tel: 091 770513
- Fax: 091 757740
- Email: pgormley@bonsecours.ie
Secretary
- Mary/Trish
- Tel: 091 770513
Prof. Ivan Keogh
Consultant ENT Surgeon
Biography
Prof. Keogh graduated with honours from The National University of Ireland, Galway in 1992. He is Professor and Head of Discipline of ORL Surgery, NUI Galway and Galway University Hospitals. He is actively involved in research and teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Speciality training was under the auspices of The Royal College of Surgeons, Irish Higher Surgical Training Programme in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.
In 2000- 2002 he under took a research fellowship at The Department of Genetics, Harvard University and The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, M.A, U.S.A.
A Doctorate in Medicine was awarded in 2006 for this research into the molecular genetics of hearing loss and craniofacial abnormalities.
Intercollegiate Speciality Certificate and Certificates of Specialist Training were awarded in 2006. In 2006 – 2007 Professor Keogh undertook Clinical Fellowships in Otology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery at The Portmann Institute, Bordeaux, France and University Hospital Insespital, Bern, Switzerland.
Research interests include, Molecular Genetics of Hearing Loss, Safe Surgery – Human Factors & Nano-Biophotonics of Head and Neck Cancer. He has published numerous international peer reviewed publications, and book chapters. He has received and managed a number of academic research grants. In 2012 he was awarded the prestigious Benjamins prize for research by The Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum (CORLAS).
He undertakes all aspects of paediatric, adult and general ORL Surgery with a special interest in chronic ear disease (Otology), Hearing Loss, Children with special needs, Diseases of the nose (Rhinology) and throat (Laryngology).
Mr. John Lang
Consultant ENT Surgeon
Contact Details
- Mr. John Lang
- Suite 8, The Consultant Clinic, Bon Secours Hospital, Renmore, Galway
Secretary
- Yvonne
- Tel: 091 778105
Mr. Tony O'Connor
Consultant ENT Surgeon
Biography
Mr O’Connor is a native of Galway and a graduate of NUIG Medical School in 2000. He was appointed to the Irish Higher Surgical Training Programme in Ear, Nose & Throat ENT Surgery in 2004 and has received Specialist Training in teaching hospitals throughout Ireland. He was awarded his FRCS (ORL-HNS) in 2008.
Prior to his appointment as a Consultant Ear Nose & Throat Surgeon at the Bon Secours Hospital Galway he spent two years in Perth, Australia where he completed clinical fellowships in Paediatric Otolaryngology at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children and in Head & Neck Cancer Surgery at Royal Perth Hospital. He has also completed a clinical fellowship in Otology in Plymouth, England.
He has published numerous peer-reviewed academic papers and has been awarded a number of academic prizes and distinctions. He was awarded a Masters in Surgery (MCh) for research he performed at NUIG. His current academic research interests include Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo and the role of Human Papilloma Virus in Head & Neck Cancers. His main areas of clinical interest include paediatric otolaryngology, endoscopic sinus surgery, hearing loss, vertigo and all aspects of adult general otolaryngology.
Qualifications
AFRCSI, FRCS (ORL-HNS), MCh.Consultant Ear, Nose & Throat Surgeon.Contact Details
- Mr. Tony O'Connor
- Mr Tony O’Connor, Crescent ENT & Audiology, 2 The Crescent, Galway H91 W9HY.
- Tel: 091 763797
- Fax: 091 760792
- Email: info@crescententandaudiology.ie
Secretary
- Ellen
- Tel: 091 763797
Mr . Thavakumar Subramaniam
Biography
Mr Thavakumar Subramaniam MB (NUI) MCh, MD, FRCSI is a Consultant Otolaryngologist, Head & Neck Cancer Surgeon.
He graduated from the National University of Ireland Galway in 2010 and completed his Higher Surgical Training (SpR) in Ireland and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (RCSI) in 2020.
He undertook a Fellowship in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Surgery, Facial & Airway Reconstructive Surgery & Robotic Cancer Surgery at the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada. During this fellowship, Mr Thavakumar received training in advanced cancer ablative surgery, complex reconstruction techniques and robotic surgery for the treatment of advanced oropharyngeal cancer.
In addition to surgical training, Mr Thavakumar has a Master’s degree in Surgery (RCSI) and was awarded a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Trinity College Dublin for his research on medical devices, neuromodulation and tinnitus treatment. His teaching portfolio includes appointments with the Royal College of Surgeons and Trinity College Dublin as a clinical lecturer in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.
He is currently appointed as an Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Cancer Surgeon at University Hospital Galway Ireland.
Areas of Interest
Special interests
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Head and Neck Cancer Care
Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
Head and Neck Skin Cancer
Salivary Gland Disease and Surgery
Sinus Surgery
Blocked nose, Deviated Septum, Septoplasty
Allergic Rhinitis Medical & Surgical Management
Tonsillitis
Ear pain
Hearing loss
Tinnitus
Ear Infections
General ENT
General Paediatric ENT
Arranging Appointments:
A referral letter is required to be sent from your GP by fax or post to the relevant consultant.
