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James Tysome

Consultant ENT and skull base surgeon

I am a consultant in the ENT department and specialise in otology, hearing implants and skull base surgery.
James Tysome

My current role

I lead the regional skull base unit, which is based at Addenbrooke's Hospital. I am a member of the hearing implant, skull base, pituitary and NF2 multidisciplinary teams.

I am NHS England’s National Clinical Lead for Specialised Ear Surgery and advise on how these services are provided across the NHS. I am also President-Elect of the British Skull Base Society and Director of E-learning for ENT UK.

I am an Affiliated Asscoiate Professor at the University of Cambridge clinical school and have an active research role. I am also the Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Otolaryngology, a leading ENT journal.

Previous history

I studied medicine in Cambridge and London, trained as a doctor and ENT surgeon in London and completed further advanced training fellowships in skull base surgery at Cambridge and at Stanford University in California.