The AOT Pod

In this episode Ms Kala Kumaresan an ENT registrar in Yorkshire deanery welcomes Mr Sid Nagala is a Consultant Head and Neck, Thyroid and Parathyroid surgeon at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. Alongside his clinical interests, Sid is the ENT research lead at the Royal Berkshire Hospital and the current NIHR ENT lead for the South Central region. He actively engages in national NIHR trial...

This episode welcomes Ms Dora Amos an ENT registrar in the Kent, Surrey, Sussex Deanery, and Mr Philippe Bowles, a consultant rhinologist at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust, and together they talk to us today about the assessment and management of granulomatous nasal diseases. Thank you to the ENTUK Foundation and AOT for supporting this educational venture and thank you to our listeners for...

This episode welcomes Mr Simon Cole an ENT registrar in the East Midlands Deanery, and Mr Peter Conboy, a head and neck consultant at University Hospitals of Leicester, and together they talk to us today about the assessment and management of thyrotoxicosis. Thank you to the ENTUK Foundation and AOT for supporting this educational venture and thank you to our listeners for tuning in. Please subscr...

This episode welcomes Ms Tharsika Myuran an East of England trainee who has just completed a post CCT anterior skull base, rhinology and facial plastics fellowship in Wessex, and Mr Ashok Rokade anterior skull base and facial plastics consultant, Chair of the Global Rhinology Network and President of the British Rhinological Society and Fellowship Director of Winchester anterior skull base, rhinol...

This episode welcomes Mr. Hao Meng, ENT ST5 registrar in North Thames Deanery and Ms Zi Wei Liu, head and neck consultant, currently practising in Northwick Park Hospital. She is also the local London North West Head and Neck MDT chair and is the current clinical lead of Northwick Park Hospital ENT department and talks to us today about the assessment and surgical management of deep neck space inf...

This episode welcomes Ms Anya Selwyn, an ENT registrar in the KSS deanery and Mr Rob Grounds, consultant otologist and lateral scull base surgeon at the Royal Sussex County Hospital who talks to us today about the assessment and surgical management of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media. Thank you to the ENTUK Foundation and AOT for supporting this educational venture and thank you to our listeners f...

This episode welcomes Ms Lauren Bolton, ST7 ENT registrar in Yorkshire Deanery and Ms Lizzie Kershaw paediatric ENT consultant in Leeds General Infirmary who completed her registrar training in Yorkshire, talks to us today about the assessment and surgical management of choanal atresia. Thank you to the ENTUK Foundation and AOT for supporting this educational venture and thank you to our listeners...

In this episode, we officially launch season two of The AOT POD following huge success with season one hosted by Georgina Wellstead and Joshua Michaels. Introducing your new hosts Livy Kenyon (ST7 ENT registrar based in Thames Valley) & Kala Kumaresan (ST6 ENT registrar based in Yorkshire). We thank the ENT UK foundation, our AOT members and listeners worldwide for their support. To share your...

This episode welcomes Ding Yang, President of the BRS Juniors 2025/26 committee and Mr Rajeev Advani, consultant facial plastic, rhinology and anterior skull base surgeon based at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Mr Advani is a previous fellow from St George's Hospital in London and talks to us today about the assessment and surgical management of a rhinoplasty patient. Thank you to the EN...

Today's episode takes us to Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust where we are joined by Mr Karan Kapoor who takes us through the approaches towards managing a patient with multinodular goitre. His useful insight comes alongside his role as a lead of a well-established FRCS revision course and some unexpected knowledge on giraffe anatomy! Thank you to the ENTUK Foundation and AOT for supporting...

The AOT Pod has great pleasure in welcoming ENT registrar Mr Josh Michaels and Mr Vikas Acharya, Past President of the BRS Juniors Committee and Consultant Rhinologist, Facial Plastic and ENT Surgeon at UCLH to The AOT Pod to discuss hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia. This condition is rare but important, as the pathophysiologically, multifaceted disease profile and surgical considerations ar...

Welcome to another episode of the AOT Pod where we are pleased to welcome Mr Gaurav Chaudhury a consultant otologist at The Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield alongside Ms Lauren Bolton a registrar in Yorkshire. In this episode we discuss tinnitus, addressing the varied associated pathologies, its complex pathogenesis in benign tinnitus and the investigative strategies that allow for targeted...

Today we're joined by Ms Katrina Mason at The Evelina Children's Hospital in London where we discuss paediatric stridor and laryngomalacia. This episode highlights the features of paediatric stridor compared with other airway presentations and discusses the key investigations and management options available to these patients. For more information on the Association of Otolaryngologists in Trainin...

Mr Bhav Patel is a Consultant ENT Surgeon at Northwick Park Hospital and former FRCS gold medal winner. He is joined today by his North Thames registrar Rahul Pankhania where they discuss the clinical nuances of otosclerosis both in its early investigation as well the surgical and non-surgical considerations following diagnosis. For more information on the Association of Otolaryngologists in Train...

This episode takes us to Worcester Royal Hospital where are welcomed by Mr Peter Deutsch and his registrar Behrad Barmayehvar to discuss malignant salivary gland neoplasms. In particular, we highlight key considerations in the surgical management of these conditions particular with regards to complexities of facial nerve involvement. For more information on the Association of Otolaryngologists in...

In today's episode, we discuss the clinical presentation, relevant investigations and management guidelines of otitis media and its sequelae as well as unpicking the pathophysiology of this condition. Your guide to passing the FRCS starts here and we are pleased and privileged to welcome Mr David Strachan a consultant otologist and cochlear implant surgeon as well as Lauren Bolton an ST7 based in...

The Association of Otolaryngologists in Training is pleased to announce The AOT Pod - a new FRCS-themed podcast for UK trainees preparing to take their exit exam. With support from the ENT UK Foundation, our Education Team led by Mr Josh Michaels and Ms Georgie Wellstead have produced an exciting and high yield series that meets with leading experts in their field to discuss key topics in otolaryn...