Professor Rami Salib: Ear, nose and throat surgery

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Overview

Specialises in

Adult

Paediatric

About me

I am a Consultant ENT Surgeon and Associate Professor of Rhinology. I am trained as a general adult and paediatric ENT Surgeon with subspecialist interest in Rhinolgy (conditions affecting the nose and sinuses) and Allergy, in particular medical and surgical management of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis, nasal polyps, rhinosinusitis, facial pain, snoring, obstructive sleep apnoea. I also deal with general ear (otology) including ear wax removal, and throat (laryngeal) conditions including voice disorders.

I perform minimally invasive endoscopic sinus surgery and nasal plastic surgery (septorhinoplasty). I also perform general ENT operations like tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and grommets.

Areas of interest

Medical and surgical management of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis; hay fever; nasal polyps; sinusitis; rhinosinusitis, allergic disease; nasal tumours; facial pain; snoring; sleep apnoea; nasal plastic surgery (septorhinoplasty); recurrent tonsillitis; enlarged adenoids; glue ear; ear wax removal; ear infections; hearing loss; tinnitus; balance disorders; vertigo; voice disorders.

Medical secretaries

Karen Healey
Spire Southampton Hospital Chalybeate Close SOUTHAMPTON SO16 6UY
023 8076 4325
023 8091 4418
karen.healey@spirehealthcare.com

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Dominic Richardson Not Fee Assured
Dr Leonid Krivskiy Fee Assured

Dr Richard Thomas Not Fee Assured
Dr Henry Akerman Not Fee Assured

About me

External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

Honorary Consultant ENT Surgeon at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Research interests

I am an Associate Professor of Rhinology at the University of Southampton and have a major interest in academia, research and teaching. My main research interests focus on the mucosal immune response in nasal airways disease (rhinitis and rhinosinusitis),and the development of novel therapies for chronic rhinosinusitis. The aim is to develop further bi-directional benefits in not only establishing an academic presence to develop ENT research but also facilitate translational research for patient benefit and enabling better understanding of the upper and lower airway interactions.

Personal interests

I am married to a consultant gastro-enterologist who has a particular interest in pancreatic disease. We have 4 children. My main interests outside work are mainly family-oriented.

Awards received

1- Research Management Committee Grant 2009 - University of Southampton.

2- Philip Poole-Wilson Seed Corn Fund - Bupa Foundation 2009.

3- Asthma Allergy and Inflammation Research (AAIR) grant 2010.

4- Royal College of Surgeons of England pump-priming grant 2010.

5- Royal Society of Medicine Travel & Equipment award 2010.

6- SPARKS - The Children's Medical Research Charity Innovation Grant 2011. Co-applicant

(Additional) Languages spoken

Publications

1. Khan, A.S., Pilavakis, Y., Batty, V., Harries, P.G., Salib, R.J. Eustachian tube communicating with sphenoid sinus: report of a novel anatomical variant. Surg Radiol Anat 2017; 39(4):461-5.

2. Dryden, M.S., Cooke, J., Salib, R.J., Holding, R.E., Biggs, T., Salamat, A.A,, Allan, R.N., Newby, R.S., Halstead, F., Oppenheim, B., Hall, T., Cox, S.C., Grover, L.M., Al-Hindi, Z., Novak-Frazer, L., Richardson, M.D. Reactive Oxygen: a novel antimicrobial mechanism for targeting biofilm-associated infection. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2017; 8:186-191.

3. Allan, R.N., Kelso, M.J., Rineh, A., Yepuri, N.R., Feelisch, M., Soren, O., Brito-Mutunayagam, S., Salib, R.J., Stoodley, P., Clarke, S.C., Webb, J.S., Hall-Stoodley, L., Faust, S.N. Cephalosporin-NO-donor prodrug PYRRO-C3D shows β-lactam-mediated activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae biofilms. Nitric Oxide 2017; 65:43-9.

4. Gutiérrez-Cardona, N., Sands, P., Roberts, G., Lucas, J.S., Walker, W., Salib, R.J., Burgess, A., Ismail-Koch, H. The acceptability and tolerability of nasal douching in children with allergic rhinitis: A systematic review. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2017; 98:126-35.

5. *Howlin, R.P., Cathie, K., Hall-Stoodley, L., Cornelius, V., Duignan C., Allan, R.N., Fernandez, B.O., Barraud, N., Bruce, K.D., Jefferies, J,, Kelso, M., Kjelleberg, S., Rice, S.A., Rogers GB, Pink S, Smith C, Sukhtankar PS, Salib R.J., Legg J, Carroll M, Daniels T, Feelisch, M., Stoodley, P., Clarke, S.C., Connett, G., Faust, S.N., Webb, J.S. Low-Dose Nitric Oxide as Targeted Anti-biofilm Adjunctive Therapy to Treat Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Cystic Fibrosis. Mol Ther. 2017; 25(9):2104-16.

6. INTEGRATE. The British Rhinological Society multidisciplinary consensus recommendations on the hospital management of epistaxis. J Laryngol Otol. 2017; 131(12):1142-1156.

7. Goldie, S., Ismail-Koch, H., Harries, P.G., Salib, R.J. Biofilms in paediatric otorhinolaryngology. Journal of ENT Masterclass 2018.

8. *Newby, R.S., Dryden, M., Allan, R.N., Salib, R.J. Antimicrobial activity of a novel bioengineered honey against non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae biofilms: an in vitro study. J Clin Pathol. 2018; 71(6):554-8.

9. Jayakody, N., Ward, M., Wijayasingham, G., Fowler, D., Harries, P., Salib, R. A rare presentation of a paediatric sinonasal inverted papilloma. J Surg Case Rep; 2018(11):rjy321.

Courses offered to GPs

Southampton Allergy Course - Alongside allergy and respiratory coleagues, we run this annual 2 day educational course aimed at GPs and nurses. It covers the breadth of allergic disease including food allergy, allergic rhinitis and asthma.

I also give regular educational talks to GPs on allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea.

About my work

My outcomes

My qualifications & training

My private practice

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

Procedures completed

E1780
Diagnostic endoscopy of sinus and bilateral (as sole procedure) - (>50)

Spire Southampton Hospital (>50)
E0850
Removal of foreign body from cavity of nose - (5-50)

Spire Southampton Hospital (5-50)
AA478
Skin prick test (including reporting) - (5-50)

Spire Southampton Hospital (5-50)
D1520
Suction clearance of middle ear (as sole procedure) - (5-50)

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

Spire Southampton Hospital (5-50)
E1432
FESS: excision uncinate process and anterior ethmoid bulla, antrostomy/antral puncture, simple polypectomy and attention to turbinates (bilateral) - (5-50)

Spire Southampton Hospital (5-50)
E1480
Endoscopic exploration frontal sinus beyond frontoethmoid recess and bilateral - (5-50)

Spire Southampton Hospital (5-50)
E0380
Nasal septum cauterisation (and bilateral) - (1-5)

Spire Southampton Hospital (1-5)
F3440
Tonsillectomy - adult (and bilateral) - (1-5)

Spire Southampton Hospital (1-5)
D1510
Myringotomy and insertion of tube through tympanic membrane (and bilateral) - (1-5)

Spire Southampton Hospital (1-5)
E0360
Septoplasty of nose (including attention to turbinates) - (1-5)

Spire Southampton Hospital (1-5)
E3520
Microlaryngoscopy/laryngoscopy +/- biopsy, excision of lesion, polyp or cyst - (1-5)

Spire Southampton Hospital (1-5)
E0420
Reduction turbinates of nose (trim, radical excision) - (1-5)

Spire Southampton Hospital (1-5)
E0230
Septorhinoplasty including graft/implant following trauma or excision of tumour (including attention to turbinates) - (1-5)

Spire Southampton Hospital (1-5)
W2620
Manipulation under anaesthesia of fractured nose (as sole procedure) - (1-5)

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

Spire Southampton Hospital (1-5)
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