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Mr Andrew Harris

Mr Andrew Harris

Consultant ENT Surgeon with interest in Disorders of the Neck, Throat, and Voice-Box

BMBS MSc PGCertMEd FRCS ORL-HNS

Specialises in

Investigation of throat and laryngeal disorders including:
Change in voice
Feeling of lump in the throat
Sore throat
Recurrent/chronic tonsillitis
Pharyngeal dysphagia
Difficulty with swallowing 
Investigation and management of neck lumps

Procedures include:
Tonsillectomy
Flexible nasendoscopy
Needle/core biopsy
Aural microsuction/dewaxing
Adenoidectomy
Septoplasty
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Panendoscopy
Microlaryngoscopy
Submandibular gland excision
Parotidectomy (partial/extracapsular)
Branchial cyst excision
Thyroglossal cyst excision (Sistrunk’s)
Pharyngeal pouch surgery 

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Conditions and Treatments

  • ENT assessment
  • Micro laryngoscopy
  • Neck lumps diagnosis
  • Pan endoscopy
  • Tonsillectomy

Professional bio

Mr Andrew Harris is an Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon and Fellowship trained Head and Neck Surgeon. His particular interest is the investigation and treatment of Head and Neck cancer, benign salivary gland disease, and airway, swallowing and voice disorders. 

In his NHS role, Mr Harris is based in the Royal Gwent Hospital, with weekly operating session in The Grange University Hospital. A large part of his NHS workload is spent in the diagnosis, workup and treatment of cancers of the throat, voice box, salivary glands, and neck nodes (Head and Neck Cancer).

Mr Harris is a core member of the Aneurin Bevan, and South East Wales Head and Neck Multi-Disciplinary Teams, and attends meetings with both on a weekly basis. He trains junior surgeons in performing large operations for cancer, such as neck dissection, laryngectomy, and removal of the salivary glands (for benign or malignant tumours). Mr Harris has a particular interest in Trans-Oral Laser Microsurgery, and is able to remove many isolated tumours of the larynx and tonsils using this approach. 

The remainder of his NHS time is used treating patients with voice, airway and swallowing difficulties. Mr Harris runs a regular joint voice clinic in conjunction with Speech and Language Therapy, and works with specialist anaesthetists, using state of the art techniques to allow him to operate on the voice box and windpipe through the mouth. He has a particular interest in stenosis of the airway, and larynx, and in treating patients with cricopharyngeal hypertrophy or pharyngeal pouch.

In addition to clinical work, Mr Harris is involved in research, and acts as the departmental research lead. He leads on original research and in facilitating national trials within the department. Mr Harris is an Assistant Editor for The Journal of Laryngology and Otology (a national peer reviewed ENT journal), and also the Deputy Lead for the Welsh Head and Neck Cancer Site Group.

Mr Harris completed his medical degree at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (Exeter and Plymouth), and holds a Masters of Science from the University of Edinburgh. Since qualifying as a doctor, he has completed the majority of training in Wales, prior to his Advanced Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology in Oxford.

Special Clinical Interests

Investigation and treatment of Head and Neck cancer, benign salivary gland disease, and airway, swallowing and voice disorders

Research Interests

Principle Investigator in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board for the PATHOS and the PETNECK2 trials

Named author in 20-30 publications in peer reviewed journals. Two recent examples:
•    Evans V, Prades E, Passant C, Owens D, Zeitoun H, Harris AS. Stratifying Risk of Malignancy in Cystic Lateral Neck Lumps. The Journal of Laryngology and Otology 2023 May 23;1-32
•    Edwards D, Prades E, Thorne C, Harris AS. Endoscopic stapler versus laser diverticulotomy for Zenker’s Diverticulum: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Laryngology and Otology 2022 Nov 16:1-7

Editor of three chapters for ‘The Essential Scott Brown’s Otorhinolaryngology’, a new, abridged, one volume paper back version of the famous three volume text, to be published by the same publisher (CRC Press): 
•    Laryngeal malignancy
•    Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
•    Surgical Anatomy of the Neck

Qualifications

Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, BMBS, 2010
Edinburgh University, MSC, 2014
Dundee University, PgCertMEd, 2017

Year of first medical qualification: 2010

Professional Memberships

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
ENT Wales
British Association of Head and Neck Oncology (BAHNO)
British Laryngological Association (BLA)

Personal Profile

I was born and brought up near Abergavenny, and have now returned to Monmouthshire, where I live with my wife and children. In my spare time I enjoy cooking for my family and friends, playing electric guitar, I enjoy running and biking, and I am currently trying to learn French!

Current NHS/Research Position

Consultant ENT Surgeon with interest in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board