Author: Semon Lecture Trust

Professor Susan Margaret Standring presented her Semon Lecture on the 7th of November 2014 at the Royal Society of Medicine. Although the lecture available here is not the exact one given, the content is very similar without as much specialist ENT history as was in the lecture. Her lecture looks at the history of anatomy … Continue reading “The Devil is in the Detail”

Professor Ashok R Shaha delivered his Semon Lecture on the 1st of November 2013. His lecture focuses on the importance of conservative surgery in treating tumours and how this allows for the sparing of nerves and the preservation of function. Shaha then goes on to emphasise that this change from radical to conservation surgery is … Continue reading “Conservation Surgery in Head and Neck Oncology”

Professor Valerie Joan Lund presented her Semon Lecture in 2012. Her lecture started by exploring some of the history of Felix Semon and his own practice, before detailing various rhinological conditions, namely allergic rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis, acute bacterial rhinosinusitis, sinusitis, and septal and turbinal deformities. With each of these conditions, the effectiveness of their treatments … Continue reading “Are We Guilty of Over-Treating the Nose?”

Professor Laurent Lantieri gave his Semon Lecture in 2011. In his lecture, he spoke about the many problems one faces when attempting to carry out facial reconstruction and transplantation, including the potent immunosuppressive therapy that patients were then subjected to afterwards. Lantieri then went on to discuss some of the cases of facial transplants that … Continue reading “A Giant Step in Facial Plastic Surgery – the Transplant.”

Professor Gregory S Weinstein delivered his Semon Lecture in 2010. In his lecture he presented an in depth look at Transoral Robotic Surgery, from its creation to how it can be used in the treatment of HPV related to oropharyngeal carcinoma. Lecture Dr Gregory Weinstein is an American surgeon, specialising in Head and Neck Surgery. … Continue reading “Robotics in Head and Neck Surgery – Added Value or Just Another Toy?”

Professor Randall Payne Morton presented his Semon Lecture in 2009. This lecture looks at the importance of considering quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer. Morton highlights the fact that there is a difference between the patient’s view of their quality of life and their doctor’s view and states that it is … Continue reading “Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer”

Professor Christopher John O’Brien gave his Semon Lecture in 2008. In his lecture, he focused mainly on melanoma and parotid cancer as those were two of the most common cancers affecting Australians. O’Brien then explored the various treatment and management options for the two different forms of cancers and what was more effective in each … Continue reading “Skin Cancer – Current Concepts and Personal Experience”

Professor György Lichtenberger presented his Semon Lecture on the 2nd of November 2007. His Lecture looked at bilateral vocal cord paralysis and explored the management options. Lichtenberger described the research he had done on managing laryngeal stenosis with an extra-endolaryngeal suture technique and how that provided two routes of treating vocal cord palsy without using … Continue reading “The Evolution of Surgery for Vocal Cord Palsy”

Professor Jatin P Shah delivered his Semon Lecture in 2006. His lecture starts by exploring how thyroid cancer has changed over the last thirty or so years. It then analyses the treatment options available and what provides the best outcomes for the patient over time. Shah then highlights the idea that we are currently diagnosing … Continue reading “Diverse Outcomes and Discretionary Decisions in Thyroid Cancer”

Professor Paul J Donald gave his Semon Lecture in 2005. He spoke about the trauma caused by ballistics and focused on the difficulty faced in treating such wounds to the face, whether to hard or soft tissue. Donald then highlighted the fact that outcomes have improved in terms of reconstruction and functionality due to innovative … Continue reading “Advances in the Management of Head and Neck Trauma”