Author: Semon Lecture Trust

Professor Wolfgang Draf delivered his Semon Lecture in 1994. In this, he gave an overview of the history of endoscopy, from its conception in 1879 by Nitze and then looking forwards to the possibilities for use in diagnosis and treatment in the future. In doing this, Draf highlighted some of the major achievements that had … Continue reading “History and Practice of Endoscopic Nasal Surgery”

Professor Sean Liam Sellars presented his Semon Lecture at the Royal Society of Medicine on the 5th of November 1993. His lecture focuses on the characteristics and qualities of a good surgeon, before outlining that a general training with experience in different areas is of value even if only specialising in otolaryngology in the end. … Continue reading “How to Train a Head and Neck Surgeon”

Professor Robin Thomas Cotton gave his Semon Lecture on the 5th of November 1992. He began his lecture looking at Sir Felix Semon and then also a little on the history of Cincinnati and the Children’s Hospital. Cotton then went on to explore laryngotracheal reconstructive procedures and used gastroesophageal reflux as a case study for … Continue reading “The Role of the Special Centre in Paediatric Laryngology”

Professor Dr Oskar Kleinsasser gave his Semon Lecture on the 31st of October 1991 at the Royal Society of Medicine. In this, Kleinsasser proposes a new classification for laryngeal carcinomas. He promotes the division of the larynx into only 2 main areas, supraglottis and glottis, without the separate group of subglottic tumors. Before moving on … Continue reading “Revision of Classification of Laryngeal Cancer: Is it Long Overdue?”

Professor Arnold George Dominic Maran delivered his Semon Lecture in 1990 at the Royal Society of Medicine. In his lecture he explored the salivary gland, starting with the history behind whose domain it came under and then later moving onto our ability to diagnose salivary gland disease accurately. Maran particularly emphasised the fact that salivary … Continue reading “Science, Skill and Serendipity in Salivary Gland Disease”

Mr Stephen Higgs Richards gave his Semon Lecture in 1989. During his talk, he started off by speaking about some of the developments that had been made in the past 80 or so years in pituitary surgery. Following on from that, Richards described some of the results he had seen with his patients who had … Continue reading “Thirty Years of Pituitary Surgery”

Dr Glyn Arthur Simpson Lloyd presented his Semon Lecture on the 3rd of November 1988 at the Royal Society of Medicine. Lloyd spends time outlining the different imaging options for investigation of the nose and paranasal sinuses. He notes that the combination of gadolinium MRI and CT is best, the former to identify the soft … Continue reading “The Role of Radiology in the Diagnosis of Diseases in the Nose and Throat”

Professor Dr Claus Walter delivered his Semon Lecture on the 5th of November 1987 at the Royal Society of Medicine. Walter explored the history of rhinoplasty, from the ancient Egyptians and Indians and their innovative nasal reconstructive surgery to the modern aesthetic rhinoplasty pioneered by John Roe. Journal article version of the lecture Claus Walter … Continue reading “The Evolution of Reconstructive Surgery of the Nose”

Professor Philip Michael Stell gave his Semon Lecture at the Royal Society of Medicine in 1986. In his lecture, he addressed the idea that head and neck surgeons were saving many more lives now through improvements in diagnosis and management of head and neck cancers. To explore this idea, he looked at what he found … Continue reading “Head and Neck Cancer: Can We Do Any Better?”

Professor Bruce Neil Proctor Benjamin delivered his Semon Lecture on the 1st of October 1985 at the Royal Society of Medicine. He explores the changing role of the paediatric endoscopist, pointing out several advances in the field, including use of imaging techniques, anaesthetic use, flexible fibre optic illumination, CO2 laser, more sophisticated ventilating bronchoscopes, and … Continue reading “The Role of the Paediatric Endoscopist”