Isobel Fitzgerald O’Connor

Isobel Fitzgerald O’Connor, FRCS (ORL‑HNS), Consultant ENT Surgeon, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

Latest Contribution

Photo showing Misha Verkerk (right) at an ear training camp in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

Outreach to build capacity for surgical ear care in low-resource settings: challenges and opportunities

4 May 2021 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic

There are successful models for delivering complex ear surgery where resources may be more limited. Ear, nose and throat conditions are frequently overlooked when global health issues are considered, but hearing loss is the world’s most common sensory deficit, and...

Photo showing Misha Verkerk (right) at an ear training camp in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

Outreach to build capacity for surgical ear care in low-resource settings: challenges and opportunities

4 May 2021 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic

There are successful models for delivering complex ear surgery where resources may be more limited. Ear, nose and throat conditions are frequently overlooked when global health issues are considered, but hearing loss is the world’s most common sensory deficit, and...