Neil Weir wrote Otolaryngology – An Illustrated History (1990, 2nd edition with Albert Mudry, 2013), for which he received the University of London George Davey Howell Memorial Prize, and is currently President of the British Society for the History of ENT. As Founder Co-Chairman of the British Voice Association, Neil Weir continues his interest in voice both clinically and as a keen opera lover.

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In conversation with Professor Wolfgang Pirsig

Professor Wolfgang Pirsig is a key figure in the field of ENT history and is known for his fascinating discoveries of ENT features in art and historical objects. He kindly agreed to be interviewed for this special history focus by...


Sir Terence Edward Cawthorne (1902-1970): first Chairman of the BACO Academic Committee

Sir Terence Cawthorne was the chairman of the academic committee of the first BACO in 1963, and was Master of the second BACO in 1967. In this article, Neil Weir describes the life and career of one of the UK’s...


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