In the Liverpool Head and Neck Centre we also treat patients with breathing problems. In particular we specialise in treating narrowing of the airway in the larynx (voice box) and upper trachea (windpipe).
We receive referrals from across the country and work closely with a multidisciplinary team which includes: Respiratory, Thoracic surgeons, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists. There is a difficult airway operating list in Aintree University Hospital which performs a range of procedures from airway dilatations to airway reconstructions.
Conditions treated:
Subglottic stenosis
Tracheal stenosis
Fixed vocal cords
Posterior glottis webs
Clinicians involved:
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Mr Andrew Kinshuck
Consultant Otolaryngologist/ Laryngologist
Mr Andrew Kinshuck is an ENT consultant in Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation sub-specialising in the field of laryngology and airway reconstruction.
On completion of his specialist training in Mersey deanery, he undertook the Royal College of Surgeons Fellowship in Laryngology and Airway Surgery at the National Centre for Airway Reconstruction, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London.
Following the completion of his fellowship he joined the ENT department at Aintree University Hospital in 2018. He has helped develop a regional laryngology and airway service at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to complement the busy and well-established Head & Neck department.
He regularly presents nationally in his field and has published and written book chapters in the field of laryngology. His MD researched voice outcomes following treatment of early glottic cancer at the University of Liverpool.
He is actively involved in teaching and training and is faculty on numerous courses including: the Liverpool Transoral Laser Microsurgery Course, Introduction to Lasers in ENT surgery and human factors in ENT emergencies. He is the education lead for the ENT specialist trainees in North West Deanery.