 Lund in 2020 | |
| Born | 9 May 1953 |
| Alma mater | University of London |
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| Institutions | University College London |
| Thesis | Inferior meatal antrostomy : fundamental considerations of design and function (1987) |
Dame Valerie Joan Lund (born 9 May 1953) DBE MS FRCS is a British surgeon and emeritus Professor in Rhinology at University College London. Lund has worked on endoscopic endonasal surgery and studies sinonasal conditions She was elevated from CBE to DBE in the 2024 New Year Honours.
Lund studied medicine at Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, part of University of London. [1] She completed her Master's degree in Surgery in 1987 and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) in 1982 and an FRCS ad eundem of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1993. [2]
Lund was appointed an honorary consultant ENT surgeon at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital in 1987 which she holds to the present time, now Royal Ear, Nose, Throat and Eastman Dental Hospital, University College London Hospitals Trust. She became a Senior Lecturer, University College London in 1987, Reader in 1993 and was Professor of Rhinology from 1995 to 2017 when she became Emeritus Professor. She was also Honorary ENT surgeon for Moorfields Eye Hospital from 1990 to 2017. Lund specialises in all nose and sinus conditions. [3] She has extensively developed endoscopic sinus surgery and its extended applications, particularly in the skull base and orbit. She has worked particularly in the management of nose and sinus tumours, chronic rhinosinusitis and hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia. She has worked to improve patient outcomes, through landmark clinical studies such as the National Comparative Audit of Surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis and consensus documents covering rhinitis, rhinosinusitis and sinonasal tumours. [4] [5] She developed the Lund-Mackay score that can be used to assess extent of rhinosinusitis on endoscopy, imaging and surgery which is used internationally. [6] She has been a co-chair of the European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps (EPOS2005-2020), Editor of 'Rhinology' (1999-2014) and General Secretary of European Rhinologic Society (2008-2016).
She was an elected member of the Royal College of England council from 1994-2006, during which she chaired the Education board (1999-2004) and the Woman in Surgical Training Committee (1997-1999, 2004-2005). [1] In 2008, artist Jane Brettle photographed Lund as part of a series of professional women which is displayed at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. [1] Alongside her clinical duties, Lund served as President of the British Rhinological Society from 2006 to 2009, President of Royal Society Section of Laryngology and Rhinology from 2009 to 2010 and President of ENT UK from 2012 to 2015. [7]
Otorhinolaryngology is a surgical subspeciality within medicine that deals with the surgical and medical management of conditions of the head and neck. Doctors who specialize in this area are called otorhinolaryngologists, otolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons, or ENT surgeons or physicians. Patients seek treatment from an otorhinolaryngologist for diseases of the ear, nose, throat, base of the skull, head, and neck. These commonly include functional diseases that affect the senses and activities of eating, drinking, speaking, breathing, swallowing, and hearing. In addition, ENT surgery encompasses the surgical management of cancers and benign tumors and reconstruction of the head and neck as well as plastic surgery of the face, scalp, and neck.
Sinusitis, also known as rhinosinusitis, is an inflammation of the mucous membranes that line the sinuses resulting in symptoms that may include thick nasal mucus, a plugged nose, and facial pain.
Nasal polyps (NP) are noncancerous growths within the nose or sinuses. Symptoms include trouble breathing through the nose, loss of smell, decreased taste, post nasal drip, and a runny nose. The growths are sac-like, movable, and nontender, though face pain may occasionally occur. They typically occur in both nostrils in those who are affected. Complications may include sinusitis and broadening of the nose.
Empty nose syndrome (ENS) is a clinical syndrome, the hallmark symptom of which is a sensation of suffocation despite a clear airway. This syndrome is often referred to as a form of secondary atrophic rhinitis. ENS is a potential complication of nasal turbinate surgery or injury. Patients have usually undergone a turbinectomy or other surgical procedures that injure the nasal turbinates.
Balloon sinuplasty is a procedure that ear, nose and throat surgeons may use for the treatment of blocked sinuses. Patients diagnosed with sinusitis but not responding to medications may be candidates for sinus surgery. Balloon technology was initially cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2005 and is an endoscopic, catheter-based system for chronic sinusitis. It uses a balloon over a wire catheter to dilate sinus passageways. The balloon is inflated with the goal of dilating the sinus openings, widening the walls of the sinus passageway and restoring normal drainage.
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is a procedure that is used to treat sinusitis and other conditions that affect the sinuses. Sinusitis is an inflammation of the sinuses that can cause symptoms such as congestion, headaches, and difficulty breathing through the nose.
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Sir Donald Frederick Norris Harrison was a British surgeon
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Desiderio Passali is an Italian doctor and ear, nose and throat professor at the ENT Department of Siena University. Passali worked for 40 years in ENT departments of various University hospitals, in Italy, and established ENT departments in Rome, Siena and L'Aquila he headed for 45 years, and where many physicians and students studied otolaryngology and audiology. His clinical, surgical and scientific main interest centered on rhinology, inflammatory ear diseases, pediatric otolaryngoloy, allergy, equilibrium.
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