Bristol ENT Surgeon
Mr Oliver Dale
BMBS BSc FRCS PhD
Consultant ENT, Head & Neck and Thyroid Surgeon
I am a Consultant ENT, Head & Neck and Thyroid Surgeon at University Hospitals Bristol. I treat a full range of ear, nose and throat problems in adults and children. I have a specialist practice in head and neck surgery, which includes the treatment of neck and thyroid lumps, as well as voice and swallowing problems, throat cancer and salivary gland disorders.
I also have a special interest in the treatment of nose and sinus problems, including endoscopic sinus surgery for sinusitis, and septoplasty and turbinate surgery for nasal blockage.
I completed my specialist training in ENT surgery in Bristol and Oxford, before undertaking an international fellowship in Australia, where I had the opportunity to work with world leading experts in the field of advanced head & neck cancer and robotic surgery.
I am a core member of the Head & Neck and Thyroid Multidisciplinary Team at University Hospitals Bristol, which provides rapid assessment, diagnosis and treatment for people with thyroid and head and neck cancer. I also work closely with the Neurosurgical team at Southmead Hospital in Bristol to treat adults and children with tumours of the nose, sinuses and skull base.
I have a strong interest in research, and was awarded a PhD for my work into head & neck cancer biology in 2016. I have presented my research at national and international meetings, and in 2015 was awarded the scientific prize at the annual meeting of the British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists. A full list of my published research is available on my ORCID profile.
I am actively involved in clinical trials at University Hospitals Bristol. I am the local PI (Primary Investigator) for the HoT trial and have been involved in the recruitment of patients for the PATHOS and PET-NECK II trials. I have received national awards including the Margaret Witt Scholarship for clinical excellence and the Modi Surgical Research Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons.
As part of my role as a consultant ENT surgeon, I work closely with colleagues in speech and language therapy, dietetics, audiology, paediatrics and anaesthetics to provide a multidisciplinary approach the care of my patients.
I am an Educational and Clinical supervisor for ENT surgical trainees at University Hospitals Bristol. I am also involved in medical education at a more junior level, and authored the ear, nose and throat component of the undergraduate medical syllabus for students at the University of Bristol.
I work at University Hospitals Bristol, which includes St Michael’s Hospital, The Bristol Royal Infirmary, the Bristol Children’s Hospital and the Spire Hospital in Bristol.
Further information
Qualifications
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS)
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Postgraduate
Diploma of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (DOHNS)
Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS)
Certificate of Medical Education (CertMedEd)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS)
Hospitals
NHS
University Hospitals Bristol:
St Michael's Hospital Bristol
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Bristol Children's Hospital
Private
The Spire Hospital, Bristol
Areas of specialisation
Neck and throat
Voice disorders
Swallowing problems
Neck lumps
Thyroid nodules & thyroid cancer
Parotid lumps
Throat cancer
Snoring & Sleep apnoea
Tonsillitis
Nose and sinus
Sinusitis
Nasal blockage
Nasal polyps
Perforated nasal septum
Nasal tumours
Publications
First branchial cleft cysts in a UK paediatric tertiary centre: A 10-year single-centre case series
Pediatric surgery international
February 2026
Anastasiadou S; Bruno P; Dale O; Gaskin J
Transoral robotic narrow field oropharyngectomy for tumours of the parapharyngeal space
The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery
June 2026
Sethi N; Dale O; Vidhyadharan S; Krishnan S; Foreman A; Hodge JC
Comparing tonsillectomy versus tonsil biopsy in the diagnosis of palatine tonsil squamous cell carcinoma.
The Journal of laryngology and otology
April 2025
Heining C; Dale O; Constable J
Squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal cavity: A descriptive analysis of cases from the head and neck 5000 study
Clinical Otolaryngology
November 2019
Dale OT; Pring M; Davies A; Leary S; Ingarfield K; Toms S; Waterboer T; Pawlita M; Ness AR; Thomas SJ
Managing complications of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery in pituitary adenomas.
Expert review of endocrinology & metabolism
August 2020
Abhinav K; Tyler M; Dale OT; Mohyeldin A; Fernandez-Miranda JC; Katznelson L
Elective neck dissection for the node-negative neck during salvage laryngectomy: an analysis of survival outcomes and complication rates.
The Journal of laryngology and otology
August 2019
Gouzos M; Dale O; Sethi N; Foreman A; Krishnan S; Hodge JC
A full list of my publications is available on ORCID.