About
Mr Robert Grounds
MBBCh, BSc, MEd (Dist), MRCS (ENT), FRCS (ORL-HNS)
Consultant ENT Surgeon
Mr. Robert Grounds (MBBCh, BSc, MEd, MRCS, FRCS) is a Consultant ENT Surgeon specializing in ear conditions at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (Brighton, Worthing and Haywards Heath).
Ranking as one of the top ear surgeons in the country at the end of training he was awarded the TWJ Prize to gain international experience in the most complex ear, hearing and balance surgeries.
He offers advanced care for complex ear, hearing and balance issues. As a researcher, he has published widely and teaches ENT doctors, emphasizing compassionate care rooted in personal experience.
What conditions does he treat?
His practice incorporates all ENT conditions for both adults and children (paediatric training at Great Ormond Street Hospital), but his special interest is in ear conditions (Otology) including:
– Hearing loss
– Ear infections
– Implantable hearing aids
– Balance conditions
– Tumours of the ear/ balance organs
– Tinnitus
– Cholesteatoma
Super-Specialist training
As a super-specialist in ear conditions (Otology) he accepts referrals both directly from GPs who are concerned about complex ear conditions and also from other ENT Doctors wishing for tertiary level care of complex ear conditions beyond the remit of routine ENT Doctors.
He sits with the specialist panels in the hospital (MDT) for Hearing Implants and Lateral Skull Base surgery (disorders at the interface of the ears, brain and balance system) to discuss and treat the most complex ear cases.
International Fellowship training - Canada
Mr Grounds completed ENT training in London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex including rotations in Brighton, Guildford and specialist paediatric ENT training at Great Ormond Street Hospital for children in London.
In 2021 he was awarded a prestigious scholarship that selects only one top surgeon from the UK every 3 years to gain extra experience abroad in complex and advanced ear surgery (TWJ Scholarship 2021). He travelled to Vancouver, Canada, studying complex ear surgery, lateral skull base surgery, cochlear implantation and the management of dizziness and balance issues with a world-famous team led by Professors Brian Westerberg and Jane Lea.
There he was able to learn the most advanced, innovative and modern techniques not routinely used in the NHS or the UK which he has then been able to bring back to offer to his patients here.
Personal life and impact on patient care
As a classically trained musician, with an interest in performing, recording and production, Mr Grounds has a good understanding of the way the human ear functions. Several patients involved in the music industry have found his grounding in musical practice useful in empowering them to seek the best care to help them rehabilitate when hearing has been affected.
Growing up he suffered with significant hearing issues himself and underwent multiple complex ear surgeries in his childhood. He is truly aware of the impact hearing loss and ear conditions have on quality of life and has made it his life goal to ensure he helps others with the same conditions, fully able to empathise with how ear diseases can affect patients.
Finally as a father, he understands the importance of family centred holistic care and is often commended on his approach to treating and interacting with children.
Contact us today for a private ENT Consultation in Sussex (Brighton, Worthing, Haywards Heath):
Mr. Robert Grounds is an ENT Consultant able to treat all manner of ENT conditions. Based in Sussex, he is available for private consultations in Brighton, Worthing and Haywards Heath. He has advanced specialist training in hearing, balance and ear conditions. Contact us today for a consultation.
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