Mr Matthew Ward
Mr Matthew Ward is a Consultant ENT Surgeon in Wiltshire who specialises in Head and Neck Cancer, Facial Skin Cancers, Thyroid, Parathyroid and Salivary Gland Surgery.
Based At
NHS base
Portsmouth University Hospital NHS Trust
GMC Number
6129712
Clinic Timetable
Alternate Mondays
Clinical interests
Mr Ward is a Consultant ENT Surgeon based at Portsmouth University Hospital NHS Trust. He offers consultations for all aspects of Ear, Nose and Throat disease, and has a special interest in Head and Neck Cancer, Facial skin cancers, Thyroid, Parathyroid and Salivary Gland Surgery.
General ENT; Voice disorders; Thyroid lumps and the surgical treatment of hyperthyroidism; Thyroid Cancer; Throat; Neck; Head; Rhinology (nasal disorders); Neck Lumps; Swallowing problems; Tonsillectomy; Tonsillitis; Nasal polyps; Deviated nasal septum; Sinusitis; Nasal Blockage; Rhinitis; Hyperparathyroidism; Parathyroid surgery; skin cancer; throat pain; hypercalcaemia.
Professional Memberships
GMC
BMA
MPS
RCSEng (Royal College of Surgeons of England)
ENT UK
BAETS (British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons)
BAHNO (British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists)
Academic Background
Mr Ward underwent registrar training in the Wessex region, working alongside a number of Surgeons across Hampshire, Dorset and South East Wiltshire. He was awarded his Certificate of Completion of Specialist training in 2017, and won the Gold Medal for the highest score in the United Kingdom in the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons Examination in Ear Nose and Throat Surgery in 2016.
Following his UK based training, Mr Ward underwent further training in Robotic Head and Neck Surgery in Philadelphia, USA, and spent a year working at the world renowned Queensland Head and Neck and Skull Base Unit in Brisbane, Australia. He currently chairs both the Head and Neck and Thyroid Cancer multidisciplinary teams at Portsmouth University Hospital, and is also the lead clinician for Head and Neck Cancer at the Wessex Cancer Alliance.
In addition to his cancer work, Mr Ward is one of the highest volume thyroid and parathyroid surgeons in the UK. He is an advocate of innovation in surgery, and is one of only a handful of surgeons in the UK with extensive experience of continuous intraoperative nerve monitoring, parathyroid autofluoresence, and rapid access parathyroid hormone monitoring. Mr Ward also has experience in facial reanimation surgery and was recently featured on BBC news with the extended team in Portsmouth.
I have an interest in medical academia. I believe that research is vital to push forward the boundaries of medical science, and strive to improve patient outcomes. My interest was first sparked when I undertook my intercalated BSc, and my dissertation, “The effect of Simvastatin on the Stability of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques”, was awarded the Altounyan prize for the best BSc project. During my registrar training in ENT I spent two years investigating prognostic markers in HPV related Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
This work has led to a number of national and international presentations, several publications, and I was also awarded the prize for “Best Clinical Paper” at the International Academy of Oral Oncology meeting in Rhodes, Greece, in 2013. I submitted my thesis “Identifying prognostic markers in Oropharyngeal Carcinoma” to the University of Southampton, and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine in July 2015.
Based at
NHS base
Portsmouth University Hospital NHS Trust
GMC Number
6129712
Clinic Timetable
Alternate Mondays
Clinical interests
Mr Ward is a Consultant ENT Surgeon based at Portsmouth University Hospital NHS Trust. He offers consultations for all aspects of Ear, Nose and Throat disease, and has a special interest in Head and Neck Cancer, Facial skin cancers, Thyroid, Parathyroid and Salivary Gland Surgery.
General ENT; Voice disorders; Thyroid lumps and the surgical treatment of hyperthyroidism; Thyroid Cancer; Throat; Neck; Head; Rhinology (nasal disorders); Neck Lumps; Swallowing problems; Tonsillectomy; Tonsillitis; Nasal polyps; Deviated nasal septum; Sinusitis; Nasal Blockage; Rhinitis; Hyperparathyroidism; Parathyroid surgery; skin cancer; throat pain; hypercalcaemia.
Professional Memberships
GMC
BMA
MPS
RCSEng (Royal College of Surgeons of England)
ENT UK
BAETS (British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons)
BAHNO (British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists)
Academic Background
Mr Ward underwent registrar training in the Wessex region, working alongside a number of Surgeons across Hampshire, Dorset and South East Wiltshire. He was awarded his Certificate of Completion of Specialist training in 2017, and won the Gold Medal for the highest score in the United Kingdom in the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons Examination in Ear Nose and Throat Surgery in 2016.
Following his UK based training, Mr Ward underwent further training in Robotic Head and Neck Surgery in Philadelphia, USA, and spent a year working at the world renowned Queensland Head and Neck and Skull Base Unit in Brisbane, Australia. He currently chairs both the Head and Neck and Thyroid Cancer multidisciplinary teams at Portsmouth University Hospital, and is also the lead clinician for Head and Neck Cancer at the Wessex Cancer Alliance.
In addition to his cancer work, Mr Ward is one of the highest volume thyroid and parathyroid surgeons in the UK. He is an advocate of innovation in surgery, and is one of only a handful of surgeons in the UK with extensive experience of continuous intraoperative nerve monitoring, parathyroid autofluoresence, and rapid access parathyroid hormone monitoring. Mr Ward also has experience in facial reanimation surgery and was recently featured on BBC news with the extended team in Portsmouth.
I have an interest in medical academia. I believe that research is vital to push forward the boundaries of medical science, and strive to improve patient outcomes. My interest was first sparked when I undertook my intercalated BSc, and my dissertation, “The effect of Simvastatin on the Stability of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques”, was awarded the Altounyan prize for the best BSc project. During my registrar training in ENT I spent two years investigating prognostic markers in HPV related Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
This work has led to a number of national and international presentations, several publications, and I was also awarded the prize for “Best Clinical Paper” at the International Academy of Oral Oncology meeting in Rhodes, Greece, in 2013. I submitted my thesis “Identifying prognostic markers in Oropharyngeal Carcinoma” to the University of Southampton, and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine in July 2015.