Mrs Julia Addams-Williams

ENT Consultant

MBBCh, MRCS, FRCS (ORL-HNS)

Specialises in

My specialist interests are:

1.   Management of ear disease including perforations of the eardrum and cholesteatoma.
2.   Tinnitus and balance disorders.
3.   Diagnosis and management of lateral skull base tumours
4.   Paediatric hearing loss
5.   Nasal and sinus problems

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Conditions and Treatments

Adenoid Removal
Bone anchored hearing aid insertion
CT petrous-temporal bones
CT sinuses
Endoscopic examination of pharynx
ENT assessment
Epistaxis (nose bleeds) management
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery
Hoarseness diagnosis and treatment
Mastoid surgery
Mastoidectomy
Micro laryngoscopy
MRI investigation and staging of neck cancers
Myringoplasty
Myringotomy
Nasal blockage surgery (polyps and deviated nasal septum)
Neck lumps diagnosis
Pan endoscopy
Polypectomy
Septo rhinoplasty
Sinusitis treatment
Snoring management
Submucal dissection
Tinnitus advice
Tonsillectomy
US neck lumps and FNA
Vertigo diagnosis and management

Professional bio

I graduated from the University of Wales College of Medicine in 1999. This was followed by general ENT training in Bristol, New Zealand and Wales. Upon completion of training, I undertook a fellowship in advanced ear surgery and lateral skull base surgery at The Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield.

I was appointed as an ENT consultant at the Royal Gwent Hospital in 2013. I now work in the field of general ENT with a specialist interest in ear surgery and balance problems.

Since my appointment, I have become the educational lead for the ENT department and have instigated with success, day case tonsillectomy surgery. I am also a member of the Cardiff skull base surgery multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

MBBCh, MRCS, FRCS (ORL-HNS)

Year of first medical qualification: 1999

Professional Memberships

ENT UK
ENT Wales
BMA
Educational lead for ENT, Aneurin Beven Healthcare Board
Peer reviewer for research articles submitted to journals including ‘Clinical Otolaryngology.’

Personal Profile

Outside of work, I keep a horse and spend my weekends exploring the Wye Valley countryside. Other interests cover going to the gym and cake baking.

Current NHS/Research Position

Consultant ENT surgeon at Aneurin Bevan University Healthcare Board.

Awards

Awards:

As a trainee, I won the prestigious Angell-James prize for the best research presentation at the ENT UK meeting in 2011 and the Vivek Rout Memorial Observational Otology Fellowship (awarded by the TWJ Foundation) to visit Toronto in October 2011.

Clinical Outcomes

Quality metrics:

All of my tonsillectomy data is included in the Welsh Government Study.

Published Works/Papers

Over 20 articles published in peer-review journals:

A randomised control trial investigating the potential use of the Nintendo Wii Fit for the rehabilitation of patients with balance disorders.
JH Addams-Williams, J Ray, M Yardley, P Bacon, C Codina, L Willers, S Dixon, N Sivaji.
Presented at the Otolaryngology Research Section of the ENT-UK conference, September 2011.

Winner of the Angell-James prize for best oral presentation.

JH Addams-Williams, A Baldwin, J Ray.
Minimal access BAHA surgery: Early experience with the “Sheffield” incision.
Otology & Neurotology (2012), 33(7):1232-4

JH Addams-Williams, L Munaweera, B Coleman, R Shepherd, S Backhouse.
In defence of cochleostomy and factors against the round window approach to cochlear implant electrode insertion.
Cochlear Implants International (2011). Vol:12. No. S2. Pages: S36-S39.

JH Addams-Williams, A Howarth, J Phillipps.
Aural Suction in ENT outpatients – a questionnaire to evaluate the patient experience.
European Archives of Otorhinolaryngology (2010). Vol: 267(12) Page 1863.

JH Addams-Williams, D Watkins, S Owen, C Fielder.
Non Thyroid Head & Neck Lumps: Appraisal of Role of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology.
European Archives of Otorhinolaryngology 266, Issue 3 (2009), Page 411