Area of expertise: specialist in paediatric otolaryngology and cleft lip and palate surgery
Biography
Louisa Ferguson is a specialist in paediatric otolaryngology and cleft lip and palate surgery.
She completed her medical undergraduate training at Edinburgh University, and undertook her specialist ear, nose and throat training in both London and the West of Scotland.
She spent 2 years gaining specialised experience in fellowship positions at both Evelina London Children’s Hospital and the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
She has been a consultant surgeon at Evelina London and Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Trust since 2018, and is the only surgeon to be qualified in both subspecialties within the UK.
- Surgical Leadership Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston USA, 2020 to 2021
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (otolaryngology, head and neck surgery), 2016
- Diploma of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 2010
- Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS Ed), 2009
- Medicine (MBChB) University of Edinburgh, 2000 to 2006
- BSc (Hons) Pharmacology, 2:1 University of Edinburgh, 2002 to 2003
- Children's sleep apnoea
- Palatal dysfunction affecting speech
- Pierre Robin Sequence
- Airway abnormalities in children
- Cleft lip and palate
- Paediatric facial surgery
- Management and outcomes in Pierre Robin Sequence
- Non-velopharyngeal speech disorders in children
- Sleep apnoea in children with craniofacial anomalies
- Facial aesthetics