Prof Paul O'Flynn is a Consultant ENT Surgeon who qualified in 1982. Prof O'Flynn trained in London and Nottingham before becoming a Consultant at The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital in 1993.

Prof O'Flynn undertakes a full range of general ENT procedures including tonsillectomy, nasal and sinus surgery as well as a special interest in Parotid gland surgery, Neck lumps including thyroid swellings.

He has managed and assessed hundreds of airways and support ITU care with tracheostomies. 

He has a unique role in the rehabillition service at the Wellington hospital managing swallowing, voice and airway issues.

In the out patient setting he manages a range of conditions from nasal blockage to ear infections and deafness, to hoarseness. Mirosuction and flexible nasendoscopy are avilable at all clinics.

Aside from his clinical work he is a Council member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Chair of the ENT examinations Board ( JCIE Board in Otolaryngology ).

• Parotid gland surgery
• Neck lumps
• Tracheostomy
• Airway assessment
• Sinus Surgery
• Stopping nose bleeds (Nasal Cautery)
• Surgery of the larynx for cancer
• Thyroglossal Duct Surgery
• Tonsillectomy
• Vocal Fold/Laryngoscopy
• Endoscopic anterior skull base surgery
• Head and neck cancer surgery
• Parotid gland surgery
• Neck lumps
• Tracheostomy
• Airway assessment
• Laryngitis
• Nasal blockage
• Nasal polyps
• Noisy breathing
• Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)
• Otitis externa
• Otitis Media (Glue Ear)
• Rhinitis 
• Sinusitis