Iain Nixon MBChB, FRCS (ORL-HNS), PhD

Mr. Nixon is a clinical and academic ENT surgeon with an interest in head and neck and thyroid cancer. Following undergraduate and higher surgical training in Glasgow, he completed fellowship training in both Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital, London, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York. In addition to clinical training, Mr. Nixon completed a Ph.D. in thyroid cancer clinical outcomes in 2013 at Amsterdam University.

Since joining the faculty in Edinburgh in 2015 Mr. Nixon has developed skull base and thyroid services in NHS Lothian. From an academic perspective, he was awarded the NHS Research Scotland fellowship in 2018 and became an Honorary Clinical Reader for Edinburgh University in 2019.

Mr. Nixon has represented NHS Lothian and the University of Edinburgh with invited lectures across the UK, Europe, and North America. His work has not only been widely presented but has resulted in over 125 peer-review publications