Ferguson, Louisa

Consultant in otolaryngology and cleft lip and palate surgery

Miss Louisa Ferguson is a surgeon at Evelina London

Area of expertise: specialist in paediatric otolaryngology and cleft lip and palate surgery

Biography

Miss 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 two 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.

Further information

John HE, Koutsoulieri L, Shaw A, Lin J-P, Rahman S, Ferguson LM, Timoney N, Atherton D. The importance of neurology and genetic testing in the patient with non-cleft velopharyngeal dysfunction. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2021;146

Birch AL, Jordan ZV, Ferguson LM, Kelley CB and Boorman JG. Speech Outcomes following Ortichochea Pharyngoplasty in patients with history of Cleft Palate and Noncleft Velopharyngeal Dysfunction. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2021, Jun 4.

Schwaiger M, Jordan Z, Atherton D, Timoney N, Haers P and Ferguson L. Robin Sequence: 5-year speech outcomes – a case control study. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2021, 147(3):676-686.

Ferguson LM and Wynne D. Cleft Lip and Palate. Chapter 17. Volume 2 Scott-Brown’s Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery. 8th Edition 2018

Ferguson LM & MacAndie C. From the bathroom to the BAHA. Clinical Otolaryngology. 2015 Nov 19. doi: 10.1111/coa.12446. PMID: 26585704

Rimmer J, Ferguson LM & Saleh HA. The versatile applications of polydioxanone plate in rhinoplasty and septal surgery. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2012;14(5):323-330. doi:10.1001/archfacial.2012.147

Anwar M, Ferguson LM, Zaid A & Ghufoor K. The Impact of mixing surgical subspecialty patients on wound infection rates. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Jan;269(1):261-4. doi: 10.1007/s00405-011-1578-y

Ferguson L, Vasani S & Sandhu G.The use of lesion localization needles in tracheal resections. Clinical Otolaryngology. January 2011; 36: 1

Ferguson LM & Drummond GB. Acute effects of fentanyl on breathing pattern in anaesthetized subjects. Br. J. Anaesth., March 2006; 96: 384-390.