Mr Nicholas Hamilton

Mr Nick Hamilton is a Consultant Laryngologist and ENT Surgeon, expert witness and Associate Professor of Laryngology, having held his current clinical and academic posts at University College London since 2022. His principal expertise lies in laryngology, with particular interests in disorders affecting the throat, larynx, voice and airway, alongside a broad general ENT practice.

He is internationally recognised for the diagnosis and management of throat and voice disorders and treats patients with conditions including vocal cord lesions and paralysis, laryngeal and throat cancer, swallowing disorders, chronic throat symptoms and airway strictures. His practice also encompasses hearing loss, tinnitus, ear disorders, nasal and sinus disease, and occupational hearing loss, supported by four years of experience assessing hearing and tinnitus in US veterans.

Mr Hamilton manages ENT conditions both medically and surgically, undertaking diagnostic and therapeutic laryngeal procedures as well as airway, nasal, sinus and ear surgery. He is a Council Member of the British Laryngological Association and combines his clinical practice with research, publishing and lecturing on voice and throat disorders.

Mr Nick Hamilton has undertaken medico-legal work since 2025, providing expert opinion in clinical negligence, personal injury, criminal, fitness to practise and industrial disease claims. His instructions are currently undertaken on behalf of claimants and include screening and advisory work, breach of duty, causation, and condition and prognosis.

His medico-legal practice draws on his expertise in ENT and laryngology, enabling him to consider claims involving throat, voice and airway disorders, hearing loss and occupational hearing loss, as well as wider ENT conditions. His specialist interests also encompass laryngeal and throat cancer, vocal cord disorders, swallowing difficulties and throat trauma, providing a clinical basis for opinion across a range of ENT-related claims. His experience also includes four years assessing hearing loss and tinnitus among US veterans.

Mr Hamilton’s clinical practice has a particular focus on complex disorders of the voice, throat and upper airway. He assesses and manages patients with voice loss and other voice disorders, vocal cord lesions and paralysis, spasmodic dysphonia, laryngeal papilloma, chronic cough, persistent throat symptoms and swallowing difficulties. His practice also includes the management of laryngeal and throat malignancies and airway strictures.

His procedural work includes diagnostic and therapeutic microlaryngoscopy, examination of the larynx and airway, laser treatment of vocal fold lesions and laryngeal papilloma, vocal cord medialisation and treatment of airway and cricopharyngeal strictures. He also has a specialist interest in professional voice users, including singers, teachers and broadcasters. Alongside this work, his practice encompasses the assessment and treatment of ear, hearing, nasal and sinus conditions, including hearing loss, tinnitus, nasal polyps and sinus problems.

Mr Hamilton is an Associate Professor of Laryngology at the UCL Ear Institute and is actively involved in research aimed at improving patient care. He publishes and lectures on voice and throat disorders and has undertaken dual academic and clinical training, supported by a PhD from University College London.