Tim Mitchell

RCS England President, Consultant ENT Surgeon, University Hospital Southampton

Tim Mitchell is a Consultant Otolaryngologist and President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He studied medicine at Brasenose College, Oxford, before training in otolaryngology in Oxford, London, Cambridge and Sydney. He was awarded the inaugural Graham Fraser Memorial Fellowship to work with Professor William Gibson in the field of cochlear implantation. He has been an RCS England Regional Specialty Professional Advisor, member of Council of ENT UK, Vice Chair of the Clinical Reference Group for Specialised Ear Services and a member of the Specialist Advisory Committee for Otolaryngology. He has been an MRCS examiner since 2004 and was Chair of the Court of Examiners from 2014 to 2017. He was elected to Council in 2017. He is a trustee of ENT UK and an honorary member of the Medical Women’s Federation. He was elected Vice President of RCS England in 2020 and President in 2023.