Mr Michael Mather MBBS MRes MHPE MRCS (ENT) is an ENT surgeon and NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Otolaryngology at Newcastle University. He is the Otology Subspecialty Lead for the ENT Research North East Collaborative (ERNEST), with a specialist interest in diseases affecting hearing and balance. His clinical and academic work combines ENT practice, teaching and research, with particular research interests in recurrent and persistent inflammatory and infective disorders of the ear and nose.