Personal Profile
Mr Vijay Pothula is a highly experienced Consultant ENT Surgeon with over two decades of expertise in diagnosing and treating a wide range of ear, nose, and throat conditions. He joined the Mersey Region as a Specialist Registrar in 1996 and achieved his Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in 2001. In the same year, he was appointed as a Consultant ENT Surgeon at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust, where he has been providing exceptional care ever since.
Mr Pothula’s extensive training and clinical experience enable him to offer advanced treatments for both adults and children. His areas of expertise include the management of sinus disorders, nasal obstruction, hearing loss, ear infections, and throat conditions such as tonsillitis and voice problems.
He is also skilled in performing complex ENT surgeries, including endoscopic sinus surgery and procedures for snoring and sleep apnoea.
Dedicated to patient-centred care, Mr Pothula combines clinical excellence with a compassionate approach, ensuring that every patient receives a tailored treatment plan designed to achieve the best possible outcomes. His commitment to innovation and continuous professional development keeps him at the forefront of ENT practice.
Mr Pothula only offers Out Patient services at Fairfield Independent Hospital.
Current NHS/University Posts
- Consultant ENT Surgeon, Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Trust
Clinical interests
- Sinus surgery
- Thyroid and salivary gland surgery
- General ENT investigations and treatment
- Mt Pothula only offers Out Patient services at Fairfield Independent Hospital.
Professional memberships
- Royal College of Surgeons (Edin)
- ENT UK
Treatments offered
- Hearing loss management
- Allergy testing
- Adenoid removal
- Ear infection treatment
- Endoscopic sinus surgery
- ENT assessment
- Grommet insertion
- Laryngoscopy and pharyngoscopy
- Lobectomy
- Myringoplasty
- Nasal blockage surgery
- Nasal polypectomy
- Pharyngeal pouch surgery
- Salivary gland excision
- Septorhinoplasty with graft or implant
- Thyroid surgery
- Tonsillectomy adult
- Parathyroidectomy
- Salivary gland removal
- Salivary glands lump removal