Professional statement
Mr Michael Pringle is a leading ENT surgeon, based in Portsmouth at the Spire Portsmouth Hospital. He has more than 20 years of experience, treating both adults and children, and specialises in all forms of ear surgery, deafness, cholesteatoma, tinnitus, Earfold/pinnaplasty and routine paediatric surgery. Mr Pringle is a vastly experienced otologist and has performed more than 2000 major ear operations throughout his career.
After graduating from St George's Medical School, London he went on to train in ENT surgery at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital in London and in Bristol, Exeter and Melbourne, Australia. In 1997, Mr Pringle was appointed as a consultant ENT surgeon in Portsmouth where he has been based since. He also works as the senior Cochlear Implant surgeon at the Auditory Implant Centre in the University of Southampton, and during his time there he has performed over 500 cochlear implant procedures.
Mr Pringle is involved in education and has been the educational supervisor for ENT trainee doctors at the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth for the last 8 years. He also runs a temporal bone course for trainee ENT surgeons. Mr Pringle keeps up to date with the latest innovations in ear surgery and hearing implants and has been an early adopter in a number of advanced hearing implants and the Earfold implant.
Clinics
Spire Portsmouth Hospital
Havant, Bartons Road, Havant PO9 5NP,Medical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 29 years of experience
- Consultant ENT Surgeon, Spire Private Hospital (1997 - present)
Subspecialties
- Earwax removal
- Middle ear surgery
Professional memberships
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- British Medical Association
Education
- MB BS, St George's Medical School, London (1983)
- FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of England (1997)
Teaching posts
- Educational supervisor for ENT trainee doctors, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth (present)
- Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Southampton (2014 – present)
Publications and conferences
- See the PDF below for a full list of Mr Pringle's publications
Languages spoken
- English
Reviews
- Would you recommend this doctor?
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- Fantastic consultation Mr Pringle explained everything in a way my son completely understood his diagnosis and the options available to him. Thank you!
- This doctor surpassed in 5 minutes what two trips to my GP and two trips to the drop-in centre produced.. then actually found out what was impairing my hearing and arranged for something to be done about it.. I would seriously recommend him!
- Mr Pringle is very professional and followed-up with everything he said, in an efficient and helpful way, providing a plan on how to move forward.
- I found Mr Pringle to extremly proffesional, he went above and beyond what I expected and feel safe that my care is in his hands.