Mr Richard Hewitt, Consultant Children’s ENT Specialist
Mr Richard Hewitt
Consultant Children’s ENT Specialist
Mr Richard Hewitt MBBS BSc DOHNS FRCS (HNS)
Consultant Children’s ENT Specialist
Mr Richard Hewitt
Consultant Children’s ENT Specialist MBBS BSc DOHNS FRCS (HNS)

Areas of expertise
- Head & Neck Surgery
- Otology
- Paediatric (Pediatric) Ear
- Nose & Throat Surgery

About Mr Richard Hewitt
GMC number: 4734873
Year qualified: 2000
Place of primary qualification: University of London
Mr Richard Hewitt is a paediatric ear, nose, and throat consultant at ENT Clinic. He also practises at Harley Street and The Portland Hospital for Women and Children, as well as Great Ormond Street Hospital. He treats children with various ear, nose, and throat disorders, with specific expertise in airway obstruction, middle ear and mastoid surgery, including cochlear implants. He also sees patients with routine ENT problems alongside complex conditions.
Mr Hewitt graduated from Guy's and St Thomas' Medical School in 2000. During this time, he also undertook clinical research with Harvard Medical School. He has completed training in London and six years of specialty training in the North Thames Region. He trained with an expert in paediatric ENT and head and neck surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Centre in Ohio, which sparked his interest in this area. He then pursued a fellowship in paediatric otolaryngology at Great Ormond Street Hospital and became a consultant in 2012.
His sub-specialty interests include airway and laryngeal conditions, voice abnormalities, neck tumours, thyroglossal cysts, haemangiomas, and cystic hygromas. He treats a range of conditions including tonsil and adenoid issues, tonsillitis, sleep apnea, snoring, hearing impairments, and ear infections. Mr Hewitt is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons for Head and Neck Surgery and a Council Member of the Section of Laryngology & Rhinology of the Royal Society of Medicine.
Areas of expertise
- Adenoidectomy
- Airway Reconstruction
- Branchial Cleft Cyst Surgery
- Bronchoscopy
- Cochlear Implants
- Ear Wax Removal
- Endoscopic Anterior Skull Base Surgery
- Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)
- Functional Nasal Surgery
- Grommet Insertion
- Head & Neck Surgery
- Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
- Head and Neck Surgery
- Laryngoscopy
- Laser Treatment for Nasal Blockage & Polyps
- Mastoidectomy
- Microscopic Laryngeal Surgery
- Otology
- Paediatric (Pediatric) Ear
- Nose & Throat Surgery
- Removal of Tumors of the Ear and Skull Base
- Septoplasty
- Sinus Surgery
- Stopping Nose Bleeds (Nasal Cautery)
- Thyroglossal Duct Surgery
- Thyroidectomy
- Tonsillectomy
- Tympanoplasty
- Vocal Fold/Laryngoscopy