Professor Stuart Winter

Written by a NHS patient at The Churchill

I was suffering with a hoarse voice which started in August 2012 when I was pregnant with my youngest. It took 8 months before I was given Lansopranole which never fixed my changed voice. I was seen at ENT in Slough and then again in Milton Keynes. I had an MRI and a biopsy but never a solution to sort out my voice which was progressively getting worse. I was seen privately and had an endoscopy but the problem was still not diagnosed. Finally I asked to be referred to Oxford where I was seen by a member of Prof. Winter's team. He had a look at my voice box using a camera through my nose and suggested another MRI. He then asked Prof Winter to look at my case. Prof. Winter was the first person to explain exactly why my voice was so badly affected and although he could not offer any guarantees, he told me my options and I opted for surgery. I have lived for 9 years with a completely different voice than my own, often unable to speak at all. Constantly having people asking me to repeat everything I say on the phone or even in person. I quit working as I was struggling to speak and it was becoming an effort. And needless to say I could not sing or do anything like that anymore and singing is one of my greatest hobbies. the first words I said after the surgery, I was still in the recovery room and was shivering, but I said "I am so cold" and then hearing my own voice, I started to cry. My voice was almost back to the way it was! I would say at least 95% back to the way it was. I really cannot thank Prof. Winter enough. It may be just a voice, but when you live without your voice, it really is depressing. You manage but finding out someone could do something to help me was just incredible. I had a large laryngocele on the left side of my voice box and I have a smaller one on the right side. Prof. Winter removed the one on the left side which was obstructing my voice box. The scar seems to run along a natural neck crease, and I am hopeful it will not be too noticeable in the future. I only had the surgery a few months ago so it is too soon to comment on that, but I really did not care about that as my greatest need was to have some voice back, never quite believing it would come back as much as it has! Could not recommend Mr. Winter and his team enough!!!

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Written by a private patient at The Manor Hospital, Oxford

I have had fantastic and professional care from Professor Winter during the course of my treatment over the last three months. The initial consultation was friendly and thorough, and the follow up meeting to discuss the diagnosis and subsequent treatment plan was detailed and honest. Professor Winter saw me before the operation to offer reassurance and then post operation to check that all was well and to say that the operation had been a complete success. My final appointment some six weeks later to check on the success of the operation was on time and quick. I would certainly recommend Professor Winter both for his professional knowledge and technical skills. The operation was a complete success and I’m extremely grateful to Professor Winter for everything he has done.

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Written by a private patient at GenesisCare Oxford

I would recommend Professor Winter without reservation. I am genuinely speaking a little sceptical of consultants, having had a bad experience in the past. But Professor Winter was wonderful. He carefully examined me to make sure that nothing was wrong with my throat, listened to my symptoms, and was most reassuring and clear in his diagnosis. I am extremely grateful to him for his help. I attended the Genesis clinic, by the way in Oxford, where Professor Winter practices as well as at the Manor hospital. This was also an impressive set up and I was well looked after there. Importantly (as medical secretaries make quite a difference in my experience), he is also extremely well supported by Kate, his PA.

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Written by a NHS patient at The Churchill

Professor Winter and his team were nothing but professional and exceptional from start to finish. From my first consultation, I was reassured that I was in the best hands possible to remove the post chemotherapy Teratoma in my neck. Following up my initial scans with further MRI scans to ensure that all avenues were covered, Professor Winter swiftly carried out my surgery. Pre surgery Professor Winter and his team were fantastic and that care continued post surgery also. Any questions and queries I had were always answered and nothing was too much bother. I couldn't recommend Professor Winter enough, a conscientious and trusting professional.

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Written by a private patient at The Manor Hospital, Oxford

Dr Winter performed the septoplasty and sinus surgery on me in January. The results fully met my expectations and I have only praise for the way I was treated since the initial consultation to the day I was discharged.

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