David Whitehead

Consultant ENT & Facial Plastic Surgeon. Rhinoplasty specialist. Harley Street, London.

[David Whitehead @NOSE_LONDON]

I checked what 25 London rhinoplasty surgeons charge this week.

11 publish a full price list.
14 publish nothing.
Some of those 14 are the highest-volume rhinoplasty surgeons in the country.

Full report: https://t.co/6omfXFfMLv

[David Whitehead @NOSE_LONDON]

Check out my latest article: Building Sovereign Medical AI https://t.co/Ta4T7mYAHo via @LinkedIn

[David Whitehead @NOSE_LONDON]

The Met Office just issued a red alert for pollen.
But what if your blocked nose isn't actually hay fever?

I see it every week in clinic — patients who've spent years blaming allergies when the real problem is structural.

Wrote about how to tell the difference 👇
https://t.co/dlsjBYps71
#HayFever #AllergyAwarenessWeek

[David Whitehead @NOSE_LONDON]

This is exactly the tension that played out at @RoySocMed last night. 75% of doctors walked in believing AI would radically change their role — 90 minutes later, the majority reversed. The room decided: same purpose, same humanity, different tools. The thinking is being led, but it's landing on evolution, not revolution. Wrote it up here: https://t.co/cRSC18XDUK

[David Whitehead @NOSE_LONDON]

@BBCHughPym Interesting result at the @RoySocMed last night — 75% of doctors voted AI would radically change their role. After 90 mins of debate, the majority reversed. 27-point swing. Wrote it up here: https://t.co/BnUcllBa9N

[David Whitehead @NOSE_LONDON]

I use AI tools in my surgical practice every day. They've transformed my workflow.

But the conversation I have with a patient about their face, their goals, their fears — that remains irreducibly human.

AI is the most powerful tool medicine has ever been given. But a tool is only as good as the hands that hold it.

Full write-up: https://t.co/cRSC18XDUK

[David Whitehead @NOSE_LONDON]

Tonight, 75% of doctors at the @RoySocMed voted that AI will radically change their role.

90 minutes later, the majority voted NO.

A 27-point swing in a single debate.

I was in the room. Here's what happened:

https://t.co/sJsdJq5HVp

@ShafiAhmed5 @p_annabelle

[David Whitehead @NOSE_LONDON]

@ShafiAhmed5 cc @geoffreyhinton

[David Whitehead @NOSE_LONDON]

@RoySocMed Fascinating evening — thank you for hosting this. A 27-point swing against the motion was the most dramatic audience shift I've seen at a debate. Wrote a full report here: https://t.co/sJsdJq5HVp

[David Whitehead @NOSE_LONDON]

28 Brits have died after surgery in Turkey since 2019—7 in 2025 alone.
The NHS spends up to £20,000 per patient fixing complications. As a UK surgeon, here’s the @RCSnews and BMJ data you need:
https://t.co/XeAE6AoVni
#rhinoplasty #medicaltourism #plasticsurgery