Consultant Profile

Mr Robert Hone MBBS, MCh, FRCS

Practising at: Ashford

Specialties: Voice Disorders, Throat Disorders, Tinnitus

Special clinical interests: Thyroid and Parathyroid disorders, voice and throat conditions, hearing, tinnitus and balance, nasal blockage and congestion, nasal discharge, nose bleeds, reduced smell, all paediatric ENT conditions

Current NHS and /or university posts: Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Year of first medical qualification and medical school attended: 2008, King’s College London

Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies: General Medical Council
ENT UK
British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons

Background Information

Robert Hone has over 15 years surgical experience and trained throughout London and the South East of England. He is part of Kent & Sussex ENT, team of highly specialist ENT consultants providing outstanding care throughout Kent and East Sussex. He can see and treat adults and children with a range of ENT conditions.

Mr Hone is well known and respected throughout South East England. His abilities as a surgeon and communication skills have consistently been highlighted as areas of excellence in his annual appraisal. He is currently foundation programme director for the William Harvey Hospital, mentoring doctors through their first years following qualification. He has held roles including ENT audit lead, ENT paediatric lead, and has been principal investigator clinical trials (PATHOS & PET NECK 2). He continues to teach on regional and National programmes, has lectured for King’s College London and has published numerous peer review articles.

Robert Hone went to King’s College London medical school, qualifying in 2008 and has a Batchelor of Science degree in Physiology (2005) and a distinction in his Masters of Surgery (2015). Mr Hone was appointed to East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in 2019. In his spare time Mr Hone loves spending time with his family, playing sport and looking after his animals.

Mr Hone is recognised by all the main insurance companies (including AXA PPP, BUPA, AVIVA, WPA, Vitality & Healix) and is competitively priced for self-pay patients. For further information please contact the practice management team. We look forward to seeing you in the clinic soon.