Mr Timothy Leontsinis is a Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon based in the Washington area of Sunderland. He specialises in thyroid surgery, cosmetic and functional nasal/sinus surgery and voice disorders. He regularly performs rhinoplasties, facial aesthetic surgery and sinus procedures including endoscopic sinus surgery and thyroid surgery. He has over twenty years experience in these areas. He also carries out surgery for watery eyes, a procedure known as endonasal DCR. Mr Leontsinis completed his medical degree at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa where he also trained in Otolaryngology/Head & Neck surgery. His specialist training and medical qualification was recognised by the Specialist Advisory Committee in the UK. He was registered as a Specialist in Otolaryngology/ENT surgery by the General Medical Council in 1996. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, UK and a Fellow of the College of Surgeons of South Africa as well as being a member of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgeons, ENT UK and the British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons.