THE GRAHAM FRASER MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIPS
A Memorial Fellowship was established in 1997 by the Graham Fraser Foundation to promote research to further the understanding, management and alleviation of profound deafness.
A link was established with Professor W P R Gibson, Professor of Otolaryngology in the University of Sydney . For 12 years from 1997-2008 the Trustees of the Foundation awarded annually a travelling Fellowship in Otology of six months duration enabling the holder to research with Professor Gibson the field of profound deafness and to gain experience in operative techniques in otology and cochlear implantation.
The Fellowship was suspended for five years from 2009-2013 due to lack of resources but generous sponsorship provided by MED-EL UK Ltd (www.medel.com/uk) enabled it to be re-established in 2014 with Professor Gibson (part time) and his successor, Professor Catherine Birman. Since Professor Gibson’s retirement, Professor Birman has assumed sole responsibility for the Fellowship. Harry Powell (2014) and Charlie Huins (2015) report on their experiences (click on either name to download the respective report).
The Fellowships are advertised annually in the May/June issues of ENT & audiology news and publicised by ENT UK (www.entuk.org). Specialty Registrars on a recognised UK or Republic of Ireland training programme are eligible to apply. The interviews are held jointly with the TWJ Foundation (www.twjfoundation.org) as the Trustees of the GF and TWJ Foundations are working in partnership to co-ordinate their efforts in offering their respective otology fellowships. Candidates are encouraged to apply for both Foundations’ Fellowships without prejudice.
2023 GRAHAM FRASER MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP
The Trustees of the Graham Fraser Foundation invite applications from Specialty Registrars on a recognised UK or Republic of Ireland training programme for a travelling Fellowship in Cochlear Implantation and Otology sponsored by MED-EL UK Ltd. Applicants must have passed the Intercollegiate FRCS by the time the Fellowship commences but may be pre- or post-CCT.
The successful applicant will work with Professor Catherine Birman in the University of Sydney, Australia for six months commencing in January 2023 with the option of an extension for a further six months. In addition to otological research, there will be opportunities for developing operative techniques in otology and cochlear implantation.
Applicants should submit by post or email a 300-word abstract indicating their interest in the subject, together with curriculum vitae, log book and the names of two referees to:
The Graham Fraser Foundation
c/o Dr P Fraser
7 Somerset Gardens
Highgate
London N6 5EQ
Tel: 020 8340 1266
Email: pfraser@waitrose.com
Website: www.grahamfraserfoundation.org.uk
Closing date for applications: Monday 4th October 2021
Interview date and place: Monday 6th December 2021
at the Royal College of Surgeons of England
FELLOWSHIPS
1997 Timothy E Mitchell FRCS
1998 Brendan J Conlon FRCS
1999 Simon P Hargreaves FRCS
2000 Nicholas J Mansell FRCS
2000 Neeraj N Mathur MBBS MS DNB (at RNTNE Hospital, London)
2001 Peter W M Valentine FRCS
2002 Peter A Rea FRCS (report)
2003 Jaydip Ray FRCS (report)
2004 David K Selvadurai FRCS (report)
2005 Henry Pau FRCS (report) (interview with Professor Gibson)
2006 Susan Douglas FRCS (report)
2007 Simon Freeman FRCS (report)
2008 Neil Donnelly FRCS MSc (report)
2014 Harry R F Powell FRCS (ORL-HNS) (report) (photographs)
2015 Charles T Huins FRCS (ORL-HNS) (report)
2016 Bruno M R Kenway FRCS (ORL-HNS) (report)
2017 Nadia Ashraf FRCS (ORL-HNS) (report)
2018 Andrew C Hall FRCS (ORL-HNS) (report)
2019 Fearghal Toner FRCS (ORL-HNS) (report)
2020 Nishchay Mehta FRCS (ORL-HNS) (report)
2021 Linnea Cheung FRCS (ORL-HNS)
Fellows’ Reunion with Professor and Alex Gibson and the Trustees (seated)
February 2003
Another Fellows’ Reunion with Professor and Alex Gibson
September 2012
Bill Gibson with John Graham, Patricia Fraser and Jonathan Hazell celebrating the
publication of his biography by Tina Allen at the third Fellows’ Reunion Dinner
June 2017
(more photos)
Professor Catherine Birman with Patricia Fraser and John Graham
July 2015.
PUBLICATIONS
Acker T, Mathur NN, Savy L, Graham JM (2001) Is there a functioning vestibulocochlear nerve? Cochlear implantation in a child with contradictory radiological auditory findings. International Journal of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology 57: 171-176.
Birman CS, Powell HR, Gibson WP, Elliott EJ (2016) Cochlear implant outcomes in cochlear nerve aplasia and hypoplasia. Otology and Neurotology 37(5): 438-45.
Conlon BJ, Gibson WPR (1999) Meniere’s disease: the incidence of hydrops in the contralateral asymptomatic ear. Laryngoscope 109: 1800-1802.
Conlon BJ, Gibson WPR (2000) Electrocochleography in the diagnosis of Meniere’s disease. Acta Otolaryngologica 120(4): 480-483.
Donnelly Neil, Gibson William (2009) Objective audiometry in Ballantyne’s Deafness 7th edition (ed. John Graham and David Baguley) 7: 63-73, Wiley Blackwell.
Douglas SA, Sanli H, WPR Gibson (2008). Meningitis resulting in hearing loss and labyrinthitis ossificans – does the causative organism matter? Cochlear Implants International 9(2): 90-96
Freeman SR, Iseli C, Kerr M, Kong J, Gibson WPR (2008) Phenol application for tympanic membrane anaesthesia. Clinical Otolaryngology 33: 166-167.
Freeman SRM, Sanli H, Gibson WPR (2009) Intraoperative electrocochleography for monitoring during stapes surgery. Journal of International Advanced Otology 5(2): 229-239.
Freeman SR, Bray M, Amos C, Gibson WPR (2009) The association of codeine, macrocytosis and bilateral, sudden or rapidly progressive sensorineural hearing loss. Acta Otolaryngologica 129(10): 1061-1066.
Hall AC, Kenway B, Sanli H, Birman CS (2019) Cochlear implant outcomes in large vestibular aqueduct syndrome – Should we provide cochlear implants earlier? Otology & Neurotology 40(8): e769-e773.
McNeill C, Freeman SR, McMahon C (2009) Short-term hearing fluctuation in Meniere’s disease. International Journal of Audiology 48(8): 594-600.
Mitchell TE, Gibson WPR (1999) Positioning of the receiver stimulator for the C1-24M cochlear implant in infants. Journal of Laryngology and Otology 113: 212-216.
Mitchell TE, Psarros C, Pegg P, Rennie M, Gibson WPR (2000) Performance after cochlear implantation: a comparison of children deafened by meningitis and congenitally deaf children. Journal of Laryngology and Otology 114: 33-37.
O’Leary SJ, Mitchell TE, Gibson WPR, Sanli H (2000) Abnormal positive potentials in round window electrocochleography. American Journal of Otology 21: 813-818.
Pau H, Parker A, Sanli H, Gibson WPR (2005) Displacement of electrodes of a cochlear implant into the vestibular system: intraoperative and postoperative electrophysiological analyses. Acta Otolaryngologica 125(10): 1116-1118.
Pau H (2005) An interview with Professor William PR Gibson. ENT News 14(5): 68-69.
Pau H, Gibson WPR, Sanli H (2006) Transtympanic electric auditory brainstem response (TT-EABR): the importance of the positioning of the stimulating electrode. Cochlear Implants International 7(4): 183-187.
Pau H, Gibson WPR, Gardner-Berry K, Sanli H (2006) Cochlear implantations in children with Waadenburg’s Syndrome: an electrophysiological and psychophysical review. Cochlear Implants International 7(4): 202-206 .
Powell HR, Rolfe AM, Birman CS (2015) A comparative study of audiologic outcomes for two transcutaneous bone-anchored hearing devices. Otology and Neurotology 36(9): 1525-31.
Powell HR, Birman CS (2015) Large vestibular aqueduct syndrome: impedance changes over time with different cochlear implant electrode arrays. Cochlear Implants International 16(6): 326-30.
Ray J, Gibson WPR, Sanli H, Haddon A (2004) The role of auditory stimulation in the maturation of the auditory pathway. Acta Otolaryngologica 124(6): 695-699.
Ray J, Gibson WPR, Sanli H (2004) Surgical complications of 844 consecutive cochlear implantations and observations on large versus small incisions. Cochlear Implants International 5(3): 87-95.
Ray J, Gibson WPR, Sanli H (2004) Auditory neuropathy, hair cell desynchrony and cochlear implantation. Clinical Otology 29(4): 413.
Ray J (2005) Cochlear implants – surgical, audiological and electrophysiological issues. PhD Thesis, University of Nijmegen , The Netherlands .
Ray J (2005) Cochleair Implantatie – Chirurgische, Audiologische en Electrophysiologische resultaten. Ned.Tijdschr KNO-HEELK 11(1): 37.
Rea P, Gibson WPR (2003) Evidence for surviving outer hair cell function in congenitally deaf ears. Laryngoscope 113(11): 2030-2034.
Toner FM, Sanli h, Hall AC, CS Birman (2020) Intraoperative cochlear implant reinsertion effects evaluated by electrode impedance. Otology & Neurotology 41(6): e695-e699.
