Carl Philpott (Prof)

Professor of Rhinology & Olfactology and Head of Rhinology & ENT Research Group

Honorary Consultant Rhinologist and ENT Surgeon, James Paget University Hospital, UK.

Latest Contribution

Graphic showing proposed new pathways for CRS.

The MACRO Trial: defining best management of chronic rhinosinusitis

7 January 2026 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus

A major UK trial in The Lancet finds ESS provides greater symptom relief than long-term macrolides for adults with CRS, supporting earlier surgery and fewer antibiotics. The MACRO Programme was established in 2016 when the UK National Institute of Health...

Scan showing scarred olfactory cleft following middle turbinate section.

Olfaction in CRS

3 November 2022 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus

Conventional teaching tells us that hyposmia in chronic rhinosinusitis is due to mechanical obstruction of the olfactory cleft. But it might be that the story is slightly more complicated than that. Olfactory dysfunction is a common feature of chronic rhinosinusitis...

Patient and public involvement in research

1 January 2016 | | ENTA - General, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Otology

One step further from involving patients in setting research priorities is to involve them in the planning and recruitment stages of the subsequent trials and studies. Here, Carl Philpott and Aneeka Degun explain the concept of Patient and Public Involvement...