Prof Dame Lund deals with all sinonasal conditions and has been involved in endoscopic sinus surgery since the early 1980s. She has contributed extensively to the literature, is a co-chairman of EPOS and has participated in a number of other Consensus documents including ARIA and, most recently, ICOR. In 2008 she was awarded a CBE for services to medicine by the Queen. In 2024 she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to rhinology by King Charles. She is a member of the German Academy of Science (Leopoldina), an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons.

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A funny thing happened whilst your boss was away at a conference

What is the difference between God and Professor Sir Donald Harrison? God is everywhere – Sir Donald is everywhere except at the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital! This was a common joke about Sir Donald, who was much...


Why one should not be seduced into organising a conference

Having enjoyed yourself at so many meetings, it may strike you or be suggested to you by ‘friends’, that it would be a good idea to organise an international conference. Think of the kudos, the fame, the financial gain for...


A woman in a man’s world

Being one of the few women professors of surgery in the world for most of my career inevitably led to some amusing situations. When I was first invited to the Middle East in the 1990s, I accepted primarily to see...