Mr Slim is a Malaysian Otorhinolaryngologist with an international training background spanning multiple countries and healthcare systems (Republic of Ireland, Malta, Canada, United Kingdom). He completed his primary medical qualification at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2011. Following this, he pursued further academic development with an MSc in Advanced Surgical Practice from Cardiff University and a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education from the University of Dundee. His exposure to diverse healthcare environments, having lived in five countries and worked in three, has shaped his adaptability, independence, and appreciation for different organisational cultures. Coming from Malaysia and training in the United Kingdom has provided Mr Slim with a balanced perspective on both resource-limited and well-supported healthcare systems, influencing his patient-centred and pragmatic approach to clinical practice.

Mr Slim's higher surgical training in Otorhinolaryngology was undertaken within the West of Scotland Deanery, where he served as a Specialty Trainee in ENT. This period allowed him to develop robust clinical and surgical competencies across the breadth of ENT practice. During this time, Mr Slim was also awarded an opportunity to participate in the Olympus/British Rhinological Society Advanced Rhinology Programme in 2021. He subsequently advanced his subspecialty interest in rhinology by completing a fellowship in Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery at McMaster University in Canada which was supported by the ENT Scotland-Guthrie Fund Travelling Fellowship Grant and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburg-Ethicon Travel Grant 2023. Throughout Mr Slim's training, he has actively pursued academic enrichment, including formal study in medical statistics, which has supported his engagement in research. His training has emphasised technical excellence, multidisciplinary collaboration, and evidence-based practice, preparing Mr Slim for both independent consultant work and further subspecialty development.

Mr Slim is currently practising as an ENT Consultant at Forth Valley Royal Hospital and will soon be working at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow from October 2026 onwards. In his consultant role, he has established and delivered an advanced rhinology service, performing complex procedures such as full-house functional endoscopic sinus surgery, Draf II and III frontal sinusotomies, pre-lacrimal approaches, orbital decompression, and septal perforation repair at a district general hospital setting. Mr Slim's work has focused on improving patient outcomes through advanced surgical techniques and service development. He has also contributed to optimising care pathways, including work on epistaxis management during the COVID-19 pandemic and service referral pathway optimization, demonstrating his commitment to service improvement and patient safety within the NHS.

During Mr Slim's time in NHS training, he has engaged extensively in research and audit activities aimed at improving clinical outcomes. He was the chief investigator and lead statistician for a project to develop and validate a paediatric patient-reported outcome measures for sinonasal symptoms, supported by a research grant from the ENT Scotland-Guthrie Fund (2020). He has also contributed to collaborative research, including a multicentre study on somatostatin receptor expression in nasopharyngeal cancer published in Nature Communications. Additionally, Mr Slim served as lead statistician for the British Rhinological Society national audit examining the resumption of elective surgery during the COVID-19 era. These experiences highlight his commitment to integrating research into clinical practice and improving patient-centred care.

Education has been a central component of Mr Slim's career. He currently serves as an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer and was previously an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Glasgow during his time as a Specialty Trainee. Prior to this, he worked as an honorary tutor at Queen’s University Belfast. Mr Slim has been actively involved in undergraduate teaching, including developing online rhinology modules to support student learning. At the postgraduate level, he co-founded a basic ENT course in Northern Ireland designed to equip junior doctors with essential knowledge and skills for safe clinical practice. He has also contributed as faculty on ENT emergency courses organised by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Through these roles, he aims to inspire and support the next generation of clinicians.

Overall, Mr Slim's career reflects a strong commitment to clinical excellence, education, and research, with a focus on delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while contributing meaningfully to the advancement of ENT practice. In his private practice, he aims to provide individualised, patient-centred care tailored to each person’s needs. He has a particular interest in endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis, both with and without nasal polyps. His surgical expertise ranges from performing straightforward procedures such as nasal polypectomy and limited functional endoscopic sinus surgery (including uncinectomy, middle meatal antrostomy, and anterior ethmoidectomy) to more advanced “full-house” functional endoscopic sinus surgery, including Draf II and III frontal sinusotomies for inflammatory disease.

Through his fellowship training, he has also developed experience in delivering biologic therapies for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, particularly dupilumab and mepolizumab, primarily in patients who have undergone comprehensive sinus surgery/“full-house” functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Mr Slim's experience in skull base surgery has enabled him to perform endoscopic septal perforation repair using local tissue flaps, thereby avoiding the need for long-term silastic obturators. He also utilises the pre-lacrimal approach in managing inverted papilloma, a technique that can be applied to antrochoanal polyps to reduce recurrence rates. In addition, he is skilled in endoscopic septoplasty and inferior turbinate reduction for the management of nasal obstruction. For patients with refractory rhinitis, Mr Slim offers modified endoscopic posterior nasal nerve ablation to help control nasal discharge. He is also able to perform endoscopic sphenopalatine artery ligation in cases of recurrent epistaxis.

From an orbital perspective, Mr Slim provides endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy for persistent epiphora, as well as orbital decompression surgery for patients with thyroid eye disease, working closely with multidisciplinary teams. He also performs open septorhinoplasty for patients presenting with traumatic nasal obstruction or nasal deformity only. In addition to his subspecialty work, Mr Slim provides a full range of routine ENT procedures, including microsuction for earwax removal, flexible nasendoscopy, management of ear infections, adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, grommet insertion, and panendoscopy/microlaryngoscopy.

Clinical Interests

• Endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis (with and without nasal polyps)
• Nasal polypectomy
• Limited functional endoscopic sinus surgery (including uncinectomy, middle meatal antrostomy, and anterior ethmoidectomy)
• 'Full-house' functional endoscopic sinus surgery (including Draf II and III frontal sinusotomies for inflammatory disease)
• Endoscopic septal perforation repair
• Endoscopic septoplasty
• Inferior turbinate reduction
• Endoscopic posterior nasal nerve ablation
• Endoscopic sphenopalatine artery ligation
• Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy
• Orbital decompression surgery
• Open septorhinoplasty
• Microsuction for earwax removal
• Flexible nasendoscopy
• Management of ear infections
• Adenoidectomy
• Tonsillectomy
• Grommet insertion
• Panendoscopy/microlaryngoscopy

• ENT UK
• ENT Scotland
• British Rhinological Society
• British Society of Facial Plastic Surgery