Dr. Michael Timms
Consultant ENT surgeon specialising in cochlear implants and ear surgery
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Experience
20 years
Languages
English
Location
Jumeirah, Dubai
Sees
children, adults
- ✦Over 20 years' experience in ENT surgery
- ✦First surgeon in the Middle East to pioneer routine simultaneous bilateral cochlear implantation for deaf children
- ✦Extensive expertise across ear, nose and throat procedures including stapes surgery and otoplasty
About Dr. Michael Timms
Dr. Michael Timms is a Consultant ENT and Cochlear Implant Surgeon trained in the United Kingdom with over two decades of experience. He works at Emirates Hospitals Group in Dubai, treating both children and adults across the full range of ear, nose and throat conditions. His practice spans routine care through to complex specialist procedures.
Dr. Timms has extensive expertise in ear surgery, including cochlear implants for hearing restoration, stapes surgery, and correction of protruding ears. He is highly experienced in sinus surgery, management of vocal cord lesions, and uses Coblation techniques for tonsil and adenoid removal — a method that reduces pain and speeds recovery compared to traditional surgery. He is also experienced in treating snoring and sleep apnoea.
Dr. Timms is recognised as the first surgeon in the Middle East to routinely perform simultaneous bilateral (two-sided) cochlear implantation in deaf children, demonstrating his commitment to advancing patient outcomes through innovation and specialised technique.
Special interests: hearing restoration, bilateral cochlear implantation, coblation techniques.
A good choice if you…
- ✓need cochlear implant surgery for hearing restoration
- ✓want minimally-painful tonsil or adenoid removal using Coblation
- ✓have protruding ears and want surgical correction
- ✓need sinus surgery or vocal cord treatment