Hugh Wheatley was a medical student at Birmingham university. He qualified in 1991. Following a general surgical training he specialised in ENT. He worked in major centres in Birmingham and Bristol Before moving to Manchester as a registrar. Whilst in the training post he gained training and experience in all aspects of ENT. He passed his final royal College of Surgeons exams in1999, and has been on the specialist register for ENT since 2001.For his final year of training he went to Melbourne, Australia. Whilst there he worked on the Head and Neck cancer and Facial Plastic Unit.

He treats all aspect of ENT but has a sub specialist interest in Facial plastic surgery and the treatment of neck lumps, thyroid and parathyroid disease and cancers that affect the head and neck region.

Hugh is a member of the British Association of Otolaryngologists – Head and Neck Surgeons. He is also a member of the British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists, The British Association of Endocrine surgeons , and the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgeons