Otolaryngology is the branch of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head & neck disorders. The full name of the specialty is otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. Practitioners are called otolaryngologists-head and neck surgeons, or sometimes otorhinolaryngologists . A commonly used term for this specialty is ENT . The term comes from the Greek and it literally means the study of ear and neck....
John Ballantyne was a prominent member of a remarkable generation of British ear, nose and throat surgeons who reformed and advanced their specialty. A versatile and skilful surgeon, Ballantyne trained dozens of younger surgeons, and...