Mr. Jean-Pierre Jeannon MBChB FRCS (OTO) FRCS (ORL - HNS)
Dr. Jean-Pierre Jeannon was born in London and graduated from the University of Birmingham Medical School. He undertook his basic surgical training in Birmingham and his higher ENT surgical training in Newcastle upon Tyne. There he spent a year of full-time research working at the Cancer Research Unit studying molecular markers in head and neck cancer. He spent an additional year of advanced head and neck surgical fellowship training at the University of Toronto & Princess Margaret Hospital with Dr John Jonathan Irish & Dr Dale Brown. In 2001 he was appointed Consultant Head & Neck Surgeon at Guy’s & St Thomas Hospital London. This is now one of the largest head and neck centres in the UK managing over 450 new cases per year. His surgical interests are salvage surgery following chemo-radiation, reconstruction, thyroid and salivary gland surgery. His research interests include: molecular biology and translational research in head and neck cancer. He has published over 20 peer review papers, 2 book chapters and 1 book in various subjects in head and neck surgery. He has given over 20 presentations to international meetings. He is Clinical Lead of the Head and Neck MDT at Guy’s Hospital and Chairman of the South East London Cancer Network Head & Neck Tumour Working Group. He is a member of the Court of Examiners of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is married to Pippa (a Clinical Oncologist) and they have 3 children. His interests outside work are skiing, tennis, fine wine and good food.
