Søren Foghsgaard
Senior consultant in ear, nose and throat surgery
Søren Foghsgaard is a senior consultant and consultant (specialist doctor) in ear, nose and throat surgery with many years of experience in advanced ear surgery. He works at Rigshospitalet, where he performs some of the most complex procedures in his field, including treatment of cholesteatoma, cochlear implants and hearing-improving middle ear operations.
He places great emphasis on creating security and clarity for his patients and takes time to explain both options and pathways.
With high professional competence, calm and precision, he meets each individual patient as a person and combines clinical expertise with research and teaching of future surgeons.
About Søren Foghsgaard
- Expertise in highly specialised surgery: As senior consultant at the Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery and Audiology at Rigshospitalet since 2014, he performs some of the most complex procedures in his field. This includes treatment of cholesteatoma (bone erosion) and advanced ear surgery including cochlear implants. For many years he has been a central part of the highly specialised team at Rigshospitalet, where he manages regional and national functions in ear surgery.
- He also performs operations to close perforations of the eardrum and hearing-improving middle ear operations, and also performs operations for glue ear.
- Research and education: He is active in surgical research and education of future surgeons. He teaches at national and international temporal bone courses to improve surgical skills for future ear surgeons. He has published studies on bone-anchored hearing aids and surgical precision and the use of simulation (e.g. Virtual Reality and 3D-printed models).
- Overall, he is regarded as a highly experienced and skilled specialist, which is supported by his senior consultant position at the country’s leading hospital for ear surgery.