The Stell lecture is now firmly established as one of the key events at the North of England Otolaryngological Society biennial meetings following his early retirement following a highly distinguished career as Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Liverpool. During his time in Liverpool, he instigated a subspecialty in Head and Neck cancer surgery that attracted both patients and many visiting surgeons from afar. He developed an interest in chemotherapy and was also one of the first in our specialty to set up a database and to accurately report on outcomes of head and neck cancer and its treatment.

Although his surgical career was terminated early because of ill-health, he went on to develop a highly successful career as a historian at the University of York. As a consequence of his services to history, he was awarded the MBE in 2004 and also had the rare honour of being elected as a Fellow to the Royal Historical Society.
Many of us will remember him personally, but his achievements will continue to inspire young trainees throughout time. The Stell lecture is the perfect time to remember such a great man of our time.

Previous Stell Lectures

2000 Professor Frederick Booetz, University of Bonn, Germany

2001 Professor W Steiner, Göttingen, Germany 'The use of the laser in early laryngeal lesions'

2002 Professor Jens Thomsen, Copenhagen, Denmark. 'Surgery for Vertigo'

2003 Mr. S Kaluskar, Omagh, Northern Ireland 'Functional Endoscopic Endonasal Laser Surgery'

2004 Mr Charles Vize, Bradford. 'Head and neck surgery past, present and future'

2005 Mr J.C. Watkinson, Birmingham.'Thyroid Surgery - The Domain of Whom?'

2006 Professor Richard Ramsden, Manchester. 'Implanting the Auditory Pathway: Shifting Goal Posts'

2007 Professor George Browning, Glasgow 'Hearing outcomes after middle ear surgery'

2008 Robert Vincent, Beziers, France, "Stapes Surgery - Rules and Hints."

2009 Professor Suren Krishnan, Adelaide, Australia

2010 Ian Mackay, London 'Lessons learned from a career in Rhinoplasty'

2011 Professor Patrick J Bradley, Nottingham, England "The future of Head and Neck Cancer Services in the NHS"