Tim Mitchell has been a Consultant Otolaryngologist at University Hospital Southampton since 2000. He has a subspecialty practice in otology and undertakes cochlear implant and other auditory implant surgery as part of the University of Southampton Auditory Implant Service. He trained in cochlear implantation in Cambridge and Sydney.

He has a major interest in training and assessment and has held a number of national roles. He was a member of the Specialist Advisory Committees in Otolaryngology and Audiovestibular Medicine from 2012-2017. He has been a MRCS examiner since 2004 and was Chair of the Court of Examiners at the Royal College of Surgeons of England from 2014-2017, with experience of examining in the UK, Egypt, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.

Mr Mitchell has been a trustee of ENT UK and a member of the Council of the British Society of Otology. In 2017, he was elected to the Council of RCS England, served as Vice President from 2020 to 2023 and as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England from 2023 to 2026. He was elected as Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in 2026.

He has been a strong advocate for equity and inclusion through the recruitment of female surgeons as MRCS examiners and through the support of Women in Surgery and Women in ENT Surgery. As Vice President, he led on the implementation of RCS England’s response to the Kennedy report. He is one of only 5 men to be awarded Honorary Membership of the Medical Women’s Federation.

He has received Honorary Fellowships from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, the Association of Surgeons of India, the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka and Society of Surgeons of Nepal.

He is Patron of Winchester Cancer Sanctuary, a charity providing free holistic care and support to people affected by cancer in the Winchester area.