Natasha Keates

Natasha Keates serves as an Honorary University Fellow at Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health), University of Plymouth, and holds an NIHR Clinical Academic Fellowship while training as an ENT Specialist Registrar (ST4) at University Hospitals Plymouth. Her professional affiliations include membership in the Academy of Medical Educators and Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh.

Her educational qualifications comprise:

• BMBS from Peninsula Medical School
• PgDip in Medical Education from Cardiff University
• MSc in Surgical Sciences from Edinburgh University

Keates' research centers on ENT clinical practice and medical education innovation, with emphasis on evidence-based management of epistaxis, tonsillectomy outcomes, and surgical training preparedness. Her work bridges clinical practice with educational theory through national audits and collaborative studies.

Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on ENT procedural outcomes and trainee-led research initiatives, particularly in epistaxis management standardization and comparative surgical techniques. The collaborative nature of her work across multiple institutions highlights systemic approaches to improving ENT care delivery.

Key recognitions include:

• NIHR Clinical Academic Fellowship
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

She actively shapes academic surgery as Vice President of the Association of Surgeons in Training, organizing the Regional NIHR ENT Trainees Research Conference and chairing ASiT Conference 21. Her external examiner role for Plymouth Medical School and regular international presentations underscore her influence in surgical education and ENT research methodology.