Prof. Claire Hopkins is a distinguished Consultant Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgeon with a clinical focus on skull base surgery, sinus disease, allergies, and nasal deformity. She practices at London Bridge Hospital, part of the esteemed HCA Healthcare group, and holds an NHS post at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital Foundation. Prof. Hopkins graduated from Oxford University Medical School with a First Class Degree in Physiology and Distinction in Medicine. She completed an extensive rotational scheme in ENT in London and undertook a Fellowship at Guy's and St Thomas' in Advanced Rhinology before being appointed as a Consultant.

Prof. Hopkins is deeply involved in research and was recently appointed as Professor of Rhinology at King's College London. She has authored international guidelines on the management of sinusitis and nasal polyps and is engaged in developing new medical and surgical treatments for nose and sinus conditions. She serves on the ENT-UK patient safety panel at the Royal College of Surgeons and has previously chaired the UK Commissioning Guidance Group for Sinusitis. Her expertise has led her to lecture internationally and teach on various surgical courses.

Her surgical repertoire includes complex sinus surgery, revision sinus surgery, functional surgery for breathing difficulties, skull base surgery, and procedures for nasal polyps and tumours. She also performs rhinoplasty and minimally invasive turbinate reduction. Prof. Hopkins treats conditions such as rhinitis, sinusitis, nasal deformity, nasal obstruction, anterior skull base conditions, and facial pain. She is the current President of the British Rhinological Society and holds several prestigious roles in professional organisations.