Roshini Marcelle Alles was consultant in audiovestibular medicine at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital (RNTNEH) in London. She was born in Ceylon in 1953 and qualified from the University of Sri Lanka in Colombo in 1978. After completing postgraduate training in ear, nose and throat medicine she travelled to the UK to further her training at St Thomas’ Hospital and the RNTNEH. She passed the fellowship of the college in 1985. The following year, in 1986, she was appointed consultant ENT surgeon to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for children in Colombo and also became honorary consultant ENT surgeon to the Sri Jayawardenpura Postgraduate Teaching Hospital where her caseload consisted of injured members of the armed forces. Throughout the late 1980’s she became more and more interested in audiovestibular techniques and embarked on the development of a screening programme for the hard of hearing in her country. She came to London and, after successfully completing an MSc in audiovestibular medicine at University College (UCL) she returned to the RNTNEH and was appointed consultant in 1993. At RNTNEH, she was in charge of training and examined for the UCL MSc. Her main areas of expertise were with disorders of the central auditory nervous system, young adults with hearing loss and particularly complex cases. A member of the national steering committee on auditory disorders, she also helped develop the Department of Health’s 18 week pathways on hearing problems and writing its good practice guides. She continued her support for the treatment of children with hearing problems in Sri Lanka and was particularly involved with the Ratmalana School for the Deaf in Sri Lanka. Married to Pasqual, she had two daughters, Santoshi and Anouki. Her family survived her, as did her parents, when she died on 28 August 2016 aged 63.