Dr Eng H. Ooi

Dr Eng H. Ooi graduated from the University of Adelaide Medical School. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (F.R.A.C.S.) in Otolaryngology Head and Neck surgery (ENT). He completed his training in Adelaide, South Australia and Darwin, Northern Territory. He is also a qualified surgeon scientist having completed a PhD thesis researching the innate immunity changes in chronic rhinosinusiti.

He then undertook further subspecialisation fellowship training with the University of Toronto in Rhinology, Endoscopic Skull Base, Head and Neck Surgery. This has allowed Eng to bring back surgical skills, knowledge and research experience from his time in Toronto to the Southern ENT practice in Adelaide. He wants to provide specialised care to patients with nose, sinus, and head and neck diseases.

He is currently a visiting specialist at Flinders Private Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre and the surgical supervisor in charge for Otolaryngology trainees at Flinders. He also holds appointments as a senior lecturer with Flinders University.

Eng sees general paediatric and adult patients including tonsillitis, ear infections, and sinusitis and snoring.

Special interests: Chronic sinusitis, Endoscopic skull base surgery (pituitary and other brain tumours), Head & Neck, Parotid, Submandibular, and Thyroid diseases.

Qualifications:

FRACS, PhD, M.B.B.S

Awards/Scholarships:

Mark Jolly Travelling Fellowship (SAPMEA)
Marjorie Hooper scholarship (RACS)
The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation scholarship
Faculty of Health Sciences Divisional Scholarship (University of Adelaide)

Membership of Societies:

1. Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
2. Member of the Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgeons
3. Member of the Australian Medical Association
4. Member of the Australasian Rhinologic Society
5. International Member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
6. Member of Avant.