Associate Professor Eng Ooi

Eng Ooi is the Head of the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Unit at Flinders Medical Centre and Associate Professor at Flinders University. He is the director of the Flinders Rhinology Fellowship program and Chair of the Head and Neck Cancer Multidisciplinary Team at Flinders Medical Centre

Assoc. Professor Ooi is a surgeon scientist who completed surgical training in South Australia with an FRACS and a PhD for his thesis on innate immunity pathogenesis in chronic rhinosinusitis. He undertook an advanced Rhinology, Skull Base, Head and Neck Oncology fellowship in Toronto with Professor Ian Witterick in 2009-10. His clinical practice covers Rhinology, Skull Base, Head and Neck Oncology and Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) surgery.

He leads the Flinders ENT research program group collaborating with multiple specialties, and scientists. He currently has 88 journal publications, 2 book chapters, and received $2.6 million in grants as chief or associate investigator. He currently is an editorial board member for 4 scientific journals and invited peer reviewer for 8 journals. He supervises PhD, Masters of Surgery and Honours students.

Assoc. Professor Ooi is actively involved in surgical training as the current Chair for the Regional Training Committee for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and on faculty for Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Head and Neck Surgical Dissecting and Adelaide Tracheostomy courses.