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Recently published findings in the Journal of Sleep Research  by Professor Eng Ooi These findings indicate major improvements in upper-airway collapsibility during wakefulness and sleep, and reductions in loop gain following multi-level upper-airway surgery but no systematic changes in key OSA pathophysiology/severity measures following isolated nasal surgery, although the sample size for this comparison was small. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jsr.70416

The results of the MACRO trial should provide clinicians with confidence in offering surgery as a treatment option to adults with chronic rhinosinusitis without adequate response to intranasal steroids and rinses. The MACRO trial findings indicate that long-term macrolides such as clarithromycin should not be used routinely in patients in primary care or secondary care, especially when the endotype is not determined. Further details about the article published by Professors Carl Philpott and Claire Hopkins is available  from the link https://hospitalhealthcare.com/specialisms/respiratory/managing-chronic-rhinosinusitis-expert-insight-from-the-macro-trial/ Patients can discuss with the Adelaide ENT Surgeons about the findings from the MACRO Trial. Professor Eng Ooi  

This review discusses the importance of a multidisciplinary approach throughout optimal care pathways for LA-HNSCC. Additionally, it identifies and discusses key unmet clinical needs associated with the multidisciplinary approach for LA-HNSCC in Australia. This includes further investigations into pre-habilitation and individualized follow-up protocols, and the development of biomarkers to enable selection of patients for the most appropriate treatment modality and predict response and relapse. Furthermore, there are inadequate supports to enable critical survivorship care and significant inequity in access to care across Australia. This is especially true in regional and rural areas, and urgent interventions to improve equity of access [...]

Professor Ooi and Dr Joshi were co-investigators on  this clinical trial investigating a novel minimally-invasive, percutaneous, ultrasound-guided approach to stimulate the hypoglossal nerve (HGNS). This study found that stimulating the HGNS increases airflow to levels equivalent to therapeutic CPAP and improves airway collapsibility in people with OSA. Article link below https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0012369225051608 CC BY-NC-ND license

Our surgeon Professor Eng Ooi has been busy as the convenor for this conference attended by over 300 people in Adelaide from August 29-31, 2025. A truly multi-disciplinary meeting with surgeons, radiation oncology, medical oncology, radiology, pathology, speech pathology, nursing, anaplastology, oral medicine, special dental needs, dietetics, etc coming to Adelaide to learn about the latest research and trials in Head and Neck Cancer. https://surgeons.eventsair.com/anzhncs2025/

Profesor Eng Ooi is a co-author on this review paper which discusses the importance of a multidisciplinary approach throughout optimal care pathways for LA-HNSCC. Additionally, it identifies and discusses key unmet clinical needs associated with the multidisciplinary approach for LA-HNSCC in Australia. The paper is available at http://doi.org/10.1111/ajco.70005 The Head and Neck Surgeons at Adelaide ENT Surgery all participate regularly in a Head and Neck Cancer Multi-Disciplinary Team Meeting

Our specialist ENT surgeons Professor Eng Ooi, Dr Himani Joshi, Dr Trish MacFarlane and Dr Lauren Cooper

The surgeons at Adelaide ENT Surgery involved in research to improve outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment wish to share the latest publication below: Dear Eng, H Ooi, Your article Multidisciplinary Clinical Quality Indicators for Head and Neck Cancer: A Modified Delphi Study in Australia in ANZ Journal of Surgery has the following publication status: Published Online http://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70297  

Wishing our patients, staff, and referrers a Festive Christmas and New Year Our rooms will be closed from December 24th, 2024 to January 6th, 2025 Stay safe and see you in 2025  

Our surgeons Professor Eng Ooi and Dr Lauren Cooper are conducting a multi-institutional clinical trial of a novel steroid cream (BDMP) on patients with chronic sinusitis after endoscopic sinus surgery to see if will improve their sinusitis symptoms. Please consult with our surgeons if you are interested in finding out more about this trial.