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David McIntosh is a Paediatric ENT and Sinus Specialist. David's particular
areas of interest are airway obstruction, facial and dental development and its
relationship to ENT airway problems, and middle ear disease. He also specialises
in sinus disease and provides opinions on the benefit of revision of previous sinus operations. He is also
passionate about Indigenous Health.
Training: Advanced surgical training in ENT and Head and Neck
Surgery
Paediatric training:
Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand
Research and further studies:
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PhD thesis relates to healing
after sinus surgery
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NHMRC Scholarship recipient for his research
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Published in peer reviewed ENT Journals throughout the world
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Presented on ENT topics throughout Australia and overseas.
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Professional affiliations:
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Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)
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Fully compliant with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons' Continuing
Professional Development Program
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Associate member of the
Aboriginal Indigenous Doctors' Association
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Ausralian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Otolaryngology (A Specialist Society for ENT
Surgeons who are skilled in looking after children)
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Australian Rhinological Society (A Specialist Society for ENT Surgeons who
are skilled in sinus surgery)
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Examples of care we offer
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Day surgery tonsillectomy- David has been performing tonsillectomy as day
surgery since learning valuable techniques during his additional training he
obtained overseas. David has performed over 1000 day stay tonsillectomy
procedures in children over the past 4 years, making him one of Australia's most
experienced paediatric day surgery tonsil surgeons. He has also performed about 500 in
adults over the same time period. The major issue with the techniques employed
are safety with respect to post-operative bleeding.
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Infant and toddler surgery- David operates on very young children,
sometimes under the age of 12 months. Tonsillectomy is available from 12 months
of age onwards, when indicated.
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Adenoidectomy under vision- there are several techniques used for this operation,
and a common one is to scrape them out. A problem of adenoid removal is leaving
tissue behind, and regrowth of the adenoids. David has adopted the technique of
Monopolar suction diathermy under visualisation, which he learnt whilst
overseas. In his hands, where he has done over 2,000 by this method, less than
2% of children have required the adenoids to be removed again.
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Frontal sinus drainage- Comprehensive management of sinus
disease entails being able to manage disease in the frontal sinuses.
Technically, this is usually the hardest part of sinus surgery. |
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Coblation- David has had over 10 years experience with coblation
assisted surgery. The main area of use in David's practice is Paediatric
Inferior Turbinate reduction. |
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