Dr Hayder Ridha

Dr Ridha undertook his undergraduate medical training in Iraq in 1990, before completing his full Otolaryngology specialty training in Ireland. Attending The Mater and Children's University hospitals in Dublin, Ireland, Dr Ridha undertook additional sub-specialty training in Head and Neck Surgery and Paediatric Airway Surgery.

Upon moving to Darwin, Dr Ridha completed 18 months of higher training in Otology (Ear Surgery). From there, he took up a position in Canada for one year and finally moved to Western NSW in 2007, where he has since practiced in both the public and private health sectors of Dubbo.

Dr Ridha is now part of the team at Sydney Southwest Private and offers consultations for ear, nose, throat, snoring, sleep apnoea and cancer for children (from birth) and adults.

Expertise:

• Paediatric ENT

• Otology (Middle ear, Ear drum, Mastoid, Cholesteatoma and ossicles surgery)

• Nasal and sinus surgery (nasal obstruction, sinus infection, nose bleeding, snoring, sleep apnea surgery), Multilevel snoring and sleep surgery and Functional rhinoplasty

• Vocal cord, voice and Laryngeal surgery

• Surgery of head and neck cancer, Thyroid, Parathyroid, salivary glands surgery

• Pinnaplasty (otoplasty for bats ears)