Dr Andrew Wood
Skull Base Rhinologist, Head of Department of Otolaryngology, Waikato Hospital; Senior Lecturer & Head, Specialty Surgery Programme, The University of Auckland, Hamilton, NZ
Andy is a Skull base Rhinologist and Head of the Department of Otolaryngology at Waikato Hospital. He is also a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Specialty Surgery programme at The University of Auckland. From 2016 - 2022 he was a member of the NZ Training Education and Accreditation Committee for Otolaryngology. He completed his medical degree at The University of Oxford in 2003, was awarded his PhD at The University of Auckland in 2013, completed his ENT training in New Zealand in 2014 and his Rhinology fellowship in Auckland in 2016.
Andy’s recent research topics have included post-operative care following sinus surgery, equity of access to ENT care, patient education and microbiology of chronic rhinosinusitis. He is Primary Supervisor of an Audiologist that is completing Doctoral research and has led the NZSOHNS-funded and endorsed ENTinfo.nz patient information website innovation. |