Our team

Dr Melanie Collins

Consultant Otolaryngologist with subspecialty in Otology

BSc MBBS FRCS ORL-HNS

Dr Collins graduated from St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School in London.

She completed her ENT surgical training in the North-East of England in 2001.

  • In 2001, she underwent further specialized Fellowship training in Otology and Neuro-otology in Adelaide Australia, with Dr Michael Schultz.
  • Dr Collins was appointed as a Consultant Otologist to Salisbury and Southampton University Hospitals, UK in 2002 and developed a regional ear surgery practice there, including the Cleft Palate service and Bone Anchored Hearing Aid service.
  • Dr Collins moved to Auckland with her family in 2011 to help provide otology services to the population of Waitemata DHB. She spends one day a week at Waitakere Hospital.
  • Dr Collins specializes in surgery for chronic otitis media (perforations), cholesteatoma, exostoses (swimmers ears) and hearing loss (cochlear implantation, stapedectomy, ossicular chain reconstruction and bone anchored hearing aids). She has trained in the use of lasers and endoscopes in ear surgery.
  • She has published a number of peer reviewed research articles and has a particular interest in post-graduate training.

She is married to Salil Nair and they have one daughter.

Mr Salil Nair

Consultant Otolaryngologist with subspecialty in Rhinology

MBChB, MD, FRCS ORL-HNS

Mr Nair graduated from Dundee University Medical School in Scotland. He completed his ENT surgical training in the North-East of England in 2002.

  • In 2001, he underwent further specialized Fellowship training in advanced sinus and skull base and lacrimal surgery, in Adelaide, Australia under the tutelage of Professor PJ Wormald. He is one of only 3 Fellowship trained rhinologists in New Zealand.
  • Mr Nair moved to Auckland with his family in 2011 to help provide specialist sinus and skull base services at Auckland City Hospital and Counties Manukau DHB. He has a higher MD degree and has been appointed to a Senior Lecturer position at the Universtiy of Auckland.
  • He specializes in surgery for chronic sinusitis and rhinitis, tumours of the nose / sinuses and skull base, Lothrop frontal sinus surgical procedures and watery eyes. He collaborates with the neurosurgeons and ophthalmologists on joint complex cases and regularly attends the multidisciplinary Head & Neck meetings at ACH.
  • Mr Nair is invited to lecture on a number of international instructional sinus surgery courses (UK, Denmark, Canada, Australia) and set up the first Advanced Sinus Surgery Course in the UK in 2007. He regularly speaks at conferences nationally and internationally.
  • Academically he has published numerous peer reviewed research articles and edited chapters in textbooks.

He is married to Melanie Collins and they have one young daughter.

Mr Angus Shao

Consultant Otolaryngologist with subspecialty in Rhinology and Rhinoplasty surgery

MBChB, FRACS ORL-HNS

Angus graduated from The University of Otago and completed his training in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery with The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2015. He was appointed as Rhinologist/ENT consultant at Waitemata DHB in 2015 after completed his training. He is currently the Clinical Director of the ORL department at Waitemata DHB/Te Whatu Ora.

He was awarded a dual fellowship at Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery in The Netherlands and in The UK where he was trained by the world experts in Rhinoplasty and advanced Rhinology.

Angus returned to Auckland in 2017 to provide specialist service as a fellowship trained Rhinologist and Rhinoplastic Surgeon.

He specialises in surgery for nasal and paranasal disease, chronic sinusitis and rhinitis, functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty. He collaborates with the neurosurgeons on joint skull base cases and attends the multidisciplinary Head & Neck meetings at Auckland hospital for complex tumour cases.

Angus is fluent in Mandarin and is interested in improving Asian Health in Auckland. He is a also involved in mentorship programmes for medical student and junior doctors.

Dr Wai Keat (Justin) Wong

Consultant Otolaryngologist with subspecialty in Otology

MBChB, FRACS ORL-HNS

Born in Malaysia, Dr Wong earned his Medical Degree from the University of Auckland in 2011. He then completed his training in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in New Zealand in 2020. In 2021, he spent a year pursuing his interest in Ear Surgery (Otology) in the form of a Fellowship at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. There, he learned state of the art approaches for minimally invasive ear surgery.

In addition to his special interest in Ear surgery, he enjoys caring for children and would be happy to see patients with any Ear, Nose and Throat condition where diagnosis, management or reassurance may be required.

Dr Wong is also employed as a Specialist at North Shore Hospital. He speaks fluent mandarin and cantonese.

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