Head, neck and thyroid
Cancer and benign disease of the mouth, throat, larynx, thyroid, parathyroid and salivary glands, transoral robotic surgery and surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea, through the St Vincent’s Head and Neck Cancer Clinic and ENT outpatients.
The head and neck surgeons of St Vincent’s provide multidisciplinary cancer care with The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, surgery for benign thyroid, parathyroid, salivary and neck conditions, transoral robotic surgery and multilevel surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea.
Our services
Head and neck cancer
Mouth, throat, larynx, thyroid, salivary gland and skin cancers of the head and neck, through the Head and Neck Cancer Clinic and the Kinghorn MDT.
Benign head and neck conditions
Thyroid nodules and goitre, parathyroid disease, salivary gland tumours and stones, neck lumps and cysts.
Transoral robotic surgery (TORS)
Minimally invasive robotic surgery for selected tumours of the tonsil, oropharynx and tongue base, and selected sleep apnoea surgery.
Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea
Surgical assessment for adults with moderate to severe OSA who cannot tolerate CPAP or oral appliances.
Referrals
Public referrals follow St Vincent’s Hospital’s established referral process; the referral form and how to send it are on the St Vincent’s Hospital ENT page. Private referrals go directly to the surgeon’s rooms.
Include relevant clinical findings, imaging, pathology and blood results where available.
Suspected or confirmed cancer: mark the referral URGENT and send it through the hospital’s referral process (St Vincent’s Hospital ENT page). Include clinical findings, imaging, pathology and biopsy results where available; do not delay the referral while awaiting investigations.
For urgent clinical advice or concerns requiring immediate assessment, phone St Vincent’s Hospital switchboard on (02) 8382 1111 and ask for the on-call ENT registrar. Email alone should not be relied on for time-critical concerns.
Our surgeons
The department’s consultant surgeons work across the full breadth of otolaryngology, head and neck and skull base surgery. Each consults publicly through St Vincent’s Hospital and privately in their own rooms.