Otorhinolaryngology

The Department of Otorhinolaryngology is part of the School of Clinical Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. It is an academic clinical department concerned with disorders of the ear, nose, throat, head and neck.

Its publication record shows research strengths in HIV-related ear, nose and throat conditions, including nasal polyposis, parotid pathology and middle ear disease. Work also covers sinonasal tumours, skull base defects and salivary gland diagnostics, with attention to endoscopic surgical techniques.

Further themes include infectious diseases, environmental toxicity and pandemic ethics, alongside guideline development. The research is clinically grounded and focused on South African patient populations and resource-constrained settings.