Dr Zahoor Ahmad

President New Zealand Society of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery (NZSOHNS); Senior Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head & Neck Surgeon, Counties Manukau Health; Associate Professor, The University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ

​Mr Ahmad practices general otolaryngology with clinical interests in Head and neck, Salivary, thyroid, Nasal and sinus diseases including balloon sinuplasties. He is an experienced sialendoscopist and is a faculty member of international society of Sialendoscopists, Geneva, Switzerland with active involvement in teaching and conducting workshops in Sialendoscopy. Mr Ahmad is on the editorial board of four medical journals related to medical and surgical fields. His thesis for Masters was on adenoids and middle ear diseases in children and this was approved and awarded masters degree in 1983.

Mr Ahmad has lectured in many scientific meetings and has been a Key-Note Lecturer in several International Meetings. He participates and instructs in international workshops focusing on management of salivary diseases and sinus problems. He has about 75 Publications in peer reviewed international journals and written chapters in a few text books. He is the Chief Editor of recently published 3-volume text book entitled “Symptom Oriented Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery” and is actively involved in teaching and examining undergraduate and postgraduate medical scholars and teaches masters of audiology scholars.

Mr Ahmad was born in Kashmir (India) and after graduation and post-graduation left and has traveled widely before falling in love with New Zealand and made it his home. He is supported by his wife, two sons, and three granddaughters. He has passion for playing golf and enjoys playing the game on most of weekends. He enjoys listening to classical music and at times enjoys singing in social gatherings. Plus loves to watch Rugby and Cricket.