Mr Michel Neeff

Michel graduated from The University of Auckland and completed his training in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery with The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2005. He was awarded a fellowship at the Skull Base and Auditory Implant Unit in Manchester, UK for one year in 2006 where he was involved in skull base procedures including acoustic neuroma surgery, auditory implant surgery (cochlear implants (CI), brain stem implants (ABI), Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (BAHA)), oncological surgery involving the posterolateral skull base as well as otological and general ENT surgery. In 2007 he spent time at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati, USA to further his skills in the management of paediatric ENT disorders and the paediatric airway.

Since his return to Auckland in 2007 he has appointments as an ENT consultant at Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland City Hospital, and Green Lane Hospital. He is involved in the management of general paediatric and adult ENT disorders with subspecialty emphasis on neurotology, skull base surgery, cochlear implant surgery, bone anchored earing aids and otological surgery.

Michel is the Clinical Director at Starship Hospital, a selector of the NZ Otolaryngology Advanced Training Committee and a past Secretary of the NZ Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. He is a Senior Lecturer at the Auckland Medical School. He is a surgeon for the Northern Cochlear Implant Programme (NCIP).

Other Languages Spoken
German, Italian

Areas of Specialisation

• General Adult & Paediatric ENT
• Otology & Neurotology
• Cochlear Implants

Qualifications/Memberships
MBChB, FRACS
Fellowship Trained in Otology/Neurotology

Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
Member of the European Academy of Otology & Neuro-Otology (EAONO)
Member of the NZ Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (NZSOHNS)
ANZSPO

Hospitals Practising at
Gillies Hosp, St Mark's Rd Surgical Centre