Dr McIntosh is an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Specialist with a particular interest in Paediatric ENT, airway obstruction, facial and dental development, and its relationship to ENT airway problems, and middle ear disease. He also specialises in sinus disease and provides opinions on the benefit of revision of previous sinus operations. David is also passionate about Indigenous Health. He trained in Paediatrics in Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand and has training in Advanced ENT and Head and Neck Surgery.

Scope of Practice includes:

Paediatric ENT

• Middle ear disease
• Nasal obstruction
• Rhinitis
• Sinusitis
• Tonsillitis
• Upper airway obstruction
• Snoring and sleep apnoea
• Tongue Tie
• Speech Delay

Audiological and Vestibular Problems

• Hearing loss
• BPPV
• Meniere’s disease
• Vertigo
• Tinnitus

General ENT

• Epistaxis
• Otitis externa
• Tympanic membrane perforation
• Nasal fractures
• Deformed septum

Adult ENT

• Sinusitis
• Snoring and sleep apnoea
• Tonsillitis
• Nasal obstruction
• Voice change and throat disorders
• Functional rhinoplasty

In addition to being a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS), David is an Associate member of the Aboriginal Indigenous Doctors’ Association; Consultant specialist to the Australasian Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, and Consultant specialist for the North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health.