Dr. Rahmat Omar

Procedure Focus:

• Diagnostic endoscopy of ear, nose and throat (rigid and flexible).
  
• Videostroboscopy and voice assessment.
  
• Minimally-invasive laryngeal surgery (phono-microsurgery, coblation).
  
• CO2-laser laryngeal microsurgery.
  
• Adult laryngotracheal stenosis and reconstruction surgery (including balloon dilatation).
  
• Tracheostomy and stenting.
  
• Tonsil and adenoid surgery.
  
• Edoscopic sinus surgery including balloon sinuplasty.
  
• Micro-ear suction and earwax removal.
  
• Removal of impacted foreign bodies.
  
• Myringotomy and grommet insertion.
  
• Endoscopic myringoplasty.
  
• Lymph node and tumour biopsy.

Clinical Focus:

• General otolaryngology (earwax, foreign body impaction, etc.).
• Voice disorders (polyp, cyst, nodules, etc.).
• Stridor and breathing difficulty.
• Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).
• Allergic rhinitis and nasal septum deviation.
• Paranasal sinus diseases (sinusitis, polyps, etc.).
• Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease.
• Tonsils disorders (acute and chronic tonsillitis, etc.).
• Adenoid and nasopharyngeal lesions (nasopharygeal carcinoma, etc).
• Laryngeal and tracheal stenosis/scarring.
• Dysphagia and swallowing disorders.
• Thyroid and neck swellings/lump.
• Salivary glands disorders.
• Hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo.
• Head and neck cancers

Certification & Qualification:

• MBBS (UM) – 1994.
• MS [ORL-HNS] (UM) – 2001.
• Fellowhip in Laryngology [visiting] (University of Pittsburgh – 2004.
• National Specialist Register – 2013.

Language:

• English
• Bahasa Melayu