160 Gillies Ave, Epsom, Auckland 1023
PO Box 99018, Newmarket, Auckland 1149
Dr Craig McCaffer
MB ChB 2009 Edin; CCT (OTOL) 2021; FRCS (Otolaryngology) Edin 2021
Practising at
Southern Cross Gillies Hospital, AucklandSpecialty
Otolaryngology, Head & Neck SurgeryFull NZ Registration Date
29 June 2022Private Services
Craig McCaffer - Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon
155 Remuera Road
Remuera
Auckland
(09) 529 0399
(09) 529 0599
Special Clinical Interest(s)
Areas of Specialisation
- Snoring and sleep apnoea in children
- Recurrent tonsillitis and tonsillectomy
- Adenoidectomy
- Glue ear and grommets
- Paediatric hearing loss
- Ear infections
- Nasal obstruction, rhinitis and sinus problems in children
- Tongue tie
- Perforated ear drum
- Neck lumps
- Congenital head and neck abnormalities, including branchial and thyroglossal cysts
- Noisy breathing, stridor and airway disorders in children
- Laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy
- Laryngomalacia
- Paediatric voice problems
- Pre-auricular sinuses and skin tags
- Paediatric salivary gland disease
Professional Profile
Craig is a UK trained Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck (ORL) surgeon with over fifteen years of experience and advanced training, including a paediatric ORL fellowship at Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland.
He graduated from the University of Edinburgh Medical School, Scotland in 2009 and completed post-graduate specialist Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) surgical training in Newcastle, England in 2021. He attained the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons examination in 2014, followed by success in the specialty Fellowship examination in Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery (ORL-HNS) in 2021.
Upon completion of his specialist paediatric ORL fellowship at Starship Children’s Hospital he became a consultant paediatric ENT specialist, based at Starship Children’s Hospital. There, his subspeciality interests include paediatric airway compromise, sleep disordered breathing and paediatric head and neck masses. He has a strong interest in medical education, is actively involved in the training and supervision of both medical students and junior doctors and is the Starship paediatric ORL Fellowship co-director. Craig is also in private practice, consulting at ENT Associates in Remuera.