Dr Benjamin Wei is an ENT surgeon and the Head of the Otology clinic. He has special interests and expertise in paediatric and adult ear conditions (otology), and hearing restoration surgeries including cochlear implantation.
Dr Wei completed his undergraduate medical degree at the University of Melbourne and was awarded a fellowship in otolaryngology: head and neck surgery by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He then completed further otology, cochlear implantation and lateral skull base surgery fellowship training at the University of North Carolina USA.
He has a PhD from the Bionics Institute/University of Melbourne, where he was mentored by Professor Graeme Clark (the world-renowned pioneer of the multichannel cochlear implant), and Professors Stephen O’Leary, Robert Shepherd and Roy Robins-Browne
Awards
- 2022 Clinical research grant (Passe and William Foundation ) for double blinded randomized control trial study on Intratympanic dexamethasone injection in the treatment of SNHL
- 2008 Victoria Premier’s Award for Health & Medical Research (Recognition for the outstanding contribution made to Medical Research) “Pneumococcal meningitis post cochlear implantation: risk assessment and prevention”
- 2006 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation and Association for Research in Otolaryngology (AAO-HNSF/ARO) Resident Research Award “Pneumococcal Meningitis Post cochlear Implantation”
Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Melbourne.
- Doctor of Philosophy in Otolaryngology, University of Melbourne.
- FRACS – Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Royal Australasia College of Surgeons
- Diploma of Advanced Skull Base Surgery and Neurotology. University of North Carolina USA.
