ENT Specialists Newcastle
Dr Niall Jefferson
Paediatric ENT Surgeon
Dr Niall Jefferson is an Ear, Nose and Throat, Head and Neck Surgeon who opened Ear Nose Throat Newcastle in 2016. Originally from Perth, Dr Jefferson went to medical school at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland. He undertook ENT training in NSW spending time in Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong. After completing ENT training in 2014 he and his family moved to Ohio, USA where he was offered an 18 month Fellowship in Paediatric Otolaryngology and adult and paediatric voice and airway reconstruction at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
Dr Jefferson sees patients publicly at the John Hunter Hospital and Maitland hospitals He has private hospital privileges at Hunter Valley Private and Lingard Hospital.
He has published and presented both nationally and internationally, has a keen interest in research and teaching and is the Creator/Founder of ENT Expert Opinion a podcast series for Otolaryngologists. He is also Co-Founder of the clinical software ApolloScribe.
He absolutely loves his job and is committed to the delivery of high quality care and exceptional service to patients and families needing ENT health care in Newcastle and beyond. When not at work you may find him with his wife and 3 children at the Newcastle Farmer’s Markets, or working on one of his many projects including ApolloScribe.
Qualifications & Associations
- Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Fellow of Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
- Fellow of American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
- Member of the Australian Medical Association
- Founding member of the Australian Otolaryngology Historical Society
- Convener & Co-founder of the Newcastle working group on 3D Technologies
- Co-founder of the Complex Aerodigestive Clinic at John Hunter Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor Ryan Winters
Facial Plastics & Reconstructive Surgeon
Originally from the United States, Dr Ryan Winters was recruited to Newcastle in 2022, and is now very fortunate to call Newcastle his home.
Common facial plastic surgery operations performed by Dr Ryan Winters
- scar revisions
- facial bone fracture repairs
- functional and aesthetic rhinoplasty
- functional and aesthetic blepharoplasty and brow-lifting
- facelifts and other aging face surgery
- functional and aesthetic otoplasty (ear-pinning surgery)
- cervical liposuction and fat transfer
Common head and neck cancers treated by Dr Winters
- facial skin cancers (especially those in aesthetically-sensitive areas such as the lips, nose, eyelids, face, neck, and ears), mouth, tongue, gum, sinus, and other oral cavity, and oropharyngeal cancers (Dr Winters performs both trans-oral robotic surgery and trans-oral laser microsurgery)
- laryngeal cancer (including endoscopic laser, robotic, and partial laryngeal surgery)
- thyroid and parathyroid cancers and benign diseases, as well as surgery for parotid and salivary gland cancers and masses
- static and dynamic facial reanimation surgery for patients affected by facial nerve paralysis from cancer, trauma, stroke, or other causes
He maintains active public appointments at the John Hunter Hospital and other public hospitals throughout the local area. He operates privately at Hunter Valley Private Hospital, and Honeysuckle Day Hospital.
Qualifications & Associations (click to open)
Dr Winters is an active surgeon with
- Degree in Genetics and Cell Biology via the Honours College at Washington State University
- Medical degree at the University of Vermont
- Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery specialty training at Tulane University
- Fellowship in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive & Craniomaxillofacial Surgery at State University of New York
- Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology & Microvascular Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
- Fellow of the American Academy of Paediatrics
- Fellowship in the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Mèdecins Sans Frontiéres/Doctors Without Borders
- United Nations
- LIGA International
- Mercy Ships
- MRDC International
- Healing the Children Northeast
- Razom Ukraine
- The India Project, Inc. serves on the board of directors
A/Professor Winters is an internationally-known expert in, and is a sought-after speaker regarding, complex facial reconstruction, cleft lip and palate surgery, management of atypical facial clefts, and the management of facial trauma. He has worked in this regard in Mexico, Haiti, Peru, Nigeria, Guinea, India, Ukraine, and South Sudan, always emphasising building local surgical capacity by partnering with local, in-country, surgeons and physicians, rather than simply operating and leaving after a short time.
Ears Nose Throat Newcastle
218 Pacific Hwy
CHARLESTOWN NSW 2290
Entrance via Pearson St Mall