Dr. David Ho is a Specialist in Otorhinolaryngology (Ear, nose and throat), Head and Neck Surgery. He is a registered specialist in both Australia and Hong Kong.

He did his undergraduate medical degree (MBBS) in Melbourne, Australia in 1997. He then subsequently had 3 years of General Surgery training (mostly in Surgical Oncology) before he started training in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. He finished his training in January in 2009. He was then appointed as a Specialist ENT Consultant in Alfred Hospital, Austin Hospital, The Northern Hospital and The Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne. He was also in part time private practise in Essendon, Melbourne.

Dr David Ho then did some further advance fellowship training in particularly Head & Neck Oncology (at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, and at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, New York, USA), Laryngology and Voice (with Prof Peak Woo in New York and at Mt Sinai Hospital, New York, USA), and Rhinology and Sleep Surgery (at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong and at St Joseph's Hospital, Ontario, Canada). He has also obtained Certification as a Console Surgeon for the da Vinci Robotic Surgery System.

Due to his international training, Dr David Ho believes in evidence-based medicine. He understands that it is important to be up to date with the latest research and current treatment modalities, he tries to attend as many local and international ENT and Head and Neck Surgery conferences/courses as possible.

His recent attendences at conferences/courses:

• Laser and Laryngeal Conservation Surgery Workshop, Melbourne, Australia - April 2011
• Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ASOHNS) Annual Scientific Meeting - April 2003, 2005-2008, 2011
• Diagnostic & Operative Laryngology, Dysphagia Meeting, Melbourne, Australia - April 2011
• Asian Facial Plastic Surgery Society Spring Course, Macau - January 2011
• ENT Commissioned Training: Functional Rhinoplasty for ENT Surgeons, University of Hong Kong - January 2011
• Annual Meeting of American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Boston - September 2010
• 4th World Congress on International Federation of Head and Neck Oncological Societies, Seoul - June 2010
• Frontiers in Laser Surgery and Safety Course, Hong Kong - June 2010
• Seminar on Cosmetic Surgery Course, Hong Kong - June 2010
• Head and Neck Course, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong - June 2010
• Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Course, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada - April 2010
• Minimally Invasive Skull-Base Surgery Course, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada - April 2010
• Australian & New Zealand Head & Neck Society (ANZHNS) Meeting, Melbourne - September 2008
• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Annual Scientific Meeting - May 2003-2004, 2008
• 2nd Multidisciplinary Update on Thyroid Cancer for Surgeons, Noosa, Australia - November 2007

He is a member of the following Medical Associations/Societies:

• Professional Member of American Tinnitus Association
• Member of Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery (ASOHNS)
• Member of Australian Doctors & Dentists Association of Hong Kong
• Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
• Member of Hong Kong Medical Association (HKMA)
• Member of Medical Protection Society (MPS) Hong Kong
• Member of Australian Head and Neck Society (ANZHNS)