Dr Eric Levi

Dr Eric Levi Otolaryngologist Airway Head and Neck Surgeon. Lectures on Spotify. on Socials. Eric thinks he is really funny but his children disagree.

Eric is a triple-Fellowship trained Specialist Otolaryngologist (Ear Nose & Throat), Head & Neck Surgeon based in Melbourne, Australia. He has completed Fellowships in Head & Neck Surgery, Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and Paediatric Otolaryngology in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. He has subspecialty interests in adult head & neck cancer, sinus diseases, salivary glands, paediatric

complex airway reconstruction, paediatric head & neck tumours, vascular malformation, sleep surgery, rhinoplasty and otoplasty. Eric completed his undergraduate Science degree (majoring in Psychology) and postgraduate Medical degree through The University of Melbourne. He was awarded Postgraduate Diploma of Surgical Anatomy and Master of Public Health & Tropical Medicine during his residency. His Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Training was completed under the supervision of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and The Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, through various tertiary academic university hospitals in Melbourne, Australia. For further subspecialty training, Eric went on to complete an Adult Head and Neck Surgery, Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship in Canada at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This was followed by a Paediatric Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Fellowship in Brisbane, Australia at Queensland Children’s Hospital. He has also completed a third Fellowship in Paediatric Otolaryngology at Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. Eric writes & speaks regularly on other medical matters close to his heart including leadership, teaching and Doctors’ well-being. Eric has been an invited speaker at several National and International Conferences. Eric is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, a member of The Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, The Australian and New Zealand Head & Neck Cancer Society, The Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Otolaryngologists and The Australian Medical Association. He is a Consultant Surgeon at St.Vincent’s Hospital, The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne and privately at ENT Victoria (East Melbourne, Box Hill & Heidelberg). His Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Training was completed under the supervision of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and The Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery through various major tertiary referral hospitals in Melbourne, Australia. While doing his Fellowship in Canada he also completed a Social Media Residency Program at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Florida. Eric also writes and speaks regularly on other Medical Matters close to his heart including Leadership, Social Media, Communication, Teaching and Doctors' Well-being. Eric is a member of The Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, The Australian and New Zealand Head & Neck Cancer Society and The Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Otolaryngologists.

Cutthroat Business: Head & Neck Surgery in Children
12/04/2025

Cutthroat Business: Head & Neck Surgery in Children

A cut-throat business: Head & Neck Surgery in children A cut-throat business: Head & Neck Surgery in children Synopsis In this age of subspecialisation, effective communication and collaboration is key. How do we improve the care of children with head and neck conditions? Head & Neck Surgery is a....

Hello! Aussie academic ENT Head & Neck surgeon & educator/speaker here with special interests in Head & Neck tumours, co...
23/03/2025

Hello! Aussie academic ENT Head & Neck surgeon & educator/speaker here with special interests in Head & Neck tumours, complex airway & teaching. I write about the fun things in life: communication, surgery, leadership, and terrible dad jokes. Find me on Threads or BlueSky for kore comversations! ericlevi.com

What does angioinvasive mucormycosis looks like? This is an endoscopic image of the nose of a child with invasive fungal...
20/03/2025

What does angioinvasive mucormycosis looks like? This is an endoscopic image of the nose of a child with invasive fungal infection. Black necrosis dead mucosa. This is life threatening and needs to be referred to urgently for an ENT to debride rapidly.

Why ENT surgeons dislike “quick corridor questions”. Not meaning to scare you but I have seen all these menial symptoms ...
12/03/2025

Why ENT surgeons dislike “quick corridor questions”.

Not meaning to scare you but I have seen all these menial symptoms turn out to be deadly. in practice:
That dizziness could be a brain tumour.
That headache could be craniopharyngioma.
That blocked ear could be middle ear effusion from nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
That tinnitus could be sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
That blocked ear could be acoustic neuroma.
That was discharge could be cholesteatoma.
That blocked nose could be adenocarcinoma.
That loss of smell could be esthesioneuroblastoma.
That’s facial fullness could sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma.
That tongue ulcer could be squamous cell carcinoma.
That facial fullness could be mucosal melanoma.h
That tonsil pain could be HPV oropharyngeal carcinoma.
That parotid lump could be mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
That sore throat could be base of tongue carcinoma.
That hoarse voice could be laryngeal carcinoma.
That breathlessness could be metastatic carcinoma.
That neck lump could be lymphoma.
That TMJ pain could be adenoid cystic carcinoma.
That neck lump could be sarcoma.
That skin change could be cutaneous melanoma.
That snoring could be nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
That nosebleed could be nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.
That tongue lesion could be squamous cell carcinoma.
That gum lesion could be rhabdomyosarcoma.
That neck lump could be papillary rhyroid carcinoma

“Sinuses” mean different things to different people. It could be blocked nose, headache, facial fullness, head cold, run...
10/03/2025

“Sinuses” mean different things to different people. It could be blocked nose, headache, facial fullness, head cold, runny nose, phlegm, post nasal drip etc. Each one of us have different sinus anatomy, like your unique fingerprints. This patient had facial asymmetry, deviated septum, paradoxical turbinate, complete right maxillary occlusion with hypoglobus. Performing a standard sinus surgery might injure the eyeball. Not too many people realise the complexities of sinus surgery.

Parotid tumours. There are multiple benign and malignant processes that can arise out of the parotid. The youngest perso...
08/03/2025

Parotid tumours. There are multiple benign and malignant processes that can arise out of the parotid. The youngest person with a parotid cancer I have ever treated was 2 years of age. The oldest was 92. Everything is planned carefully. The incision, the flap elevation, the tracing of individual facial nerves, the monitoring of nerve divisions, the closure.

It almost looks like a heart. But it’s not. It’s a malignant thyroid neck mass in a 16-year-old. Cancer can afflict any ...
05/03/2025

It almost looks like a heart. But it’s not. It’s a malignant thyroid neck mass in a 16-year-old. Cancer can afflict any age group. I have treated a 4-month-old with sarcoma and a 92-year-old with mucoepidermoid carcinoma. In between there’s SCC, sialoblastoma, adenoid cystic, lymphoma, papillary thyroid carcinoma, medullary thyroid carcinoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and so many other malignant processes in the head & neck region.

05/03/2025

Light clinic with 32 patients today! While the world is in absolute chaos, I got to sit under an old tree that reminds me that none of us are here forever.

A few myths about tonsils. 1. They fight infections. Nope they don’t. They’re a sponge that captures food debris. Your i...
21/02/2025

A few myths about tonsils. 1. They fight infections. Nope they don’t. They’re a sponge that captures food debris. Your immune system in the blood stream fights infection. 2. They must be there for a reason, don’t remove them. Just like the liver and the kidneys and the lungs, the tonsils can get diseases too. Tonsil cancer is one of the few cancers on the rise. Lymphoma can rise out of tonsils. And sleep apnoea can reduce blood oxygenation to the brain. We leave healthy body parts alone and treat body parts that are diseased.

Speak to your local doctor. There are new evidence and new techniques for tonsillectomies. Tailored treatment plan is critical. .

Curiosity is essential in academic and clinical surgery.        .
20/02/2025

Curiosity is essential in academic and clinical surgery. .

Today’s Grand Round presentation had a very high   concentration. It’s nice to be able to share our Department’s work wi...
19/02/2025

Today’s Grand Round presentation had a very high concentration. It’s nice to be able to share our Department’s work with the wider academic family. I spoke on two major ingredients in clinical and academic work: Curiosity and Collaboration. Curiosity is the beginning of care and Collaboration is the delivery of care.

There’s a time for everything. There’s a time to run and a time to slow down and be still.
25/12/2024

There’s a time for everything. There’s a time to run and a time to slow down and be still.

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