Invited faculty

Prof Andrew THAMBOO

Professor
Department of Otolaryngology
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada

Dr. Andrew Thamboo completed his undergraduate, medical degree and residency at University of British Columbia (UBC).  During his residency, he obtained another degree in Masters in Health Sciences concentrating on study design and epidemiology.   He has been awarded a number of distinguishing awards in his short career such as the Dr. I.B. Holubitsky Memorial Award for demonstrating the highest of surgical excellence at UBC. Dr. Thamboo also completed the Rhinology and Skull Base Fellowship at Stanford University before being recruited back to the UBC. 
 
Dr. Thamboo is considered one of the busiest rhinologists in British Columbia and has unique practice.  He primarily manages referrals from his colleagues or other tertiary specialists (such as allergist and respirologists).  He deals with patients with complex sinus disease and sinonasal tumors. Dr. Thamboo is a national and international leader in this field and travels nationally and internationally to teach.  
 
Dr. Thamboo is also known as a translational researcher.  Dr. Thamboo is the Research Director of the St. Paul’s Sinus Centre.  In collaboration with Respirologists, he has a lab associated with Heart and Lung Institute. Dr. Thamboo has an interest in areas of unified airway hypothesis, upper airway physiology, office based rhinology, personalize medicine and outcomes research.