
Dr. Nasser Mohammed Al Tamami
Consultant — ENT, Head & Neck Surgery | Otology, Neurotology & Lateral Skull Base Surgery
- MD
- MRCS ENT
About Dr. Nasser
Dr. Nasser is a highly qualified Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist and Head & Neck Surgeon with advanced subspecialty expertise in otology, neurotology, and lateral skull base surgery the advanced surgery of the ear, hearing, balance, and the structures at the base of the skull. With more than 15 years of experience and training in Oman, France, and Canada, he is among the few surgeons in the region offering this full spectrum of ear and skull base care.
Dr. Nasser earned his MD from Sultan Qaboos University in 2010 and began his ENT residency with the Oman Medical Specialty Board before completing the full French Board of ORL-HNS residency at Claude Bernard University Lyon-1, France (2014–2019), along with University Diplomas in Facial Plastic Surgery (Lyon) and Middle Ear Surgery (Paris-Sud). He obtained the MRCS (ENT) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Fellowship of the European Board of ORL-HNS in 2019. He then completed a two-year Fellowship in Neurotology and Lateral Skull Base Surgery at the University of Montreal, Canada training at one of the world's leading centres for the surgical management of Ménière's disease, where he performed hundreds of advanced ear operations, including stapedectomy, vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma) excision, and endolymphatic duct blockage for refractory Ménière's disease.
Returning to Oman, he served as Acting Consultant and Head of the ENT Department at Sur Hospital, where he introduced major ear surgeries and a local-anaesthesia ear surgery service, new to the South Sharqiyah region. Since December 2023, he has been Consultant Otologist, Neurotologist, and Lateral Skull Base Surgeon at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital where he initiated the lateral skull base tumour board and he sees patients at Muscat Private Hospital. He regularly teaches in temporal bone dissection courses in Oman, teaches medical students at Sultan Qaboos University, supervises ENT residents with the Oman Medical Speciality Board, and serves as an examiner for medical students and ENT residents in final exams.
Dr. Nasser has broad experience in managing complex ear diseases, hearing loss rehabilitation, vertigo and balance disorders, Ménière's disease, and skull base tumours. He is known for applying advanced, minimally invasive, hearing-preserving surgical techniques. He has extensive experience with cochlear implants, active and passive middle ear implants, and longstanding experience in paediatric adenotonsillar disease, paediatric hearing loss, and general nasal surgeries.
Areas of Expertise
Chronic ear disease
Ear infections, tympanic membrane (eardrum) perforation, tympanoplasty, cholesteatoma, and complex mastoid surgery.
Hearing loss rehabilitation
Cochlear implants, active and passive middle ear implants, and bone-anchored hearing devices (BAHA).
Otosclerosis and stapes surgery (stapedectomy), ossicular chain reconstruction (ossiculoplasty)
Canaloplasty and meatoplasty (ear canal widening surgery).
Vertigo and balance disorders
Ménière's disease (medical and surgical management, including endolymphatic duct blockage), benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) treatment and surgery, and vestibular testing.
Tumours of the ear and lateral skull base
Vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma), CPA tumours, and superior semicircular canal dehiscence.
Minimally invasive otologic surgery, including ear surgery under local anaesthesia.
Paediatric and adult adenotonsillar disease
Recurrent tonsillitis and adenotonsillectomy; paediatric hearing loss.
Nasal conditions
Deviated nasal septum, chronic sinus disease, and sinus surgery.
Professional Experience
- 2024–Present
Consultant, ENT Current
Muscat Private Hospital, Muscat, Oman
- 2023–Present
Consultant Otologist, Neurotologist & Lateral Skull Base Surgeon Current
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
- 2021–2023
Acting Consultant & Head of ENT Department
Sur Hospital, Sur, Oman
- 2019–2021
Fellow, Neurotology & Lateral Skull Base Surgery
University of Montreal / CHUM, Canada
- 2011–2013
ENT Resident
Hospices Civils de Lyon, France (2014–2019); Oman Medical Specialty Board
Education & Training
Fellowship in Neurotology & Lateral Skull Base Surgery
University of Montreal, Canada
2019–2021Fellow of the European Board of ORL-HNS
Vienna
2019MRCS (ENT)
Royal College of Surgeons of England
2019ORL-HNS Residency, French Board
Claude Bernard University Lyon-1, France
2014–2019University Diploma in Middle Ear Surgery
Paris-Sud University, France
2018University Diploma in Facial Plastic Surgery
Claude Bernard University Lyon-1, France
2017ORL-HNS Residency
Oman Medical Speciality Board
2011–2013MD
Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
2010
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