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Dr. Nasser Mohammed Al Tamami

Dr. Nasser Mohammed Al Tamami

Consultant — ENT, Head & Neck Surgery | Otology, Neurotology & Lateral Skull Base Surgery

  • MD
  • MRCS ENT
  • Ear surgery (otology)
  • Neurotology
  • Vertigo & Ménière's disease
  • Chronic ear disease
  • Hearing loss rehabilitation
Experience
15+ years
Highest qualification
MRCS ENT
Languages
Arabic, English, French
Nationality
Oman
Profile

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.

A Message from Dr. Nasser

If you have any complaints concerning the ear, nose, throat, or balance and vertigo problems, please visit us at Muscat Private Hospital. We have all the modern and advanced equipment that helps us provide you with the highest level of care.

Clinical focus

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.

Career record

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

Qualifications

Education & Training

  • Fellowship in Neurotology & Lateral Skull Base Surgery

    University of Montreal, Canada

    2019–2021
  • Fellow of the European Board of ORL-HNS

    Vienna

    2019
  • MRCS (ENT)

    Royal College of Surgeons of England

    2019
  • ORL-HNS Residency, French Board

    Claude Bernard University Lyon-1, France

    2014–2019
  • University Diploma in Middle Ear Surgery

    Paris-Sud University, France

    2018
  • University Diploma in Facial Plastic Surgery

    Claude Bernard University Lyon-1, France

    2017
  • ORL-HNS Residency

    Oman Medical Speciality Board

    2011–2013
  • MD

    Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

    2010
Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Dr. Nasser treats ear conditions (perforated eardrum, chronic ear infection, cholesteatoma, hearing loss, otosclerosis), vertigo and balance disorders, including Ménière's disease, tumours of the ear and skull base, such as acoustic neuroma, and general ENT conditions of the tonsils, adenoids, nose, sinuses, and throat.
Often, yes. Depending on the cause, options include eardrum repair, reconstruction of the hearing bones (ossiculoplasty), stapedectomy for otosclerosis, cochlear implants, middle ear implants, and bone-anchored hearing devices (BAHA) — all of which can be performed under local anaesthesia. Dr. Nasser will advise after a full hearing assessment.
Treatment ranges from medical therapy and injections to advanced surgery. Dr. Nasser trained at one of the world's leading Ménière's disease centres in Montreal and performs endolymphatic duct blockage surgery for cases that don't respond to medical treatment.
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