Dr. Joe Marais

Specialities
Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
Languages
English, Afrikaans

Core competencies

  • Nasal and sinus conditions
  • Functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty 
  • Paediatric ENT
  • Snoring
  • Allergy
  • Tonsil disease
  • Nasal blockage
  • Septal surgery
  • Sinusitis
  • Nasal polyps

Profile

Nationality
British
Summary
Dr. Joe Marais FRCS(ORL) is a Consultant Rhinologist, Nasal Plastic & ENT Surgeon who has had British NHS appointments at Northwick Park Hospital, Hillingdon Hospital and Central Middlesex Hospital in London, where he has been practising since 2000, before his move to Dubai in 2025.
Dr. Marais trained as a medical student in South Africa and as a junior doctor in London at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital and later as a Registrar and then Senior Registrar in Edinburgh. He obtained his Intercollegiate Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons in 1996. He undertook Sub-specialist Fellowship training in both Texas, USA and Toronto, Canada and has particular interests in nasal and sinus conditions, snoring and allergy, functional/cosmetic rhinoplasty as well as general and paediatric ENT conditions, such as tonsil, adenoid, nasal blockage and ear problems.
As a Rhinologist and Nasal Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Marais receives many tertiary referrals of difficult and challenging cases from other ENT Surgeons. He is a registered member of member of ENT-UK, European Rhinology Society and an allied associate member of BAPRAS (British Assn of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons)
Dr. Marais has taught postgraduate trainees at the Royal College of Surgeons and internationally at medical conferences and has published widely in several areas of ENT surgery. He also has experience as an Expert Witness in medico-legal practice.

Qualification

MBBCh FRCS(ORL)

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