Dr Christopher Que Hee

Dr Que Hee received his medical degree with honours from the University of Queensland in 1993. He then trained in various Brisbane Hospitals in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, receiving his Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the end of 2002.

In 2003, Chris was the Otology and Neuro-otology Fellow at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and The Royal Melbourne Hospital. The year was committed to surgery of the ear, cochlear implantation and neurotological surgery (acoustic neuroma surgery). Part of 2003 was also spent as a research fellow at the Bionic Ear Institute, performing research on trauma to the cochlea (inner ear).

Since 2004, Chris has been in private practice in Brisbane, working mostly as an otologist but also as a general ENT Surgeon. Over time his practice has become more focussed on ear surgery in adults and children.

He is the Chairman of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at The Mater Adults Hospital and a Consultant at the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital. He is a member of the Cochlear Implant Clinics at the Mater Hospital, Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Neurosensory Unit and Hear and Say Centre. Dr Que Hee is the clinical lead for the Microtia and Atresia Clinic at the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital.

Dr Que Hee is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland and lectures to Medical Students, Audiologists and General Practitioners.  As Surgical Supervisor at the Mater Hospital, Chris is responsible for the training of future ENT surgeons. Dr Que Hee is the patron of CICADA: Cochlear Implant Club and Advisory Association (QLD). He has been an instructor on several courses teaching overseas surgeons cochlear implantation techniques.