Rate My Professor Melville Da Cruz

Melville Da Cruz, MBBS, MMSc, FRACS, MD, serves as Associate Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Sydney in the Faculty of Medicine and Health. He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Western Australia, followed by a Master of Medical Science (MMSc) from the same institution. Da Cruz completed his Royal Australasian College of Surgeons training in Otolaryngology in 1995, earning Fellowship (FRACS). He advanced his expertise through international fellowships, including the Garnett Passé Foundation-funded Fellowship in Otological and Skull Base Surgery at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge, and a Research Fellowship at Kings College, University of Cambridge. Additionally, he was awarded a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Sydney in 2003.

As an ENT surgeon at Westmead Public and Westmead Private Hospitals, Da Cruz specializes in disorders of the ear, hearing and temporal bone, middle ear surgery, cochlear implantation, acoustic tumour surgery, and general ear, nose, and throat conditions. He has undertaken key administrative roles such as head of department, membership on editorial boards, service on state and commonwealth regulatory bodies, and training supervision. He currently supervises Master’s and Doctoral students at the University of Sydney and Macquarie University. His research specializations include outcome measurements after otological surgeries, cochlear implantation for profoundly deaf patients, simulation for temporal bone skills development, and electrophysiological tools to predict cochlear responses to electrical stimulation. Prominent publications comprise “Systematic Review of Intracochlear Measurements and Effect on Cochlear Implant Outcomes” (2024), “Speech Recognition Outcomes After Cochlear Reimplantation Surgery” (2017), “Simpler and effective radiological evaluations for modiolar proximity in cochlear implantation” (2020), and “Face and content validation of a novel three-dimensional printed temporal bone for surgical skills development” (2015). His scholarly work supports advancements in otology and cochlear implant technology.