Harvey Coates
The University of Western Australia, Australia
Biography
Harvey Coates, AO is a Paediatric Otolaryngologist and Clinical Professor in the School of Pediatrics and Child Health at the University of Western Australia. He trained at the Mayo Clinic, USA and has several research degrees and over 100 publications. His research is in otitis media in Aboriginal children and his team discovered the first middle ear biofilm as well as intracellular bacteria and NETs in the middle ear. His most recent research has been to trial tissue engineered myringoplasty in children, a major issue in Australia where over 100,000 people have chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). He has been awarded many community honours for his work with Aboriginal children's ear disease.
Abstract
Abstract : Initial results of a pilot trial of tissue engineered myringoplasties in Western Australia