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Dr Marina Cavada

MD FRACS · ENT surgeon · paediatric ENT and rhinology

General and paediatric ENT; sinonasal and allergic conditions in children and adults. Consults in English and Portuguese.

02 9101 2530 mncreception@sydneyentclinic.com

Consults at Kogarah.

About Dr Cavada

Dr Marina Cavada is an Australian-Brazilian, fellowship-trained ear, nose and throat surgeon (otolaryngologist, head and neck surgeon). She completed additional sub-specialist post-training in advanced nose and sinus disorders (rhinology).

She specialises in the management of paediatric disorders, including sinonasal and allergic conditions, alongside general adult ENT. Dr Cavada consults in English and Portuguese.

Dr Cavada works at St George Hospital and provides surgical care at St George, Chatswood Private and Macquarie University Hospitals.

Areas of practice

Paediatric ENT
Allergy and sinonasal disorders
General otolaryngology
Endoscopic sinus surgery
Tonsil, adenoid and glue ear surgery in children

Selected publications

Cavada MN, Lee MF, Ananda A, Sacks R, Naidoo YS Double-Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluating the Efficacy of Chitogel Versus PureRegen Gel on Postoperative Outcomes from Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2025;39(3):211-219. doi:10.1177/19458924251321142

Wong EH, Cavada MN, Orgain CA, Grayson JW, Alvarado R, Campbell RG, et al. The Modified Medial Maxillectomy as a Radical or Extended,-yet Still Functional,-Technique in Sinus Surgery. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2023;37(4):476-484. doi:10.1177/19458924231168219

Cavada M, Niles NNA, Png LH, Sacks R Renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the sinonasal cavity. ANZ J Surg. 2023;93(5):1392-1394. doi:10.1111/ans.18214

Cavada MN, Roshan DJ, Lodhia CA, Sacks R The inverted papilloma arising from the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone. ANZ J Surg. 2023;93(3):707-709. doi:10.1111/ans.17900

Cavada MN, Wong E, Orgain CA, Grayson JW, Alvarado R, Campbell RG, et al. Fungal ball of the maxillary sinus and the risk of persistent sinus dysfunction after simple antrostomy. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020;41(4):102541. doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102541

Cavada MN, Grayson JW, Sacks R What is the evidence for macrolide therapy in chronic rhinosinusitis?. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020;28(1):6-10. doi:10.1097/MOO.0000000000000593

Grayson JW, Cavada M, Wong E, Lien B, Duvnjak M, Campbell R, et al. Effects of sphenoid surgery on nasal irrigation delivery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2019;9(9):971-976. doi:10.1002/alr.22371

Grayson JW, Cavada M, Harvey RJ Clinically relevant phenotypes in chronic rhinosinusitis. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;48(1):23. doi:10.1186/s40463-019-0350-y

Cavada MN, Orgain CA, Alvarado R, Sacks R, Harvey RJ Septal Perforation Repair Utilizing an Anterior Ethmoidal Artery Flap and Collagen Matrix. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2019;33(3):256-262. doi:10.1177/1945892418816959

Cavada MN, Patel N Isolated Traumatic Fracture of the Malleus Handle Causing Hearing Fluctuation. Otol Neurotol. 2019;40(3):e244-e247. doi:10.1097/MAO.0000000000002111

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