Capital ENT is your Wellington-based ENT practice with a focus on head & neck cancer surgery, sleep surgery and rhinology.
Dr Francisco MacArthur is a New Zealand-trained ENT surgeon bringing international experience to his practice in Wellington.
Services offered include:
- Head & neck: benign and malignant tumours, oral cavity / mouth lesions, salivary gland, thyroid, parotid
- Rhinology: sinus surgery / FESS, septoplasty, turbinoplasty
- Sleep surgery
- Paediatrics: tonsils and adenoids, grommets, ear infections / AOM, glue ear / OME, hearing loss, snoring / OSA
- Laryngology: voice and swallow
- Skin lesions: excision and local flap reconstruction
- General ENT: ear infections, vertigo and tinnitus assessment, hearing loss assessment
What is Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery (ENT)?
Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery (ENT) is also known as Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. This area of medicine is concerned with disorders of the ear, nose, throat, the head and the neck.
ENT Surgeons (or otolaryngologists) are specialist doctors who deal with medical and surgical treatment of conditions of the ears, nose, throat and structures of the head and neck.

