Sandro Leite MD, PhD, FACS

Senior Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head & Neck Surgeon, Counties-Manukau Health.
Honorary Academic , Auckland University, Auckland, New Zealand.
Member of International Sialendoscopy Society- Geneva, Switzerland And Multidisciplinary Salivary Gland Society.
Member of the European Rhinologic Society.
Member of the New Zealand Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr Sandro Leite is a highly trained and experienced Otolaryngologist and Head and Neck Surgeon with extensive expertise gained both in New Zealand and internationally. He has completed specialised fellowships in Paediatric ENT, General Otolaryngology, and Salivary Gland Surgery. A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an Honorary Academic at the University of Auckland, Dr Leite is deeply committed to advancing medical research, with a PhD focusing on minimally invasive salivary gland surgery (Sialendoscopy).

In addition to his surgical practice, Dr Leite holds postgraduate qualifications in Occupational Health and Legal/Forensic Medicine. He serves as an Otolaryngologist / Head and Neck Surgeon specialist consultant at Counties Manukau Health, where his clinical interests include General Otolaryngology, Laryngology and voice surgery, Otology (ear surgery), Nasal/Sinus Surgery, Lachrymal (tear) ducts, and Salivary Gland Surgery.

Dr Leite coordinates both the Larynx/Voice Clinic and the Minimally Invasive Salivary Gland Surgery (Sialendoscopy) Clinic at Counties Manukau Health. He is also an accomplished educator, coordinating the Year 5 Specialty Surgery rotation (ORL-Head and Neck Surgery) for medical students of the University of Auckland at Counties DHB.

As a seasoned surgeon, Dr Leite has lectured at numerous international scientific meetings on his areas of specialty. He is also a sought-after faculty member, frequently invited to teach in courses and workshops worldwide.