Accepting 🇨🇦 residents
BC residents: some elective procedures available privately
Experience:
10 years
Location:
Burnaby, BC
Consults:
Virtually & in-person
Speaks:
English
Treats:
Adults
Procedural expertise
Dr. Andrew Thamboo is a fellowship-trained otolaryngology—head and neck surgeon—based in Vancouver, with a sub-specialty practice in rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery. He completed his undergraduate degree, medical degree, otolaryngology residency, and a Master of Health Sciences in study design and epidemiology at the University of British Columbia, then completed a Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery fellowship at Stanford University under Drs. Peter Hwang and Jayakar Nayak before being recruited back to UBC. He is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at UBC, Fellowship Director of the UBC Endoscopic Sinus, Allergy and Skull Base Surgery Clinical-Research Fellowship, Program Director for Continuing Medical Education in the Department of Surgery, and Research Director at St. Paul's Sinus Centre. His clinical practice focuses on complex sinus disease and sinonasal and skull base tumours, including a minimally invasive day-surgery approach for select cases of nasopharyngeal cancer.
His private surgical practice is performed at New Westminster Surgical Centre on Nelson's Crescent in New Westminster—a four-operating-room private surgical facility one block from Royal Columbian Hospital, fully accredited by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (including for overnight stays), with experienced surgical and nursing teams focused on patient safety, recovery, and a personalized surgical experience.
Have your condition and imaging reviewed before travel.
No referral is required to request a private consultation. Dr. Thamboo offers virtual and in-person appointments. Before your consultation, the Surgical Solutions Network team gathers the medical information needed to review your condition and surgical needs. During your consultation, Dr. Thamboo reviews your symptoms, medical history, imaging or other diagnostic results, overall health and treatment goals. He answers your questions and recommends a procedure and surgical approach tailored to your medical needs.
Before your appointment:
Once the required medical documentation has been received, a surgeon consultation can often be arranged within a few weeks. Timing depends on your medical needs, the information required, and appointment availability.
Send your imaging and medical reports to your patient advisor. If you need help sharing your scans, the team will support you through the process.
Depending on your condition, the information needed will include diagnostic imaging and other medical records or test results. Your Surgical Solutions Network patient advisor will explain what to send for your consultation. The team gathers this information so Dr. Thamboo can assess the diagnosis and severity of the condition affecting your nose, sinuses, throat, Eustachian tube, or salivary gland.
If you decide to proceed with surgery, our team helps coordinate the preoperative testing, surgical care, and discharge planning needed for your procedure.
Travelling to New Westminster, BC for ENT surgery
Patients outside British Columbia can undergo private ENT surgery with Dr. Thamboo at New Westminster Surgical Centre, part of Surgical Solutions Network. Some elective procedures may also be available privately to eligible B.C. residents.
You can discuss your condition and treatment options from home through a virtual consultation before travelling for surgery. When you reach out, a Surgical Solutions Network patient advisor will help you gather the information needed to schedule your consultation and explain what to expect, including surgical planning and travel. From your first questions through your recovery, our healthcare team is here to guide and support you.
Your preoperative and postoperative care is coordinated with your existing healthcare providers, with support from the Surgical Solutions Network team throughout the process.
Your surgical care and recovery plan are tailored to your procedure, condition and overall health. Your clinical team will confirm whether you can leave the same day or need an overnight stay. Most ENT patients are discharged same-day. Your clinical team at New Westminster Surgical Centre will provide procedure-specific instructions for postoperative care, activity, and follow-up. After you return home, postoperative care will be coordinated with your existing healthcare providers.
Preparing for recovery:
Follow-up appointments with your surgeon are virtual, allowing you to stay connected to your surgical team after returning home.
Our clinical team coordinates aftercare and follow-up with your existing healthcare providers once you return home. This helps support continuity between your surgical care and your recovery close to home.
You will continue to have support from our team during aftercare, including virtual clinician support as needed. If you have questions or concerns during your recovery, contact the team by phone or email for guidance.
3555 Gilmore Wy
Burnaby, BC V5G 3B2, Canada
Once the required medical documentation has been received, a surgeon consultation can often be arranged within a few weeks. For medically suitable patients, surgery can often be scheduled within weeks following the consultation. Timing varies by procedure, medical needs, required testing, and surgeon and facility availability.
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Yes. Virtual or in-person consults are available.
Dr. Thamboo can see patients who live outside British Columbia and are seeking private ENT, sinus, or skull base surgery. If you live in British Columbia, he is generally not able to treat you privately for MSP-insured otolaryngology surgery in BC; however, certain non-insured procedures may be offered to BC residents. Non‑insured (private-pay) procedures may include elective ENT services and cosmetic nasal surgery, depending on medical indication and eligibility. You can confirm with his office after contacting them.
English
Patients commonly seek Dr. Thamboo's expertise because they may be experiencing chronic sinusitis, recurring sinus infections or nasal polyps, a sinonasal or skull base tumour, or a recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer, and are considering endoscopic sinus surgery, revision sinus surgery, or endoscopic skull base surgery. Dr. Thamboo is fellowship-trained in rhinology and skull base surgery at Stanford University and directs the rhinology and skull base research and fellowship programs at the University of British Columbia.
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