Celebrating the life achievements of cochlear implant surgeon, Bill Baber

New Zealand’s longest-serving cochlear implant (CI) surgeon, Bill Baber who was involved in the first CI surgery in Aotearoa NZ in 1986, has put down his scalpel after 35 years leading the way in restoring the hearing of many Kiwis who had lost their hearing.
Giving the gift of hearing to over 250 Kiwis throughout his career, Bill Baber will be missed by both patients and colleagues who’ve said his support, compassion and CI advocacy for New Zealanders is as appreciated as his surgical skills.
"I think I have been terribly lucky to have been part of an exponential growth in ENT surgery generally but the joy of working with people whose lives are devastated by hearing loss and then turned around by cochlear implantation, has been the most wonderful part of my professional life,” says Bill.
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