His practice
Dr Kana assesses and treats the full range of ear, nose and throat conditions in adults and children, with medical treatment where it is enough and surgery where it is needed.
His particular interests are ear surgery, sinus surgery, head and neck cancer surgery, and the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea. He also treats blocked salivary glands with sialendoscopy, and conditions of the skull base.
Research
Dr Kana is affiliated with the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the University of the Witwatersrand. In 2019 he published, with Dr S Maharaj, a review of ten years of sialendoscopy in South African private practice in the South African Dental Journal.
The review followed 15 patients and 17 glands treated between 2008 and 2018. Most were treated successfully with the scope alone, without removing the gland.
Working with others
Dr Kana shares rooms with audiologists and speech therapists, so hearing tests and voice and swallowing assessments can often be done on the same visit. They are separate practices and bill separately.
For head and neck cancer, treatment is planned with oncologists, radiologists and other specialists, so that you hear one agreed plan.
