Photo: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
Kelvin Kong is Australia's first Indigenous surgeon, Ear Nose and Throat Specialist.
A Worimi man, he has spent much of his career dedicated to early intervention for middle ear disease.
As a doctor, researcher and lecturer, Professor Kong is well versed on inequities in the health system, and says some simple medical interventions for ear disease in children can change their ability to learn and their lives.
He just returned home from a gathering in Auckland of 50 surgeons and surgical trainees of Māori, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.
He was a keynote speaker at the Indigenous Hui, organised by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
