Ear, Nose & Throat

Dr. Ali Kanaan

Consultant, Ear, Nose, & Throat
Languages
AR, EN, SV
Nationality
🇸🇪 Swedish
April 2025
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Pioneering A Whole New Kind of Spine Surgery

Minimally Invasive.
Maximally Effective.

Today’s spine surgery uses small incisions, ensures faster recovery, and delivers consistent results—reflecting our commitment to restoring your quality of life with simplicity and precision.
Neck Procedures
The cervical spine enables head movement and carries nerves that control arm and leg function. Common issues include herniated discs, degeneration, and stenosis, causing pain, stiffness, numbness, or weakness. Most cases are treated without surgery, but when needed, advanced methods like artificial disc replacement and microsurgery are used.
Middle Back Procedures
This part of the spine supports torso movement and contains nerves affecting balance and leg function. Common problems include degeneration, stenosis, and tumors, leading to back pain, balance issues, or bladder/bowel problems. Minimally invasive techniques can often resolve these conditions.
Lower Back Procedures
The lumbar spine carries body weight, enables movement, and houses nerves for leg and bladder function. Conditions like herniation, degeneration, stenosis, tumors, or fractures may cause pain, stiffness, or mobility issues. Today, most are treated successfully—often without hospitalization—using advanced techniques like artificial disc replacement and microdecompression.
Global Alignment
The spine functions best when its regions—cervical, thoracic, and lumbar—are in proper alignment. Structural issues in the bones or discs can lead to deformities like scoliosis (curved spine) or kyphosis (hunchback). Modern techniques such as minimally invasive correction, computer-assisted, and image-guided surgery have greatly improved treatment success.
Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement
Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement
Cervical Microdecompression
Lumbar Microdecompression
Thoracic Microdecompression
Cervical Microdiscectomy
Qualifications
  • Swedish Board of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
  • Full ENT Specialist Registration, General Medical Council (UK)
  • Membership, European Academy for Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS)
  • Membership, Swedish Association for Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
  • Bachelor’s in Medicine and Surgery (MBChB), University of Basrah, Iraq
Ear, Nose & Throat
Areas of Expertise
  • Comprehensive ENT surgical procedures: tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, tracheostomy, bronchoscopy, esophagoscopy
  • Management of cutaneous malignancies: excision, flap reconstruction, autologous skin grafting
  • Advanced rhinology procedures: septoplasty, functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)
  • Surgical management of facial fractures, with leadership experience as Head of Facial Fracture Section, Mälarsjukhuset Hospital, Sweden
  • Multidisciplinary trauma care and collaboration in craniofacial surgery
Brief Profile

Dr. Ali Kanaan is a Consultant in ENT at The View Hospital, bringing over 13 years of clinical and surgical experience. He obtained his MBChB from the College of Medicine, University of Basra in 2002 and was awarded his Swedish medical license in 2012. He began his specialist training in ENT in 2013, practicing across several Swedish hospitals including Mälarsjukhuset Hospital and Örebro University Hospital, where he gained extensive exposure to advanced ENT practice.

Dr. Ali’s principal areas of expertise are rhinology and facial trauma surgery. He is proficient in a wide range of sinonasal procedures, including septoplasty and functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). His leadership as Head of the Facial Fracture Section at Mälarsjukhuset Hospital for three years highlights his strong commitment to trauma care, during which he managed complex craniofacial cases and advanced multidisciplinary collaboration. His subspecialty expertise was further expanded through cooperative work with Karolinska University Hospital, enhancing his skills in facial fracture surgery.

Additionally, Dr. Ali is a member of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery and attends international conferences and training courses to stay at the forefront of his specialty.

With his overseas training, surgical expertise, and academic commitment, Dr. Ali has earned a strong reputation for surgical excellence, inter-specialty collaboration, and comprehensive patient care in the field of otorhinolaryngology.

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