Otolaryngologist University of Sao Paulo, PhD in the same University and Post-doc degree at University of Sao Paulo-Ribeirao Preto. Former president of the Brazilian Rhinologic Academy and of the Brazilian Association of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Dr. Oswaldo “Oz” A. Henriquez is a board-certified otolaryngologist at Wellstar, specializing in complex sinus, skull base, thyroid, and parathyroid conditions. He trained at Emory University and completed a prestigious fellowship in Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery at MUSC. Before joining Wellstar in 2023, he spent a decade as Associate Professor at Emory, earning multiple teaching awards. Dr. Henriquez is a nationally and internationally recognized speaker on sinus disease, skull base surgery, and facial trauma, and has published widely in peer-reviewed journals. He is active in professional societies and is President-elect of the Georgia Society of Otolaryngology.

Dr. Javer completed his undergraduate education at Simon Fraser University, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Molecular Biology achieving 1^st class honors.  Dr. Javer proceeded to UBC where he earned his medical degree, graduating in 1991.  After a one-year internship at the University of Saskatchewan at the Regina General Hospital, Dr. Javer returned to Vancouver and UBC to continue his studies.  Dr. Javer completed an additional five-year otolaryngology (one year research and one year core general surgery training), earning his royal college specialist credentials.  In 1998, Dr. Javer proceeded to complete a two-year fellowship at the Georgia Nasal and Sinus Institute in Savannah, Georgia, specializing in Advanced Rhinology and Sinus/Skull Base Surgery under the directorship of Dr. Frederick A Kuhn.

Dr. Javer has varied research interests with over 150 research publications and over 15 book chapters. Dr. Javer has a special interest in advanced FESS (functional endoscopic sinus surgery), frontal sinus surgery, fungal sinus disease and recalcitrant chronic sinusitis. Dr. Javer has been awarded several awards and honors in research and in surgical teaching during his career at UBC including the prestigious ‘Richard Finlay Senor Scholar Award’ in 2017. He started the sinus fellowship-training program at the St. Paul’s Sinus Centre in 2001, which has graduated 29 subspecialized surgeons from thirteen different countries. He conducts courses and presents internationally and is fluent in five languages. He is currently a full clinical professor in the department of surgery at the University of British Columbia, fellowship training director at UBC, co-director of research in the division of Otolaryngology at UBC, and director of the St. Paul’s Sinus Centre.