{ "specialty": "ENT", "region": "Gold Coast", "updated": "2026-09-18", "summary": { "practices": 8, "specialists": 19, "notes": "Includes southern Gold Coast / Tweed (Tugun, Coolangatta) practices that serve Gold Coast GPs. ENT Clinics Brisbane/Sydney surgeons excluded unless they also consult on the Gold Coast." }, "practices": [ { "name": "ENT Clinics (Gold Coast)", "addresses": [ "Suite 2B, Ground Floor, AHC House, 14 Carrara St, Benowa QLD 4217 (main rooms – Central & Northern Gold Coast; all correspondence)", "Suite 10, Ground Floor, Gold Coast Private Hospital, 14 Hill Street, Southport QLD 4215", "Level 6 / Suite 6A, Fred McKay House, John Flynn Private Hospital, 42 Inland Dr, Tugun QLD 4224 (Southern Gold Coast & Northern NSW)", "Remotely from Gold Coast Private Hospital (as listed by practice)" ], "phone": "Central/Northern: (07) 5631 4080; Southern (Tugun): (07) 5630 2600", "fax": "Central/Northern: (07) 5636 0122; Southern: (07) 5601 0052", "website": "https://ent-clinics.com.au/", "email": "reception@ent-clinics.com.au (central/northern); tugun@ent-clinics.com.au (southern)", "hospitals": [ "Pindara Private Hospital", "Gold Coast Private Hospital", "John Flynn Private Hospital", "Gold Coast University Hospital (public appointments for several surgeons)", "Robina Hospital (Dowthwaite public)", "Mater Private Hospital Gold Coast (several affiliated)", "Tweed Valley Hospital (Phillips public)", "Greenslopes Private Hospital Brisbane (Dowthwaite)", "St Vincent's Hospital (Courtney accreditation listed)" ], "referralNotes": "GP or specialist referral required (bring current referral, relevant CT/MRI, recent hearing test, Medicare card). Central/northern booking via (07) 5631 4080 / fax (07) 5636 0122 / reception@ent-clinics.com.au. Southern booking via (07) 5630 2600 / fax (07) 5601 0052 / tugun@ent-clinics.com.au. Public hospital ENT (GCUH): Smart Referrals preferred; HealthLink EDI Qldgchsd; Medical Objects GQ42150009Z; fax (07) 5687 4497; urgent advice ENT registrar via switch 1300 744 284 or GP enquiry line (07) 5687 0003. Private e-referral/HealthLink EDI for ENT Clinics rooms not clearly published on public site — fax/phone/email commonly used.", "specialists": [ { "name": "Dr Matthew Cronin", "qualifications": "MBBS (UQ 2003); FRACS (Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2013); fellowship Guys and St Thomas' Hospital London (2014)", "interests": [ "Head and neck surgery", "Thyroid surgery", "Paediatric ENT", "Sinus surgery / FESS", "Laryngeal / voice surgery", "Snoring surgery" ], "strengths": [ "Gold Coast–raised; head and neck fellowship London; Mater Private Gold Coast affiliation; teaches junior surgeons" ], "sources": [ "https://ent-clinics.com.au/our-surgeons/matthew-cronin/", "https://www.mater.org.au/health-services/our-specialists/dr-matthew-cronin", "https://nsu.com.au/ent-specialists/" ] }, { "name": "Dr Sam (Samuel) Dowthwaite", "qualifications": "B Biomedical Science (Griffith); MBBS (UQ); FRACS (2011); Head and neck reconstructive fellowship London Ontario (Prof John Yoo)", "interests": [ "Head and neck oncology", "Microvascular reconstructive surgery", "Transoral robotic surgery (TORS)", "Thyroid and parathyroid disease", "Laryngology / voice / laryngeal cancer", "Paediatric ENT", "Adult sinus disease", "Snoring and OSA (including robotic pharyngeal surgery)" ], "strengths": [ "Performed first TORS in Queensland; TORS programs John Flynn and PAH; public GCUH and Robina; MDT head and neck clinics" ], "sources": [ "https://ent-clinics.com.au/our-surgeons/sam-dowthwaite/", "https://www.pindaraprivate.com.au/Our-Doctors/Specialists/pindara-gold-coast-private-hospital/ear-nose-and-throat/102880/dr-sam-dowthwaite", "https://www.mater.org.au/health-services/our-specialists/dr-samuel-dowthwaite" ] }, { "name": "Dr Dan Robinson", "qualifications": "BIT, BCom (Bond); MBBS (Hons) Sydney 2002; FRACS (Oto); facial plastics fellowship Perth (Dr Tuan Pham 2012); passed International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery exam (Washington DC) — described as only surgeon in Queensland to have done so", "interests": [ "Aesthetic and functional rhinoplasty", "Facial plastics", "Rhinology / rhinosinusitis / FESS", "Nasal obstruction", "Paediatric ENT", "Adenotonsillectomy", "Otoplasty", "Snoring and tonsillar disease", "DCR (endoscopic)" ], "strengths": [ "Facial plastic / rhinology focus; Australian Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Pindara, GCPH, GCUH" ], "sources": [ "https://ent-clinics.com.au/our-surgeons/dan-robinson/", "https://drdanrobinson.com.au/", "https://www.ramsayhealth.com.au/en/specialists-and-practitioners/dr-dan-robinson/" ] }, { "name": "Dr Nicholas Phillips", "qualifications": "BSc (UQ); MBBS (UQ); MS (University of Sydney, HD – thyroid cancer); FRACS (OHNS); advanced training snoring/OSA under Prof Stuart MacKay Wollongong", "interests": [ "Paediatric ENT", "Snoring / OSA surgery (soft tissue, skeletal palatal, tongue/pharyngeal)", "Rhinology / endoscopic sinus surgery", "Thyroid and parathyroid surgery", "Nasal obstruction (septoplasty, turbinoplasty, functional rhinoplasty)", "Otology (exostosis, tympanic membrane repair)" ], "strengths": [ "Sleep apnoea surgery focus; public GCUH and Tweed Valley Hospital; Senior Lecturer UQ" ], "sources": [ "https://ent-clinics.com.au/our-surgeons/dr-nicholas-phillips/", "https://drnicholasphillips.com.au/" ] }, { "name": "Dr Emily Guazzo", "qualifications": "James Cook University medical school; FRACS (Queensland training); advanced otology/neurotology Cambridge UK and Bergamo Italy; head and neck / skull base PA Hospital Brisbane", "interests": [ "Paediatric ENT", "Head and neck surgery", "Otology", "Skull base surgery", "Neurotology" ], "strengths": [ "International otology/neurotology fellowships; Senior Lecturer UQ; Pindara / ENT Clinics Benowa" ], "sources": [ "https://ent-clinics.com.au/dr-emily-guazzo/", "https://www.pindaraprivate.com.au/Our-Doctors/Specialists/pindara-private-hospital---gold-coast/ear-nose-and-throat/107469/dr-emily-guazzo" ] }, { "name": "Dr Andrew (Thomas) Pastuszek", "qualifications": "MBBS (Bond 2010); Masters Surgical Sciences (Edinburgh); FRACS; microvascular reconstructive / head & neck / skull base fellowship John Hunter Hospital Newcastle", "interests": [ "Thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer", "Head and neck / skull base lesions", "Advanced skin cancers", "Head and neck cancer reconstruction", "Paediatric ENT", "Cholesteatoma and middle ear disorders", "Sinus surgery" ], "strengths": [ "Gold Coast–raised; head and neck reconstructive fellowship; listed Mater ENT Clinics Benowa roster" ], "sources": [ "https://ent-clinics.com.au/our-surgeons/dr-andrew-thomas-pastuszek/", "https://www.mater.org.au/health-services/ent-clinics-gold-coast" ] }, { "name": "Dr Joshua Jervis-Bardy", "qualifications": "ENT specialist from 2017; PhD chronic rhinosinusitis (Prof PJ Wormald, Adelaide); otology fellowship Little Rock Arkansas (Prof John Dornhoffer)", "interests": [ "Otology / ear surgery (grommets, exostoses, cholesteatoma, stapes, cochlear implantation)", "Rhinology / chronic rhinosinusitis (academic)" ], "strengths": [ "Sub-specialist ear surgeon; consults north Gold Coast fortnightly; also Lismore Base / Northern Rivers; Indigenous ear outreach (Katherine NT, Port Lincoln SA)" ], "sources": [ "https://ent-clinics.com.au/dr-joshua-jervis-bardy/", "https://www.mater.org.au/health-services/ent-clinics-gold-coast" ] }, { "name": "Dr Mark Courtney", "qualifications": "MB ChB; FRACS; ENT training completed 2004; subspecialty Rhinology (Canada) and Paediatric Otolaryngology (Auckland NZ) 2005", "interests": [ "Paediatric ENT", "Adult ENT", "Rhinology / sinus" ], "strengths": [ "Tugun / John Flynn base; private lists John Flynn and GCPH; public GCUH; accredited Pindara, St Vincent's, John Flynn, GCPH" ], "sources": [ "https://www.drmarkcourtney.com/practice", "https://ent-clinics.com.au/our-surgeons/mark-courtney/" ] }, { "name": "Dr Michael Busby", "qualifications": "FRACS (ENT); training SE Queensland; year in England", "interests": [ "Paediatric ENT", "Salivary gland surgery", "Neck lumps", "Ear surgery", "General ENT" ], "strengths": [ "Southern Gold Coast / John Flynn; TORS program colleague (with Dowthwaite, O'Neill)" ], "sources": [ "https://ent-clinics.com.au/our-surgeons/michael-busby/", "https://www.johnflynnprivate.com.au/Our-Doctors/Specialists/john-flynn-private-hospital/ear-nose-and-throat/100640/dr-michael-busby" ] }, { "name": "Dr John O'Neill", "qualifications": "MBBS (UQ 1994); FRACS (OHNS, 2004); Rhinology fellowship Oxford (Mr Grant Bates); Consultant Rhinologist Milton Keynes 2005", "interests": [ "Rhinology", "Paediatric and adult ENT", "Head and neck surgery" ], "strengths": [ "Tugun / John Flynn rooms; private practice Gold Coast since 2006; TORS program" ], "sources": [ "https://ent-clinics.com.au/our-surgeons/john-o-neill/", "https://www.johnflynnprivate.com.au/Our-Doctors/Specialists/john-flynn-private-hospital/ear-nose-and-throat/100696/dr-john-o'neill", "https://nsu.com.au/ent-specialists/" ] }, { "name": "Dr Tim Warren", "qualifications": "BSc (Hons); MBBS (Sydney 2007); PhD (UQ 2017 – advanced H&N skin cancer / nerve invasion); FRACS (OHNS 2018)", "interests": [ "Head and neck conditions", "Skin cancer", "Paediatric ENT (tonsils, ear/hearing)", "Sinus disease / rhinology", "Laryngology / voice" ], "strengths": [ "Consults/operates privately John Flynn Tugun via ENT Clinics; NHMRC PhD scholarship" ], "sources": [ "https://ent-clinics.com.au/dr-tim-warren/" ] }, { "name": "Dr James (Jim) Hallam", "qualifications": "not listed on public ENT Clinics profile page reviewed", "interests": [ "General otolaryngology (Halaxy/HealthShare area of focus)" ], "strengths": [ "Medical Director ENT, Gold Coast Health / GCUH; long-standing Gold Coast ENT; ENT Clinics new-rooms notice states he joined Dowthwaite/Robinson Benowa rooms" ], "sources": [ "https://ent-clinics.com.au/new-rooms/", "https://www.goldcoast.health.qld.gov.au/referrals/services/ears-nose-throat-ent", "https://www.halaxy.com/profile/dr-james-hallam/ent-surgeon/147085" ] } ] }, { "name": "Sprague Medical", "addresses": [ "Suite 4, AHC House, 14 Carrara Street, Benowa QLD 4217" ], "phone": "(07) 5597 0303", "fax": "(07) 5597 0416", "website": "https://spraguemedical.com.au/", "email": "admin@spraguemedical.com.au", "hospitals": [ "Pindara Private Hospital", "Gold Coast Private Hospital", "Gold Coast University Hospital" ], "referralNotes": "GP referral for Medicare rebate. Phone/fax/email to rooms. New patients listed as 30-minute consultations. Public outreach remote Queensland communities also noted.", "specialists": [ { "name": "Dr Alison Sprague", "qualifications": "MBBS (QLD 1992); FRACS (ENT 2001)", "interests": [ "Paediatric ENT", "Adult and paediatric general ENT", "Sinus surgery", "Sialendoscopy (salivary gland duct endoscopy)", "Allergy and sinus (Pindara listing)", "Otologic procedures listed: grommets, myringoplasty, stapedectomy, atticotomy/mastoidectomy, canaloplasty" ], "strengths": [ "Vice-Chair ASOHNS Queensland; fluent German; extra sinus/sialendoscopy training Australia and Germany/Austria; supervises advanced trainees at GCUH" ], "sources": [ "https://spraguemedical.com.au/", "https://www.pindaraprivate.com.au/Our-Doctors/Specialists/pindara-gold-coast-private-hospital/ear-nose-and-throat/101931/dr-alison-sprague" ] } ] }, { "name": "Dr Brent McMonagle – Private Practice", "addresses": [ "Suite 4, AHC House, 14 Carrara St, Benowa QLD 4217" ], "phone": "(07) 5539 2399", "fax": "(07) 5539 1581", "website": "https://www.drbrentmcmonagle.com.au/", "email": "office@drbrentmcmonagle.com.au", "hospitals": [ "Gold Coast University Hospital", "Pindara Private Hospital (Ramsay/Pindara directory listing)" ], "referralNotes": "Call (07) 5539 2399 or online form for appointment. Hours Mon–Thu 8am–5pm, Fri 8am–3pm. GP referral expected for specialist care/Medicare.", "specialists": [ { "name": "Dr Brent McMonagle", "qualifications": "MBBS (UQ 1996); PhD Griffith 2016 (nasal olfactory cells in peripheral nerve repair); FRACS; Fellow Royal Society of Medicine (UK); fellowships otology/neurotology/skull base/rhinology Sydney, London, Adelaide", "interests": [ "Otology / ear surgery", "Cochlear implants", "Bone-anchored hearing aids", "Paediatric ENT", "Neurotology / skull base", "Rhinology / endoscopic sinus", "Acoustic neuroma", "Facial palsy" ], "strengths": [ "Otology and cochlear implant focus; Scientific Director Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation; Senior Lecturer Griffith and Bond" ], "sources": [ "https://www.drbrentmcmonagle.com.au/", "https://www.drbrentmcmonagle.com.au/location", "https://nsu.com.au/ent-specialists/" ] } ] }, { "name": "Dr Elle Noonan – Private Practice", "addresses": [ "Osler House, 16 Tweed Street, Southport QLD 4215" ], "phone": "(07) 5509 4466", "fax": "(07) 5606 6151", "website": "https://drellenoonan.com/", "email": "reception@drellenoonan.com.au", "hospitals": [ "Gold Coast University Hospital (Senior Medical Officer)", "Gold Coast Private Hospital (VMO)", "Pindara Private Hospital (VMO)" ], "referralNotes": "GP referral recommended. Contact rooms by phone/fax/email. Website emphasises children's ENT interest alongside general adult ENT.", "specialists": [ { "name": "Dr Elle (Ellen) Noonan", "qualifications": "BSc Biomedical Science; MBBS (UQ); FRACS Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (2020); paediatric ENT experience Guys & St Thomas' / Evelina Children's Hospital London 2014", "interests": [ "Paediatric ENT (stated specialisation / passion)", "Otology", "Rhinology", "Laryngology (voice, swallowing, upper airway)" ], "strengths": [ "Children's ENT international experience; Jean Littlejohn Prize for Research; teaches Bond and Griffith medical students" ], "sources": [ "https://drellenoonan.com/", "https://drellenoonan.com/me/" ] } ] }, { "name": "Dr Puneet Titoria – Nose & Sinus / ENT", "addresses": [ "Suite 2, Level 1, AHC House, 14 Carrara Street, Benowa QLD 4217", "Also consults Northern NSW (The Clinic East Ballina) — serves GC and Northern Rivers GPs" ], "phone": "(07) 5620 1030; alternate/enquiries also listed as 1300 311 100 on some pages", "fax": "(07) 5620 1031 (noseandsinus.com.au); Ballina fax 02 6686 2706 also appears on Pindara profile", "website": "https://www.noseandsinus.com.au/ ; https://www.drtitoria.com/", "email": "mail@drtitoria.com", "hospitals": [ "Pindara Private Hospital", "Gold Coast Private Hospital", "Gold Coast University Hospital (visiting public consultant)" ], "referralNotes": "GP referral required for Medicare rebate; send referral before appointment. Confirm attendance via SMS. Fees published on drtitoria.com (initial ~$250–$325). Contact Mon–Thu 8:00–16:00, Fri 8:00–12:00.", "specialists": [ { "name": "Dr Puneet Titoria", "qualifications": "MB ChB (Manchester 2002); MBA; FRCS (ORL-HNS); FRACS; rhinology year Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital Melbourne", "interests": [ "Rhinology", "Rhinoplasty (functional/facial plastics training)", "Chronic sinusitis", "Nasal obstruction / septoplasty", "Nasal polyps", "Smell disorders", "General adult and paediatric ENT" ], "strengths": [ "Dedicated rhinologist branding (noseandsinus.com.au); UK and Australian fellowships" ], "sources": [ "https://www.noseandsinus.com.au/", "https://www.drtitoria.com/gold-coast", "https://www.pindaraprivate.com.au/Our-Doctors/Specialists/pindara-private-hospital---gold-coast/ear-nose-and-throat/108406/inffast" ] } ] }, { "name": "Dr Paul Allison – Private Practice", "addresses": [ "1/36 Seabeach Avenue, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218", "Suite 5, Pacific Private Clinic also mentioned on Gold Coast Healthcare listing (verify with rooms which address is primary)" ], "phone": "(07) 5532 6755 or (07) 5526 0484", "fax": "not listed on sources reviewed", "website": "https://paulallison.com/", "email": "mail@paulallison.com (directory listing; verify)", "hospitals": [ "not listed on sources reviewed" ], "referralNotes": "Long-established solo practice (>25 years per Gold Coast Healthcare). GP referral expected. Website fetch returned minimal content — confirm details by phone.", "specialists": [ { "name": "Dr Paul Allison", "qualifications": "Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (stated in secondary directory synthesis); exact post-nominals not fully verified on live site fetch", "interests": [ "Paediatric ENT", "Disorders of hearing and balance", "Otological surgery", "Functional nasal surgery", "Sinus disease including endoscopic surgery", "Upper airway obstruction including snoring", "Disorders of the voice", "Related allergic conditions" ], "strengths": [ "Long Gold Coast private practice experience (tens of thousands of procedures claimed on directory)" ], "sources": [ "https://www.goldcoasthealthcare.com/ear-nose-and-throat/dr-paul-allison", "https://paulallison.com/", "https://www.goldcoasthealthcare.com/ear-nose-and-throat" ] } ] }, { "name": "Malouf Medical / Coolangatta Ear Clinic", "addresses": [ "Suite 5, Blue C Building, 3 McLean Street, Coolangatta QLD 4225" ], "phone": "(07) 5536 8556", "fax": "(07) 5536 8772", "website": "https://maloufmedical.com.au/", "email": "not listed on contact page reviewed", "hospitals": [ "John Flynn Private Hospital (LinkedIn/HealthEngine secondary listings)" ], "referralNotes": "Primarily an ear microsuction / external ear clinic run by GPs (Dr Catherine Gerry) supervised by ENT surgeon Dr John Malouf. Not a full multi-surgeon ENT group; suitable for ear canal / wax / infection / surfer's ear type issues. Hours Mon–Wed 8:30am–5:00pm on contact page. Confirm whether Dr Malouf still takes new general ENT surgical referrals via this number.", "specialists": [ { "name": "Dr John Malouf", "qualifications": "not listed on Malouf Medical pages reviewed", "interests": [ "Ear and hearing care", "Supervision of Coolangatta Ear Clinic", "Surgery of the ear, nose and throat, head and neck (Gold Coast Healthcare blurb)" ], "strengths": [ "Long-established Coolangatta ear clinic supervised by ENT surgeon" ], "sources": [ "https://maloufmedical.com.au/ear-clinic/", "https://maloufmedical.com.au/contact-malouf-medical/", "https://www.goldcoasthealthcare.com/ear-nose-and-throat/dr-john-malouf" ] } ] }, { "name": "Dr Roger Wilson – Private Practice (status uncertain)", "addresses": [ "Suite 5, 5th Floor, Pacific Private Clinic, 123 Nerang Street, Southport QLD 4215" ], "phone": "(07) 5526 4699", "fax": "not listed", "website": "not found", "email": "not listed", "hospitals": [ "not listed" ], "referralNotes": "Appears on Halaxy and Gold Coast Healthcare as ENT surgeon Southport. No active practice website found in this research. Verify availability by phone before referring — may be reduced practice or outdated listing.", "specialists": [ { "name": "Dr Roger Wilson", "qualifications": "not listed", "interests": [ "General otolaryngology", "Laryngology (Halaxy area of focus)" ], "strengths": [ "not listed" ], "sources": [ "https://www.halaxy.com/profile/dr-roger-wilson/ent-surgeon/147418", "https://www.goldcoasthealthcare.com/ear-nose-and-throat/dr-roger-wilson/" ] } ] } ], "public_ent_referral": { "service": "Gold Coast Health ENT (GCUH)", "medicalDirector": "Dr Jim Hallam", "smartReferrals": "Preferred for Best Practice / MedicalDirector", "healthlinkEDI": "Qldgchsd", "medicalObjects": "GQ42150009Z", "fax": "(07) 5687 4497", "post": "Booking and Referral Centre, Gold Coast University Hospital, 1 Hospital Boulevard, Southport QLD 4215", "enquiries": "1300 559 083", "urgentAdvice": "ENT Consultant/Registrar via switch 1300 744 284 or GP Only Enquiry Line (07) 5687 0003", "source": "https://www.goldcoast.health.qld.gov.au/referrals/services/ears-nose-throat-ent" }, "excludedOrBrisbaneOnlyNote": [ "ENT Clinics also lists surgeons who primarily practise Brisbane or Sydney (e.g. Dr Jared Weston – Logan/Brisbane; Dr Brett Levin – Sydney; others on national roster). Only Gold Coast–consulting surgeons included above.", "Dr Tim Warren listed as commencing with ENT Clinics Tugun — included." ] }