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Pindara Private Hospital Magazine - Issue Eight

H u m a n s o f P i n d a r a Get to know the real people providing the world-class medical care at Pindara Private Hospital. This issue we meet Dr Brent McMonagle, an experienced ENT surgeon who has a passion for stand-up paddle boarding. Dr McMonagle was born and raised on the Gold Coast (born at Pindara Hospital!), and educated at The Southport School, graduating from the University of Queensland Medical School in 1996. He underwent advanced surgical training in ENT surgery at Royal Children’s Hospital, Ipswich Hospital, Royal Brisbane Hospital, and Princess Alexandra Hospital, receiving his surgical fellowship in 2004. Brent then undertook additional training in Sydney (St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney Children’s Hospital), London (Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Queen Square and King’s College Hospital) and Adelaide (Royal Adelaide Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre) in the areas of advanced ear surgery, cochlear implantation, lateral skullbase surgery, paediatric ENT surgery, advanced sinus surgery, and endoscopic skullbase surgery. PM: What made you choose ENT as a specialty? BM: Even before I knew about ENT, I was already interested in the anatomy of the head and neck. In medical school, we started off with really basic sciences such as anatomy and physiology. I don’t know why, but I liked head and neck anatomy. It is also quite complex and you need to invest time in it to understand it. You pindaramagazine.com.au Pindara Magazine 31


Pindara Private Hospital Magazine - Issue Eight
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