Dr Brent McMonagle
Specialist ENT care for children and adults
Dr Brent McMonagle is a Gold Coast ENT surgeon specialising in ear surgery, cochlear implants, and paediatric ENT care. With a PhD in nerve repair and regeneration research, he consults at Gold Coast University Hospital and his private practice in Benowa.
Areas of expertise
- Chronic ear infections and disease
- Hearing loss surgery
- Cochlear implant assessment
- Cochlear implant surgery
- Cholesteatoma
- Otosclerosis
- Perforated eardrum repair
- Grommets (children & adults)
- Recurrent ear infections
- Glue ear and hearing concerns
- Tonsil and adenoid problems
- Snoring and sleep issues
- Congenital ear conditions
- Nasal blockage in children
- Recurrent throat infections
- Cochlear implants in children
- Chronic sinusitis
- Nasal obstruction and blockage
- Endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)
- Septoplasty
- Turbinate reduction
- Nasal polyps
- Allergic rhinitis
- Smell disorders
- Thyroid conditions and surgery
- Salivary gland conditions
- Throat and voice conditions
- Sleep apnoea assessment
- Neck lumps and masses
- Head and neck cancer
Dr McMonagle is Scientific Director of the Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation and a principal investigator in a world-first clinical trial at Griffith University using nasal cells to repair spinal cord injuries.
About Dr McMonagle
Dr Brent McMonagle is a Gold Coast ENT surgeon with more than two decades of surgical experience. A Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) and Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (UK), he completed advanced fellowship training in otology, neurotology, skull base and rhinology surgery across Sydney, London and Adelaide before returning to the Gold Coast, where he grew up.
He holds senior lecturer appointments at Griffith University and Bond University, and completed his PhD at Griffith in 2016 on the use of nasal olfactory cells in peripheral nerve repair and regeneration. That foundational research is now part of a world-first clinical trial for spinal cord injury — for which he provides nasal tissue biopsies and serves as a principal clinical investigator.
As Scientific Director of the Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation, and a member of the Clem Jones Advisory Board for the Spinal Injury Project at the Menzies Health Institute Queensland, he is actively involved in advancing treatment options for people living with spinal cord injuries — alongside a full ENT practice at Gold Coast University Hospital and his private practice in Benowa.
PhD — Nasal Olfactory Cells in Peripheral Nerve Repair
Griffith University (2016)
- St Vincent's Private Hospital Sydney — Otology / Neurotology / Skull Base
- Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital London — Otology / Neurotology / Rhinology
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital & Royal Adelaide Hospital — Rhinology / Skull Base
- Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine (UK)
- Member, ASOHNS
- Member, Politzer Society
- Member, Neurotology Society Australasia
- Member, Australasian Rhinologic Society
- Senior Lecturer & Clinical Lead ENT, Griffith University
- Senior Lecturer & Clinical Lead ENT, Bond University
- Scientific Director, Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation
- Principal Investigator, Spinal Injury Project, Griffith University
Get in touch.
Whether you’d like to know more about cochlear implants or have a referral for Ear, Nose or Throat services, we’re looking forward to hearing from you!
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