Dr Sean Tolhurst (Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Specialist)

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Name
Dr Sean Leonard Tolhurst
Qualifications
FRACP 2006
MBBS 1999
Occupation
Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Specialist
Gender
Male
Medical Specialties
Respiratory and Sleep Medicine

Dr Sean Tolhurst is a Consultant Respiratory and Sleep Physician working in private practice at Greenslopes Private Hospital. He graduated first in Science (with First Class Honours) from The University of Queensland, then completed his medical training at The Flinders University of South Australia (again at an Honours level). He completed his basic and advanced training in Queensland and New South Wales, gaining his fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 2006 with specialist qualification in Respiratory and Sleep medicine.

The majority of his Respiratory practice now focuses on complex bronchoscopy with the aim of providing an accurate and rapid diagnostic service for lung lesions (especially lung cancer) and other complex respiratory patients, as well as non-surgical management of end-stage emphysema with endo-bronchial techniques.

Dr Tolhurst is one of Australia’s most experienced Sleep Physicians with an extensive Sleep Medicine practice and is the lead Clinician in Australia’s largest diagnostic sleep service provider. His particular areas of clinical interest include conservative treatment options for OSA (without the need for CPAP therapy), assessing sleepiness, narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnolence and central sleep anpoea. He has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications and case-studies related to Sleep Medicine and is one of the co-authors of the Australasian Sleep Association’s guidelines on the performance of Sleep Studies in adults. Dr Tolhurst is one of only two Australian Sleep Physicians that also hold the RPSGT sleep technologist qualification. He regularly provides expert medico-legal opinion in cases involving Sleep Medicine and is a member of the Medico-legal Society of Queensland.

Dr Tolhurst was awarded the Lynn D Walters memorial award for excellence in clinical teaching and holds the title of senior lecturer with the University of Queensland. He is an examiner for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, he has previously been the director of clinical training at Greenslopes Private hospital, and remains actively committed to the training of medical students and allied health staff.

Hospital Affiliations
Allamanda Private Hospital
Caboolture Private Hospital
Greenslopes Private Hospital
Mersey Community Hospital
North West Private Hospital
Peninsula Private Hospital Queensland
St Andrew's Hospital
The Wesley Hospital
St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane
Dudley Private Hospital
Greenslopes Private Hospital
Affiliated Clinics
Snore Australia
Sleep and Lung Centre
Affiliated Organisations
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
Affiliated Universities
University of Queensland
Griffith University
Medical Conditions
Sleep disorder
Lung cancer
Medical Interventions
Bronchoscopy
Endobronchial Ultrasound

Practice Locations

QLD

Sleep and Lung Centre
Greenslopes Specialist Centre
suite 6 121 Newdegate Street
Greenslopes QLD 4120 
Australia
07 3324 1699
07 3324 1688
Snore Australia
96 Beerburrum St
Battery Hill QLD 4551 
Australia
07 5557 0068
07 5526 4863
Snore Australia
Willetts Rd
Mackay QLD 4740 
Australia
07 5557 0068
07 5526 4863