Dr Sean Tolhurst (Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Specialist)
- Name
- Dr Sean Leonard Tolhurst
- Qualifications
- FRACP 2006
- MBBS 1999
- Occupation
- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Specialist
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
- Links
- http://www.snoreaustralia.com.au/
- http://sleepandlung.com.au/
- Phone
- 07 3324 1699
- Fax
- 07 3324 1688
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
Brisbane
- Sleep and Lung Centre
- Address
- Greenslopes Specialist Centre
suite 6 121 Newdegate Street
Greenslopes QLD 4120
Australia
- Phone
- 07 3324 1699
- Fax
- 07 3324 1688
Sunshine Coast
- Snore Australia
- Address
- 96 Beerburrum St
Battery Hill QLD 4551
Australia
- Phone
- 07 5557 0068
- Fax
- 07 5526 4863
