QCOS Spine, Auchenflower QLD

MBBS (Qld). FRACS (Orth). FA Orth A

Dr Simon Gatehouse is a Brisbane-based surgeon specialising in adult and paediatric spinal surgery. He is directly involved in Australian registrar training and the training of international spinal surgeons.

Dr Gatehouse is an active member of the Spine Society of Australia, the Royal Australian College of Surgeons, the Australian Orthopaedic Association and the Australian Medical Association.

He attained his medical education through The University of Queensland in 1996. Following hospital residency, he completed his surgical training in 2005 and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons.

In addition to his Australian qualifications, Dr Gatehouse successfully sat the United States Medical Licencing Examinations. He also attained full medical registration in the UK. Dr Gatehouse completed further sub-specialty training through a Fellowship at the Freeman Hospital at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK. This further training focused on advanced techniques in both adult and paediatric spinal surgery. The fellowship provided significant research opportunities through the Freeman Hospital NHS and The Muscle Centre, Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.

In addition to a busy private practice, Dr Gatehouse remains committed to further research and education. He attends and presents regularly at local and international meetings and is appointed as a Senior Lecturer at The University of Queensland.