BIT, BCom, MBBS (Hons), FRACS (Oto), ENT Surgery

Rhinoplasty Surgeon

Dr Dan Robinson is a fully trained Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon with a recognised sub-specialty qualification in Facial Plastic Surgery. He has had advanced training in rhinoplasty and is recognised by the Australian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgeons as one of only 8 fully qualified Facial Plastic Surgeons in Australia. He is the only qualified facial plastic surgeon in Queensland. His sub-specialisation allows him to perform the most advanced techniques in rhinoplasty and obtain excellent results. He is also fully qualified as a fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons.

Dr Robinson has performed over 1500 rhinoplasties and performs more rhinoplasties each year than anyone else in Queensland.

Dr Dan also performs deep plane facelift – which gives the most reproducible and natural looking results for improving the signs of aging face.

Qualifications

• International board-certified facial plastic surgeon – only surgeon in Queensland.
• Fellow of Royal Australian College of Surgeons.
• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery – Honours.
• Bachelor of Information Technology.
• Bachelor of Commerce.

Professional Memberships

• Australian Association of Facial Plastic Surgeons – Board member.
• Australian Rhinological Society.
• Australasian Society of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery.
• Fellow of Royal Australian College of Surgeons.

Positions

• Board member – Australian Association of Facial Plastic Surgeons.
• Consultant Surgeon – Gold Coast University Hospital.
• Honorary Adjunct Professor – Bond University.
• Consultant Surgeon – Pindara Hospital.
• Consultant Surgeon – Gold Coast Private Hospital.

Professional Development Activities

Dr Dan Robinson is a Lecturer and demonstrator at Perth Facial Plastics Course, and a Lecturer on Rhinoplasty at the Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery.

Dr Robinson has extensive experience in rhinoplasty with formal training in both functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty. He has completed a full one-year fellowship in Facial Plastic Surgery. He has also successfully passed the International Facial Plastic Surgery exam which is held once per year in Washington DC. This exam covers areas of advanced rhinoplasty as well as facial plastic surgery. Following completion of this exam, he was recognised as a fully qualified Facial Plastic Surgeon by the Australian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery. He is the only surgeon in Queensland who has this qualification.

Dr Robinson has a strong interest in rhinoplasty from both a functional and cosmetic perspective. Dr Robinson believes that the best results in rhinoplasty require a meticulous approach in pre-operative consultation, intra-operative technique and postoperative management. Dr Robinson never rushes an operation and takes the required amount of time to achieve the desired result.

Dr Robinson is actively involved in research in rhinoplasty and regularly presents at conferences both amongst his contemporaries as well as with training registrars. Some topics that Dr Robinson has presented include:

• Aesthetic facial analysis.
• Evolution of facial plastic surgery.
• Application of the autospreader in rhinoplasty.
• Management of the nasal valve.
• Prospective analysis of rhinoplasty outcomes.
• Approach to the bent nose.
• Approach to the female overprojected nose.
• Considerations in dorsal preservation rhinoplasty

Career

Dr Robinson has been in practice for over 11 years. Dr Robinson works at the Gold Coast University Hospital as well as at Pindara Private Hospital and Gold Coast Private Hospital. He is actively involved in teaching training ENT surgeons, and junior doctors in rhinoplasty and facial plastics. He also regularly lectures at Bond University to medical students.

Dr Robinson completed a fellowship in Facial Plastic Surgery in Perth in 2012 under the guidance of Dr Tuan Pham. During this period Dr Robinson received advanced training in rhinoplasty with a specific focus on cosmetic rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty and severe nasal obstruction. During this period he was also trained in deep plane facelift surgery. He is the only surgeon in Queensland to have completed a fellowship in Facial Plastic Surgery, which is recognised by the Australian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery.

Whilst in Perth, Dr Robinson also worked at Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital as an ENT consultant as well as working at Royal Perth Hospital as a fellow. He has completed several research-based presentations as a direct result of his time spent on fellowship.

During 2011 Dr Robinson worked in private practice in Sydney, Newcastle and as an ENT consultant at the John Hunter Hospital. Before this Dan completed his training in ENT Surgery in NSW. He received broad and extensive training across regional NSW and Sydney hospitals including Royal Prince Alfred, Sydney Children’s Hospital and Concord Repatriation Hospital. It was during his training that he recognised that to achieve excellent results in rhinoplasty, surgeons should undertake fellowship training in rhinoplasty and dedicate their career to improving their results.

Dr Robinson is in group practice in ENT Clinics and works locally with Dr Sam Dowthwaite and Dr Matthew Cronin who have an interest in Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr Robinson graduated with honours from Sydney University in 2002 and started work as a doctor in 2003 in NSW. Prior to studying medicine, he completed a Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Commerce at Bond University with majors in both Business information systems and Finance. He also worked in a merchant bank for one year after finishing his bachelor degree prior to starting medicine.

Dr Robinson was born and raised on the Gold Coast. He attended primary school on the Gold Coast and went to Brisbane for high school.

Contact Dr Dan Robinson in Benowa

If you would like to have a consultation with Dr Dan Robinson, contact him at his Benowa based clinic on (07) 5631 4080.