Dr Catherine Barnett

Dr Catherine Barnett is a Queensland-trained Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon passionate about providing excellent care for all paediatric and adult patients with ENT conditions. She has a special interest in General Paediatric ENT concerns, Nasal and Sinus conditions, Head and Neck tumours, and Skull Base diseases. Dr Barnett is also actively involved in clinical research, and the teaching of junior doctors and ENT trainees. She is a current Specialty Editor for the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, and an Editorial Board member of the Australian Journal of Otolaryngology.

Dr Barnett graduated from the University of Queensland Medical School and worked primarily in Queensland. She also undertook advanced training in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery as well as being awarded a fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Dr Barnett has also completed further sub-specialty training in Head and Neck, Skull Base Surgery at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. She was awarded the Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation Scholarship.

Expertise:

Paediatric ENT:

• Glue ear

• Recurrent middle ear infection

• Recurrent tonsillitis

• Snoring

• Nose bleeds

• Tongue tie

• Allergy/sinus conditions

Nasal & Sinus Conditions:

• Nasal obstruction

• Nasal fractures

• Allergy

• Sinusitis

• Nasal polyps

• Functional rhinoplasty

Head & neck:

• Neck masses

• Salivary gland stones and tumours

• Cancer of face, nose, mouth or throat

• Thyroid and parathyroid disorders

Throat conditions:

• Voice disorders

• Throat cancer

• Swallowing difficulty

Ear Conditions:

• Ear infections

• Hearing loss

• Vertigo

• Tinnitus

• Cholesteatoma (skin cysts)

• Tumours of the hearing or balance nerves (acoustic neuroma/vestibular schwannomas)