The Surgeon

Dr D A Nicholson

Born 31 August, 1943 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Educated at C.E.G.S now A.C.G.S East Brisbane
1957 - 1960

Graduated M.B.B.S Uni/Qld. 1967

Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
1st part Sept. 1972. Full fellowship May 1973.

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 1976.

R.M.O R.B.H 1968 - ½ 1969
Registrar R.B.H General Surgery 7/69 - 12/73
Registrar/Senior Registrar/Acting Consultant - Cardio thoracic Unit Harefield Hospital London U.K. 1/74 - 11/76

Relieving Surgeon:
R.B.H. P.A.H. R.G.H. Mater Misercordiae 1977 -1980
Relieving Thoracic Surgeon R.G.H 1980
Private General Surgeon 1977 - Today

Personal Profile

My Medical / Hospital experience was obtained at the Royal Brisbane Hospital where I was exposed to 10 months as Surgical Registrar in Charge of Casualty, three six month terms as a General Surgical Registrar and 3 six month terms as an Orthopaedic Registrar.

I have been in Private Surgical Practice since 1977. I have been a Specialist Surgeon since 1973 however. I have a large established Private Consulting and Surgical Practice now based in the outer Brisbane Suburb of Sunnybank to which I moved in 1988. Prior to that I conducted my Practice from Wickham Terrace in Brisbane City.

My Practice included being a Professional Assistant to various Surgical Specialists including General Surgeons, Orthopaedic Surgeons and Vascular and Head and Neck Surgeons over a period of 15 years. I have always researched complex operations prior to surgery, even where I was the Assistant rather than the Surgeon. I conducted my first obesity operation in 1979 and have continued to perform weight loss operations ever since, practicing in several different areas before establishing a weight loss clinic at Sunnybank. I conduct every part of the process with help as required from other Professionals, however all steps of the preparation and surgery and all post-operative visits are personally run by me.

I attend workshops on a regular basis and conduct peer review procedures to establish a level of excellence in this field.

The satisfaction I feel with the success of patients’ weight loss, and the massive changes it makes to their lives, is a driving force for me and my staff.  Longevity, added to an improved quality of life is a dividend for patients, their families and our clinic.


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