As a specialist physician, a neurologist diagnoses and treats conditions of the brain, spinal cord and nerves. Neurologists at BCNC provide consultations for epilepsy and its management, movement disorders and functional neurological disorders (FND), and advanced nerve conduction studies.
Dr Alex Kao is a Consultant Neurologist and subspecialist Epileptologist at the Brisbane Clinical Neurosciences Centre. Dr Kao completed his medical degree at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He completed his basic physician training and Neurology training at Wellington Hospital (New Zealand). His special interest in EEG and the evaluation and management of epilepsy
Dr John Phamnguyen is an experienced Neurologist and subspecialist Epileptologist at the Brisbane Clinical Neuroscience Centre (BCNC. In addition to his private practice at BCNC, Dr. Phamnguyen holds public clinical appointments as a consultant epileptologist at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) Comprehensive Epilepsy Department and Mater Hospital Advanced Epilepsy Unit. Following completion of
Movement disorders and Functional Neurological Disorders Dr Alexander Lehn attended medical school in Germany (Regensburg and Munich) and conducted his residency and basic physician training in the United Kingdom (Bristol) and Australia (Nambour and Brisbane). After a Fellowship in movement disorders at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Dr Lehn undertook a further Fellowship in movement disorders
Nerve Conduction Studies Dr Cullen O’Gorman is a specialist Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist who provides a dedicated electrodiagnostic service at the BCNC (consultations are not available). He offers advanced electrodiagnostic testing (Nerve Conduction Studies, needle electromyography, repetitive stimulation, single fiber EMG) for nerve and muscle disease, including traumatic nerve injury, nerve entrapment, peripheral neuropathy, myopathy and myasthenia
