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Associate Professor Augusto Gonzalvo is a Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon specialising in Skull-Base Surgery, Pituitary Surgery and Neuro-oncology. He currently sees patients at Epworth Richmond Hospital.

He completed his medical degree at the La Plata National University, Argentina in 1999. He later moved to Australia and became registered with the Australia Health Practitioner Regulation Agency in 2006. He became a Fellow in Neurosurgery of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2011.

A/Prof Gonzalvo believes that reasonable treatment options backed by science and evidence-based medicine are the key to delivering effective clinical outcomes. He is one of few surgeons in Australia that have dual fellowships in neurosurgery and orthopaedic spine surgery and has particular clinical expertise in microsurgery and minimally-invasive surgery of the spine, base of skull and pituitary area.

He provides specifically tailored treatments based on the patients needs and scientific evidence following a series of diagnostics and medical history checks. Patients are thoroughly informed on all available treatment options for their condition.

Passionate about the nervous system and the possibilities available for treatment, A/Prof Gonzalvo continues to develop his expertise through continual training and research in his field.