Dr Anton Loewenthal is a specialist anaesthetist at Northside Anaesthesia. He graduated in Medicine with honours from the University of Queensland and worked as a junior doctor at the Mater Misericordiae and Royal Brisbane Hospitals. He held registrar positions in Emergency Medicine and Paediatric Intensive Care before embarking on Anaesthesia as his chosen specialty. Anton gained diverse experience in his early career by studying and working in a variety of locations ranging from metropolitan Brisbane to central, northern and western Queensland, and further afield including Johannesburg, Boston and Oxford. His anaesthesia training was completed with a fellowship year in ENT and maxillofacial anaesthesia at the Academisch Ziekenhuis Nijmegen (Radboud University Medical Centre) in The Netherlands. Anton’s principle workload is in private practice with the team at Northside Anaesthesia but he also holds a Visiting Medical Officer (Senior Specialist) position at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital where he takes an active role in the training of medical students, junior doctors and future anaesthetists. Complementing this appointment, Anton utilised his leadership and advocacy skills when elected Chair of the Queensland Regional Committee of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.
He is a member of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists and the Australian Medical Association, and strives to improve his skills through the Continuing Professional Development program of his College. Anton’s major areas of expertise include anaesthesia for Maxillofacial and ENT surgery with a particular interest in difficult airway management. His other clinical areas include orthopaedic, urological and neurosurgical anaesthesia, and he is accredited to practice at most of the private hospitals in Brisbane. He is also available for consultation at northside anaesthesia. Outside of the medical environment, Anton loves travel and fine food. He enjoys boating, surfing and cycling, and believes that an active mind and body are fundamental to enjoying life’s pleasures.