Dr Rodrigo Martins
CONSULTANT NEUROLOGIST
MD, FRACP, PhD
Dr Rodrigo Martins (MD, PhD, FRACP) is a specialist neurologist at Brisbane Neurology and Mater Hospital. He is also appointed as senior lecturer at University of Queensland.
Dr Martins completed medical training in Brazil in 2007 followed by specialist neurology training in 2013 before moving to Australia in 2014 to pursue a PhD at UNSW/NeuRA. His thesis project focused on opioids and obstructive sleep apnoea, attracting several awards and prizes. He later gained extensive clinical experience after 2 stroke fellowships (at Box Hill Hospital in Victoria and at Gosford Hospital in New South Wales) before receiving his FRACP in 2019.
Dr Martins’ clinical interests are headaches and migraines management (including advanced therapies – Botox, CGRP antagonists and nerve blocks), post-stroke care for the young adult and the elderly, sleep disorders in neurological conditions, and general neurology.
When not working Rodrigo is a committed family man, camping enthusiast and weekend Brazilian BBQ King.
Special interests: headache and migraine, stroke, sleep disorders.
Other languages spoken: Portuguese
Professional Affiliations:
- CRM-PR (Medical board of Parana/Brazil)
- CREMESP (Medical board of Sao Paulo/Brazil)
- ABN (Brazilian Academy of Neurology)
- APS (American Physiological Society)
- WASM (World Association of Sleep Medicine)
- ASA (Australasian Sleep Association)
- ANZAN (Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists)
- RACP (Royal Australasian College of Physicians)
- ASA (Australasian Stroke Academy)
- ANZHS (Australian and New Zealand Headache Society)
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