Plexus Neurology

A/Prof John Carmody 

MB BCh FRCPI FRACP PhD

Consultant Neurologist & Neurophysiologist

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Dr John Carmody graduated from medical school in Dublin, Ireland. He completed this Neurology training in Sydney shortly afterwards. Since arriving in Wollongong as a Neurologist in 2009, the opportunity arose at the University of Wollongong to undertake a PhD under the supervision of Prof Don Iverson and A/Prof Victoria Traynor. Now completed, this led to national and international peer-reviewed publications. He is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists (ANZAN). 

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As a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Wollongong medical school, Dr Carmody is responsible for supervising local and elective (overseas) medical students. As a National Examiner for the RACP, he provides tuition for medical registrars and has co-authored chapters in two medical clinical skills textbooks. He provides training to junior and senior doctors on the use of Botox® - direct instruction and lectures.

Botulinum Toxin Clinics

As one of largest botulinum clinics in the region, a wide range of conditions are treated. Much of the cost is often reimbursed by Medicare.

Conditions treated include:

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sweating

teeth clenching / grinding

migraine

blepharospasm

hemifacial spasm

cervical dystonia

cerebral palsy

excessive saliva

jaw opening / closing dystonia

writer's cramp

spasticity (e.g. post-stroke)

tongue dystonia

foot dystonia

facial synkinesis (e.g. post Bell's Palsy)