Dr Nathan Creber

Ear, Nose & Throat Surgeon

MBBS, BAdvSc(Hons), MPH, MS, PGCertMedEd, FRACS(OHNS), PhD.

Nathan returned to Sydney to complete advanced training in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, being awarded a FRACS(OHNS) with the Royal Australian College of Surgeons in 2022.

Nathan continues a post doctorate scientific career with research appointments at The Institute of Academic Surgery, The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, and the University of Sydney. He continues scientific research in hearing preservation cochlear implant surgery, hearing rehabilitation, endolymphatic hydrops, medical therapy to the inner ear, and hearing protection, repair and regeneration.

Most recently, Nathan was awarded the Academic Surgeon Scientist Fellowship for training and research in hearing implants and skull base surgery at Cambridge, United Kingdom. Nathan has completed two international fellowships for advanced training, including otology and hearing implant surgery at Cambridge in 2023 and skull base surgery at Cambridge in 2024.

Nathan is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons and a member of the Australian Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr Nathan Creber is an Otolaryngology, Head and Neck (Ear, Nose and Throat) Surgeon specialising in both adult and paediatric conditions.

Nathan attended Sydney University for his undergraduate training, completing a Bachelor of Advanced Science in 2006 with first-class honours in anatomy and histology. This cemented an early interest in medical research and Nathan continued to work as a scientist at the University, and the Brain and Mind Research Institute to support his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at Sydney University, awarded in 2010. Nathan has a keen interest in population medicine and ear disease. He completed a Masters of Public Health in 2011 and later a Masters of Surgery (Anatomy) in 2014 at Sydney University. Nathan Completed a PhD in cochlear implants at Melbourne University in 2019, and a Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education in 2023 at Cambridge University, United Kingdom.

Nathan completed his internship and early medical training at the prestigious Royal Melbourne Hospital, where he also continued medical research as a published scientist. Entering specialist surgical training in 2014, Nathan was awarded the Passe and Williams Academic Surgeon Scientist Scholarship to support a PhD focused on cochlear implant surgery, hearing preservation, and medical therapy to the inner ear. Nathan completed his PhD at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in partnership with the University of Melbourne, under the mentorship and tuition of Professor Stephen O’Leary. His PhD was awarded in 2019, resulting in multiple publications, national and international presentations, and prestigious awards.