MBBS, FRACS

Dr Alethea Grobler was born in South Africa and immigrated to Australia in 1993.  She graduated from the University of Adelaide Medical School in 2000. Dr Grobler trained in ear, nose and throat surgery in South Australia and completed most of her training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre. In 2009 she was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. 

Throughout her training and subsequent surgical practice, Dr Grobler developed an interest and expertise in the treatment of general ear, nose and throat problems. She has a particular interest in the management of hearing loss and inner ear conditions. Dr Grobler is actively involved in neuro-otology cases which she manages in both private and public practice.

To support the ear health of urban and rural Indigenous people, Dr Grobler consults in communities within the Northern Territory as well as in the APY Lands of northern South Australia.

Dr Grobler is an active participant in the selection and training of Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeons and is involved in the provision of surgical education through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

In addition to her private practice at ENT Surgeons, Dr Grobler sees public patients at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Modbury Hospital. She treats patients of all ages and welcomes paediatric referrals. She also sees rural patients, especially from the Clare Valley region and surrounds, where she has a regular outpatient and surgical clinic at the Clare Medical Centre.