Dr. Barbara Woodhouse graduated in dentistry from the University of Queensland in 1978 and worked for Queensland Health and in private practice – both in rural Queensland and in Brisbane – before deciding to specialise in oral and maxillofacial surgery.  After completing a Fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, she returned to the University of Queensland to teach and to complete a Masters degree in oral and maxillofacial surgery in combination with a four-year surgical training program, initially at the Royal Brisbane Hospital, intermitting to complete her medical degree. To broaden her experience, Dr. Woodhouse completed her final year in a world class training facility in the United Kingdom and was admitted to Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

 She was awarded a travelling Fellowship to Europe in recognition of the work she undertook in England
She was appointed as a consultant at the Royal Brisbane and Princess Alexandra Hospitals and has also served as Lieutenant Colonel Consultant to the Australian Army, and to the national board of examiners for FRACDS(OMS). She is a frequently invited speaker to medical and dental groups both in Australia and overseas.

Dr. Woodhouse is the Chair of an NGO affiliated with the International Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, supplying surgical expertise to Oceania and SE Asia, initiating and supporting training programmes for local surgeons.

Dr. Woodhouse practices all aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgery and is passionate about continuing education - at every age and stage