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Surgery Today

List of surgical and anaesthetic consultants at Western Health 2016

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In the operating theatre at Footscray Hospital, 2016, (l to r): Recovery Assistant Nurse Unit Manager, Yvonne Webster and anaesthetic nurse Olga Learoyd, assist the Director of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Dr Rick Horton. Ms Learoyd is currently a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Theatre and has worked in anaesthetics and recovery for close to 30 years. Prior to that, she worked in various roles in a Footscray Hospital career spanning more than 40 years.

David Johns

Surgery at Western Health in 2016 takes place across three main campuses – Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital and Williamstown Hospital and many clinical staff work across sites.

At the time of publication, 107 surgical and 50 anaesthetic consultants were providing clinical services within Western Health. They are among several thousand staff at Western Health – nurses, allied health, theatre technicians, health support staff, imaging, bookings, pre-admission, outpatients, rehabilitation, staff working in Western Health’s community services - who are involved, directly or indirectly, in supporting surgical patients.




Surgeons

Mr Simon Ellul - *HOU
ENT (Otolarynology)

Mr Sor Way Chan
ENT (Otolarynology)

Ms Sarah Morrison
ENT (Otolarynology)

Mr Phillip Michael
ENT (Otolarynology)

Mr Patrick Walsh
ENT (Otolarynology)

Mr Tim Price
ENT (Otolarynology)

Ms Amanda Richards
ENT (Otolarynology)

Mr Bill Fleming - HOU
GES (General & Endocrine Surgery)

Mr Alvin Cham
GES (General & Endocrine Surgery)

Mr Jason Tan
GES (General & Endocrine Surgery)

Dr Joanne Chionh
GES (General & Endocrine Surgery)

Ms Laura Chin-Lenn
GES (General & Endocrine Surgery)

Mr Siva Ravindran
GES (General & Endocrine Surgery)

A/Prof Arun Chandu - HOU
Oral Maxillofacial

Mr Graeme Wright
Oral Maxillofacial

Mr Kai Lee
Oral Maxillofacial

Mr Kush Patel
Oral Maxillofacial

Mr Wai-Ting Choi - HOU
Plastics & Reconstructive

Mr Julian Peters
Plastics & Reconstructive

Mr Damien Grinsell
Plastics & Reconstructive

Mr Adel Morsi
Plastics & Reconstructive

Mr Steve Salerno
Plastics & Reconstructive

Ms Natalie Ngan
Plastics & Reconstructive

Mr Cheng Lo
Plastics & Reconstructive

Mr Michael Lo
Plastics & Reconstructive

Mr Eugene Lim
Plastics & Reconstructive

Mr Rory Maher
Plastics & Reconstructive

Mr Fraser Gilmour
Plastics & Reconstructive

Ms Meron Pitcher - HOU
GBS (General & Breast Surgery)

Mr Anthony Hyett
GBS (General & Breast Surgery)

Mr Cuong Duong
GBS (General & Breast Surgery)

Ms Ingra Bringmann
GBS (General & Breast Surgery)

Mr Robert Tasevski
GBS (General & Breast Surgery)

Ms Sophie Nightingale
GBS (General & Breast Surgery)

Mr Mohammad Rafique
GBS (General & Breast Surgery)

Mr Simon Knight - HOU
Thoracics

Mr Stephen Barnett
Thoracics

Mr Andrew Barling
Thoracics

Assoc Prof Val Usatoff - HOU
UGIG (Upper Gastro Intestinal)

Mr Julian Choi
UGIG (Upper Gastro Intestinal)

Mr Hai Bui
UGIG (Upper Gastro Intestinal)

Mr Liang Low
UGIG (Upper Gastro Intestinal)

Mr Marty Smith
UGIG (Upper Gastro Intestinal)

Prof Steven Chan
UGIG (Upper Gastro Intestinal)

Mr Rodney Jacobs
UGIG (Upper Gastro Intestinal)

Mr Nezor Houli
UGIG (Upper Gastro Intestinal)

Mr Anthony Chan
Vascular

Mr Mark Lovelock
Vascular

Mr Bernard Allard - HOU
Vascular

Mr Franklin Pond
Vascular

Mr Michael Wu
Vascular

Mr David Clarke (Acting HOU)
Urology

Mr Conrad Bishop
Urology

Ms Mariolyn Rajakulenthiran
Urology

Mr Dinesh Agarwal
Urology

Mr Justin Chee
Urology

Mr Philip Dundee
Urology

Mr David Ellis
Urology

Ms Johan Gani
Urology

Prof Helen O’Connell
Urology

Mr Jason Ooi
Urology

Mr Daniel Steiner
Urology

Mr Raymond Tong
Urology

Mr James Huang
Urology

Mr George Mirmilstein
Urology

Mr Darren Katz
Urology

Mr Russell Taylor
Paediatrics

Mr Michael Nightingale
Paediatrics

Mr Tom Clarnette
Paediatrics

Prof John McKenzie - HOU
Ophthalmology

Ms Cristolyn Rajakulenthiran
Ophthalmology

Mr Phillip Hoffman
Ophthalmology

Mr Troy Lim Joon
Ophthalmology

Mr Christopher Chan
Ophthalmology

Mr Phong Tran - HOU
Orthopaedics

Mr John Clifford
Orthopaedics

Mr Raymond Crowe
Orthopaedics

Mr Richard Dallalana
Orthopaedics

Mr Camdon Fary
Orthopaedics

Mr Richard Freeman
Orthopaedics

Mr Chris Harris
Orthopaedics

Mr Christopher Haw
Orthopaedics

Mr Ishfaq Hussaini
Orthopaedics

Mr Brett Jackson
Orthopaedics

Mr Abhay Khot
Orthopaedics

Mr Robert Pianta
Orthopaedics

Mr Simon Talbot
Orthopaedics

Mr Duy Thai
Orthopaedics

Mr Raghaven Unni
Orthopaedics

Mr William Pianta
Orthopaedics

Mr Sasha Roshan-Zamir
Orthopaedics

Mr Daniel Sydenham
Orthopaedics

Mr Vikram David
Orthopaedics

Mr David Shepherd
Orthopaedics

Mr Matthan Mammen
Orthopaedics

Mr Ian Faragher - HOU
Colorectal

Mr Iain Skinner
Colorectal

Mr Jin Cho
Colorectal

Mr Matthew Croxford
Colorectal

Mr Paul Simpson
Colorectal

A/Prof Stephen McLaughlin
Colorectal

Mr Girish Nair - HOU
Neurosurgery

Mr Ales Aliashkevich
Neurosurgery

Mr Alex Adamides
Neurosurgery

Mr Nicholas Hall
Neurosurgery

Ms Tanya Yuen
Neurosurgery


* Head of Unit (HOU)




Anaesthetists

Dr Andrew Jeffreys
Clinical Services Director, Perioperative and Critical Care Services

Dr Richard Horton
Director Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine

Dr Adriano Cocciante

Dr Alex Henry

Dr Beth Ashwood

Dr Robert Smith

Dr Bronwen Evans

Dr Candida Marane

Dr Chern Tan

Dr Colin Bense

Dr Coran Lang

A/Prof Craig French

Dr David Bramley

Dr Forbes Mcgain

Dr Gabby Van Essen

Dr Gareth Symons

Dr Georgina Imberger

Dr Helen Kocent

Dr Hugh Taylor

Dr John Grant

Dr David Brownhill

Dr Kien Quach

Dr Lahiru Amaratunge

Dr Liz Hessian

Dr Martin Higgs

Dr Martin Nguyen

Dr Navroop Johal

Dr Nicole Sheridan

Dr Pat Ronchi

Dr Rani Chahal

Dr Raymond Tam

Dr Sarah Palermo

Dr Simon Astegno

Dr Simon Chong

Dr Stanley Tay

Dr Tom Sullivan

Dr Zamil Karim

Dr Anne Chew

Dr Chuan-Whei Lee

Dr Gaylene Heard

Dr Grace Huang

Dr Jenny King

Dr Ken Carlile

Dr Keng Low

Dr Mahsa Adabi

Dr Michael Boquest

Dr Paul Rozental

Dr Richard Chin

Dr Stephen Hur

Dr Tom Rawdanowicz





In 2016, surgery sits within Western Health’s Division of Perioperative and Critical Care Services.

Executive Directors and Divisional Leadership – Perioperative and Critical Care Services


Western Health Chief Executive

A/Prof Alex Cockram



Executive Directors

p>Mr Russell Harrison
Executive Director Operations

A/Prof Denise Patterson
Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery

Ms Juliette Alush
Executive Director People, Culture and Communication

Dr Arlene Wake
Executive Director Community Integration, Allied Health and Service Planning

Mr Mark Lawrence
Executive Director Finance and Performance

Ms Iresha Herath
Corporate Counsel

Dr John Gallichio
Acting Executive Director Medical Services



Perioperative Services Divisional Directors

Ms Claire Culley
Divisional Director, Perioperative & Critical Care Services

Dr Andrew Jeffreys
Clinical Services Director, Perioperative & Critical Care Services



Ms Claire Culley, Divisional Director, Perioperative and Critical Care Services and Dr Andrew Jeffreys, Clinical Services Director, Perioperative and Critical Care Services, 2016.

Ms Claire Culley, Divisional Director, Perioperative and Critical Care Services and Dr Andrew Jeffreys, Clinical Services Director, Perioperative and Critical Care Services, 2016.

David Johns

Perioperative Services Senior Management

Bronwyn Menadue
Perioperative Services Manager

Julie Misiti
Elective Surgery Access Coordinator

Karen Tricker
Sterilising Department Unit Manager



Site-based Directors of Nursing

Joy Turner
Director of Nursing, Footscray Hospital

Wendy Watson
Director of Nursing, Sunshine Hospital

Doug Mill
Director of Nursing, Williamstown Hospital

Deb Clarke
Director of Nursing, Sunbury Day Hospital



Theatre Nurse Managers

Lynette Hay
Theatre Nurse Unit Manager, Footscray Hospital

Narelle Robinson
Theatre Nurse Unit Manager, Sunshine Hospital

Paul Buso
Theatre Nurse Unit Manager, Williamstown Hospital

Simone Cooley
Theatre Nurse Unit Manager, Sunbury Day Hospital



Julian Choi was once a medical student at Western Health. After working as a surgeon at hospitals interstate and overseas, he decided to return and is now a leader in his specialty of liver and pancreatic surgery.

Julian Choi was once a medical student at Western Health. After working as a surgeon at hospitals interstate and overseas, he decided to return and is now a leader in his specialty of liver and pancreatic surgery.

David Johns

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