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Dr Farnoush NiaDr Farnoush Nia studied in Tehran and graduated in 2004 and is a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and also a member of the Royal Australian College of Obstetrician and Gynecologist. Dr Nia has also completed a diploma of Children's Health . She has interest in all aspects of general medicine but especially in:
- Women's Health - Sexual and reproductive health including counselling about all forms of contraception including: Copper IUD, Mirena insertion and Implanon - Pre-Pregnancy preparation - Antenatal shared care and post partum support - Breastfeeding Medicine - Children's health of all ages from newborns to adolescents Her passion at Forsyth Park Medical Centre is to continue to provide a high standard of care and offer high quality services to our patients. Dr Farnoush is dedicated to her work and continues to do further studies to keep her skills up to date. |
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Dr Sione SisifaGraduated with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and a Diploma in Medicine and Surgery in FIJI in 1976. Dr Sisifa has been working in the local area for the last 20 years. Dr Sisifa speaks English and Tongan. He has a special interest in minor procedures, child and adult immunisations and also preforms male circumcisions. He is also involved in cosmetic injectable treatment within the practice,
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Dr Kirsty TamisDr Tamis is originally from Scotland. She studied in Edinburgh and graduated 2007. She was trained in hospital medicine with a focus on Elderly Care and then retrained in General Practice. She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of General Practitioners in UK and Australia and has a Diploma in Child Health. She has an interest in all aspects of general practice but especially chronic disease prevention and management, child health and elderly care.
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Dr Jacob AwotwiKnown as Dr Jacob, our newest recruit is originally from the UK. He graduated with an MBBS from Norwich, UK in 2011, He gained his membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 2016 and is also a member of the Royal Australian College of GPs. Dr Jacob believes in being a great generalist but also has a special interest in men's health, paediatrics, mental health, elderly care and chronic disease management.
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Dr Hadi JeiroodiDr Hadi Jeiroodi is originally from Iran, he studied in Shiraz and graduated in 1998. He also has a background in ENT (Ear, nose and throat diseases) and is a member of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Dr Jeiroodi has interests in all aspects of general medicine but especially in:
- ENT Diseases - Diabetes management - Men's Health - Dermatology - Children's health of all ages from newborns to adolescents His passion and Forsyth Park Medical Centre is to provide holistic care to a various generations of patients. |
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Dr Papia ChowdhuryDr Papia Chowdhury is our newest female GP.
She has special interest in paediatrics, chronic illness prevention and women's health. She speaks fluent English and Bengali. |
Dr Thai Huy NguyenDr Thai "Huy" Nguyen is one of the registrars currently undergoing his final years specialising in General Practice Medicine. He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Melbourne in 2013. Dr Nguyen has been working at Western Health (Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown Hospital) for the past 5 years. Born and raised in Footscray, Dr Nguyen speaks English and Vietnamese and has a focus on contributing back to the Western community of Melbourne. He has a special interest in paediatric medicine, mental health and emergency medicine.
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Assoc. Prof. Shiran WijeratneIn March 2014 Assoc. Prof. Shiran Wijeratne joined the Werribee Mercy Hospital, as a General Surgeon with thirteen years’ experience and a Senior Staff Specialist of the growing Mercy Surgical Department. Overall his medical career spans seventeen years.
He obtained his Medical degree from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 1997. He finished his advanced training in General Surgery in 2005 in Sri Lanka and obtained Masters in Surgery and Life membership of College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka. He also obtained Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in 2011, Fellowship of International College of Surgeons (FICS) in 2010 and Membership of Royal College of Surgeons of England (MRCS) in 2008. He has also obtained Membership of Australia and New Zeeland Hepato Pancreatic Biliary Society (ANZHPBA) and Accreditation of Gastro Oesophageal Society of Australia (GESA) for Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy. Assoc. Prof. Shiran Wijeratne has worked in Australia for over seven years as a Senior Registrar, Chief Resident/Junior Consultant and Consultant Surgeon. His practice locations include Mount Gambier Hospital, SA, Upper GI Surgical Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Modbury Hospital, Adelaide, and for over four years as a Consultant General Surgeon in Wimmera Base Hospital, Horsham. For many years he has been committed to teaching and training junior colleagues. Currently he holds academic posts as Associate Professor /Discipline Leader in Surgery at Notre Dame University, Melbourne Campus and the Deakin University, Ballarat. Throughout his career he has earned a good reputation for surgical technique, patient care and communication. Additionally he is very supportive of his surgical and General Practice and intends to contribute to the education of this region’s General Practitioners and Junior Doctors. Surgically he practices a wide variety of general procedures with a special interest in clinical surgical education, plus Thyroid and Oncological Surgery. Including most major and minor abdominal procedures and others within the scope of General Surgery:
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