Assoc. Prof. Shiran Wijeratne joined Werribee Mercy Hospital in 2014 as a General Surgeon and Senior Staff Specialist, with a medical career spanning seventeen years. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 1997 and completed advanced training in General Surgery, earning a Master of Surgery and Life Membership of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka. His qualifications include Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS), Fellowship of the International College of Surgeons (FICS), and Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MRCS). He is also accredited for gastroscopy and colonoscopy (GESA) and a member of ANZHPBA.
SPEECH PATHOLOGIST Kamini Jaganathan
Kamini Jaganathan — Certified Practising Speech Pathologist, Member of Speech Pathology Australia
BBiomedSc, Master of Speech Pathology (Curtin University, 2011)
Kamini has extensive experience across hospitals, community organisations, and private clinics, working with children with feeding difficulties, communication disorders, developmental delays, and complex medical, neurological, and disability conditions including Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. She has completed specialised training including Hanen, Talk Tools, Infant and Paediatric Feeding Essentials, and the Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach.
She specialises in assessing and treating feeding difficulties in children aged 0–4 and communication difficulties in children aged 0–3 — including sucking/swallowing coordination, breast and bottle feeding, oral aversion, transitioning to solids, fussy eating, tongue/lip tie, tube weaning, and early communication delays.
A sensitive and empathetic clinician, Kamini is passionate about early intervention and family-centred care, and enjoys supporting families from diverse cultural backgrounds within a multidisciplinary team.
