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New South Wales ............................................................................................... 4-9
Australian Capital Territory .................................................................................... 10
Victoria ................................................................................................................. 11
Queensland .................................................................................................... 12-13
Tasmania............................................................................................................... 14
South Australia ..................................................................................................... 15
Western Australia and Northern Territory .............................................................. 16
International ......................................................................................................... 17
Specialty Descriptions.......................................................................................18-19
The Right Questions...............................................................................................20
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Doctor Profiles
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Dr Martin Allan
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Dr Derek Lee
Psychiatrist Consultant
SERVICING
Albury, Brisbane, Canberra, Gold Coast,
Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Sydney,
Wagga Wagga, Wollongong,
QUALIFICATIONS
MBBS (Hons)
FRANZCP
PhD
ACCREDITATIONS
WIA, COMCARE, AMS, TAC
SERVICING
Albury, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney,
SERVICING
Wagga Wagga,
Parramatta, Sydney
QUALIFICATIONS
QUALIFICATIONS
MBBS
MBBS
FRANZCP
FRACGP
MWIMgtOR
ACCREDITATIONS
WIA, COMCARE
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
Chief Medical Officer, Recovre
Consultant Psychiatrist, Sydney CBD
Clinical Associate Professor, Centre for
Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine,
University of Sydney
Course Coordinator, Bioethics Program,
University of Sydney
Deputy Editor, Australasian Psychiatry
Associate Editor, Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
Psychiatrist, Recovre
Psychiatrist, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Psychiatrist, Chisholm Ross Centre
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
Registrar, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry,
Concord Repatriation Hospital (2009)
Registrar, Child and Family Mental Health,
Rivendell unit, Concord (2009-10)
Registrar, Rehabilitation psychiatry,
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
Director of Psychiatry, Royal Prince Alfred
Hospital (2006-09)
Director of Psychiatry, Sydney Local Hospital
Network (to 2013)
Director, Broughton Unit, Concord Centre
for Mental Health (2012 -13)
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Post traumatic specialist disorders
Psychiatric ethics
Psychological trauma and ageing
Forensic psychiatry
Mental health and popular culture
Qualitative methods in psychiatric research
Efficacy research in structured psychotherapies
Involuntary psychiatric treatment
MSpMed
ACCREDITATIONS
IMC, COMCARE, MRO, AMSA, CAMS, NTC,
DDME
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
Consultant Doctor, Recovre
Chief Medical Examiner, NSW Police
Pre-Employment Program, Recovre
CURRENT QUALIFICATIONS
Authorised Medical Practitioner, Workcover
Authority of New South Wales (2003)
Rail Safety Worker Medical Examiner,
National Transportation Commission (2004)
Injury Management Consultant, Workcover
Authority of NSW (2004)
Authorised Medical Examiner, Confederation
of Australian Motor Sports (2009)
Approved Medical Inspector of Seafarers,
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (2010)
Medical Review Officer, Australasian
Medical Review Officers Association (2010)
Permanent Impairment Assessor, Comcare
(2012)
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Injury management
Occupational medicine
Musculoskeletal injuries
Workplace rehabilitation
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NSW
Dermatologist
Dr Ian Hamann WIA Comcare
Dr Gerard Ingram
Comcare
Dr Edmund Lobel
Chatswood
Sydney
Sydney
Kogarah, Sydney
Newcastle
EmergencyPhysician
Dr Lindsay Murray
Westmead
ENTSurgeon
Dr Peter Bryan WIA AMS Comcare
Dr Sylvester Fernandes WIA AMS MAA
Allergist
Dr Jeremy Coleman
Dr Kenneth Howison WIA AMS MAA* Comcare
Dr Rob Loblay
Dr Glenn Reeves
Newcastle
Kogarah, Sydney
Camperdown
Gosford, Newcastle
Sydney
Sydney
Sydney
Dr Gregory Wotherspoon
Sydney
Sydney
Dr John England
Katoomba, Mudgee
Dr Garry Helprin
Bankstown
Manly
Sydney
Cardio-ThoracicSurgeon
Dr Nick Hendel
Sydney
Chiropractor
Dr Mary Papatheocharous
Sydney
ColorectalSurgeon
Dr Philip Truskett WIA AMS MAA Comcare
Sydney
Dentist
Dr Mark Morrin
Dr Paul Nichols MAA
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Bella Vista
Sydney
Edgecliff
Chatswood
ForensicPsychiatrist
Sydney
Sydney
Dr Michael Prior
Dr David Brender
Kogarah, Sydney
Five Dock, St Leonards
Gastroenterologist
Cardiologist
Dr Michael Kennedy
Dr Chris Cocks
Anaesthetist
Orange
Newcastle, Sydney
Newcastle
Sydney
Sydney
Dr Siddarth Sethi
Sydney
GeneralPractitioner
Dr Greg Cameron IMC
Dr Mark Hardy WIA MAA*
Dr Charles Hew MAA
Dr Derek Lee Comcare IMC
Dr Sean Low Comcare
Dr Kenneth Mackey IMC
Dr Edward Price
Penrith
Manly
Lismore
Parramatta, Sydney
Sydney
Wagga Wagga
MAA* IMC
Sydney
Baulkham Hills, Parramatta
Sydney
Crows Nest,
Newcastle, Parramatta, Sydney
NSW
Geneticist
Dr Kenneth Maclean
Haberfield
Parramatta, Sydney
IMC
Wagga Wagga
Dr Kenneth Mackey
GenitourinaryPhysician
Dr Nigel Marsh
Dr Chris McMahon
St Leonards
Dr Greg McGroder
Dr Robin Mitchell
Geriatrician
Prof Daniel Chan
Dr Ernest Tam
Dr Derek Lee
WIA
Dr Bernard Walsh
Newcastle
Gynaecologist
Dr David Itkowicz
Bondi Junction
Haematologist
Dr Jennifer O'Riordan
Dr Lewis Pierides
Sydney
Liverpool
Newcastle, Pagewood
Sydney
Sydney
MAA* IMC
Dr Edward Price
Dr Tom Rosenthal
Comcare IMC
Miranda, Sydney,
Wollongong
Sydney
HandSurgeon
Dr Barbara Schiff
Sydney
WIA MAA*
Sydney, Wollongong
Wollongong
WIA
Wagga Wagga
Dr Murray Sinclair
IMC
Sydney, Wollongong
Dr Alan Skapinker
IMC
Sydney
Dr Peter Snowdon
Dr Ronald Thomson
Sydney
Sydney
Newcastle
WIA AMS MAA* Comcare
Kogarah, Sydney
Dr Rob Loblay
Camperdown
Dr Glenn Reeves
Dr Mark Douglas
Sydney
Sydney
Gosford, Newcastle
MusculoskeletalMedicine
Dr Charles Hew
MAA
Dr Clive Kenna
InfectiousDiseasePhysician
Dr Valentine Kirychenko
Dr Mark Douglas
Dr Conrad Winer
Sydney
IMC
Penrith
Dr Jonathan King
MAA* IMC
Dr Valentine Kirychenko
MAA* IMC
Lismore
Newcastle, Sydney
MAA* IMC
Sydney
Sydney
Neonatologist
InjuryManagementConsultant
Dr Clive Kenna
Liverpool
Sydney
Dr Constance Katelaris
Dr Andrew Keller
North Sydney
Microbiologist
Dr Jeremy Coleman
Dr Alan Home
Crows Nest,
Newcastle, Parramatta, Sydney
Dr Ron Benson
Immunologist
Dr Greg Cameron
Sydney
Intensivist
Dr Siddarth Sethi
Dr Kenneth Howison
Dr Mike Shenouda
Sydney
Hepatologist
Dr Nicholas Talley
Sydney
IMC
Randwick, Sydney
Jindabyne, Kogarah
IMC
Randwick
Parramatta, Sydney,
Wagga Wagga
Sydney
Newcastle, Sydney
Gosford
Sydney
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NSW
Camperdown
WIA MAA
Sydney
WIA MAA
Lismore
Sydney
Sydney, Newcastle
Dr Ross Mellick
Dr David Rosen
Dr Tom Rosenthal
Miranda, Sydney,
Wollongong
Sydney
Neuropsychiatrist
Prof Perminder Sachdev
Dr Ronald Thomson
WIA
Wollongong
Crows Nest,
Newcastle, Parramatta, Sydney
Sydney
Dr Deon Viljoen
Neuropsychologist
Dr Greg Anning
Dr Conrad Winer
MAA*
Dr John McMahon
Ms Robin Murray
Maitland, Newcastle
Wollongong, Sydney
Sydney,
Other locations on request
MAA*
Muswellbrook, Sydney
Ms Margaret O'Brien-Hughes
Newcastle, Sydney
Sydney, Newcastle
OccupationalPhysician
Dr Tim Anderson WIA AMS MAA* Comcare
Dr John Davis
MAA*
Camperdown
Neurosurgeon
Dr Vidyasagar Casikar WIA MAA*
Sydney
Sydney
OccupationalMedicine
Dr Tim Anderson WIA AMS MAA* Comcare
Dr John Davis MAA*
Dr Evan Dryson
Dr Graham Hall
Dr Alan Home
Dr Graeme Keighrey
Newcastle, Parramatta
Sydney
Parramatta, Sydney,
Wagga Wagga
Blacktown
Sydney, Wollongong
Newcastle, Sydney
Dr Tom Mastroianni
Dr Greg McGroder
Dr Robin Mitchell
Sydney
Wagga Wagga, Orange
Dr Evan Dryson
Dr Graham Hall
Sydney
Sydney, Wollongong
Liverpool
Newcastle, Pagewood
Sydney
Sydney
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Newcastle, Parramatta
Sydney
Parramatta, Sydney,
Wagga Wagga
Sydney, Wollongong
Dr Leon Le Leu
Dr Nigel Marsh
Dr Tom Mastroianni
Dr Greg McGroder
Sydney, Wollongong
Dr Robin Mitchell
Dr Lewis Pierides
Dr Jill Richardson
IMC
Liverpool
Newcastle, Pagewood
Sydney
Bowral, Onsite workplace
assessment, Sydney
Miranda,
Wollongong, Sydney
Wollongong
OccupationalTherapist
Ms Elvina Weissel
Oncologist
Prof John Levi
Dr John Stewart
Newcastle
Parramatta, Sydney
Dr Jennifer O'Riordan
Neuroscience
Sydney
Ophthalmologist
Dr Siddalingeswara Orekondy
Dr Harry Stern
WIA Comcare
Campsie
Leichhardt
Oral&Maxillofacial
Dr Nigel Curtis WIA
Sydney, Gosford
NSW
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OrthopaedicSurgeon
Dr Ian Barrett WIA
Dr John Bosanquet
Dubbo, Newcastle,
Parramatta, Sydney, Tamworth, Wollongong
WIA MAA*
Wollongong
Armidale, Tamworth
Dr Robert Drummond
Prof Frederick Ehrlich WIA Comcare
Dr Philip Frawley WIA
Sydney, Wollongong
WIA
Kogarah
Sydney
Albury
Dr Graham Gumley
Wollongong
Newcastle, Tamworth,
Taree, Tweed Heads
Dr David Maxwell
Dr Paul Miniter
WIA
Sydney
Sydney
Dr Vijay Panjratan
WIA MAA*
Dr Roger Pillemer
Dr James Powell
Sydney
Newcastle, Newtown
WIA, MAA*
Dr Stephen Quain
WIA
Sydney
Dr Michael Shatwell
Dr Anthony Smith WIA MAA* Comcare
Sydney
Albury, Blacktown,
Brisbane, Coffs Harbour, Dubbo, Hurstville, Newcastle, Wagga
Wagga,
Auburn
Sydney
Sydney
Dr Richard Walker
PaediatricGastroenterologist
Dr Tim Bohane
Sydney
Sydney
PaediatricNeuropsychologist
Dr John McMahon WIA* MAA Comcare
Sydney,
Other locations on request
PaediatricRadiologist
Dr Barnabas Bako
Sydney
Paediatrician
Dr Hugh Allen
Dr Brian Kearney
Westmead
Albury
Dr Alan Hopcroft
Sydney
Sydney
Ryde
WIA MAA*
Dr John Garvan
WIA
Dr Sham Deshpande
Dr John Drew
Dr John Bentivoglio
Dr Robert Breit
Osteopath
Sydney
WIA
Liverpool
Newcastle
PainManagement
Dr John Ditton
WIA
Dr Clive Kenna
Sydney
Dr Peter Snowdon
Dr Graham Vickery
Dr Conrad Winer
Newcastle, Sydney
Sydney
Newcastle
Sydney
Periodontist
Dr William (Bill) Jackson
Dr Luke Villata
Mosman
Sydney
Pharmacologist
Dr Jonathon Arnold
Dr Michael Kennedy
Ass Prof Ewan Mylecharane
Sydney
Manly
Sydney
PhysicalMedicine
Dr Clive Kenna
Dr Valentine Kirychenko
MAA* IMC
Newcastle, Sydney
Sydney
Physicians
Dr Donald Curran
Sutherland
Dr Garry Helprin
Bankstown
Dr Ameer Ibrahim
Homebush
Dr Peter Slezak
WIA
Sydney
Physiotherapist
Mr Anton Sostaric
Mr David Young
MAA*
Sydney
Pennant Hills
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Plastic&GeneralReconstructiveSurgeon
Dr Chandarajan Arianayagam
WIA
Dr Michael Baldwin
Sydney
Dr Michael McGlynn
Randwick
Dr Allan Meares
Sydney
Chatswood
Newcastle
Mr Geoffrey Crichton
Campbelltown
Mr Trent Salkavich
Psychiatrist
Sydney
WIA
Dr Justine Schelle
Dr Selwyn Smith
Burwood
Dr Peter Snowdon
Dr Ben Teoh
Parramatta, Sydney
Dr Klaas Akkerman
Dr Martin Allan
Parramatta
Sydney
Sydney
Dr Roger Wenden
WIA
Bowral, Sydney
Ms Mary Attard
Sydney
Penrith
Sydney
Dr Chris Cocks
Sydney
Sydney
Dr Masood Khan
WIA Comcare
WIA
Sydney
MAA*
Dr Eva Lowy
Ms Robin Murray
Radiologist
Dr Gregory Pearson
WIA
Bangalow
Dr Michael Prior
Dr Peter Kitchener
Sydney, Newcastle
MAA*
Dr Richard Lees
Newcastle
Dr James Linklater
North Sydney
RegisteredNurse
Ms Robyn Teni
Gosford
Sydney
Bondi Junction
Sydney
MAA* Comcare
RehabilitationMedicine
Blayney
Sydney, Wollongong
Sydney
Dr Andrew Robertson
Edgecliff
Lismore
Newcastle, Sydney
Mr Roy Sugarman
Sydney
Muswellbrook, Sydney
Ms Mary Sanna
Dr Adam Martin
Dr Thomas Newlyn
Sydney
MAA*
Dr Thomas O'Neill
Sydney
Ashfield
Sydney
Ms Margaret O'Brien-Hughes
WIA
Newcastle
Dr John McMahon
Dr Kim Maguire
Wagga Wagga
Comcare
Dr Linda Thomas
Glenfield
Mr Paul Kennedy
Sydney
WIA Comcare
Sydney, Wollongong
Dr Wendy Dignand
Comcare
Sydney
Dr Kipling Walker
Forster, Newcastle,
Sydney
WIA
Dr Michael Hong
Newcastle
WIA
Dr Greg Anning
Dr Jeff Bertucen
Dr Alexandra Vrjosseck
North Sydney
Dr Peter Anderson
Sydney
Psychologist
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Sydney
Dr Daud Saeed
Dr Graham Vickery
Mr Stephen Bowskill
Dr Brian Potter
Podiatrist
Dr John Baker
Dr William Rowe
NSW
Dr Rajen Ragavan
Dr Conrad Winer WIA MAA* Comcare
Sydney
Orange
Sydney
NSW
RespiratoryPhysician
TraumaSpecialist
Sydney
Sydney
WIA MAA
Camperdown
WIA Comcare
Camperdown
Ryde
Sydney, Coffs Harbour, Merimbula
Urologist
Dr Francis Breslin WIA AMS MAA*
Rheumatologist
Dr Peter Maher
Baulkham Hills
Dr Vivek Thakkar
Campbelltown, Sydney
Dr Michael Tjeuw
Sydney
SleepDisorders
Professor Iven Young
WIA MAA*
Dr Michael Rochford
Dr Stuart Taylor
Camperdown
Dr Gregory Leslie
Prof Paul Myers
North Sydney
Sydney
Sydney
Dr John Niesche
Dr Peter Tomlinson
Manly
Liverpool, Bankstown
SocialWorker
Ms Sue Wilson
Sydney
VascularSurgeons
Dr Nigel Ackroyd WIA
WIA Comcare
Sydney
Maitland, Newcastle,
Tamworth
Sydney
WIA
Sydney
SpeechPathologist
Ms Cade Madill
Ms Gaye Murrills
Sydney
Albury
Ms Vidette Turner
SportsPhysician
Dr Jonathan King
MAA* IMC
Dr Jennifer Saunders
MAA* IMC
Gosford
Jindabyne, Kogarah
Surgeon(General)
Dr Nigel Ackroyd WIA
Dr Peter Burke WIA AMS MAA
Dr David Clark
MAA*
Newcastle
Dr Kim Edwards
Dr Raymond Englund
Dr John Garvey
WIA AMS
Dr Alan Hopcroft
Manly
Burwood
Sydney
Kogarah
Sydney
Newcastle, Tamworth,
Taree, Tweed Heads
Dr Malcolm Hughes
Blacktown
Broken Hill
WIA MAA*
Dr Les Szabo
WIA MAA*
Dr Peter Tomlinson
Dr Philip Truskett
WIA
Bega
Newcastle, Sydney
Maitland, Newcastle,
Tamworth
Blacktown
Sydney
Sydney
Toxicologist
Dr Lindsay Murray
Westmead
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ACT
MLOSpecialist Directory
OrthopaedicSurgeon
Dr John Bentivoglio
Dr William Coyle
Dr Richard Powell
Canberra
Dr Anthony Smith
Canberra
Mr Matthew Hotchkis
Kambah
Psychiatrist
WIA MAA* Comcare
Dr Martin Allan
Dr Michael Prior
Allergist
Canberra
ForensicPsychiatrist
Canberra
WIA Comcare
Dr Raymond Mullins
Dr Linda Thomas
Canberra
InjuryManagementConsultant
Dr Leon Le Leu WIA MAA* Comcare IMC
Dr David McGrath
Canberra
Canberra
Neuropsychologist
Dr John McMahon WIA* MAA Comcare
Dr Linda Thomas
MAA* Comcare
Canberra
Canberra
OccupationalMedicine
Dr Leon Le Leu WIA MAA* Comcare IMC
Dr David McGrath
Canberra
Canberra
OccupationalPhysician
Dr Leon Le Leu WIA MAA* Comcare IMC
Dr David McGrath
Canberra
Canberra
Ophthalmologist
Dr Thomas Walkers Comcare
Canberra
Oral&MaxillofacialSurgeon
Dr Peter Vickers
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Canberra
Canberra
Canberra
Canberra
Canberra
Psychologist
Dr John McMahon WIA* MAA Comcare
Immunologist
Canberra
Canberra
Dr Wayne Mason
Canberra
Podiatrist
Dr Klaas Akkerman
Dr Raymond Mullins
Canberra
WIA MAA*
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Canberra
MAA* Comcare
Canberra
Canberra
VIC
PainManagement
Dr Clive Kenna
Dr Gregory White
Melbourne
Dr Richard Dargaville
Melbourne
Psychiatrist
Melbourne, Richmond
Dr Hillol Das
Dandenong
Dr Rodney Farnbach
Comcare
Endocrinologist
Melbourne
Gastroenterologist
Dr Anthony Carden
Hawthorn
Malvern
WIA AMS Comcare
Haematologist
Dr Pamela Czarnecki
Melbourne
Dr Damian Ireland
WIA
Melbourne
InfectiousDiseasesSpecialist
Melbourne
Dr Damon Eisen
Wodonga
RespiratoryPhysician
Melbourne
Rheumatologist
Dr John Findeisen
Melbourne
Dr Tony Kostos
Melbourne
Surgeon(General)
MusculoskeletalMedicine
Dr Clive Kenna
Melbourne
Bendigo
MAA*
HandSurgeon
Albury/Wodonga,
Melbourne
Psychologist
Mr Anthony Cichello
Melbourne
Physicians
Dr Richard Dargaville
Melbourne
PhysicalMedicine
Dr Clive Kenna
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WIA Comcare
Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne, Benalla
OccupationalMedicine
Dr Clive Kenna
Melbourne
Dr James Rowe
Melbourne
OccupationalPhysician
Dr James Rowe WIA MAA Comcare
Melbourne
OccupationalTherapist
Ms Megan Fitzgerald
Melbourne
OrthopaedicSurgeon
Dr Damian Ireland WIA
Melbourne
Dr Bruce Love
Melbourne
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QLD
MLOSpecialist Directory
Obstertrics
Dr Bruce Ward
OccupationalMedicine
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Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane, Caboolture,
Cairns, Gold Coast
OccupationalPhysician
Dr Nicholas Burke Comcare
Brisbane
Brisbane
OccupationalTherapist
Ms Stephanie Johnson
ColorectalSurgeon
Dr Jon Cohen
Brisbane
Dr James Muir
OrthopaedicSurgeon
Dr Gale Curtis
Dermatologist
Brisbane
Dr Philip Dupre
Brisbane, Carina Heights
Caboolture
Dr Richard Emery
Cairns, Townsville
ENTSurgeon
Dr (Robert) Paul Allison
Dr Frank Anning WIA
Southport
Brisbane
Dr Henry Glennie
Dr Sharon Kelly
Dr John Malouf WIA
Cairns, Townsville
Brisbane
Gold Coast
Dr David Hayes
Dr Jim Khursandi
Dr Noel Langley
Comcare
Townsville
Dr Steven Lawrie
Warana
Dr Iulian Nusem
Brisbane
Gastroenterologist
Brisbane
Southport
Dr Mark Norrie
Maryborough
ForensicPsychologist
Dr Robert Walkley
Cairns, Rockhampton
Comcare
Brisbane, Southport
Nambour, Noosa, Sunshine Coast
Physicians
Dr Ronald Kerr
Gynaecologist
Dr Bruce Ward
Brisbane
Brisbane
Psychiatrist
Dr Heinz Albrecht
Hepatologist
Gold Coast
Dr Riccardo Caniato
Brisbane
Dr Karen Chau
WIA
Rockhampton
Dr Malcolm Foxcroft
Brisbane, Caboolture,
Cairns, Gold Coast
Brisbane
Dr Anand Gundabawady
Comcare
Dr Maxwell Katz
Neurosurgeon
Dr Michael Coroneos
Comcare
Dr Trevor Lotz
Brisbane
Dr Ashim Majumdar
Dr Pankaj Relan
WIA Comcare
Gold Coast
WIA
Dr Elizabeth McLachlan
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Dr John Flanagan
MusculoskeletalMedicine
Comcare
Brisbane, Margate
Comcare
Brisbane
Chermside
QLD
Psychiatrist(cont)
Dr William Rowe WIA MAA* Comcare
Gold Coast
Dr Shafiq Yasin
Ass Prof Michael Robertson
Brisbane
WIA AMS Comcare
Dr Greig Richardson
Psychologist
Mr Adrian Robinson
Ms Jacqui Rochester
Dr Robert Walkley
Robina
Brisbane, Sunshine Coast
Townsville
RehabilitationMedicine
Dr Thomas Sheehan MAA* Comcare
Brisbane, Caboolture,
Cairns, Gold Coast
Rheumatologist
Dr Phillip Vecchio WIA Comcare
Brisbane
Surgeon(General)
Dr Geoffrey Miller WIA Comcare
Urologist
Dr Stephen Stenning
Brisbane
VascularPhysician
Dr Andrea Riha
Auchenflower
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TAS
ENTSurgeon
Dr Magdi Ghali
Burnie
OccupationalMedicine
Dr James Rowe WIA MAA
Dr Timothy Stewart
Burnie
Burnie, Hobart
OccupationalPhysician
Dr James Rowe WIA MAA
Dr Timothy Stewart
Burnie, Hobart
Impairment assessments
File reviews
CTP assessments
Worksite/home assessments
Psychiatrist
Dr Ian Sale
Burnie
OrthopaedicSurgeon
Dr Andrew Hanusiewicz WIA Comcare
Hobart
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SA
SA Specialist Directory
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OccupationalPhysician
Cardiologist
Dr John Sangster
Adelaide
Cranio-MaxillaryFacialSurgeon
Prof David David MAA*
WIA
Adelaide
ENT Surgeon
Dr Tom Frayne
Dr David Matison
Dr Brett Opperman
Adelaide
Dr Geoffrey Graham
Adelaide
Dr Anthony Thoo
Adelaide
PainManagement
Dr Geoffrey Graham
Adelaide
Adelaide
WIA
Adelaide
Ophthalmologist
Dr Theresa Casey
Gynaecologist
Dr Ian Hocking
Adelaide
Oral&Maxillofacial
Dr Paul Sambrook
Haematologist
Dr Ken Davis
Adelaide
Dr Paul Goldwater
Dr Jonathan Middleton
Adelaide
Neurologist
Dr Martin Robinson
Neurosurgeon
Dr Paul Carney
Obstetrics
Dr Ian Hocking
Glenelg
Adelaide
Psychiatrist
Dr Warwick Blakemore WIA
Adelaide
Adelaide
Pharmacologist
Dr John Miners
Adelaide
Adelaide
OrthopaedicSurgeon
Dr Francis Ghan WIA
Microbiologist
Adelaide
Adelaide
Surgeon
Dr Erik Eriksen WIA MAA Comcare
Adelaide
Adelaide
OccupationalMedicine
Dr Brett Opperman
Adelaide
Dr Geoffrey Graham
Adelaide
Dr Anthony Thoo
Adelaide
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WA/NT
Psychiatrist
Dr Sivasankaran Balaratnasingam
WIA Comcare
Dr Lawrence Terace
WIA
Perth
Dr Quentin Summers
Perth
Dr David McCoubrie
Perth
Dr Oswald Tofler
Dentist
Dr Peter Mack
Perth
EmergencyPhysician
Dr David McCoubrie
Perth
GeneralPractitioner
Dr Andrew D'Souza
Perth
Dr David Kennedy
Perth
Albany, Broome,
Bunbury, Geraldton, Perth
OccupationalPhysician
Albany, Broome, Bunbury,
Geraldton, Perth
Ophthalmologist
Perth
OrthopaedicSurgeon
Perth
Podiatrist
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NoRThERNTERRIToRy
OccupationalMedicine
Dr Michael Bowles WIA MAA* Comcare
Darwin
OccupationalPhysician
Dr Michael Bowles WIA MAA* Comcare
Darwin
OrthopaedicSurgeon
Dr John Stephen
OccupationalMedicine
Mr Walter Armenti
Perth
Darwin
Surgeon(General)
MusculoskeletalMedicine
Dr Barrie Slinger
Perth
Toxicologist
Cardiologist
Perth
Rheumatologist
WESTERNAUSTRALIA
Perth
Perth
RespiratoryPhysician
Dr David Kennedy
Broome
Perth
Darwin
INT
OccupationalMedicine
Dr Evan Dryson WIA MAA* Comcare
Dr Bruce Gollop
Dr Jennifer O'Riordan
Singapore
Ophthalmologist
Dr John Beaumont
OrthopaedicSurgeon
Prof Vaughan Bowen
Dr John Vanhegan
Calgary, Canada
London, United Kingdom
Psychiatrist
Dr Greig McCormick
Dr Bede McIvor
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Specialty Descriptors
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ALLERGIST
Asthma, dermatitis, hives, food, drug and
insect allergy, immune deficiency.
ANAESTHETIST
Opinions regarding clinical anaesthesia in
peri-operative period, death-related issues
and obstetric. Accident/emergency and
anaesthetic related cardio-pulmonary
perfusion.
CARDIOLOGIST
Assault, motor vehicle/work accidents,
viral disease, heart attack, angina,
hypertension, pericarditis, mitral,
regurgitation. Death-related issues and
Medical negligence.
CARDIO-THORACICSURGEON
Surgical treatment of diseases affecting
organs inside the chest; treatment of
conditions of the heart (heart disease) and
lungs (lung disease).
CHIROPRACTOR
Musculoskeletal diseases and disorders,
typically the backbone and feet, muscular
disorders, low back pain, neck pain and
whiplash injury, sciatica and disc
herniation, headaches and migraines,
work, auto, and sport injuries, sprains and
strains, arthritis and carpal tunnel
syndrome.
COLORECTALSURGEON
Disorders, diseases and injuries of the
rectum, anus, and colon.
CRANIO-MAxILLARyFACIAL
SURGEON
Jaw, eyes/eye socket, cheeks, nose,
plastic surgery involving face and neck,
nerves to head and neck, gunshot,
wounds, car and industrial accidents.
DENTIST
Teeth/mouth injuries, jaw/bite problems,
(temporo-mandibular), motor vehicle,
accident, assault, loss of teeth.
DERMATOLOGy
Skin disease and allergy reactions, skin,
cancers, melanomas, cutaneous lesions,
solar keratoses, psoriasis, moles, vitiglio.
EMERGENCyPHySICIAN
Care of acutely ill patients, advanced
cardiac life support, trauma care such as
fractures and soft tissue injuries, and
management of other life-threatening
situations.
ENDOCRINOLOGIST
Thyroid disorders, glands, hormones,
metabolic disorders, osteoporosis,
menopause, hypertension, cholesterol,
disorders, growth disorders and infertility.
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ENTSURGEON
Deafness (industrial), tinnitus, nose/sinus
and breathing problems, balance
problems. Loss of taste and smell. Allergy
testing.
FORENSICPSyCHIATRIST
The interface of law and mental health. It
may include psychiatric consultation in a
wide variety of legal matters, as well as
clinical work with perpetrators and victims.
GASTROENTEROLOGIST
Liver disease, Hep C, bowel symptoms
all gastrointestinal disorders and diseases
GENETICIST
A geneticist is a biologist who studies
genetics, the science of genes, heredity,
and variation of organisms.
GENITOURINARyPHySICIAN
Genitourinary medicine (sexual health and
HIV medicine) involves the diagnosis and
care of patients with sexually transmitted
infections (STIs). Related problems include
contraceptive care, genital dermatoses,
and HIV.
GERIATRICIAN
Diseases and condition of the aged,
including mental confusion, urinary,
incontinence, instability and gait disorders,
failure to thrive, depression.
GyNAECOLOGIST
Gynaecology obstetric matters. Pelvic
bruising, car accidents, assault. Loss of
sexual function, abnormal bleeding, pap
smears, colposcopy, medical negligence.
HAEMATOLOGIST
Bleeding and clotting disorders, autoimmune blood disorders, aplastic
anaemia, sickle cell disease, leukaemia.
HANDSURGEON
Carpal tunnel, De Quervains syndrome,
tenosynovitis, epicondylitis, nerve injury,
trauma, burns, Dupuytrens contracture,
reflex sympathetic, dystrophy.
INFECTIOUSDISEASE
PHySICIAN/SPECIALIST
Various infections that can affect the
human body. Similar to microbiologists
although Infectious Disease physicians
tend to focus more clinically.
IMC(INjURyMANAGEMENT
CONSULTANT)
Injury management consultations;
interface with treating doctors and
employers to get injured employees back
to work.
MICRObIOLOGIST
Investigation of the growth and
characteristics of microscopic organisms
such as bacteria, algae, or fungi. The
environmental, food, agricultural or
medical aspects in either medical or
industrial microbiology; virology;
immunology, or bioinformatics.
MUSCULOSkELETAL
MEDICINE/PAINMANAGEMENT
Pain in the muscles, bones, ligaments
and joints. Non-surgical treatment of
varied conditions like back pain, neck
pain, (both acute and chronic), trigger
points, sciatic-type pain, pain associated
with arthritis, whiplash injuries, sports
injuries, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain,
disc and nerve pain.
NEUROLOGIST
Neck and back pain, headache, migraine,
stroke, peripheral nerves, EMG studies,
multiple sclerosis.
NEUROPSyCHOLOGIST
A subspecialty of the field of psychology
that focuses on the relationship between
brain functioning and behaviour.
NEUROSURGEON
Neck and back injuries, spinal disc
problems, brain and peripheral nerve.
ObSTETRICS
Women's reproductive tracts and any
issues relating to pregnancy, prenatal
period, childbirth and the postnatal
period.
OCCUPATIONALMEDICINE
Doctor who specialises in Occupational
Medicine but is not necessarily an
Occupational Physician. Work-related
injuries and fitness for work
OCCUPATIONALPHySICIAN
Work-related injuries and fitness for work.
Chemicals, asbestos and poisons,
Occupational asthma, neck, back, upper
and lower limb musculoskeletal, soft
tissue injuries, RSI, epicondylitis, carpal
tunnel syndrome, hernia, ganglion, Q
fever, Ross River Fever, worksite
assessments.
OCCUPATIONALTHERAPIST
Worksite assessment, functional capacity
assessments, task analysis, ergonomic
assessment.
ONCOLOGIST
Cancer, tumours, radiation and
chemotherapy related to cancer.
OPHTHALMOLOGIST
Eye injuries, diseases of the eye e.g.
cataracts, glaucoma, foreign bodies.
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ORALANDMAxILLOFACIAL
SURGEON
Diseases, injuries and defects in the
head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and
soft tissues of the oral (mouth) and
maxillofacial (jaws and face) region
ORTHOPAEDICSURGEON
Acute and chronic disorders of the
musculoskeletal system, including soft
tissue injuries, diseases and
dysfunction. Broken bones and
fractures.
OSTEOPATH
The interrelationship between structure
and function of the body and
recognizes the body's ability to heal
itself; by the practice of manual and
manipulative therapy. Muscle strains of
hamstring, calf and groin strains,
ligament sprains eg rolled ankle, shin
splints, knee and hip pain, shoulder,
elbow and wrist pain, recurring injuries.
PAEDIATRICIAN
Growth, development and health of
children, from birth to adolescence.
PAINMANAGEMENT
Treatment and management of chronic
pain. A pain management specialist is a
doctor from another speciality eg
physician, psychiatrist etc who has a
sub-speciality in pain management
PERIODONTIST
Implants and dental repair of dentures.
PHARMACOLOGIST
The effects of drugs on the human body.
PHySICIAN
Back, neck, upper and lower limbs,
DVT, ganglion, arthritic and rheumatic
conditions, epicondylitis, poisons,
chemicals/toxins, diabetes, heart and
respiratory. Q Fever, Ross River Fever,
Hernia, RSI, Kidneys.
PHySIOTHERAPIST
Assess, diagnose and treatment of
musculoskeletal injuries, joint
mobilization, manipulation, therapeutic
exercise, soft tissue, massage.
PLASTICANDGENERAL
RECONSTRUCTIVESURGEON
Facial, body disfigurement, including
burns, skin grafting, scarring (keloid)
and hand injuries, skin cancer, cleft
palate.
PODIATRIST
Disorders of the foot, ankle, and lower
extremity. Injuries caused by Bone and
joint disorders eg arthritis, soft-tissue
and muscular pathologies, skin and nail
disorders, corns, calluses and ingrown
toenails, sport injuries.
PSyCHIATRIST
Diagnosing psychiatric illness/mental
condition. Assessing depression, manic
depressive illness, obsessive or suicidal
behaviour, paranoia, dementia,
insomnia, schizophrenia, drug and
alcohol dependence, post traumatic
stress disorder.
SURGEON
Back, neck, limbs, fractures, broken
bones, car accidents, bruising, hernia,
severing of nerves, amputations, crush
injury, abdominal, carpal tunnel
syndrome, DVT, tumours, veins, gall
bladder, liver, pancreas, haemorrhoids,
thyroid.
PSyCHOLOGIST
Assault, robbery, motor vehicle
accidents, anxiety, depression, personal
injury, post-traumatic stress disorders,
stress claims, pain management,
neuropsychological reports.
TOxICOLOGIST
All chemicals, poisons, asbestos, skin
and lung reactions to chemicals.
RADIOLOGIST
Use of investigations eg x-ray,
ultrasound, CT etc to diagnose disease
and injury
REHAbILITATIONPHySICIAN
Neck and back (soft tissue, pain
disorder), Pain and injury management
advice, progress and return to work
Spinal injury, amputee rehabilitation.
RESPIRATORyPHySICIAN
Lung, dust, asbestos disease,
emphysema, bronchitis, asthma, sleep
disorders.
RHEUMATOLOGIST
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, joint/soft
tissue injuries, bursitis, RSI,
epicondylitis, tenosynovitis. Chronic
fatigue and pain syndrome. Arthritis.
Chronic musculoskeletal pain,
inflammatory process, joint disease.
SPEECHPATHOLOGIST
Communication disability, difficulties
swallowing food and drink.
SPORTSPHySICIAN
Acute and chronic musculoskeletal
injury neck, thoracic spine, back,
neck, pelvis, upper and lower limbs.
Disease of joints, ligaments, tendons,
muscles, bones, neural or vascular
structure, strains, contusion.
Physiology of exercise in medical
disease e.g. asthma, diabetes,
cardiovascular.
TRAUMASPECIALIST
Extreme injuries of the musculoskeletal
system, such as bones, joints, or
ligaments, typically in an emergency
setting. Car accidents, slips, falls, and
industrial accidents.
UROLOGIST
Urological stones, urology related
disease, impotency sexual dysfunction.
Prostate disorder, circumcision,
incontinence.
VASCULARSURGEON
Vascular surgeons (veins and DVT),
deep venous thrombosis, cellulitis,
circulation problems, phlebitis, arteries,
capillaries.
RTW QUESTIONS
2. Does the employee suffer from any preexisting injuries outside of the work place?
3. Please advise if the employees condition has
stabilised?
4. What is the relationship between the
employees complaints and the injury?
5. Your prognosis?
6. Does the injury relate to any previous injury?
7. Do you believe the injury to be an aggravation
of a pre-existing condition? If so when do you
consider the aggravation likely to cease?
8. Is the employees employment a substantial
factor to current ongoing incapacity?
9. Would the employee have experienced similar
back and neck problems at this stage of her life
anyway?
10. What medical treatment, if any, do you
consider is reasonably necessary as a result of
injury at work?
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PO Box 20, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
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