Respiratory, Sleep Medicine and Chest Clinics
Your GP or your specialist will decide if you need to use our services. You need to be referred by your GP to see a Respiratory Consultant.
Dr Nicholas Murray (Head of Department) |
Dr Elizabeth Brown | Dr Anup Desai |
Dr Andrew Dimitri | Dr Hazel Goldberg | Dr Paul Hamor |
Dr Chaminda Lewis | Prof Paul Thomas |
Clinic |
Attending Specialist |
Description of Clinic |
Respiratory and sleep clinicMonday 9am |
Dr Chaminda Lewis, Respiratory and sleep physician |
Clinic includes both general respiratory and sleep with a special focus on non-invasive ventilation (NIV), spinal cord injury and neuromuscular diseases. Special interests in interstitial lung disease (ILD), pleural disease, endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), sleep medicine, NIV in complex patients with spinal injuries and neuromuscular disorders. |
Respiratory and sleep clinicMonday 12.15pm |
Dr Elizabeth Brown, Respiratory and sleep physician |
Special interests in cystic fibrosis and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) research including recruitment for a multicentre trial of mandibular advancement splint and other trials of novel treatments for OSA. |
Respiratory and sleep disorders clinicTuesday 1.45pm |
Dr A. Desai, Respiratory and sleep physician |
Dr Desai reviews all sleep and respiratory patients. Special interests in sleep disorders, both respiratory and non-respiratory sleep disorders, including snoring, obstructive sleep apnoea, restless legs, narcolepsy, parasomnias and other movement disorders in sleep. He has particular expertise in the management of sleep disorders and driving. |
Tuberculosis clinic (Chest)Wednesday 9am |
Dr Hazel Goldberg, Consultant |
Dr Goldberg runs a weekly tuberculosis (TB) clinic. Services include diagnosing and managing active TB, screening for latent TB infection (LTBI) among health care workers, those exposed to TB, migrants and the immune suppressed and treating LTBI, organising radiology surveillance as well as BCG vaccination service. A referral is needed from the nurse’s clinic. |
Respiratory and sleep clinicThursday 8.30am |
Prof Paul Thomas, Respiratory and sleep physician |
Professor Thomas has a particular interest in sarcoidosis. He also sees patients with other immunological diseases of the lung, severe asthma, COPD and lung cancer. He is also an international expert on diving medicine. |
Respiratory and sleep clinicThursday 1pm |
Dr Nicholas Murray, Respiratory and sleep Physician, Head of Department |
General respiratory and sleep medicine, interventional pneumonology including endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), interstitial lung disease, neuromuscular disease, cystic fibrosis and diving medicine. |
Lung function laboratoryMonday to Friday 9am - 5pm |
Lung function laboratory staff |
Offers a range of lung function and exercise tests for both inpatients and outpatients. This includes; skin allergy testing, investigation for home oxygen, fitness to fly tests and saline challenge tests used for diagnosing asthma and suitability for scuba diving. |
Nurses clinicMonday, Wednesday, Friday 8.30am |
Nurses |
Our nurses clinic provides TB screening (TST/Mantoux), including screening for immigration, TB education and BCG vaccinations. |
Sleep laboratoryMonday to Friday 9am - 5pm, plus overnight stays |
Sleep laboratory staff |
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Bronchoscopy serviceTuesday, Thursday & Friday 8.30am |
Respiratory staff specicalists | Performs bronchoscopy, EBUS, pleural tap for both inpatients and outpatients. Requires referral from a respiratory Specialist. |
Smoking cessationAsthma educationRespiratory clinical trialsMonday - Thursday 9am -5pm |
Kerry Luttrell | Provides individual counselling service to help patients and staff to quit smoking. Offers outpatient asthma education. Conducts clinical trials in asthma and COPD. |
Making and cancelling an appointment
If you need to make an appointment please ask your GP to fax us your referral letter. The Department of Respiratory Medicine will then send you your appointment letter by Australia Post. If you provide your mobile phone number you will receive a SMS reminder 4-5 days before your appointment.
If you need to change or cancel your appointment please telephone Respiratory and Sleep Medicine on (02) 9382 4631.
Waiting Times
Doctor clinics
You may need to wait up to 3-4 months before you can see a Respiratory Consultant.
It is a busy centre and there could be delays when you arrive for your clinic appointment. Most people are seen within one to three hours.
Nurses Clinic
The waiting period for the nurse’s clinic is usually between 1 and 3 weeks.
Lung Function Clinic
The waiting period for the Lung Function clinic is usually between 1 and 3 weeks, but depends on the test you need. If you need a test urgently we usually will organise this to happen within a few days.
What will happen
It is a busy department and there could be delays when you arrive for your clinic appointment. Most people are seen within one to three hours. We ask that you arrive at your scheduled appointment time to prevent waiting even longer.
You will see a nurse who will measure your weight, height, blood pressure, pulse and temperature.
You may also see a hospital scientist who may perform lung function testing.
What to bring
- Your referral letter from your GP
- Your Medicare card
- Any relevant recent test results
- You are welcome to bring a support person (a relative, friend or carer) with you.
Do you need an interpreter?
Please let us know if you need an interpreter. You can contact us telephoning the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak, and then ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and the Diabetes Centre on 9382 4600.
Research, Training and Education
We are teaching hospital and you may be asked to be involved in research or for a student to be present at your appointment. You have a right to say no. If you do so, this will no impact in any way on the services we will provide.