Meet The Team

The Department of Allergy and Immunology consists of a wide variety of medical, nursing and allied Health staff, all of whom may be involved in providing patient care. Associate Mimi Tang is Director of the Department

Consultants

Associate Professor Mimi Tang
Paediatric allergist immunologist
Special interest:  Allergic disorders, anaphylaxis, immunodefiency
 
Dr Sharon Choo
Paediatric allergist immunologist and immunopathologist
Special interest: Clinical allergy, Immunopathology, Immune Deficiency
 
Dr Joanne Smart
Paediatric allergist immunologist
Special interest: immunodeficiency conditions
 
Dr Marnie Robinson
Paediatric allergist immunologist
Special interest: Immunodeficiency conditions and clinical allergy
 
Dr Dean Tey
Paediatric allergist immunologist
Special interest: Food allergy, anaphylaxis, allergic rhinitis, asthma and immunodeficiency conditions 
 
Associate Professor Katie Allen
Paediatric gastroenterologist/Allergist
Special interest: Food allergy and anaphylaxis, food intolerances, coeliac disease, eosinophilic oesophagitis and gastroenteritis. Orofacial granulomatosis
 
Dr Ralf Heine
Paediatric allergist and gastoeterologist
Special interest: Food allergy and anaphylaxis, food intolerances, coeliac disease, eosinophilic oesophagitis and gastroenteritis
 
Dr David Bannister
General paediatrician
Special interest: Allergy, asthma and attention deficit disorder
 
Dr Ian Humphrey
Paediatrician
Special interest: Allergies and atopic disease
 
Dr David Cutting
Paediatrician
Special interest: Allergies
 

Fellows

  • Dr Winnie Ip
  • Dr Joanna Simmons

Allied Health

  • Vicki McWilliam - Dietician

Nursing Team

  • Anne-Marie Willis - Nurse Unit Manager
  • Deb Poole - Clinical Nurse Consultant
  • Rebecca Gibson - Assistant Nurse Unit Manager
  • Kelley Mancer
  • Lily Healy
  • Ana Farrell
  • Elizabeth Stevenson-Smith
  • Rosie Swan
  • Melinda Harrington
  • Natasha Griffiths

Training Team

  • Wilma Grant - Co-ordinator Community Services and Training
  • Deb Poole - Clinical Nurse Consultant

Data Manager

  • Fiona Tzambazis

Administration

  • Effie Giagzis - Personal Assistant to Director of Department
  • Dawn Harwood - Department Secretary
  • Charmaine de Silva - Manager Clerical Support Services
  • Paula Vassallo
  • Delanee de Silva
  • Annette Lastrina  
  • Prema Prasad 
  • Kylie Johns (maternity leave)

Private Rooms

Many of our Doctors also consult in private rooms around Melbourne. Their contact details are as follows:

Dr David Bannister:   31 McMahons Road, Frankston Vic 3199. 
Phone 9781 3711
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Dr Ralf Heine:           321 Camberwell Road, Camberwell 3124.
Phone 9813 5700
 
Dr Ian Humphrey:     7 Murray Street, Clayton, Vic 3168. 
Phone 9543 8899
 
Dr Joanne Smart:    The Allergy Group @ Epworth, Suite 1.3 34 Erin street Richmond 3121
Phone 94266888
 
Dr Dean Tey:          Epworth Consulting Suites, Suite 2.5 32 Erin Street Richmond 3121
Phone 94268810
 
Dr David Cutting      102 Anderson Street Lilydale 3140 
Phone  97397250
 
 

Last Updated 11-Mar-2010. Authorised by: Mimi Tang. Enquiries: Wilma Grant.
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