Burns Service Team

The RCH Burns Service is a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals. The team meets weekly to discuss all aspects of patient care. 

Doctors

Paediatric & Burn Surgeons

Warwick Teague (Clinical Lead)
Monique Bertinetti
Tom Clarnette

Paediatric Plastic Surgeons

Danielle Nizzero
Sian Fairbank

Paediatric Dermatology Consultant

Patrick Mahar

Burns Fellow

Ashan Fernando

Paediatric Anaesthetists

Alexander McCann
Rob McDougall
James Koziol
Colleen Chew

Nursing

Clinical Nurse Consultants (Burns)

Jess Cooper
Emma McDonald

Nurse Unit Manager - Platypus Ward

Natalie Westcott

Clinical Nurse Consultants (Platypus Ward)

Kate Glassford
Kellie Smith

Clinical Nurse Consultant (Rosella Ward - PICU)

Robyn Bourke

The RCH Burns Service is also supported by the experienced nursing team in Specialist Clinics. 

Physiotherapy

Burns and Plastic Surgery

Nicole Alexander

Occupational Therapy

Hand therapy

Ioanna Coutsouvelis
Emily McDougall

Social Work

Senior Social Worker

Jack Southwell

Dietitians

Bella Cameron
Jennifer Flanagan

Child Life Therapists

Outpatients

Yvonne McCluskey
Frances Piccolo

Inpatients

Anne-Maree Leahy
Hannah Mancor
Jessica Tascone

Orthotics & Prosthetics

Meleita Finnigan

Clinical Photography

Senior Medical Photographers

Alvin Aquino
Bert Di Paolo

Senior 3D Imaging Medical Photographer

Robert Reitmaier

The RCH Burns Service also works collaboratively with many other teams across the RCH including, Wadja, Psychology, Speech Pathology, and others. The RCH Burns service is also proudly supported by the talented team of clown doctors through Clown Doctors Australia.