The Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition consists of a wide variety of medical, nursing, allied health and administrative staff who may be involved in providing patient care. 

Senior Medical Staff

Associate Professor George Alex

Director gastroenterology and clinical nutrition
Head of inflammatory bowel disease services

Paediatric gastroenterologist 

Special interests: Inflammatory bowel disease, hepatology/liver transplantation, and functional gastrointestinal diseases

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Professor Winita Hardikar

Head of liver and intestinal transplantation

Paediatric gastroenterologist 

Special interests: Liver transplantation, intestinal transplantation, hepatitis B and C

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Professor Mark Oliver 

Head of training

Paediatric gastroenterologist

Special interests: Pancreatic disorders and inflammatory bowel disease

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Associate Professor Jason Yap

Head of clinical nutrition

Paediatric gastroenterologist, clinical nutrition consultant 

Special interests: Clinical nutrition and intestinal rehabilitation 

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Professor Julie Bines 

Clinical nutrition consultant

Special interests: Clinical nutrition, intestinal failure and rehabilitation, intestinal transplantation

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Dr Jeremy Rosenbaum

Head of endoscopy

Paediatric gastroenterologist 

Special interests: General gastroenterology and hepatology, inflammatory bowel disease, quality of care

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Dr Kathleen McGrath

Paediatric gastroenterologist, clinical nutrition consultant 

Special interests: Intestinal failure and rehabilitation, intestinal transplantation, clinical nutrition, food allergy, clinical training and education

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Dr Liz Bannister

Paediatric gastroenterologist

Special interests: Viral hepatitis, coeliac disease

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Dr Mark Safe

Paediatric gastroenterologist

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Dr Shaun Ho

Paediatric gastroenterologist

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Dr Ed Giles

Paediatric gastroenterologist

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Dr Jeremy Rajanayagam

Paediatric gastroenterologist

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Dr Zoe McCallum 

Clinical nutrition consultant, general paediatrician

Special interests: Clinical nutrition

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 Dr Eric Cheah

Paediatric gastroenterologist

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Dr Tom Wilson

Paediatric gastroenterologist

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Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition Fellow Team 2023-24 

• Dr Anell Meyer
• Dr Asha Jois
• Dr Jessica Eldredge
• Dr Prerna Diksha
• Dr Fadia Alghzawi (Honorary)
• Dr Aanjeli Wimalasiri (Honorary)
  
  

Clinical Nurse Consultant Team

Kathe Holmes

Registered nurse

Liver and Intestinal transplant clinical nurse consultant

Contact for: Liver and Intestinal transplant queries    

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 Lauren Herd

Registered nurse
Liver and intestinal transplant clinical nurse consultant

Contact for: Liver and Intestinal transplant queries                                         

Telephone: 9345 5036
Pager: 6623

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Alexandra (Alex) Hodgson

Registered nurse
Liver and intestinal transplant clinical nurse consultant

Contact for: Liver transplant and liver disease queries

Telephone: 9345 6622 
Pager: 6622

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Eleanor (Elly) Law

Registered nurse
Liver and intestinal transplant clinical nurse consultant

Contact for: Liver transplant and liver disease queries

Telephone: 9345 7998
Pager: 6875 

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Helen Shalley

Registered nurse
Clinical nutrition nurse consultant
Contact for: Parenteral nutrition advice 
Telephone: 9345 5029
Pager: 5029 

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Alexandra (Alex) Summers

Registered nurse

Gastroenterology clinical nurse consultant 
Contact for: Inflammatory bowel disease and motility procedures 
Telephone: 9345 5082

Pager: 5082

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Rachel Horn

Registered nurse
Gastroenterology clinical nurse consultant
Contact for: Inflammatory bowel disease and motility procedures 
Telephone: 9345 5082

Pager: 5082  

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Victoria Evans

Registered nurse
Clinical nutrition nurse consultant
Contact for: Parenteral nutrition advice 
Telephone: 9345 5029
Pager: 5029  

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Carla Rogers

Registered nurse
Gastrostomy clinical nurse consultant

Liz Rogers

Clinical nutrition senior dietitian
Contact for: Parenteral nutrition advice 
Telephone: 9345 5029
Pager: 5029  

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Administrative team

Julia Rossi

Admin officer 

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Shiva Aftahi 

Business manager

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Dietitians 

• Sarah Efklides 
• Bianca Sowerby
• Sophie King

Social worker (Liver and intestinal transplant)

Telephone: 9345 6111

Austin Health - Liver & Intestinal Transplant Surgeons Team

Austin Hospital and The Royal Children's Hospital 

Professor Bob Jones
Director Victorian liver transplant unit    

Mr Graham Starkey
Mr Bao Zhong Wan
Dr Michael Fink
Ms Eunice Lee 
Mr Marcos Perini

Updated July 2023 SA