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The team

  • departmental photo 17-5-2018

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

    Senior Medical Staff

    Geoge Alex 2018

    A/Prof George Alex

    Director gastroenterology and clinical nutrition
    Head of inflammatory bowel disease services

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


    Prof Winita Hardikar

    Head of liver and intestinal transplantation

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


    Prof Mark Oliver 

    Head of training

    Special interests: Pancreatic disorders and inflammatory bowel disease


    Prof Julie Bines 

    Head of clinical nutrition

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


    JeremyRosenbaum

    Dr Jeremy Rosenbaum

    Head of endoscopy

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


    Jason Yap

    A/Prof Jason Yap

    Paediatric gastroenterologist, clinical nutrition and intestinal rehabilitation consultant   

    Special interests: Clinical nutrition and intestinal rehabilitation 

    Dr Zoe McCallum 

    Clinical nutrition consultant, general paediatrician

    Special interests: Clinical nutrition

    Kathleen McGrath head shot

    Dr Kathleen McGrath

    Paediatric gastroenterologist, clinical nutrition consultant 

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


    Dr Liz Bannister

    Paediatric gastroenterologist

    Special interests: Viral hepatitis, coeliac disease

    Dr Ed Giles

    Paediatric gastroenterologist

    Dr Jeremy Rajanayagam

    Paediatric gastroenterologist

    Dr Mark Safe

    Paediatric gastroenterologist

    Dr Shaun Ho

    Paediatric gastroenterologist

    Dr Eric Cheah

    Paediatric gastroenterologist


    Fellows 

    Gastroenterology and clinical nutrition fellow team 2023-2024 

    Dr Anell Meyer

    Dr Asha Jois

    Dr Jessica Eldredge

    Dr Prerna Diksha

    Dr Fadia Alghzawi (Honorary)

    Dr Aanjeli Wimalasiri (Honorary)


    Nursing team

    KatheHolmes

    Kathe Holmes

    Registered nurse

    Liver and Intestinal transplant clinical nurse consultant

    Contact for: Intestinal transplant queries        
             

    Lauren Herd

    Registered nurse
    Liver and intestinal transplant clinical nurse consultant

    Contact for: Intestinal transplant queries                                         

    Telephone: 9345 5036
    Pager: 6623


    AlexHodgson

    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


    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 


    Helen Shalley

    Registered nurse
    Clinical nutrition nurse consultant

    Contact for: Parenteral nutrition advice 
    Telephone: 9345 5029
    Pager: 5029 


    Alex Summers

    Alexandra (Alex) Summers

    Registered nurse

    Gastroenterology clinical nurse consultant 
    Contact for: Parenteral nutrition advice 
    Telephone: 9345 5082

    Pager: 5082


    Rachel Horn

    Registered nurse
    Gastroenterology clinical nurse consultant

    Contact for: Manometry, endoscopy bookings
    Telephone: 9345 5082

    Pager: 5082  


    VicEvans

    Victoria Evans

    Registered nurse
    Clinical nutrition nurse consultant

    Contact for: Parenteral nutrition advice 
    Telephone: 9345 5029
    Pager: 5029  


    Carla Rogers

    Registered nurse
    Gastrostomy clinical nurse consultant

    Contact for: PEG and gastrostomy queries

    Email: peg.nurse@rch.org.au

    Telephone: 9345 5673


    Administration

    Shiva Aftahi 

    Business manager


    Julia Rossi

    Administration officer 


    Dietitians 

    Liz Rogers

    Sarah Efklides

    Bianca Sowerby

    Sophie King


    Social worker 

    Liver and intestinal transplant

    Telephone: 9345 6111


    Austin Health - liver and intestinal transplant surgeons

    Austin Hospital and The Royal Children's Hospital 

    Professor Bob Jones

    Director Victorian liver transplant unit    

    Mr Graham Starkey

    Consultant surgeon 

    Mr Bao Zhong Wang

    Surgeon 

    Mr Michael Fink 

    Consultant surgeon 

    Mr Marcos Perini

    Consultant surgeon 

    Ms Eunice Lee

    Consultant surgeon 


    Updated March 2023 SA