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