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
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
Dr Jeremy Rosenbaum
Head of endoscopy
Special interests: General gastroenterology and hepatology, inflammatory bowel disease, quality of care
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
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
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
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
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
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