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2014
Specialist Directory
Helping people to be safe,
healthy and productive at work
A-ZNational Edition
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Why choose MLO?
We are dedicated to delivering comprehensive independentexaminations and reports.
MLO provides customised services through a national panel ofdoctors offering independent medical assessments,pre-employment health assessments and occupational medicine toassist individuals and organisations in realising their potential.
Our impressive medical specialist panel ensures we are well placedto provide a reliable, independent medical opinion.
With a network of over 1000 medical professionals, our nationalcoverage and local expertise are unmatched in Australia.
IndexDoctor Profiles ......................................................................................................2-3New South Wales ............................................................................................... 4-9Australian Capital Territory .................................................................................... 10Victoria ................................................................................................................. 11Queensland .................................................................................................... 12-13Tasmania............................................................................................................... 14South Australia ..................................................................................................... 15Western Australia and Northern Territory .............................................................. 16International ......................................................................................................... 17Specialty Descriptions.......................................................................................18-19The Right Questions...............................................................................................20
In 2013 we:
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Legend
AMS Approved medicalspecialist
WIA Whole person impairment assessor(NSW)
MAA Motor accidents authorityaccredited
MAA* Motor accidents authoritytrained (not accredited)
IMC Injury managementconsultant
GP General practitioner
Comcare Comcare assessor
QComp Queensland workers’compensation
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Doctor Profiles
Our retained medical specialists
Profile 2:Dr Martin AllanPsychiatrist Consultant
Dr Allan joined MLO last year and has alreadyestablished a reputation for expert reports withswift turnaround. He is also available to travelfor consultations to regional areas. Dr Allan hascompleted the impairment courses forComcare in November 2013 and WorkCoverNSW in February 2014.
SERVICING
Albury, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney,
Wagga Wagga,
QUALIFICATIONS
MBBS
FRANZCP
ACCREDITATIONS
WIA, COMCARE
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
Psychiatrist, Recovre
Psychiatrist, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Psychiatrist, Chisholm Ross Centre
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
Registrar, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry,
Concord Repatriation Hospital (2009)
Registrar, Child and Family Mental Health,
Rivendell unit, Concord (2009-10)
Registrar, Rehabilitation psychiatry,
Broughton unit, Concord Centre for Mental
Health (2010)
Registrar, Rural psychiatry, Port Macquarie
Base Hospital (2010 -11)
Registrar, Rehabilitation psychiatry,
Broughton unit, Concord Centre for Mental
Health (2011)
Registrar, Acute adult psychiatry, McKay unit,
Concord Centre for Mental Health (2011-12)
Registrar, Psychiatry of old age, Jara unit,
Concord Centre for Mental Health (2012)
Registrar, Early intervention in psychosis
service, Croydon and Camperdown
Community Mental Health Services (2012-13)
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Depressive and bipolar disorders
Anxiety spectrum disorders
Psychotic disorders
Disorders of drug and alcohol misuse
Profile 3:Dr Derek LeeOccupational Medicine Consultant
Dr Lee has been with Recovre since 2009and in that time has provided a wide range ofservices across the corporate health,medico-legal and injury management areas.These have included pre-employment medicalassessments and oversighting as well as IMCand Earning Capacity Assessments and anumber of education seminars.
SERVICING
Parramatta, Sydney
QUALIFICATIONS
MBBS
FRACGP
MWIMgtOR
MSpMed
ACCREDITATIONS
IMC, COMCARE, MRO, AMSA, CAMS, NTC,DDME
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
Consultant Doctor, RecovreChief Medical Examiner, NSW Police Pre-Employment Program, Recovre
CURRENT QUALIFICATIONS
Authorised Medical Practitioner, Workcover Authority of New South Wales (2003)Rail Safety Worker Medical Examiner,National Transportation Commission (2004)Injury Management Consultant, Workcover Authority of NSW (2004)Authorised Medical Examiner, Confederation of Australian Motor Sports (2009)Approved Medical Inspector of Seafarers, Australian Maritime Safety Authority (2010)Medical Review Officer, Australasian Medical Review Officers Association (2010)Permanent Impairment Assessor, Comcare (2012)
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Injury managementOccupational medicineMusculoskeletal injuriesWorkplace rehabilitation
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Profile 1:A/Prof Michael RobertsonChief Medical Officer (Psychiatrist)
One of Australia's leading psychiatric experts,Dr Robertson has worked in the fields of ethics,psychological trauma and the philosophy ofpsychiatry. He has worked in occupational andforensic psychiatry for nearly two decades andcurrently holds the position of Medical Directorfor Recovre.
SERVICING
Albury, Brisbane, Canberra, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Sydney,Wagga Wagga, Wollongong,
QUALIFICATIONS
MBBS (Hons) FRANZCP PhD
ACCREDITATIONS
WIA, COMCARE, AMS, TAC
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
Chief Medical Officer, RecovreConsultant Psychiatrist, Sydney CBDClinical Associate Professor, Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine, University of SydneyCourse Coordinator, Bioethics Program, University of SydneyDeputy Editor, Australasian PsychiatryAssociate Editor, Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
Director of Psychiatry, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (2006-09)Director of Psychiatry, Sydney Local HospitalNetwork (to 2013)Director, Broughton Unit, Concord Centre for Mental Health (2012 -13)
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Post traumatic specialist disordersPsychiatric ethicsPsychological trauma and ageingForensic psychiatryMental health and popular cultureQualitative methods in psychiatric researchEfficacy research in structured psychotherapiesInvoluntary psychiatric treatment
DermatologistDr Ian Hamann WIA Comcare Chatswood
Dr Gerard Ingram Comcare Sydney
Dr Edmund Lobel WIA MAA Comcare Sydney
Dr Stephen Shumack WIA Kogarah, Sydney
Dr John Sippe WIA AMS MAA Newcastle
EmergencyPhysicianDr Lindsay Murray Westmead
ENTSurgeonDr Peter Bryan WIA AMS Comcare OrangeDr Sylvester Fernandes WIA AMS MAA Newcastle, Sydney
Dr Kenneth Howison WIA AMS MAA* Comcare Kogarah, SydneyDr Giovanni Lucchese WIA Five Dock, St Leonards
Dr Peter Noyce WIA MAA* Comcare Bella Vista
Dr Robert Payten WIA AMS MAA Comcare Sydney
Dr John Walker WIA Edgecliff
Dr Brian Williams WIA AMS MAA Comcare Chatswood
ForensicPsychiatristDr Chris Cocks Sydney
Dr Adam Martin WIA Sydney
Dr Michael Prior WIA MAA Comcare Coffs Harbour, Lismore,
Newcastle, Orange, Parramatta, Port Macquarie, Sydney,
Tamworth, Wagga Wagga
GastroenterologistDr Margaret Gillies WIA AMS MAA* Sydney
Dr Siddarth Sethi File reviews only
Dr Nicholas Talley WIA AMS MAA* Comcare Sydney
GeneralPractitionerDr Greg Cameron IMC Penrith
Dr Mark Hardy WIA MAA* Manly
Dr Charles Hew MAA Lismore
Dr Derek Lee Comcare IMC Parramatta, Sydney
Dr Sean Low Comcare Sydney
Dr Kenneth Mackey IMC Wagga Wagga
Dr Edward Price MAA* IMC Coffs Harbour, Home visit,Lismore, Newcastle, Onsite workplace assessment, Parramatta,
Port Macquarie, Sydney, Wollongong,
Dr Barbara Schiff IMC Sydney
Dr Mike Shenouda IMC Baulkham Hills, Parramatta
Dr Alan Skapinker IMC Sydney
Dr Ronald Thomson MAA* Comcare IMC Crows Nest,Newcastle, Parramatta, Sydney
AllergistDr Jeremy Coleman Newcastle
Dr Kenneth Howison WIA AMS MAA* Comcare Kogarah, Sydney
Dr Rob Loblay Camperdown
Dr Glenn Reeves Gosford, Newcastle
AnaesthetistDr John Ditton WIA Sydney
Dr Andrew Paul Forrest Sydney
Ass Prof Richard Walsh Sydney
Dr Gregory Wotherspoon Sydney
Cardiologist
Dr David Brender Sydney
Dr John England Katoomba, Mudgee
Dr Garry Helprin Bankstown
Dr Michael Kennedy Manly
Prof Anne Keogh Sydney
Cardio-ThoracicSurgeonDr Nick Hendel Sydney
ChiropractorDr Mary Papatheocharous Sydney
ColorectalSurgeon
Dr Philip Truskett WIA AMS MAA Comcare Sydney
DentistDr Mark Morrin Newcastle
Dr Paul Nichols MAA Sydney
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GeneticistDr Kenneth Maclean Haberfield
GenitourinaryPhysicianDr Chris McMahon St Leonards
GeriatricianProf Daniel Chan Eastwood, West Ryde, Sydney
Dr Ernest Tam WIA Eastwood, Home Visit, Mona Vale, Sydney
Dr Bernard Walsh Newcastle
GynaecologistDr David Itkowicz Bondi Junction
HaematologistAss Prof Robert Lindeman Sydney
HandSurgeonDr Michael Baldwin WIA AMS MAA Sydney
Prof William Cumming WIA MAA* Sydney, Wollongong
Dr Sham Deshpande WIA Wollongong
Dr Graham Gumley WIA Hornsby, Macquarie Park, Sydney
Dr James Masson WIA Wagga Wagga
Dr Michael McGlynn WIA AMS MAA Randwick, Sydney
Dr Allan Meares WIA AMS MAA Sydney
HepatologistDr Siddarth Sethi File reviews only
Dr Nicholas Talley WIA AMS MAA* Comcare Sydney
ImmunologistDr Jeremy Coleman Newcastle
Dr Kenneth Howison WIA AMS MAA* Comcare Kogarah, Sydney
Dr Constance Katelaris Sydney
Dr Rob Loblay Camperdown
Dr Glenn Reeves Gosford, Newcastle
InfectiousDiseasePhysician
Dr Mark Douglas Sydney
InjuryManagementConsultantDr Greg Cameron IMC Penrith
Dr Alan Home WIA AMS MAA Comcare IMC Parramatta, Sydney,Wagga Wagga
Dr Andrew Keller WIA MAA* IMC Sydney
Dr Clive Kenna MAA Comcare IMC Newcastle, Sydney
Dr Jonathan King MAA* IMC Gosford
Dr Valentine Kirychenko MAA* IMC Sydney
Dr Leon Le Leu WIA MAA* Comcare IMC Orange, Wagga Wagga
Dr Derek Lee Comcare IMC Parramatta, Sydney
Dr Kenneth Mackey IMC Wagga Wagga
Dr Nigel Marsh WIA AMS MAA Comcare IMC Sydney
Dr Greg McGroder WIA AMS MAA IMC Liverpool
Dr Robin Mitchell WIA MAA* IMC Newcastle, Pagewood
Dr Jennifer O'Riordan WIA Comcare IMC Sydney
Dr Lewis Pierides WIA MAA Comcare IMC Sydney
Dr Edward Price MAA* IMC Coffs Harbour, Home visit,Lismore, Newcastle, Onsite workplace assessment, Parramatta,
Port Macquarie, Sydney, Wollongong,
Dr Jill Richardson IMC Bowral, Onsite workplaceassessment, Sydney
Dr Tom Rosenthal WIA AMS MAA Comcare IMC Miranda, Sydney,Wollongong
Dr Jennifer Saunders MAA* IMC Jindabyne, Kogarah
Dr Barbara Schiff IMC Sydney
Dr Mike Shenouda IMC Baulkham Hills, Parramatta
Dr Murray Sinclair IMC Sydney, Wollongong
Dr Alan Skapinker IMC Sydney
Dr Peter Snowdon WIA MAA* Comcare IMC Sydney
Dr Ronald Thomson MAA* Comcare IMC Crows Nest,Newcastle, Parramatta, Sydney
IntensivistDr Ron Benson Sydney
Prof Malcolm Fisher North Sydney
Prof Kenneth Hillman Liverpool
MicrobiologistDr Mark Douglas Sydney
Prof Peter McMinn Sydney
MusculoskeletalMedicineDr Charles Hew MAA Lismore
Dr Clive Kenna MAA Comcare IMC Newcastle, Sydney
Dr Valentine Kirychenko MAA* IMC Sydney
Dr Conrad Winer WIA MAA* Comcare Sydney
NeonatologistAss Prof Kei Lui Randwick
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NeurologistProf Craig Anderson WIA Camperdown
Dr Geoffrey Boyce WIA AMS MAA* Comcare Lismore
Prof Matthew Kiernan WIA MAA Sydney
Prof James Lance WIA MAA File reviews only
Dr Ross Mellick WIA AMS MAA* Comcare Sydney
Dr Dudley O'Sullivan WIA MAA Comcare Sydney, Newcastle
Dr David Rosen Sydney
NeuropsychiatristProf Perminder Sachdev WIA Sydney
NeuropsychologistDr Greg Anning MAA* Wollongong, Sydney
Dr John McMahon WIA MAA Comcare Sydney, Other locations on request
Ms Robin Murray MAA* Muswellbrook, Sydney
Ms Margaret O'Brien-Hughes Newcastle, Sydney
Dr Linda Thomas MAA* Comcare Sydney, Newcastle
NeuroscienceProf Craig Anderson Camperdown
NeurosurgeonDr Vidyasagar Casikar WIA MAA* Kingswood, Mudgee, Sydney
Dr Michael Coroneos Comcare Sydney
Dr Robin Rushworth WIA MAA* Comcare Sydney
OccupationalMedicineDr Tim Anderson WIA AMS MAA* Comcare Home visit, Sydney
Dr John Davis MAA* Ballina, Coffs Harbour, Sydney
Dr Evan Dryson WIA MAA* Comcare Newcastle, Parramatta
Dr Graham Hall WIA MAA* Comcare IMC Sydney
Dr Alan Home WIA AMS MAA Comcare IMC Parramatta, Sydney,Wagga Wagga
Dr Graeme Keighrey Blacktown
Dr Andrew Keller WIA MAA* IMC Sydney, Wollongong
Dr Clive Kenna MAA Comcare IMC Newcastle, Sydney
Dr Sean Low Comcare Sydney
Dr Leon Le Leu WIA MAA* Comcare IMC Wagga Wagga, Orange
Dr Derek Lee Comcare IMC Parramatta, Sydney
Dr Nigel Marsh WIA AMS MAA Comcare IMC Sydney
Dr Tom Mastroianni WIA AMS MAA* Sydney, Wollongong
Dr Greg McGroder WIA AMS MAA IMC Liverpool
Dr Robin Mitchell WIA MAA* IMC Newcastle, Pagewood
Dr Jennifer O'Riordan WIA Comcare IMC Sydney
Dr Lewis Pierides WIA MAA Comcare IMC Sydney
Dr Edward Price MAA* IMC Coffs Harbour, Home visit,Lismore, Newcastle, Onsite workplace assessment, Parramatta,
Port Macquarie, Sydney, Wollongong,
Dr Rajen Ragavan WIA MAA* Comcare Forster, Port Macquarie,Taree
Dr Jill Richardson IMC Bowral, Onsite workplaceassessment, Sydney
Dr Tom Rosenthal WIA AMS MAA Comcare IMC Miranda, Sydney,Wollongong
Dr Murray Sinclair IMC Wollongong
Dr Ronald Thomson MAA* Comcare IMC Crows Nest,Newcastle, Parramatta, Sydney
Dr Deon Viljoen Maitland, Newcastle
Dr Conrad Winer WIA MAA* Comcare Sydney
OccupationalPhysicianDr Tim Anderson WIA AMS MAA* Comcare Home visit, Sydney
Dr John Davis MAA* Ballina, Coffs Harbour, Sydney
Dr Evan Dryson WIA MAA* Comcare Newcastle, Parramatta
Dr Graham Hall WIA MAA* Comcare IMC Sydney
Dr Alan Home WIA AMS MAA Comcare IMC Parramatta, Sydney,Wagga Wagga
Dr Andrew Keller WIA MAA* IMC Sydney, Wollongong
Dr Leon Le Leu WIA MAA* Comcare IMC Wagga Wagga, Orange
Dr Nigel Marsh WIA AMS MAA Comcare IMC Sydney
Dr Tom Mastroianni WIA AMS MAA* Sydney, Wollongong
Dr Greg McGroder WIA AMS MAA IMC Liverpool
Dr Robin Mitchell WIA MAA* IMC Newcastle, Pagewood
Dr Lewis Pierides WIA MAA Comcare IMC Sydney
Dr Jill Richardson IMC Bowral, Onsite workplaceassessment, Sydney
Dr Tom Rosenthal WIA AMS MAA Comcare IMC Miranda,Wollongong, Sydney
Dr Murray Sinclair IMC Wollongong
OccupationalTherapistMs Elvina Weissel Home visit, Sydney
OncologistProf John Levi File reviews only
Dr John Stewart Newcastle
OphthalmologistDr Siddalingeswara Orekondy WIA Comcare Campsie
Dr Harry Stern WIA AMS MAA Comcare Leichhardt
Oral&MaxillofacialDr Nigel Curtis WIA Sydney, Gosford
NSW
OrthopaedicSurgeonDr Ian Barrett WIA Sydney
Dr John Bentivoglio WIA MAA* Comcare Dubbo, Newcastle,Parramatta, Sydney, Tamworth, Wollongong
Dr John Bosanquet WIA AMS MAA* Dubbo, Orange, Sydney
Dr Robert Breit WIA AMS MAA* Comcare Burwood, Penrith, Sydney
Prof William Cumming WIA MAA* Sydney, Wollongong
Dr Sham Deshpande WIA Wollongong
Dr Robin Diebold WIA MAA* Armidale, Tamworth
Dr John Douglas WIA MAA* Comcare Sydney
Dr John Drew WIA AMS Ryde
Dr Robert Drummond WIA MAA* KogarahProf Frederick Ehrlich WIA Comcare Sydney
Dr Philip Frawley WIA Albury
Dr John Garvan WIA MAA* Comcare Sydney, Wollongong
Dr Graham Gumley WIA Macquarie Park, Hornsby, Sydney
Dr Ronald Haig WIA MAA* Comcare Albury
Dr Yiu-Key Ho WIA AMS MAA* Comcare Wollongong
Dr Alan Hopcroft WIA MAA* Comcare Newcastle, Tamworth,Taree, Tweed Heads
Dr Simon Hutabarat WIA Tamworth, Woy Woy
Dr Murray Hyde-Page WIA AMS MAA Forster, Kempsey, PortMacquarie, Taree
Dr Abraham Isaacs WIA MAA* Comcare Newcastle
Dr George Kalnins WIA Albury, Bankstown, Coffs Harbour,Dubbo, Gosford, Newcastle, Orange, Port Macquarie, Sydney,
Wagga Wagga, Wollongong,
Dr David Maxwell WIA AMS MAA* Comcare Sydney
Dr Paul Miniter WIA Sydney
Dr Vijay Panjratan WIA MAA* Sydney
Dr Roger Pillemer WIA AMS MAA* Comcare Newcastle, Newtown
Dr James Powell WIA, MAA* Albury, Coffs Harbour, Dubbo,Lismore, Liverpool, Newcastle, Orange, Sydney
Dr Richard Powell WIA MAA* Campbelltown, Gosford, Liverpool,Newcastle, Parramatta, Port Macquarie, Sydney, Tamworth,
Wagga Wagga
Dr Stephen Quain WIA Sydney
Dr Michael Shatwell WIA MAA* Comcare Sydney
Dr Anthony Smith WIA MAA* Comcare Albury, Blacktown,Brisbane, Coffs Harbour, Dubbo, Hurstville, Newcastle, Wagga
Wagga,
Dr John Stephen WIA AMS MAA Coffs Harbour, Merimbula, Sydney,
Dr Bruce Trevitt WIA MAA Comcare Auburn
Dr James Vote WIA MAA* Sydney
Dr Shane Waddell WIA AMS Sydney
Dr Richard Walker WIA Liverpool
Dr John Watson WIA MAA* Comcare Newcastle
OsteopathDr Conrad Winer WIA MAA* Comcare Sydney
PaediatricGastroenterologistDr Tim Bohane Sydney
Dr Daniel (Avi) Lemberg Sydney
PaediatricNeuropsychologistDr John McMahon WIA* MAA Comcare Sydney,
Other locations on request
PaediatricRadiologistDr Barnabas Bako Sydney
PaediatricianDr Hugh Allen Crows Nest, St Leonards
Dr Brian Kearney Westmead
PainManagement
Dr John Ditton WIA Sydney
Dr Clive Kenna MAA Comcare IMC Newcastle, Sydney
Dr Peter Snowdon WIA MAA* Comcare IMC Sydney
Dr Graham Vickery WIA AMS MAA Comcare Newcastle
Dr Conrad Winer WIA MAA* Comcare Sydney
PeriodontistDr William (Bill) Jackson Mosman
Dr Luke Villata Sydney
PharmacologistDr Jonathon Arnold Sydney
Dr Michael Kennedy Manly
Ass Prof Ewan Mylecharane Sydney
PhysicalMedicineDr Clive Kenna MAA Comcare IMC Newcastle, Sydney
Dr Valentine Kirychenko MAA* IMC Sydney
PhysiciansDr Donald Curran Sutherland
Dr Garry Helprin Bankstown
Dr Ameer Ibrahim Homebush
Dr Peter Slezak WIA Sydney
PhysiotherapistMr Anton Sostaric Sydney
Mr David Young MAA* Pennant Hills
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Dr William Rowe WIA MAA* Comcare Sydney
Dr Daud Saeed Sydney
Dr Justine Schelle WIA Parramatta, Sydney
Dr Selwyn Smith WIA MAA* Comcare Burwood
Dr Peter Snowdon WIA MAA* Comcare IMC Sydney
Dr Ben Teoh WIA AMS MAA* Parramatta
Dr Leo Van Biene Sydney
Dr Graham VickeryWIA AMS MAA Comcare Newcastle
Dr Alexandra Vrjosseck Sydney
Dr Kipling Walker WIA Sydney
Dr Roger Wenden WIA Bowral, Sydney
Psychologist
Dr Greg Anning MAA* Sydney, Wollongong
Ms Mary Attard Glenfield
Dr Wendy Dignand Wagga Wagga
Mr Paul Kennedy Newcastle
Dr Eva Lowy Comcare Sydney
Dr John McMahon WIA* MAA Comcare Sydney
Ms Robin Murray MAA* Muswellbrook, Sydney
Ms Margaret O'Brien-Hughes Newcastle, Sydney
Dr Thomas O'Neill Edgecliff
Ms Mary Sanna Sydney, Wollongong
Mr Roy Sugarman Sydney
Dr Linda Thomas MAA* Comcare Sydney, Newcastle
Radiologist
Dr Peter Kitchener MAA* Dee Why, Sydney
Dr Richard Lees Newcastle
Dr James Linklater North Sydney
RegisteredNurse
Ms Robyn Teni Gosford
RehabilitationMedicineProf Frederick Ehrlich WIA Comcare Sydney
Dr John Morgan WIA MAA* Orange
Dr Jennifer O'Riordan WIA Comcare IMC Sydney
Dr Rajen Ragavan WIA MAA *Comcare Taree, Forster, Port Macquarie
Dr Conrad Winer WIA MAA* Comcare Sydney
Plastic&GeneralReconstructiveSurgeon
Dr Chandarajan Arianayagam WIA Coffs Harbour, Grafton
Dr Michael Baldwin WIA AMS MAA Sydney
Dr Michael McGlynn WIA AMS MAA Randwick
Dr Allan Meares WIA AMS MAA Sydney
Dr Sawjin Tew WIA Chatswood
Podiatrist
Mr Stephen Bowskill Newcastle
Mr Geoffrey Crichton Campbelltown
Mr Trent Salkavich Balmain, Olympic Park, Sydney
Psychiatrist
Dr Jonathon Adams WIA North Sydney
Dr Klaas Akkerman WIA MAA* Comcare Forster, Newcastle,Sydney
Dr Martin Allan Albury, Sydney, Wagga Wagga
Dr Peter Anderson WIA MAA Comcare Sydney
Dr John Baker WIA AMS MAA Penrith
Dr Jeff Bertucen WIA Sydney
Dr Chris Cocks Sydney
Dr Graham George WIA MAA* Comcare Sydney
Dr Michael Hong WIA Comcare Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie,Sydney
Dr Masood Khan WIA Sydney
Dr John Lam Po Tang WIA Comcare Sydney
Dr Kim Maguire Comcare Sydney
Dr Adam Martin WIA Sydney
Dr Wayne Mason WIA MAA Comcare Coffs Harbour, Orange,Sydney, Wagga Wagga
Dr Patrick Morris WIA AMS MAA* Comcare Ashfield
Dr Thomas Newlyn WIA MAA Comcare Coffs Harbour, Orange,Sydney
Dr Gregory Pearson WIA Bangalow
Dr Igor Petroff WIA Comcare Lismore
Dr Brian Potter WIA MAA* Comcare Sydney
Dr Michael Prior WIA MAA Comcare Coffs Harbour, Newcastle,Orange, Parramatta, Port Macquarie, Sydney, Tamworth
Dr Anne-Marie Rees WIA MAA* Comcare Sydney
Dr Chris Rikard-Bell WIA MAA* Comcare Bondi Junction
Dr Andrew Robertson WIA AMS MAA* Blayney
Ass Prof Michael Robertson WIA AMS Comcare Albury, Coffs Harbour,Home visit, Lismore, Newcastle, Orange, Parramatta,Port Macquarie, Sydney, Wagga Wagga, Wollongong
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RespiratoryPhysicianAss Prof David Barnes Sydney
Prof David Bryant WIA AMS MAA Sydney
Dr Anup Desai WIA MAA Camperdown
Professor Iven Young WIA Comcare Camperdown
RheumatologistDr Haesung Bak WIA Comcare Baulkham Hills
Dr Vivek Thakkar Campbelltown, Sydney
Dr Michael Tjeuw Sydney
SleepDisordersProfessor Iven Young WIA Comcare Camperdown
SocialWorkerMs Sue Wilson North Sydney
SpeechPathologistMs Cade Madill Bella Vista, Sydney, Westmead
Ms Gaye Murrills WIA MAA* Sydney
Ms Vidette Turner Albury
SportsPhysicianDr Jonathan King MAA* IMC Gosford
Dr Jennifer Saunders MAA* IMC Jindabyne, Kogarah
Surgeon(General)Dr Nigel Ackroyd WIA Manly
Dr Peter Burke WIA AMS MAA Burwood
Dr David Clark MAA* Newcastle
Dr Kim Edwards WIA MAA* Comcare Sydney
Dr Raymond Englund Kogarah
Dr John Garvey WIA AMS Sydney
Dr Alan Hopcroft WIA MAA* Comcare Newcastle, Tamworth,Taree, Tweed Heads
Dr Malcolm Hughes Blacktown
Dr Michael Long WIA AMS MAA Comcare Broken Hill
Dr John McKee WIA AMS MAA Comcare Bega
Dr David Millons WIA MAA* Newcastle, Sydney
Prof Paul Myers WIA AMS MAA Comcare Maitland, Newcastle,Tamworth
Dr Les Szabo WIA MAA* Blacktown
Dr Peter Tomlinson WIA Sydney
Dr Philip Truskett WIA AMS MAA Comcare Sydney
ToxicologistDr Lindsay Murray Westmead
TraumaSpecialistDr John Drew WIA AMS Ryde
Dr John Stephen WIA AMS MAA Sydney, Coffs Harbour, Merimbula
UrologistDr Francis Breslin WIA AMS MAA* Sydney
Dr Peter Maher WIA MAA* Sydney
Dr Michael Rochford WIA AMS MAA Comcare Sydney
Dr Stuart Taylor WIA AMS Comcare Sydney
VascularSurgeonsDr Nigel Ackroyd WIA Manly
Dr Gregory Leslie Liverpool, Bankstown
Prof Paul Myers WIA AMS MAA Comcare Maitland, Newcastle,Tamworth
Dr John Niesche Sydney
Dr Peter Tomlinson WIA Sydney
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OrthopaedicSurgeonDr John Bentivoglio WIA MAA* Comcare Canberra
Dr William Coyle WIA MAA* Comcare Canberra
Dr Richard Powell WIA MAA* Canberra
Dr Anthony Smith WIA MAA* Comcare Canberra
Dr Geoffrey Stubbs WIA AMS MAA* Canberra
PodiatristMr Matthew Hotchkis Kambah
Psychiatrist
Dr Klaas Akkerman WIA MAA* Comcare Canberra
Dr Martin Allan Canberra
Dr Wayne Mason WIA MAA Comcare Canberra
Dr Michael Prior WIA MAA Comcare Canberra
Ass Prof Michael Robertson WIA AMS Comcare Canberra
Dr John Saboisky WIA Comcare Canberra
Psychologist
Dr John McMahon WIA* MAA Comcare Canberra
Dr Linda Thomas MAA* Comcare Canberra
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AllergistDr Raymond Mullins Canberra
ForensicPsychiatristDr Michael Prior WIA MAA Comcare Canberra
ImmunologistDr Raymond Mullins Canberra
InjuryManagementConsultantDr Leon Le Leu WIA MAA* Comcare IMC Canberra
Dr David McGrath WIA AMS MAA Comcare IMC Canberra
Neuropsychologist
Dr John McMahon WIA* MAA Comcare Canberra
Dr Linda Thomas MAA* Comcare Canberra
OccupationalMedicineDr Leon Le Leu WIA MAA* Comcare IMC Canberra
Dr David McGrath WIA AMS MAA Comcare IMC Canberra
OccupationalPhysicianDr Leon Le Leu WIA MAA* Comcare IMC Canberra
Dr David McGrath WIA AMS MAA Comcare IMC Canberra
OphthalmologistDr Thomas Walkers Comcare Canberra
Oral&MaxillofacialSurgeonDr Peter Vickers Canberra
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Endocrinologist
Dr Richard Dargaville Melbourne
Gastroenterologist
Dr Anthony Carden Hawthorn
Haematologist
Prof Andrew Grigg Melbourne
HandSurgeon
Dr Damian Ireland WIA Melbourne
InfectiousDiseasesSpecialist
Dr Damon Eisen Melbourne
MusculoskeletalMedicineDr Clive Kenna MAA Comcare IMC Melbourne
OccupationalMedicineDr Clive Kenna MAA Comcare IMC Melbourne
Dr James Rowe WIA MAA Comcare Melbourne
OccupationalPhysicianDr James Rowe WIA MAA Comcare Melbourne
OccupationalTherapistMs Megan Fitzgerald Melbourne
OrthopaedicSurgeonDr Damian Ireland WIA Melbourne
Dr Bruce Love Melbourne
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PainManagementDr Clive Kenna MAA Comcare IMC Melbourne
Dr Gregory White WIA Comcare Melbourne
PhysicalMedicineDr Clive Kenna MAA Comcare IMC Melbourne
PhysiciansDr Richard Dargaville Melbourne
PsychiatristProfessor Graham Burrows Melbourne, Richmond
Dr Hillol Das Dandenong
Dr Rodney Farnbach Comcare Malvern
Ass Prof Michael Robertson WIA AMS Comcare Albury/Wodonga,Melbourne
Dr Gregory White WIA Comcare Melbourne
PsychologistMr Anthony Cichello Bendigo
Dr Pamela Czarnecki MAA* Wodonga
RespiratoryPhysicianDr Jonathon Burdon WIA MAA* Melbourne
RheumatologistDr John Findeisen Melbourne
Dr Tony Kostos Melbourne
Surgeon(General)Dr Kenneth Brearley WIA AMS Comcare Melbourne
Dr Michael Long WIA AMS MAA Comcare Melbourne, Benalla
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ColorectalSurgeonDr Jon Cohen Brisbane
DermatologistDr James Muir Brisbane, Carina Heights
ENTSurgeonDr (Robert) Paul Allison Southport
Dr Frank Anning WIA Brisbane
Dr Henry Glennie Cairns, Townsville
Dr Sharon Kelly Brisbane
Dr John Malouf WIA Gold Coast
ForensicPsychologistDr Robert Walkley Townsville
GastroenterologistDr Mark Norrie Brisbane
GynaecologistDr Bruce Ward Brisbane
HepatologistProf Lawrie Powell Brisbane
MusculoskeletalMedicineDr Thomas Sheehan MAA* Comcare Brisbane, Caboolture,
Cairns, Gold Coast
NeurosurgeonDr Michael Coroneos Comcare Brisbane
ObstertricsDr Bruce Ward Brisbane
OccupationalMedicineDr Nicholas Burke Comcare Brisbane
Dr Alan Home WIA AMS MAA Comcare IMC Brisbane
Dr Thomas Sheehan MAA* Comcare Brisbane, Caboolture,Cairns, Gold Coast
OccupationalPhysicianDr Nicholas Burke Comcare Brisbane
Dr Alan Home WIA AMS MAA Comcare IMC Brisbane
OccupationalTherapistMs Stephanie Johnson Brisbane
OrthopaedicSurgeonDr Gale Curtis Cairns, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville
Dr Philip Dupre Caboolture
Dr Richard Emery Cairns, Townsville
Dr Thomas Foote WIA Cairns, Rockhampton
Dr David Hayes Brisbane, Sunshine Coast
Dr Jim Khursandi Comcare Maryborough
Dr Noel Langley WIA MAA* Comcare Brisbane, Gold Coast,Loganholme
Dr Steven Lawrie Warana
Dr Iulian Nusem Brisbane
Dr Paul Robinson WIA Southport
Dr John Watson WIA MAA* Comcare Brisbane, Southport
Dr Peter Winstanley Comcare Nambour, Noosa, Sunshine Coast
PhysiciansDr Ronald Kerr Brisbane
PsychiatristDr Heinz Albrecht Gold Coast
Dr Riccardo Caniato Comcare Cairns, Mackay, Townsville
Dr Karen Chau Brisbane
Dr John Flanagan WIA Rockhampton
Dr Malcolm Foxcroft Brisbane
Dr Anand Gundabawady Comcare Cairns, Mackay, Townsville
Dr Maxwell Katz Gold Coast
Dr Trevor Lotz WIA Comcare Gold Coast
Dr Ashim Majumdar WIA Brisbane, Margate
Dr Elizabeth McLachlan Comcare Brisbane
Dr Pankaj Relan Chermside
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QLD
Psychiatrist(cont)Dr William Rowe WIA MAA* Comcare Gold Coast
Dr Shafiq Yasin Brisbane
Ass Prof Michael Robertson WIA AMS Comcare Brisbane, Gold Coast
Dr Greig Richardson Brisbane
PsychologistMr Adrian Robinson Robina
Ms Jacqui Rochester Brisbane, Sunshine Coast
Dr Robert Walkley Townsville
RehabilitationMedicineDr Thomas Sheehan MAA* Comcare Brisbane, Caboolture,
Cairns, Gold Coast
RheumatologistDr Phillip Vecchio WIA Comcare Brisbane
Surgeon(General)Dr Geoffrey Miller WIA Comcare Southport, Sunshine Coast
UrologistDr Stephen Stenning Brisbane
VascularPhysicianDr Andrea Riha Auchenflower
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ENTSurgeonDr Magdi Ghali Burnie
OccupationalMedicineDr James Rowe WIA MAA Burnie
Dr Timothy Stewart Burnie, Hobart
OccupationalPhysicianDr James Rowe WIA MAA Burnie
Dr Timothy Stewart Burnie, Hobart
OrthopaedicSurgeonDr Andrew Hanusiewicz WIA Comcare Burnie, Hobart, Launceston
PsychiatristDr Ian Sale Hobart
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✔�Medical negligence expert opinions
✔�Neuropsychological testing
✔�Fitness for duty assessments
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CardiologistDr John Sangster Adelaide
Cranio-MaxillaryFacialSurgeonProf David David MAA* WIA Adelaide
ENT SurgeonDr Tom Frayne Adelaide
Dr David Matison WIA Adelaide
GynaecologistDr Ian Hocking Adelaide
Haematologist
Dr Ken Davis Adelaide
Microbiologist
Dr Paul Goldwater Adelaide
NeurologistDr Martin Robinson Adelaide
NeurosurgeonDr Paul Carney Adelaide
ObstetricsDr Ian Hocking Adelaide
OccupationalMedicineDr Brett Opperman Adelaide
Dr Geoffrey Graham Adelaide
Dr Anthony Thoo Adelaide
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OccupationalPhysicianDr Brett Opperman Adelaide
Dr Geoffrey Graham Adelaide
Dr Anthony Thoo Adelaide
PainManagement
Dr Geoffrey Graham Adelaide
OphthalmologistDr Theresa Casey Adelaide
Oral&MaxillofacialDr Paul Sambrook Adelaide
OrthopaedicSurgeonDr Francis Ghan WIA Adelaide
Dr Jonathan Middleton Glenelg
Pharmacologist
Dr John Miners Adelaide
PsychiatristDr Warwick Blakemore WIA Adelaide
SurgeonDr Erik Eriksen WIA MAA Comcare Adelaide
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WA/NT Specialist Directory
PsychiatristDr Sivasankaran Balaratnasingam Broome
Dr John Lam Po Tang WIA Comcare Perth
Ass Prof Michael Robertson WIA AMS Comcare Perth
Dr Lawrence Terace WIA Perth
RespiratoryPhysicianProf Arthur Musk Perth
Dr Quentin Summers Perth
RheumatologistDr John Hayes AMS Perth
ToxicologistDr David McCoubrie Perth
NoRThERN�TERRIToRy
OccupationalMedicineDr Michael Bowles WIA MAA* Comcare Darwin
OccupationalPhysicianDr Michael Bowles WIA MAA* Comcare Darwin
OrthopaedicSurgeonDr John Stephen WIA AMS MAA Darwin
Surgeon(General)Dr David Millons WIA MAA* Darwin
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
CardiologistDr Oswald Tofler Perth
DentistDr Peter Mack Perth
EmergencyPhysicianDr David McCoubrie Perth
GeneralPractitionerDr Andrew D'Souza Perth
Dr David Kennedy Perth
MusculoskeletalMedicineDr David Kennedy Perth
OccupationalMedicineDr Michael Bowles WIA MAA* Comcare Albany, Broome,
Bunbury, Geraldton, Perth
OccupationalPhysicianDr Michael Bowles WIA MAA* Comcare Albany, Broome, Bunbury,
Geraldton, Perth
OphthalmologistDr Graham Raad WIA Perth
OrthopaedicSurgeonDr Barrie Slinger Perth
PodiatristMr Walter Armenti Perth
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International Specialist Directory
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OccupationalMedicineDr Evan Dryson WIA MAA* Comcare Auckland. New Zealand
Dr Bruce Gollop Tikipunga, New Zealand
Dr Jennifer O'Riordan WIA Comcare IMC Singapore
OphthalmologistDr John Beaumont Hastings, New Zealand
OrthopaedicSurgeonProf Vaughan Bowen Calgary, Canada
Dr John Vanhegan London, United Kingdom
PsychiatristDr Greig McCormick Auckland, New Zealand
Dr Bede McIvor Auckland, New Zealand
RehabilitationMedicineDr Jennifer O'RiordanWIA Comcare IMC Singapore
Surgeon(General)
Dr John O'Brien London, United Kingdom
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ALLERGISTAsthma, dermatitis, hives, food, drug andinsect allergy, immune deficiency.
ANAESTHETISTOpinions regarding clinical anaesthesia inperi-operative period, death-related issuesand obstetric. Accident/emergency andanaesthetic related cardio-pulmonaryperfusion.
CARDIOLOGISTAssault, motor vehicle/work accidents,viral disease, heart attack, angina,hypertension, pericarditis, mitral,regurgitation. Death-related issues andMedical negligence.
CARDIO-THORACICSURGEONSurgical treatment of diseases affectingorgans inside the chest; treatment ofconditions of the heart (heart disease) andlungs (lung disease).
CHIROPRACTORMusculoskeletal diseases and disorders,typically the backbone and feet, musculardisorders, low back pain, neck pain andwhiplash injury, sciatica and discherniation, headaches and migraines,work, auto, and sport injuries, sprains andstrains, arthritis and carpal tunnelsyndrome.
COLORECTALSURGEONDisorders, diseases and injuries of therectum, anus, and colon.
CRANIO-MAxILLARyFACIALSURGEONJaw, eyes/eye socket, cheeks, nose,plastic surgery involving face and neck,nerves to head and neck, gunshot,wounds, car and industrial accidents.
DENTISTTeeth/mouth injuries, jaw/bite problems,(temporo-mandibular), motor vehicle,accident, assault, loss of teeth.
DERMATOLOGy
Skin disease and allergy reactions, skin,cancers, melanomas, cutaneous lesions,solar keratoses, psoriasis, moles, vitiglio.
EMERGENCyPHySICIAN
Care of acutely ill patients, advancedcardiac life support, trauma care such asfractures and soft tissue injuries, andmanagement of other life-threateningsituations.
ENDOCRINOLOGISTThyroid disorders, glands, hormones,metabolic disorders, osteoporosis,menopause, hypertension, cholesterol,disorders, growth disorders and infertility.
ENTSURGEONDeafness (industrial), tinnitus, nose/sinusand breathing problems, balanceproblems. Loss of taste and smell. Allergytesting.
FORENSICPSyCHIATRISTThe interface of law and mental health. Itmay include psychiatric consultation in awide variety of legal matters, as well asclinical work with perpetrators and victims.
GASTROENTEROLOGISTLiver disease, Hep C, bowel symptoms –all gastrointestinal disorders and diseases
GENETICISTA geneticist is a biologist who studiesgenetics, the science of genes, heredity,and variation of organisms.
GENITOURINARyPHySICIANGenitourinary medicine (sexual health andHIV medicine) involves the diagnosis andcare of patients with sexually transmittedinfections (STIs). Related problems includecontraceptive care, genital dermatoses,and HIV.
GERIATRICIANDiseases and condition of the aged,including mental confusion, urinary,incontinence, instability and gait disorders,failure to thrive, depression.
GyNAECOLOGISTGynaecology obstetric matters. Pelvicbruising, car accidents, assault. Loss ofsexual function, abnormal bleeding, papsmears, colposcopy, medical negligence.
HAEMATOLOGISTBleeding and clotting disorders, auto-immune blood disorders, aplasticanaemia, sickle cell disease, leukaemia.
HANDSURGEONCarpal tunnel, De Quervain’s syndrome,tenosynovitis, epicondylitis, nerve injury,trauma, burns, Dupuytren’s contracture,reflex sympathetic, dystrophy.
INFECTIOUSDISEASE
PHySICIAN/SPECIALIST
Various infections that can affect thehuman body. Similar to microbiologistsalthough Infectious Disease physicianstend to focus more clinically.
IMC(INjURyMANAGEMENTCONSULTANT)Injury management consultations;interface with treating doctors andemployers to get injured employees backto work.
MICRObIOLOGISTInvestigation of the growth andcharacteristics of microscopic organismssuch as bacteria, algae, or fungi. Theenvironmental, food, agricultural ormedical aspects in either medical orindustrial microbiology; virology;immunology, or bioinformatics.
MUSCULOSkELETALMEDICINE/PAINMANAGEMENTPain in the muscles, bones, ligamentsand joints. Non-surgical treatment ofvaried conditions like back pain, neckpain, (both acute and chronic), triggerpoints, sciatic-type pain, pain associatedwith arthritis, whiplash injuries, sportsinjuries, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain,disc and nerve pain.
NEUROLOGISTNeck and back pain, headache, migraine,stroke, peripheral nerves, EMG studies,multiple sclerosis.
NEUROPSyCHOLOGISTA subspecialty of the field of psychologythat focuses on the relationship betweenbrain functioning and behaviour.
NEUROSURGEONNeck and back injuries, spinal discproblems, brain and peripheral nerve.
ObSTETRICSWomen's reproductive tracts and anyissues relating to pregnancy, prenatalperiod, childbirth and the postnatalperiod.
OCCUPATIONALMEDICINEDoctor who specialises in OccupationalMedicine but is not necessarily anOccupational Physician. Work-relatedinjuries and fitness for work
OCCUPATIONALPHySICIANWork-related injuries and fitness for work.Chemicals, asbestos and poisons,Occupational asthma, neck, back, upperand lower limb musculoskeletal, softtissue injuries, RSI, epicondylitis, carpaltunnel syndrome, hernia, ganglion, “Q”fever, Ross River Fever, worksiteassessments.
OCCUPATIONALTHERAPISTWorksite assessment, functional capacityassessments, task analysis, ergonomicassessment.
ONCOLOGISTCancer, tumours, radiation andchemotherapy related to cancer.OPHTHALMOLOGIST
Eye injuries, diseases of the eye e.g.cataracts, glaucoma, foreign bodies.
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ORALANDMAxILLOFACIALSURGEONDiseases, injuries and defects in thehead, neck, face, jaws and the hard andsoft tissues of the oral (mouth) andmaxillofacial (jaws and face) region
ORTHOPAEDICSURGEONAcute and chronic disorders of themusculoskeletal system, including softtissue injuries, diseases anddysfunction. Broken bones andfractures. OSTEOPATH
The interrelationship between structureand function of the body andrecognizes the body's ability to healitself; by the practice of manual andmanipulative therapy. Muscle strains ofhamstring, calf and groin strains,ligament sprains eg rolled ankle, shinsplints, knee and hip pain, shoulder,elbow and wrist pain, recurring injuries.
PAEDIATRICIANGrowth, development and health ofchildren, from birth to adolescence.
PAINMANAGEMENTTreatment and management of chronicpain. A pain management specialist is adoctor from another speciality egphysician, psychiatrist etc who has asub-speciality in pain management
PERIODONTISTImplants and dental repair of dentures.
PHARMACOLOGISTThe effects of drugs on the human body.
PHySICIANBack, neck, upper and lower limbs,DVT, ganglion, arthritic and rheumaticconditions, epicondylitis, poisons,chemicals/toxins, diabetes, heart andrespiratory. “Q” Fever, Ross River Fever,Hernia, RSI, Kidneys.
PHySIOTHERAPISTAssess, diagnose and treatment ofmusculoskeletal injuries, jointmobilization, manipulation, therapeuticexercise, soft tissue, massage.
PLASTICANDGENERALRECONSTRUCTIVESURGEONFacial, body disfigurement, includingburns, skin grafting, scarring (keloid)and hand injuries, skin cancer, cleftpalate.
PODIATRISTDisorders of the foot, ankle, and lowerextremity. Injuries caused by Bone andjoint disorders eg arthritis, soft-tissueand muscular pathologies, skin and naildisorders, corns, calluses and ingrowntoenails, sport injuries.
PSyCHIATRISTDiagnosing psychiatric illness/mentalcondition. Assessing depression, manicdepressive illness, obsessive or suicidalbehaviour, paranoia, dementia,insomnia, schizophrenia, drug andalcohol dependence, post traumaticstress disorder.
PSyCHOLOGISTAssault, robbery, motor vehicleaccidents, anxiety, depression, personalinjury, post-traumatic stress disorders,stress claims, pain management,neuropsychological reports.
RADIOLOGISTUse of investigations eg x-ray,ultrasound, CT etc to diagnose diseaseand injury
REHAbILITATIONPHySICIANNeck and back (soft tissue, paindisorder), Pain and injury management –advice, progress and return to workSpinal injury, amputee rehabilitation.
RESPIRATORyPHySICIANLung, dust, asbestos disease,emphysema, bronchitis, asthma, sleepdisorders.
RHEUMATOLOGISTReflex sympathetic dystrophy, joint/softtissue injuries, bursitis, RSI,epicondylitis, tenosynovitis. Chronicfatigue and pain syndrome. Arthritis.Chronic musculoskeletal pain,inflammatory process, joint disease.
SPEECHPATHOLOGISTCommunication disability, difficultiesswallowing food and drink.
SPORTSPHySICIAN
Acute and chronic musculoskeletalinjury – neck, thoracic spine, back,neck, pelvis, upper and lower limbs.Disease of joints, ligaments, tendons,muscles, bones, neural or vascularstructure, strains, contusion.Physiology of exercise in medicaldisease e.g. asthma, diabetes,cardiovascular.
Our specialists providehigh quality reports atimpressive turnaroundtimes
SURGEONBack, neck, limbs, fractures, brokenbones, car accidents, bruising, hernia,severing of nerves, amputations, crushinjury, abdominal, carpal tunnelsyndrome, DVT, tumours, veins, gallbladder, liver, pancreas, haemorrhoids,thyroid.
TOxICOLOGISTAll chemicals, poisons, asbestos, skinand lung reactions to chemicals.
TRAUMASPECIALISTExtreme injuries of the musculoskeletalsystem, such as bones, joints, orligaments, typically in an emergencysetting. Car accidents, slips, falls, andindustrial accidents.
UROLOGISTUrological stones, urology relateddisease, impotency sexual dysfunction.Prostate disorder, circumcision,incontinence.
VASCULARSURGEONVascular surgeons (veins and DVT),deep venous thrombosis, cellulitis,circulation problems, phlebitis, arteries,capillaries.
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GENERAL QUESTIONS
1. Please clarify the diagnosis and medicalhistory surrounding the injury.
2. Does the employee suffer from any pre-existing injuries outside of the work place?
3. Please advise if the employee’s condition hasstabilised?
4. What is the relationship between theemployee’s complaints and the injury?
5. Your prognosis?
6. Does the injury relate to any previous injury?
7. Do you believe the injury to be an aggravationof a pre-existing condition? If so when do youconsider the aggravation likely to cease?
8. Is the employee’s employment a substantialfactor to current ongoing incapacity?
9. Would the employee have experienced similarback and neck problems at this stage of her lifeanyway?
10. What medical treatment, if any, do youconsider is reasonably necessary as a result ofinjury at work?
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RTW QUESTIONS
1. Please recommend as to whether theemployee is fit to carry on their pre-injuryemployment or alternative employment full timein his/her role?
2. Does the employee suffer from any medicalcondition(s) which may impact upon his/herperformance of their duties in the workplace?
3. If the employee is not currently fit to return topre injury duties, when do you consider thathe/she will be ready to return to his/her previousposition role?
4. Are there any adjustments required to bemade to ensure that the employee couldperform the inherent requirements of the role?
5. If the employee cannot perform the inherentrequirements of the role, are there any tasks inthe duties that he/she could perform?
6. In the event the employee is capable ofreturning to his/her pre-injury role, can youassess the risk of further injury or re-aggravatingthe injury?
7. Are modified hours required? If yes, pleaseprovide guidelines on appropriate hours/daysper week and the rate of increase in hours.
8. Please give advice as to whether theemployee suffers any incapacity for employmentand if so advise the extent of such incapacity?
9. What is the employee’s current work capacity?
10. Is the employee receivingany treatment or prescribed medication that is likely to affect the employee’s ability toperform his/her role?
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NSW
SyDNEy(HEADOFFICE)
Level 8, 179 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000PO Box A2152, Sydney South NSW 1235Phone: 1300 550 276Fax: 1300 723 405
bATHURST
Suite 2, 2 Littlebourne Street, Bathurst NSW 2795 PO Box 182, Bathurst NSW 2795Phone: 02 6334 5400Fax: 02 6331 1633
CAMPbELLTOWN
Suite 17, Level 1, 42 Parkside Cres, Campbelltown NSW 2560PO Box 854, Campbelltown NSW 2560Phone: 02 4629 4400Fax: 02 4625 4210
CANbERRA
Ground Floor 21 Napier Close Deakin, ACTPO Box 137, Deakin West ACT 2600Phone: 02 6269 3300 Fax: 02 6100 2773
CENTRALCOAST
Unit F, 2 Reliance Drive, Tuggerah NSW 2259PO Box 3126, Tuggerah NSW 2259Phone: 02 4390 1050Fax: 02 4390 1060
COFFSHARbOUR
2/9 Park Avenue, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450PO Box 20, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450Phone: 02 5623 1000Fax: 02 40172438
DUbbO
Suite 2, 150 Darling Street, Dubbo NSW 2830PO Box 1843, Dubbo NSW 2830Phone: 02 6884 7895Fax: 02 6881 6460
LISMORE
79 Conway Street, Lismore NSW 2480PO Box 160, Lismore NSW 2480Phone: 02 6622 8406Fax: 02 8212 5844
NEWCASTLE
Corner Everton & Chatham Streets, Broadmeadow NSW 2292PO Box 284, Broadmeadow NSW 2292Phone: 02 4915 1300 Fax: 02 4017 2480
ORANGE
135 Sale Street, Orange NSW 2800PO Box 92, Orange NSW 2800Phone: 02 6360 3226Fax: 02 6360 3227
PARRAMATTA
Level 8, 111 Phillip Street, Parramatta NSW 2150Locked Bag 5105, Parramatta NSW 2150Phone: 02 9762 2900 Fax: 02 976 22920
SyDNEy(MLO)
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TAMWORTH
Level 2, 454 Peel Street, Tamworth NSW 2340PO Box 1016, Tamworth NSW 2340Phone: 02 6766 7855Fax: 02 9012 0074
WOLLONGONG
Level 3, 166 Keira Street, Wollongong NSW 2500PO Box 5004, Wollongong NSW 2520Phone: 02 4254 1700 Fax: 02 4254 1710
In addition to our Recovre offices,we have a network of over 100medical clinics to service ourcustomers
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bENDIGO
1/59 King Street, Bendigo VIC 3550PO Box 641, Bendigo VIC 3550Phone: 03 54458600Fax: 03 5441 3913
GEELONG
Suite 6, 72 Gheringhap Street, Geelong VIC 3220PO Box 1261, Geelong VIC 3220Phone: 03 5273 0000Fax: 03 5273 0010
MELbOURNE
18th Floor, 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000PO Box 13345 Law Courts, 277 William Street, MelbourneVIC 8010Phone: 03 8689 4500Fax: 03 8689 4545
MORWELL
1/4 Hoyle Street, Morwell VIC 3840Phone: 03 5120 1000Fax: 03 5120 1010
SHEPPARTON
6/117 Wyndham Street, Shepparton VIC 3630PO Box 1939, Shepparton VIC 3632Phone: 03 5831 9593Fax: 03 8669 4388
QLD
bRISbANE
Ground Floor, 360 St Paul’s Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD4006GPO Box 1009, Brisbane QLD 4001Phone: 07 3613 2000 Fax: 07 3056 3347
ADELAIDE
1 Greenhill Road, Wayville SA 5034Phone: 08 7421 1777Fax: 08 7421 1783
NT
DARWIN
56 Georgina Crs, Yarrawonga NT 0830GPO Box 3219, Darwin NT 0801Phone: 08 8923 6200 Fax: 08 6230 5110
WA
PERTH
Unit 3, 24 Parkland Rd, Osborne Park WA 6017Phone: 08 9340 9555Fax: 08 9340 9500
TAS
LAUNCESTON
45 Cameron Street, Launceston TAS 7250GPO Box 274, Launceston TAS 7250Phone: 03 6332 9314Fax: 03 8669 4192
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In addition to our Recovre offices,we have a network of over 100medical clinics to service ourcustomers
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We make a difference by helping people to besafe, healthy and productive at work.
We help organisations navigate through thechallenges they face in getting the right expertmedical assessment to ensure they canachieve the best possible outcomes for allstakeholders involved.
Our key focus is to help individuals andorganisations to realise their full potential.
We utilise contemporary and fit for purposeprocesses, tools and systems.
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