Prof Wendyl D’Souza
Professor Wendyl D’Souza is a neurologist, epilepsy specialist and epidemiologist with over twenty years of experience managing people with seizures, suspected seizures, epilepsy, and their mimickers.
He graduated in medicine from The University of Otago (MBChB,1988) and Master of Public Health (MPH, 1999). He completed his basic physician and specialty training in Neurology (FRACP, Melbourne 2001), further sub-specialty training in epilepsy at the Alfred & St Vincent’s Hospitals Melbourne (2002) along with a doctorate in epilepsy epidemiology from Massey University, NZ (PhD, 2009). He was Head of Epilepsy Services at the Alfred Hospital from 2002-2007.
Read More . . .A/Prof Andrew Neal
A/Prof Andrew Neal is a neurologist and epilepsy specialist. He is the Director of Epilepsy at Alfred Hospital, one of Australia’s leading epilepsy units.
Read More . . .Dr Dinushi Weerasinghe
Dr Dinushi Weerasinghe is a neurologist with sub-specialty training and interest in nerve conduction studies/electromyography and neuromuscular disorders. She also has an interest in general neurology.
She started her career in neurology as an advanced trainee at the Canberra hospital. She undertook further specialist training at the Liverpool hospital and Westmead hospital, New South Wales. She completed her fellowship in Neurophysiology (nerve conduction studies and EMG) at Westmead Hospital, Sydney before being admitted as a Fellow of the Australasian College of Physicians.
Read More . . .A/Prof Peter Hand
Peter has been a consultant neurologist for almost 20 years. He graduated with first class honours in medicine from Monash University in 1991 and did his specialist training in neurology at The Alfred Hospital and The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford UK. He received fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 1999. He undertook research into acute stroke at The University of Edinburgh and was awarded a Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 2002.
Read More . . .Dr Katherine Buzzard
Dr Katherine Buzzard completed her BSc (Hons) and a PhD in cancer biology at the Peter Mac Callum Cancer Institute before embarking on her medical degree at The University of Melbourne, graduating with honours in 2005. Dr Buzzard undertook her neurology specialty training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Alfred Hospital before being awarded the ANZAN overseas fellowship to the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square London, United Kingdom. She has completed subspecialty fellowships in multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology. Dr Buzzard worked with Associate Professor Stephen Reddel at Concord Hospital in Sydney, where she gained valuable experience managing patients with complex neuroimmunological conditions including myasthenia gravis. She was also a Neurologist at the Multiple Sclerosis clinic at the Brain Mind Research Institute in Sydney.
Read More . . .Dr Michael Eller
Dr Michael Eller is a highly qualified neurologist with subspecialty training in headache neurology and movement disorders. He also maintains an interest in indigenous health and tropical medicine. He has previously worked as a visiting specialist at Monash Medical Centre and Royal Darwin Hospital. He currently consults at Monash Neurology.
In 2003 he completed a degree in medicine from the University of Sydney. Prior to this he completed a Bachelor of Science as well as much of a Bachelor of Arts with interests in archaeology and neuroscience. Postgraduate training was conducted at Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Darwin Hospital and The Alfred Hospital. Subsequent neurology training was undertaken at Monash Medical Centre and the Alfred Hospital after which he was admitted as a Fellow to the Royal Australian College of Physicians.
Read More . . .Dr Martin Short
Dr Martin Short is a highly qualified neurologist who has dedicated his research work over the past 10 years in the field of neuroimmunology and MS. He trained as a neurologist at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and The Alfred Hospital. His PhD studies were undertaken at Monash University and he has worked with teh MS teams at Monash Medical Centre and Western Hospital.
Dr Short is also an experienced electromyographer, performing EMG and nerve conduction studies in Fitzroy.
Read More . . .A/Prof Katrina Reardon
Dr Katrina Reardon is an experienced Neurologist with a special interest in Neuromuscular disorders which includes, inherited myopathies, muscular dystrophies, motor neuron disease and peripheral nerve diseases. She is also experienced in nerve conduction studies and electromyography.
Dr Reardon graduated with honours from University of Tasmania medical school in 1991 having been awarded 6 prizes for merit in different areas. She was awarded a fellow of the Australian College of Physicians in 1998 and went on to complete Neurology training at Monash Medical Centre and St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. Dr Katrina Reardon completed further training in the neuromuscular field at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. She was awarded a Dora Lush Scholarship and completed her PhD studies at Melbourne University in 2001. Dr Katrina Reardon has over 25 papers published in peer reviewed journals
Read More . . .Dr Luke Chen
Dr Luke Chen is a highly qualified neurologist with subspecialty expertise in hearing and balance disorders, neuro-otology, neuro-opthalmology, eye movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, and has an interest in atypical parkinsonism.
His undergraduate training in medicine was at the University of Melbourne and obtained his MBBS in 2003, followed by completion of basic physician training at the Austin Hospital in 2007. After completing core years of advanced training in neurology at the Alfred and Austin Hospital in Melbourne (2008-2009), he undertook a Fellowship in neuro-otology from 2010 to 2013 with Professor Michael Halmagyi and his group at the Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. This group, led by Professor Halmagyi, is internationally renowned for leading the field in clinical and academic neuro-otology. He was admitted as a Fellow to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2011.
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