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General Physicians
Dr Kaithal Shahir
MBBS, MRCP UK, FRACP
Dr Shahir is a Consultant Physician who has been a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians since 2011. Dr Shahir is a VMO Physician at Goulburn Base Hospital, as well as Nepean/Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury areas. Dr Shahir has an extensive background in nephrology, hypertension and antihypertensive drug therapy. Dr Shahir is happy to accept referrals in the following areas of his specialty, and also including referrals for General Physician consults. - Hypertension, including drug resistant hypertension and secondary hypertension and the investigation of secondary causes - Hypertension in pregnancy - Chronic kidney disease - Antihypertensive drug therapy including diuretics - Oedema - Abnormalities on urinalysis including proteinuria - Glomerulonephritis - General nephrology - Vasculitis - Diabetic renal disease
Dr Ganesh Ramanathan
MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA
Dr Ganesh is a VMO Physician at Goulburn Base Hospital and in Bowral District Hospital. Dr Ganesh has an extensive background in nephrology, hypertension and antihypertensive drug therapy. Dr Ganesh will be happy to accept referrals in these areas of his speciality including hypertension, electrolyte disturbances, CKD and renal related patients.
Dr Anthony Whelan
MBBS, FRACP
Dr Whelan completed a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Sydney in 1979 and did his fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1986. He is a respiratory specialist who has full time rights at the Goulburn Base Hospital. He is also a senior lecturer at the ANU rural clinical school at the Goulburn Base Hospital. Dr Whelan has been consulting at the Goulburn Specialist Centre for over 35 years.
Dr Pushpa Wickramasuriya
MBBS (Hons), MRCP, FCCP, FRACP
Dr Wickramasuriya is well known to the Goulburn community as she has been working as a VMO at the Goulburn Base Hospital for several years. Dr Wickramasuriya now offers private consulting rooms for the Goulburn Community. Doctor Wickramasuriya has interests in sleep disorders and respiratory; applying and practicing evidence-based principles in these areas. Doctor will also be available for urgent General Physician consultations as well as follow up appointment for patients treated in hospital.