Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Department
The Sutherland Hospital Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Department is comprised of a team of medical, nursing, allied health and administrative staff who are dedicated to supporting people in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of acute and chronic respiratory and sleep problems including
- Asthma and allergy
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Sleep disordered breathing and obstructive sleep apnoea
- Respiratory failure
- Tuberculosis
- Occupational dust diseases
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Lung cancer
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Bronchiectasis
- Pleural diseases
Our inpatient ward, Warada (meaning Waratah) is equipped to care for patients with airborne infectious diseases, and those requiring non-invasive ventilatory support (e.g. high flow nasal oxygen humidifiers) used for the treatment of severe respiratory failure.
Our service also has a community focused “Respiratory Coordinated Care Program” (RCCP) providing care to very unwell inpatients in the home as well as ongoing support and supervision of chronic respiratory disease patients.
We have a dedicated Respiratory Lung Function Laboratory performing outpatient lung function testing, skin allergen testing and functional assessments such as waking or exercise oximetry and breathing tests.
Interventional pulmonology procedures are available for outpatient and inpatient bronchoscopy, Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided TransBronchial Biopsies (EBUS-TBNA), Medical Pleuroscopy and Bronchial Thermoplasty.
Our service also provides outpatient clinics that cover General Respiratory Medicine, Pulmonary fibrosis, Chronic Respiratory Failure and General Sleep Medicine, Pleural diseases, Respiratory Supportive Care Program for breathlessness and severe chronic lung diseases.
GP electronic referrals only - we are no longer accepting faxed referrals for this clinic.
Specialist |
Clinical and Research Areas |
Clinic Days |
|
Associate Professor Benjamin Kwan - Co-Head of Department |
Pleural Disease and Lung Cancer Clinic | |
| Dr Corinna Pan, Co-Head of Department, Staff Specialist | Respiratory Supportive Care Service: Respiratory Lead |
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| Dr Con Archis, Senior Staff Specialist |
Sleep Medicine Respiratory Failure Interventional Pulmonology |
Tuesday PM |
| Dr Andrew Ng, Senior Staff Specialist |
Sleep Medicine Respiratory Failure |
Tuesday PM (once per month) |
| Dr Vicky Chang, Staff Specialist |
General Respiratory TB Clinic |
Monday AM |
| Dr Chin Goh, Staff Specialist |
General Respiratory Interventional Pulmonology |
Monday AM |
| Dr Clarissa Susanto, Staff Specialist | General Respiratory/ ILD | Tuesday AM |
| Dr Adelle Jee, Staff Specialist |
ILD General Respiratory Respiratory Failure |
Tuesday AM |
| Dr Teresa Louie, Staff Specialist |
RCCP Medical Lead |
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| Dr Ridzuan Mohsin, Acting Medical Director Lung Function Lab, Locum Staff Specialist |
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| Dr Daniel Ishak, Honorary Medical Officer | Rapid Access Respiratory Clinic | |
| Dr Michael Han, Honorary Medical Officer |
| Clinic Name | Clinic Days | Time |
| General Respiratory |
Monday Tuesday |
09.00-11.30 |
| Respiratory Failure | Tuesday | 13.00-16.00 |
| Sleep Clinic | Tuesday | 13.00-16.00 |
| Asthma Clinic | 4th Monday of the Month | 09.00-11.30 |
| ILD | Tuesday | 09.00-11.30 |
Patients residing in the Sutherland shire LGA with
- General Respiratory.
- Chronic Respiratory Failure.
- General Sleep conditions or who require Interventional bronchology procedures.
- Requiring rapid access to respiratory specialist review (e.g. lung nodule / suspected cancer).
The process for referring a patient is:
- GP/referrer to send electronic referral. We are no longer accepting faxed referrals for this clinic.
- The referral will be checked to ensure it is valid. If not valid then extra information will be sourced from the referrer.
- If valid, the referral will be triaged by clinic doctor.
- Appointment made as per doctor’s recommendation.
- Patient notified by confirmation letter as well as a text/call 1 week prior to appointment.
For instruction on how to send an electronic referral, please click to see our resources here.
A valid referral requires:
- Written by a medical practitioner in a private practice or an SMO (Senior Medical Officer).
- Written to a named doctor within the clinic.
- Signed and dated by referring practitioner and include their Provider Number and place of practice.
- Include length of referral, unless it is a 12 month referral.
- Patient to have signed financial consent form.
Research and the development of new treatments and model of care is a core focus of the Department and includes investigator driven trials and multi-centre randomised controlled trials (RCT) in: COPD, pleural diseases, Asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, respiratory supportive care, technology in medicine, smoking cessation.
We are always looking for patients who would be happy to participate in clinical trials. Please contact Mr William Lin if you are interested in participating.
A/Professor Ben Kwan
https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/dr-benjamin-chi-hin-kwan
Dr Andrew Ng
https://www.woolcock.org.au/our-experts/dr-andrew-ng
Dr Vicky Chang
https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/wailai-chang.html
Cancelling an Appointment
If you need to change or cancel your appointment please telephone 02 9540 7067.
Is there a waiting list?
Yes.
Waiting list details
All referrals are prioritised and allocated according to criteria.
If you hold a valid Medicare card the visit is Bulk Billed.
If you do not hold a Medicare card a fee will be charged on arrival, please contact the clinic for further information.
Please let us know if you need an interpreter. You can contact us by telephoning the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak, and then ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and us on 9540 7067.