Sleep and Lung Care’s respiratory physicians (lung specialists) assess and manage asthma, COPD and emphysema, chronic cough, breathlessness, lung nodules, lung cancer, lung scarring, bronchiectasis, sarcoidosis, silicosis and pleural disease at Epping, Brunswick, Doncaster East, Braybrook and Kilmore. Lung function tests are bulk billed with a valid referral and are performed at every clinic. First appointments are in person; follow-up appointments can be by video where clinically appropriate.
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Our respiratory physicians
Every physician below is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and holds public hospital appointments in Melbourne. Special interests are shown so your GP can refer to the most suitable specialist, or simply to the first available.
- Dr Irena Laska — Bronchiectasis
- Dr Maitri Munsif — COPD, Severe breathlessness
- Dr Jibin Thomas — Severe asthma, Sleep disordered breathing
- Dr Daniel Niewodowski — Chronic cough, Complex sleep disorders, Interstitial lung disease
- Dr Benjamin Leaver — Asthma, Pulmonary hypertension
- Dr Bassem Dawood — Early detection and surveillance of lung cancer, Lung nodules, Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
- Dr Jayne Roberts — Lung cancer, Lung nodules
- Dr Ashwin Rajan — Severe asthma, Sleep disordered breathing
- Dr Cara Tanner — Airways disease, Interstitial lung disease, Lung cancer screening, Sleep disorders
- Dr Jessica Nash — Lung cancer, Lung nodule management
- Dr Raymond Wong — Sleep apnoea, Complex sleep disorders, Lung cancer diagnosis, Chronic airways disease
- Associate Professor Sanjeevan Muruganandan — Pleural diseases, Interventional respiratory medicine
- Dr Kanishka Rangamuwa — Interventional respiratory procedures, Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), Cryobiopsy, Lung cancer
- Dr Julien Robinson — Lung cancer, Lung nodules, Chronic airways disease, Interstitial lung disease
- Dr Jack Henderson — Respiratory medicine, Sleep medicine
What our respiratory physicians treat
- Asthma, including severe asthma and biologic therapy assessment
- COPD, emphysema and chronic bronchitis, including oxygen assessment
- Lung nodules and suspected lung cancer through the rapid access clinic, with bronchoscopy and EBUS
- Chronic cough and breathlessness
- Lung scarring (interstitial lung disease), bronchiectasis, sarcoidosis and silicosis
- Pleural disease, and the lung cancer screening program
Lung function tests
Spirometry, gas transfer, lung volumes, FeNO, bronchial provocation, respiratory muscle strength and 6-minute walk tests are performed at every clinic and are bulk billed with a valid referral. Read about lung function tests and preparation instructions.
A test appointment and a specialist consultation serve different purposes.
How to see a respiratory physician
Ask your GP for a referral to Sleep and Lung Care, then upload it or call (03) 9422 0077. New appointments are usually available within about 3 weeks; urgent cases sooner. Lung function tests and eligible home-based sleep studies are bulk billed with a valid referral. Consultation fees and any hospital-based sleep study charges are separate; reception will explain the applicable fees before booking.