Our Specialists

Dr. Bassem Dawood
Respiratory & Sleep Physician
Dr. Bassem Dawood underwent extensive training in respiratory and sleep medicine at Frankston Hospital, the Austin hospital and the Northern hospital to attain the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 2017.
He is currently employed as a respiratory physician at the Austin and Northern hospitals. His major sub-specialty interests are in early detection & surveillance of Lung Cancer.

Dr. Jibin Thomas
Respiratory & Sleep Physician
Dr.Jibin Thomas completed his Basic physician training at Eastern Health, where he established his interest in respiratory and sleep medicine.
He completed his specialist training in Respiratory and Sleep medicine at Western and Austin Health.
Dr. Thomas is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP). He likes all facets of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine with special interests in asthma and sleep disordered breathing.

Dr. Sanjeevan Muruganandan
Respiratory & Sleep Physician
Dr Sanjeevan Muruganandan trained at the Western and Austin Hospitals and qualified as a respiratory and sleep physician (FRACP).
He then moved to Perth where he did a fellowship with Prof Martin Phillips/Dr Rajesh Thomas and Prof Gary Lee at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He subsequently did a PhD on malignant pleural diseases with Prof. Gary Lee. His research was awarded a NHMRC scholarship.

Dr Irena Laska
Respiratory and Sleep Disorders Physician
Dr Irena Laska completed her basic physician training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. She did her specialist training in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at the Royal Hobart Hospital, Western Health and Melbourne Sleep Disorders Centre.