WORKING DAYS
Friday

Dr Namrata Shetty

Psychiatrist

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Dr Shetty has extensive experience in general adult psychiatry, with a keen interest in psychopharmacology and psychiatric issues seen in the elderly including neurocognitive disorders. Dr Shetty is a budding researcher with her work focusing in Psychiatric Disorders within the Geriatric population.

In line with her interest in promoting understanding of psychiatric conditions, she conducts educational sessions for doctors and allied health services in addition to being an examiner for medical students with the University of Newcastle. Her expertise is in the area of Anxiety Disorders, Depression (including Mood Disorders such as Bipolar Disorder), Personality Disorders, Psychosis, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) and Capacity Assessments.

Dr Shetty offers assessment, formulation and treatment for patients over 18 years of age through inpatient and outpatient settings. For appointments please ring 02 8377 2666

WORKING DAYS
Wednesday

Dr Katherine Benson

Endocrinologist

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Dr Kate Benson is a Consultant Endocrinologist with over fifteen years experience in specialist private practice as well as hospital practice.
She graduated from The University of Sydney with First Class Honours in 1994. Kate completed Physician’s training at Concord Hospital and was a VMO there until 2020. She also has appointments at The Sydney Adventist Hospital , North Shore Private Hospital and The Mater Hospital Sydney. She now enjoys contributing to Rural Health and visits The Orange Specialist Centre on a regular basis. She also participates in Fly in Fly out clinics as well as Telehealth to Brewarrina and Bourke through the University of Sydney Poche Centre for Indigenous Health.
Kate has been a Clinical Senior Lecturer at The University of Sydney for ten years, with active involvement in teaching medical students at the Sydney Adventist Hospital Campus. Over the years she has enjoyed participating in Registrar teaching also.
Kate enjoys the breadth of Endocrine practice including Diabetes, Bone and Calcium disorders, Thyroid disease, Pituitary and Adrenal disorders, and Reproductive Endocrinology including disorders of Pregnancy. She has particular expertise in the management of Type 1 Diabetes and has coordinated a multidisciplinary Insulin Pump Clinic for over 15 years.
Kate has research experience in the Calcium and Bone field and has published various papers in peer reviewed journals. She is a Reviewer for the RACP Internal Medicine Journal. She enjoys active participation in the Endocrine Society of Australia, the Sydney Pituitary Group and The Sydney Bone Group.
Kate is passionate about providing comprehensive and evidence based care in a supportive and caring clinical environment. 

For appointments please ring 02 9487 2626

WORKING DAYS
Mondays and Thursdays

Dr David Graham

Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist

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Dr David Graham is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist. He has clinical and research interests in psychodynamic psychotherapy, psychopharmacology (including psychedelic-assisted therapy), veteran and first responder mental health, and therapeutic jurisprudence. He holds an academic appointment at the University of Sydney and has published over a dozen papers and presented at local and international conferences. He is active in the governance of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists through his work on the Bi-national Faculty of Psychotherapy Committee and holds membership with the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Prior to his career in medicine, Dr Graham was a decorated defence analyst with over a decade of experience providing advice and leading research in the lab and on the battlefield.

WORKING DAYS
Wednesday

Associate Professor Sanjay Warrier

Breast Oncology & Oncoplastic Surgeon

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Sanjay is a dedicated and compassionate Breast Oncology and Oncoplastic Surgeon at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Royal Prince Alfred and Mater Hospitals.  He is also a Visiting Medical Officer at BreastScreen NSW.

He completed his undergraduate medical training at the University of NSW in 2002. Following this, he undertook general surgical training in the Prince of Wales Hospital network with broad exposure to oncology surgery. Sanjay's post fellowship training has been extensive with 3½ years of training in breast surgery. As part of this, Sanjay spent 1½ years at the Prince of Wales Hospital and Royal Hospital for Women with the Breast Surgical Oncology unit, and then 2 years at the Oncoplastic Breast Unit at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH) consolidating surgical techniques in an oncological and reconstructive setting.

In 2013, Sanjay’s work on Hedgehog signaling, in collaboration with Garvan Institute, won the Patron’s Prize at RPAH for best scientific oral presentation.

He is an Associate Professor of Sydney University with the Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Academic Surgery. He is lead researcher on the unit with goals of creating a culture of academia within the breast department.

Sanjay is interested in advances in breast cancer and surgery and in the past year has presented at various national and international conferences, and has published many papers and co-authored articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Sanjay is passionate about patient care, teaching and research and is the current Chairman of Post-Fellowship Training for BreastSurgANZ, a role that involves training of future breast surgeons in Australia and New Zealand, and the current Site Director of Surgical Training at RPAH.

WORKING DAYS
Wednesday

Dr Weiwen Chen

Endocrinologist

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Dr Weiwen Chen is a staff specialist Endocrinologist. Dr Chen has been with Sydney Medical Specialists since its inception.

Dr Chen completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Western Australia and subsequently undertook the majority of her postgraduate training at St Vincent’s Hospital. Dr Chen has previously been awarded her Masters in Medicine at the University of Sydney. More recently Dr Chen has completed a PhD in osteoporosis at the Garvan Institute in Darlinghurst, Sydney. During her PhD she was awarded the MSD/ANZBMS Clinical Research Excellence Award. Dr Chen is also the Clinical Lead of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee of Osteoporosis, Australia and a faculty member of ANZBMS Densitometry Course.

Dr Chen has broad training and knowledge on a range of conditions, and is happy to see patients in any field of Endocrinology, including; thyroid disorders, obesity/weight management and diabetes (Type 1, 2 and gestational).

Please contact her rooms on 02 9165 1313 or for more information go to https://www.drweiwenchen.com.au/ 

WORKING DAYS
Monday

Professor Marcus Stoodley

Neurosurgeon

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Professor Stoodley is head of neurosurgery at Macquarie University Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Professor Stoodley’s clinical subspecialty qualification is in neurovascular surgery. In addition to managing aneurysms and vascular malformations, he has become an Australian leader in cerebral bypass surgery, especially in the treatment of moyamoya disease and other occlusive disorders. In addition to his neurovascular expertise, Professor Stoodley is recognised internationally for clinical management of Chiari malformation, syringomyelia, and spinal cord tumours.

He graduated with honours from the University of Queensland Medical School. After completing neurosurgery training in Australia, he undertook further subspecialty training in vascular neurosurgery at Stanford University and the University of Chicago in the United States. Prior to joining Macquarie University, he worked at the Prince of Wales Hospital and the University of New South Wales.

In addition to his clinical interests, Professor Stoodley heads the neurosurgery research team at Macquarie University. This is one of the largest neurosurgery research groups in Australasia, with world-leading research efforts in syringomyelia and CSF physiology, and in the development of new treatments for brain AVMs. This work has attracted over $3 million in research funding, including support from Australia’s major medical research funding body the NHMRC and The Column of Hope, a US-based organisation dedicated to advancing the understanding and treatment of syringomyelia. He has produced more than 100 publications and has supervised over 15 research students. He has delivered over 70 invited lectures at national and international scientific meetings. In 2012, Professor Stoodley was awarded the John Mitchell Crouch Fellowship by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the premier surgical research award of the RACS.