S P E C I A L I S T U P D AT E M A C Q U A R I E U N I V E R S I T Y H O S P I TA L WELCOME FROM THE CEO I am delighted to introduce to you some of Macquarie University Hospital’s new specialists. For a complete list of our active specialists, please visit our website www.muh.org.au and follow the links. If you have not had the opportunity to visit our hospital I encourage you to attend one of our GP education sessions. Simply email [email protected] for a complete list of next year’s GP education dinners. If you have any other enquiries, please do not hesitate to email me at [email protected] or alternatively contact our Marketing Department on 9812 3099. MUHSU_V_01_112014 Kind regards Carol Bryant | N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 4 DR STANLEY SEAH RHEUMATOLOGIST DR ARDALAN EBRAHIMI HEAD AND NECK SURGEON Macquarie Rheumatology Level 3, Suite 303, 2 Technology Place Macquarie University NSW 2109 T 02 8011 0750 M 0410 300 126 Macquarie University Clinic Clinical Care Centre, Suite 302, Level 3 2 Technology Place Macquarie University NSW 2109 T 02 9821 4778 M 0415 952 940 E [email protected] Dr Seah is a Rheumatologist and Physician based at Macquarie University Hospital. He has trained at the Royal North Shore, Westmead and Canberra Hospitals. Dr Seah treats and manages inflammatory joint conditions, connective tissue diseases, inflammatory muscle diseases, osteoarthritis, crystal arthropathy, vasculitides and metabolic bone diseases. He is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin. DR NARGIS SHAHEEN GERIATRICIAN Macquarie University Clinic Clinical Care Centre, Suite 302, Level 3 2 Technology Place Macquarie University NSW 2109 T 02 9887 8899 Dr Nargis Shaheen is a Geriatrician with an interest in acute general medicine, slow stream rehabilitation and perioperative care. She underwent comprehensive training at Concord, Royal Prince Alfred and completed her final year of training at Royal North Shore Hospital. She is currently appointed as a Staff Specialist at Concord Hospital, AP at Macquarie University Hospital, Mosman Private Hospital and Hunters Hill Private Hospital. She is a member of Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Australian & New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine. Dr Ebrahimi is a fellowship trained Head and Neck Surgeon. He completed general surgical training in Sydney in 2009 and a subsequent head and neck and microvascular reconstructive fellowship at the Sydney Head & Neck Cancer Institute, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Dr Ebrahimi then spent two years training in the United States. The first was a fellowship in advanced head and neck oncology, microvascular reconstruction and robotic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He then completed a Masters in Public Health at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. Upon returning to Australia he undertook an additional six months of fellowship at the Sydney Head & Neck Cancer Institute before commencing consultant practice. Dr Ebrahimi has expertise in the assessment and management of all benign and malignant conditions of the head and neck, including – neck lumps, parotid and submandibular gland surgery, oral and throat lesions, skin cancer, lesions of the jaw bones, thyroid and parathyroid surgery and swallowing difficulty. All of Dr Ebrahimi’s cancer patients receive comprehensive care from the multidisciplinary team at Macquarie University Hospital.