Shellharbour Medical Specialists

Wollongong Medical Specialists and Shellharbour Medical Specialists opened in 2014. We have 2 Cardiologists, 3 Endocrinologists, 3 Geriatricians, Neurologist, Nephrologist and Cardio thoracic surgeon.

We provide the following specialist services:

Cardiology Services:

• Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
• Consultation regarding chest pain, ischaemic heart disease, heart failure, shortness of breath, cardiac arrhythmia, hypertension, dyslipidemia, pacemaker and ICD programming
• Trans-thoracic and trans-esophageal Echocardiogram
• Electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Exercise Stress Test
• Event Monitoring
• Holter Monitoring
• Stress Echocardiogram

Geriatric Services: Consultation services for both out patients as well as inpatients for the following group of patients:

1. Elderly patients (>65years) with

• Dementia/Cognitive Impairment with or without behavioural issues.
• Falls/Recurrent falls
• Chronic pain
• Reduced mobility
• Fraility
• Multiple comorbidities/multiple chronic illnesses/ polypharmacy- undertake assessment, rationalise management and treatment, coordination with other specialities and GPs
• Psychogeriatric issues (depression, anxiety)
• Parkinsons disease/Parkinsons syndromes.
• Patients from residential care facilities with geriatric issues.
• Not coping at home needing residential aged care placement-assist and advise regarding the ACAT process

2. Patients with young onset dementia syndromes(<65)

Endocrinology Services: Consultation service for both outpatients as well as inpatients for the following:

• Diabetes
• Thyroid disease
• Parathyroid disease
• General endocrinology
• Osteoporosis, bone disease
• Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
• Adrenal and Pituitary gland disease

Cardiothoracic consultation services: 

• Coronary artery bypass (including off pump)
• Complex valvular surgery with repair and replacement
• Aortic aneurysm and redo cardiac surgery
• Thoracic surgery including management of lung cancer
• Video assisted surgery for coin lesion in lungs
• Pleural effusion
• Pneumothorax
• Lung biopsy
• Mediastinal tumour
• Empyema, etc

Neurology Services: Consultation Services for both outpatients as well as inpatients for the following:

• Parkinsons Disease and Parkinsonism
• Dystonias and other hyperkinetic movement disorders
• Ataxia and Tics
• Limb Botox related to spasticity, dystonias,  facial spasm and cervical dystonias
• Stroke

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