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Level 2, Block C, Wollongong Hospital, 2500, NSW, Australia

Tel. (02) 4253 4297 | Fax. (02) 4253 4257 

ISLHD Head of Service, Maternity & Women’s Health

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Staff specialists

Dr Warren Davis 

Clinical Associate Professor GSM UoW
Senior Staff Specialist, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

MBBS, FRANZCOG, DDU

WarrenA/Prof Warren Davis is a highly experienced obstetrician and gynaecologist who works at both Wollongong Private Hospital and Wollongong Public Hospital. As well as general O&G, he specialises in prenatal diagnosis, procedural ultrasound, complicated obstetrics and complex gynaecology surgery.

Special Interests:
•    General Obstetrics & Gynaecology
•    Laparoscopic Surgery
•    High Risk Obstetrics
•    Obstetric & Gynaecology Ultrasound
•    Prenatal Diagnosis.

 

 

 

Dr Bindu Murali

Associate Professor and Clinical Lead
Senior Staff Specialist, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

MBBS, MD, FRANZCOG

BinduA/Prof Bindu Murali is a senior female gynaecologist with extensive clinical and surgical experience in the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology for over twenty years. She lives in Wollongong and has been working in the Wollongong/Shellharbour region for over 10 years.

A/Prof Murali works as a Senior Staff Specialist in Obstetrics & Gynaecology in the Wollongong and Shellharbour Public Hospitals as well as a Visiting Medical Officer in Wollongong Private Hospital. She is the Academic Lead for Obstetrics and Gynaecology program in the University of Wollongong and is actively involved in the surgical training of The Royal Australia & New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology accredited registrars.

She is highly committed to providing the most up-to-date and evidence based management for complex gynaecological problem including surgical management.  A/Prof Murali is a very meticulous surgeon, paying great attention to details and carefully addresses risk management issues with all procedures.

She undertakes all minor and major Gynaecological surgeries including laparoscopic and robotic hysterectomies and other complex gynaecological surgeries with special interest and expertise in vaginal surgeries.  

 

Dr Meenachi Rathnavelu

Staff Specialist, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

 

Dr Harsha Ananthram 

MBBS, FRANZCOG, MHlth&MedLaw

Senior Staff Specialist, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Harsha

Harsha has completed his specialist training in Queensland and has worked in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for over 15 years. He is the current Chair for the Maternity-Neonatal Network of the Agency for Clinical Innovation at the Ministry of Health, NSW. He also holds appointments at the University of Wollongong Graduate School of Medicine. He is a member of the editorial board for the European Journal for Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Harsha is a RANZCOG-accredited supervisor for specialist trainees and candidates for the Certificate of Women’s Health, RANZCOG Associate (Procedural/Advanced Procedural) pathways. As a Workplace-Based Assessment examiner, he helps with supervision and accreditation of International medical graduates. He is also the current ASMOF NSW delegate at the Wollongong Hospital.

 

Harsha has a research interest in legal medicine and holds a Master's Health & Medical Law degree from the University of Melbourne. He is conducting PhD-related research into informed consent and refusal at birth. This interest also guides his contributions to guideline and policy development at the local, state and national levels. He is committed to Quality Improvement and Patient Experience initiatives to help implement best practices and improve outcomes within the service. He has helped establish a post-natal service at Wollongong Hospital for women with births complicated by third and fourth-degree anal sphincter injuries. He is also a member of the expert clinical panel for the Australian Birth Trauma Association.

Dr Ananthram has a clinical interest in:

  • General obstetrics
  • Birth trauma
  • General gynaecology
  • Urogynaecology
  • Laparoscopic surgery

 

Dr Emma Tetstall

UOW lecturer, Staff Specialist, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist,

BSC, MBBS (HONS), MRMED, DDU, FRANZCOG

Emma

Dr Emma Tetstall has established a home in the Illawarra with her young family. She has a focus on women-centred Obstetric care and has additional qualifications for management of high risk obstetrics, ultrasound and pre-natal diagnosis. She works in both private and public sectors in the Illawarra.

Dr Tetstall completed the majority of her training at The Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick and has furthered her qualifications in infertility and ultrasound diagnosis. Holding a Masters degree in Reproductive Medicine, and Diploma in Diagnostic Ultrasound, Dr Tetstall is committed to education and facilitates the O&G Teaching program at Wollongong Hospital. She also provides lectures at UOW and is an examiner for RANZCOG pre-examination courses.

Dr Tetstall believes strongly in open communication and holistic approaches to all aspects of women's health. She is happy to discuss all birth options and aims to make collaborative decisions and birth plans. 

Dr Tetstall's areas of special interest include:
•    General Obstetrics and Gynaecology
•    Encouraging and supporting normal birth
•    High risk obstetric care (including IVF, multiple pregnancies, advanced maternal age, underlying medical conditions and complex medical conditions)
•    Diagnostic ultrasound
•    Prenatal diagnosis

 

Dr Lionel Reyftmann

Associate Professor
Staff Specialist, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

FRANZCOG

LionelAssociate Professor Lionel Reyftmann is a French Obstetrician and Gynaecologist qualified in reproductive endocrinology and fertility. 

Dr Reyftmann moved to Australia in 2010 and completed a fellowship in advanced laparoscopic surgery.

From 2015 to 2020, he was academic leader of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, at the Graduate School of Medicine of the University of Wollongong.

He has authored or co-authored more than 30 papers, encompassing such topics as IVF, prenatal genetic diagnosis, endometriosis, laparoscopy and lifestyle factors related to infertility.

His clinical interests include the management of infertility and pregnancy loss, endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain.

He is responsible for the teaching and supervision of minimally invasive gynaecological surgery which includes laparoscopic hysterectomies and myomectomies, and complex cases of endometriosis.

 

Visiting Medical Officers

Dr Joe McCosker

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

MBBS (SYDNEY), MROCG, FRANZCOG

JoeDr McCosker is a Senior Specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist who has been practicing in the Illawarra region since 1993.
Services provided by Dr McCosker include:
•    General Obstetrics and Gynaecology
•    Colposcopy, Cervical pathology
•    Pelvic floor prolapse and urinary incontinence
•    Vaginal Hysterectomy
•    Menstrual disorders
•    Menopause

 

 

 

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