Introducing SARA

Medical Oncologist
MBBS MD FRACP FACP

A/Prof. Rohit Joshi is a Medical Oncologist who works at private and public hospitals in Adelaide. He works with GenesisCare at Calvary and St. Andrew's Hospitals and is a Staff Specialist at the Lyell McEwin Hospital.
 

Rohit received his initial medical education at Christian Medical College in India and completed his Medical Oncology training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Rohit has a particular interest in breast and lung cancers. He is the Director at Cancer Research SA, conducting research across multiple tumour types through Phase I, II, and III studies.

In addition to his clinical work, Rohit is an Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia, where he actively engages in the teaching and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Medical Oncologist
MBBS, FRACP
 

Dr Vineet Kwatra completed his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 2008 at the University of Adelaide. He completed basic physician training at Flinders Medical Centre followed by advanced training in medical oncology at Royal Adelaide Hospital and Calvary North Adelaide Hospital.
 

Vineet then completed his clinical research fellowship at Guy’s Hospital, London (2016-2018) gaining experiences in conducting cancer research in early phase clinical trial unit and lung cancer before returning to Adelaide in 2018. During this time, he has completed a master’s degree in molecular oncology.

He is a Director of Cancer Research SA (CRSA) and an active primary investigator for many international clinical trials. Vineet has authored and presented numerous article/poster publication in various conferences and reputable journals. He is co-chair at the lung cancer multidisciplinary meeting every fortnight through the private health system. Vineet holds a medical oncology consultant position at Lyell McEwin Hospital and is a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Adelaide. He is passionate about making a difference and helping improve cancer care.

Medical Oncologist
BMBS BPharm MPS MACP FRACP

Dr Harminder Takhar holds dual qualifications in medicine and pharmacy. He completed his medical degree at Flinders University in South Australia in 2007 and his pharmacy degree at Curtin University in Western Australia in 2000.

Dr Takhar has received extensive training at leading cancer centes, including the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Flinders Cancer Innovation Centre, where he has developed deep experience in oncology.

As a lead researcher in lung cancer, Dr. Takhar has significant experience in Phase I, II, and III clinical trials at the Cancer Clinical Trials Unit. He completed a clinical research fellowship at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 2014 and serves as the co-chair of the lung cancer multidisciplinary meeting.

Dr. Takhar is the Medical Director of Cancer Clinical Services at Royal Adelaide Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He previously led the medical oncology service at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Dr. Takhar also provides consultations at several esteemed medical facilities, including Calvary North Adelaide, Calvary Central Districts, and St. Andrews Medical Centre.

Radiation Oncologist
MBBS, FRANZCR

Dr Laurence Kim studied at the University of Adelaide and graduated with Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 2010.  He undertook his training in Radiation Oncology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and received his FRANZCR in 2018.
 

Following training, Dr Kim was the Bragg Fellow at the Royal Adelaide Hospital for six months, before working as a Clinical and Research Fellow at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto, Canada from 2018-2019.  He had the great opportunity to work under supervisors who are world leaders in their corresponding fields.  During this time, Dr Kim was actively involved in numerous protocol developments and research projects.
 

Dr Kim returned to Adelaide in 2019 to continue his career as a Consultant Radiation Oncologist, joining the team at GenesisCare.
 

Recognition for Dr Kim has included the Professor Derek Frewin AO Citation for Clinical Training Award.
 

He is a strong advocate for Radiation Oncology and is passionate about improving awareness and accessibility to radiation therapy treatment within the cancer community.

Radiation Oncologist
MBBS, FRANZCR

Prof. Leung has been in Adelaide since 1996, and working as a Director/Partner at Adelaide Radiotherapy Centre (now GenesisCare) since 1997. He is also a consultant radiation oncologist for Flinders Medical Centre.
 

Prof Leung is active both academically and with his clinical workload. He is the current Chief Examiner for Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. He is also the Deputy Chief Censor of the College. He was previously the Chief Accreditation Officer for the College. He has been an examiner for the College for many years and the lead  examiner in a number of series. He was the main workforce adviser for the Economic Workforce Committee and a Director of Training for many years. He is also an associate editor for the national journal and is a keen teacher for trainees approaching their phase 2 examinations.
 

Prof Leung has a particular interest in workforce issues and has published a number of peer review papers, including the only two workforce Census’ this century, the only trainees survey, Directors of training study, and more recently stress, satisfaction and burnout articles on radiation oncologists and also trainees. He is the sole or principal author on these subjects. He has also published on clinical areas such as spinal cord compression, pancreatic, lung and prostate cancer.
 

He has a broad clinical interest in nearly all areas of radiation oncology, however he is especially active in urological, lung, and GI cancers, plus soft tissue sarcomas and palliative care.

Radiation Oncologist
MBBS, ClinDipPallCare, MPH, FRANZCR
 

Dr Nick McNeil studied at the University of Adelaide, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 2012. He has experience in palliative medicine and was awarded a Clinical Diploma of Palliative Medicine through the Royal Australian College of Physicians in 2016, prior to starting training in radiation oncology in 2017 at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Dr McNeil also has an interest in clinical research and was awarded a Master of Public Health through Monash University in 2019.
 

Dr McNeil was selected as the Dr Elzbieta Rosnowska-Perera and Dr Norbert Perera Clinical Research Fellow in Thoracic Radiation Oncology at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, Canada, a position he undertook in 2022 after the completion of his specialist radiation oncology training. He continues his involvement in a range of research projects with oncologists at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.
 

Dr McNeil recently returned to Adelaide to continue his career as a Consultant Radiation Oncologist at GenesisCare. He consults from Flinders Private Hospital, Tennyson Centre and Calvary Central Districts Hospital, as well as a monthly clinic in Mount Gambier.
 

Dr McNeil works across all areas, with special clinical interests in lung, central nervous system (CNS), gastrointestinal (GI), breast, skin, and haematological cancers, plus palliative care.

Radiation Oncologist
MBBS, FRANZCR
 

Dr Palumbo graduated in Medicine at the University of Adelaide in 1988, later training in radiation oncology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital graduating in 1996. Following this Dr Palumbo worked as a consultant clinical oncologist at Western Infirmary, Glasgow during 1997 to 1998. Following this he returned as a staff specialist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital until he joined the Adelaide Radiotherapy Centre in 2001 (now known as GenesisCare).

From 2000 to 2003 he was an examiner for the Part I examinations of the Faculty of Radiation Oncology. His special interests include malignancies of the central nervous system, head and neck, urological, respiratory and gastrointestinal systems.
 

Dr Palumbo consults at numerous locations: our Adelaide City site, Calvary Central Districts Hospital, Kurralta Park Tennyson Centre and Calvary North Adelaide Hospital.

Memberships: FRANZCR, Chair of ARC Clinical Management Committee, Member of Genesis Care Clinical Leaders Forum, American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), European Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO).

Radiation Oncologist
MBBS, FRANZCR

Dr Sappiatzer graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 2003, and went on to complete his specialist training in Radiation Oncology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
 

From 2012 to 2013, Dr Sappiatzer was a Clinical Research Fellow at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, Canada. While there he gained experience and a greater understanding about different radiation therapy techniques to treat a range of tumour types including prostate, breast, and lung cancers, plus the development of clinical protocols and clinical research.
 

Dr Sappiatzer commenced as a Consultant Radiation Oncologist with GenesisCare in 2014. He has maintained his strong clinical interest in treating prostate, breast and lung cancer, and also treats gastrointestinal, brain and spine, head and neck, skin cancer, and benign conditions such as Dupuytren’s Contracture. He was recognised by the South Australian Hand Surgery Society at their Annual Scientific Meeting with the Dodridge Prize for best paper presented.
 

Dr Sappiatzer attends a wide range of private and public multidisciplinary meetings, with the aim being to help offer best possible clinical outcomes to patients. He is the Chair of the St Andrews Urological Oncology Multi-Disciplinary Team.

Radiation Oncologist
MBBS, FRANZCR  

Dr Tran graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1998. She undertook her postgraduate training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and at Adelaide Radiotherapy Centre/Flinders Medical Centre, gaining her specialist qualifications in Radiation Oncology in 2006.
 

Dr Tran works across all areas but with subspecialty interests in urological malignancies (in particular prostate cancer), breast and lung malignancies. She established the Prostate Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy Program at Tennyson Centre.
 

Oncology SA's Research Committee was formed under Dr Tran's leadership, encouraging participation of all craft groups and helping to enable a broad range of both investigator-initiated and external trials.

Radiology SA is a fully accredited radiology practice, proudly owned and operated by its dedicated team of doctors. With 14 conveniently located sites across Adelaide, including three dedicated bulk billing clinics in Salisbury, Woodville, and Port Adelaide, we ensure accessible care. Our expertise extends to providing on-site services and/or reporting for major hospitals including Lyell McEwin, Pt Pirie Regional, Cairns Base, and Darwin. Our radiologists offer extensive clinical expertise in Diagnostic and Nuclear Medicine Imaging, as well as Interventional Radiology. We provide a comprehensive range of services, including X-Ray, CT (with high and low dose lung imaging), Ultrasound (General, MSK, and Obstetric), MRI, Mammography, BMD, and Dental imaging,  Nuclear Medicine and PET. 

At Radiology SA, our priority is delivering the highest level of imaging, reporting, and patient care.  Meet our Specialists and Board | Radiology SA

Cardiothoracic Surgeon
MBBS, MSurg, FRACS

Dr Greg Rice graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1999 and completed surgical residency in Adelaide, before undertaking training in cardiothoracic surgery at Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, and at Westmead Hospital and Children’s Hospital Westmead, Sydney, from 2005 to 2010.
 

During this time, he completed a Master of Surgery research higher degree at Flinders University. In 2010 and 2011, Dr Rice was a senior clinical fellow in cardiac surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA, where he gained experience in complex cardiac surgery and minimally invasive valve surgery. He returned to Adelaide in 2012 and was appointed as a staff specialist in cardiothoracic surgery at Flinders Medical Centre in July 2012. In 2015, he and Professor Jayme Bennetts established Adelaide Cardiothoracic.
 

Dr Rice undertakes a wide range of cardiac and thoracic surgical procedures, including coronary artery surgery, valve replacement and repair (including minimally invasive procedures), aortic surgery, atrial arrhythmia surgery, and both open and video-assisted thoracic surgery. He has a particular interest in surgery for complex aortic disease, and in 2017 he established the Aortic Multidisciplinary Team at Flinders Medical Centre, working with vascular surgeons and other specialists in the management of patients with aortic aneurysms.
 

Dr Rice also undertakes regular visits to Darwin to perform thoracic surgery at Royal Darwin Hospital and to provide consultations for patients with both cardiac and thoracic conditions.
 

He is a member of the Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He was supervisor of training at Flinders Medical Centre from 2012 to 2021. Dr Rice has an MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Adelaide, MS – Master of Surgery, Flinders University, FRACS – Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and FANZSCTS – Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons. He is a member of the Board of Studies, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, member of the Clinical Advisory Board, Medtronic Australia-Pacific and consultant to Edwards Lifesciences Australia.

Cardiothoracic Surgeon
MBBS, MSurg, FRACS

Dr Gareth Crouch undertakes a wide range of cardiac, thoracic and adult congenital cardiac surgical procedures, specialising in adult and paediatric surgery, valve replacement and repair (including minimally invasive procedures), coronary bypass surgery, aortic surgery and both open and video-assisted thoracic surgery.  He has a special interest in adult congenital repair surgery, as well as rheumatic heart disease.
 

Dr Crouch graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2007 and completed his surgical residency at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He followed this with Cardiothoracic Surgery Registrar training at Royal Adelaide Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre while completing his Masters of Surgery at Flinders University from 2011 to 2014. In 2015 and 2016, Dr Crouch continued his Cardiothoracic Registrar experience at St Vincent’s Health Network in Sydney before receiving further senior registrar training in Heart and Lung Transplant as well as ventricular assist device training. In 2017 he moved to Auckland District Health Board, as a senior Fellow in Cardiothoracic Surgery, where he gained experience in paediatric and adult congenital cardiac surgery. In February 2019 he was appointed as a staff specialist in cardiothoracic and congenital surgery at Royal Adelaide Hospital and in February 2020, Dr Crouch was appointed staff specialist in cardiothoracic and congenital surgery at Flinders Medical Centre.
 

Since joining FMC, Dr Crouch has been instrumental in establishing the hospital’s minimally invasive thoracic surgery program as well as South Australia’s first organ retrieval service for heart and lung transplantation, in concert with transplant units interstate. He also has an appointment at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for paediatric ECMO and non-bypass cardiac operations. Dr Crouch has an MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Adelaide, MS – Master of Surgery, Flinders University, FRACS – Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, FANZSCTS – Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons and FCSANZ – Fellow, Cardiac Society Australia and New Zealand. He is a member of the Scholarship Advisory Board, Avant Mutual and consultant to Johnson & Johnson Medical.

Cardiothoracic Surgeon
MD, FRACS

Dr Viana received an MD from University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine and undertook General Surgery Training from 2000-2002 and Cardiovascular Surgery Training from 2002-2005 at the University of Sao Paulo.
 

From 2005 to now, Dr Viana has held a number of positions, including:

• Heart Institute - University of Sao Paulo - Cardiovascular Surgery Fellow – 2005,
• Toronto General Hospital - University of Toronto Cardiovascular Surgery Clinical Fellowship - 2006 (Service of Dr Tirone David), 
• The Prince Charles Hospital - Brisbane - CTS Registrar - 2007-2009, Austin Health - Melbourne - Cardiac Surgery Fellow (Aortic Surgery) - 2010-2011, 
• Monash Health - Melbourne - Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow 2011-2013, Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons - F.R.A.C.S (Cardiothoracic) – 2013, 
• The Alfred Hospital - Honorary Cardiothoracic Surgeon - VAD, Heart and Lung Transplantation - Dec 2013-Jan 2014.

 Currently Dr Viana is  a Cardiothoracic Surgeon at The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Calvary Wakefield/Adelaide Hospital, St Andrew's Hospital - Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Ashford Hospital.
 

Dr Viana has attended the International Uniportal VATS Training Program, Shanghai (with Dr Diego Gonzalez Rivas) – 2019 and is skilled in Robotic Thoracic Surgery.

Respiratory and Sleep Physician
MBBS, DNB (Gen Med), FRACP

Dr Mohammed Irfan Birader is a Respiratory and Sleep Physician with a special interest in Sleep Medicine and Bronchoscopic procedures.  He is currently working as a Consultant General Physician at Mount Gambier Hospital part time.  He completed his Respiratory Medicine and Sleep Fellowship training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Dr Birader provides consultations for all respiratory and sleep disorders including COPD/Asthma, pleural diseases, obstructive sleep apnoea and complex sleep disorders, periodic limb movement disorders and narcolepsy, lung diseases and lung nodules and lung mass.

Respiratory Physician
MBBS, FRACP

Dr Michael Chia undertook his medical degree at the University of Adelaide and completed his internship and post-graduate studies at the royal Adelaide Hospital. After spending three years in the USA for his post-fellowship training, first at the National Institute of Health then at the University of Texas, Dallas, he returned to Adelaide in 1993. He is currently a Staff Consultant at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. He has had over 35 years’ experience in Sleep and Respiratory Medicine and spent many years as a visiting Specialist at the Repatriation Hospital, Daw Park.

Radiation Oncologist
FRACP

Dr Dion Grosser is an Interventional Pulmonologist, with visiting rights to Calvary Wakefield and Ashford Hospitals. He is responsible for initiating the interventional bronchoscopy service at both hospitals and is the leading Interventional Pulmonologist in Private Practice in South Australia.

He has a passion for diagnostics and for encouraging patients to be actively engaged in their own healthcare decisions. He is interested in all areas of pulmonary intervention, including advanced bronchoscopy and thoracoscopy procedures. He is a member of several multidisciplinary teams, including those for interstitial lung disease, advanced emphysema and lung cancer and he is always pleased to offer advice to colleagues and patients.

He has a specialist interest in minimally invasive procedures, including Zephyr Endobronchial Valves for severe emphysema, which are used to assist in the diagnosis and management of various lung conditions. He is a member of the Thoracic Society of Australia, New Zealand and the European Respiratory Society and as well as being a Fellow of the Australasian College of Physicians – FRACP. He is an examiner with the FRACP and enjoys teaching other doctors, especially advanced trainees, helping to provide them with the skills necessary to become excellent Respiratory Physicians.

Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, General Medicine Physician
MBBS, BMedSci, FRACP

Having completed his medical training at the University of Melbourne, Australia, he went on to obtain dual Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in both General Medicine and Respiratory Medicine in 2017 and later completed his Sleep Medicine fellowship at Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, in 2018. He also spent 2 years during his physician training in the Northern Territory and has extensive experience in Indigenous Health.

Dr Kruavit has combined his training and is currently practicing as a Consultant Physician in both fields of Respiratory & Sleep Medicine and General Medicine. He is an active member of several national and international respiratory/sleep and internal medicine societies. He has several scientific publications and continues to be actively involved in research activity. His many interests include chronic cough, airways disease, pleural disease, lung nodule/cancer, interventional pulmonology, obstructive sleep apnoea and complex respiratory sleep disorders, obesity and Indigenous health. Apart from working at Adelaide Respiratory, Dr Kruavit also works as a bariatric physician at the Bariatric Management and Intervention Clinic program within the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network. This is a pre-surgery weight loss program, in conjunction with the bariatric surgery service at Flinders Medical Centre. His other recent experience includes previously running Respiratory/Sleep service for Indigenous patients at Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Health Care Service (Hillcrest). He would also welcome Indigenous patients at Adelaide Respiratory.

Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Physician
MBBS, FRACP

Dr Langton was born in Canada and migrated to Australia in 2006 where he completed his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Flinders Medical School in 2009. He attained his FRACP in 2018 after finishing Advanced Training in respiratory medicine, including a year with special interests in lung cancer and pleural diseases, at Flinders Medical Centre.  He subsequently completed an interventional pulmonology fellowship at the BC Cancer Agency (BCCA) in Vancouver, Canada in 2019. Upon returning to Adelaide, he completed a second fellowship in Sleep Medicine at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 2020. Dr Langton is a member of several national and international respiratory and sleep medicine societies. He enjoys the opportunity to be involved in education, research and teaching in the fields of respiratory and sleep medicine. He has presented clinical research at national and international conferences.

Respiratory and Sleep Physician
MBBS

Dr Nur Sulaiman is a specialist physician in respiratory and sleep medicine. She is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) and is accredited in both Respiratory and Sleep Medicine. She graduated from University of New South Wales, Sydney in 2010 before undertaking her Basic Physician Training and Advanced Training in South Australia.

Dr Nur Sulaiman treats all general respiratory/sleep conditions including management of airway disease, work-up for lung cancer and lung fibrosis.  She is trained to treat sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnoea, hypersomnolence states and restless legs syndrome.  She is also trained to do bronchoscopic and pleural procedures including linear EBUS bronchoscopy and insertion of tunnelled pleural catheter. She is a member of The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) and Australian Sleep Association (ASA). She is also a clinical committee member of the latter. 

Respiratory and Sleep Physician
MBBS, FRACP
 

Dr Zafar Usmani is a Respiratory and Sleep Physician, currently working as a staff specialist at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital.  He completed his basic physician and advanced training in Respiratory Medicine at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital.  Dr Usmani gained his Sleep Medicine qualification from the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Repatriation General Hospital.  He provides consultation for all respiratory and sleep issues including asthma, pleural diseases, complex sleep disorders, advanced and delayed sleep phase disorders, obstructive sleep apnoea and lung nodules and lung mass.

Respiratory and General Physician
MBBS, B. Med SC, FRACP

Dr Siew Ung Wong graduated from University of Melbourne in 2006. He completed his dual specialty training in Respiratory Medicine / Acute and General Medicine from various teaching hospitals in Adelaide, including 6 months of palliative care medicine training. He became a fellow with Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2016. He holds the position of Associate Clinical Lecturer with the University of Adelaide. He then undertook Clinical Fellowship in interventional pulmonology involving advanced bronchoscopy (endobronchial ultrasound, bronchial thermoplasty) and pleuroscopy at the National University Hospital Singapore.

Dr Wong is a member of several national and international thoracic societies. He thrives for the provision of comprehensive care to all his patients ranging from diagnosis, treatment, surveillance as well as supportive care pathway. He sees a broad range of respiratory illness and sleep disorders, with special interest in COPD, asthma, interstitial lung disease, interventional pulmonology, lung cancer and pleural diseases management.