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Adult and Women's Referrals M-P

MBS: referrals for MBS clinics must be to a named clinician. Please use the Head of Unit's details.

Referral guidelines: referrals must meet the guidelines within this directory.

Nephrology

Clinic	Nephrology
MBS	No
Head of Unit	A/Prof Craig Nelson
Referral Guidelines	Nephrology referral guidelines
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Neurology

Clinic	Acute Neurology
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Tissa Wijeratne
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	Epilepsy
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Tissa Wijeratne
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	First Seizure
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Tissa Wijeratne
Referral Guidelines	First Seizure Clinic referral guidelines
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	Movement Disorder Clinic
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Tissa Wijeratne
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	Neurology
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Dr Tissa Wijeratne
Referral Guidelines	Neurology Specialist Clinics Access and Referral Guidelines.pdf
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Neurology Registrar via switchboard Phone: 8345 6666	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	Stroke
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Dr Tissa Wijeratne
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Neurosurgery

Clinic	Neurosurgical
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Mr Girish Nair
Referral Guidelines	Neurosurgery referral guidelines
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Back and Neck referral form (required)
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Oncology

Clinic	Breast Oncology
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Dishan Herath
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	Colorectal Oncology
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Dishan Herath
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	Colorectal Radiation
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Dishan Herath
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	General Oncology
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Dishan Herath
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	Lung Oncology
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Dishan Herath
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	Symptom Management Assessment and Referral Team (SMART)
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Dishan Herath
Referral Guidelines	SMART referral guidelines
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 7068	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	Uro-Oncology
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Dishan Herath
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Orthopaedics

Clinic	Fracture Clinic
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Mr Phong Tran
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	Fracture Emergency Clinic
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Mr Phong Tran
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	Orthopaedics

Head of Unit	Mr Phong Tran
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	Orthopaedic Post Op
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Mr Phong Tran
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Plastics

Clinic	Plastics
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Mr Wai-Ting Choi
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	Plastics Dressings
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Mr Wai-Ting Choi
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	Plastics Emergency
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Mr Wai-Ting Choi
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	490	Fax: 8345 6856

Post Acute Care

Clinic	Post Acute Care- external referrals
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Vicki Wise
Referral Guidelines	Post Acute Care
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Post Acute Care referral form
pus	Community
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 0013	Fax: 8345 6529

Pregnancy Care

Clinic	Pregnancy Care
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Dr Elske Posma
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Regional Maternity Form
Campus	Sunshine Hospital Community Clinics
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 1727	Fax: 9055 2125

Clinic	Maternal Fetal Medicine including Paediatric Maternal Fetal Medicine
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Joanne Said
Referral Guidelines	Maternal Fetal Medicine
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: N/A	Fax: 9055 2125

Clinic	Fetal Medicine including Fetal Cardiology
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Joanne Said
Referral Guidelines	Maternal Fetal Medicine
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: N/A	Fax: 9055 2125

Clinic	Obstetric Endocrine
MBS	MBS* (VACS & MBS)
Head of Unit	Dr Elske Posma
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: N/A	Fax: 9055 2125

Clinic	Maternity Shared Care- Assistance
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Dr Elske Posma
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6666 (know the maternity team caring for the woman you are enquiring about)

Clinic	Pre Term Labour Surveillance
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Elske Posma
Referral Guidelines	Guidelines
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: N/A