Our Team
At St. Vincent’s Hospital, the Department of Gastroenterology staff are committed to providing quality care for our patients, achieved through a dedicated focus on patient satisfaction, continuous research, and the education, training, and advancement of consultant gastroenterologists, specialised nursing and allied health staff, research fellows, and junior doctors.
Prof. Alex Thompson
Hepatology, General Gastroenterology
Assoc. Prof. Emily Wright
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, General Gastroenterology
Assoc. Prof. Ashley Miller
General Gastroenterology
Assoc. Prof. Andrew Taylor
Interventional Endoscopy, General Gastroenterology
Assoc. Prof. Jacinta Holmes
Hepatology, General Gastroenterology
Dr. Swee Lin Chen Yi Mei
Hepatology, General Gastroenterology
Dr. Catherine Croagh
Hepatology, General Gastroenterology
Dr. Barbara Demediuk
Hepatology, General Gastroenterology
Assoc. Prof. Paul Desmond
Hepatology, General Gastroenterology
Dr. Thai Hong
Hepatology, General Gastroenterology
Assoc. Prof. Jessica Howell
Hepatology, General Gastroenterology
Dr. David Iser
Hepatology, General Gastroenterology
Assoc. Prof. Marno Ryan
Hepatology, General Gastroenterology
Assoc. Prof. William Connell
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, General Gastroenterology
Dr. Chamara Basnayake
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, General Gastroenterology, Functional Gut Disorders
Assoc. Prof Nik John Ding
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, General Gastroenterology
Prof. Michael Kamm
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, General Gastroenterology
Dr. Mark Lust
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, General Gastroenterology
Dr. Ola Niewiadomski
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, General Gastroenterology
Dr. Emma Flanagan
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, General Gastroenterology
Dr. Julien Schulberg
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, General Gastroenterology
Dr. Linda Yang
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Interventional Endoscopy, Functional Gut Disorders, General Gastroenterology
Dr. Hannah Kim
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Functional Gut Disorders
Dr. Georgina Cameron
Interventional Endoscopy, General Gastroenterology
Dr. Robert Chen
Interventional Endoscopy, General Gastroenterology
Assoc. Prof. Bronte Holt
Interventional Endoscopy, General Gastroenterology
Dr. Edward Tsoi
Interventional Endoscopy, General Gastroenterology
Dr. Suzanne Mahady
General Gastroenterology
Dr. Ralley Prentice
Dr. Michael De Gregorio
Dr. Jessica Green
Dr. Tony He
Dr. Fiona Jones
Ritchie Gupta
AT1
Nick Clark
AT2
Kyle Wu
AT2
Dr. Sasha Fehily
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Dr. Grace Lovett
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Dr. Ann Farrell
Hepatology
Dr. Ericka Flores
Hepatology
Dr. Simon Hume
Hepatology
Dr. Lauren Andersson
Hepatology
Dr. Sarah Romero
Hepatology
Dr. Samara Griffin
Dr. Tanya Lee
Dr. Kathryn Gazelakis
Dr. Anna Van Thillo
Siobhan Lenihan, RN, Nurse Unit Manager
Endoscopy (Day Procedure Unit)
Laura Law, Assoc. Nurse Unit Manager
Endoscopy (Day Procedure Unit)
Renata Tizi, RN
Outpatient Specialists Clinics Nurse lead
Tamie Samyue, Nurse Practitioner
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Functional Gut
Helen Aharfi, RN
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Functional Gut
Stephanie Fry, RN
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Functional Gut
Gail Reynolds, RN
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Functional Gut
Alyson Ross, RN
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Functional Gut
Ruth Siragusano, RN
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Functional Gut
Annalise Stanley, RN
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Functional Gut
Deborah Pallett, RN, Nurse Unit Manager
Inpatient Unit (Ward 7 West)
Susan White, RN, Nurse Unit Manager
Inpatient Unit (Ward 7 East)
Susanne Glasgow, RN
General Hepatology
Kate New, RN
General Hepatology
Tara Bunting, RN
Hepatoma
John Gough, RN
TPN
Bradley Whitton, RN
Integrated Hepatitis Nurse
Bridget Reed, RN
Integrated Hepatitis Nurse
Mieken Grant, RN
Victorian Viral Hepatitis Nurse Educator
Anne Craigie, Nurse Practitioner
Statewide Hepatitis Prison Service
Lucy McDonald, RN
Statewide Hepatitis Prison Service
Chloe Layton, RN
Statewide Hepatitis Prison Service
Amy Edwards, RN
Statewide Hepatitis Prison Service
Dr. Angela Khera
BAppSc(Physio), PhD
Cherry de Crespigny
BAppSc(Physio)
Jamee Barugh
APD, BNutDiet
Prof. Alex Thompson (Section head)
Clinical Trials Principal Investigators
Assoc. Prof. Jacinta Holmes
Clinical Trials Principal Investigators
Assoc. Prof. Emily Wright
Clinical Trials Principal Investigators
Assoc. Prof. Nik (John) Ding
Clinical Trials Principal Investigators
Assoc. Prof. Marno Ryan
Clinical Trials Principal Investigators
Dr. Chamara Basnayake
Clinical Trials Principal Investigators
Jacinta McMahon, BASc/biotech, BSc
Clinical Trials Manager
Rosemary Sloane, RN
Clinical Trial Coordinators
Tamara Debreceni, BMedSci, BSc, MSc (Diet)
Clinical Trial Coordinators
Ruby Han, RN
Clinical Trial Coordinators
Dhivia Pandiaraja, RN
Clinical Trial Coordinators
Heeba Doughnan
Clinical Research Administration
Rhonda O’Riley
Clinical Research Administration
James Williams
Clinical Research Administration
Dr. Rebecca Winter, PhD
Isobel Brewster, RN
Clinical Trial Coordinators
Mel Braudigom, RN
Clinical Trial Coordinators
Jesusette (Suzie) Marie Mabutin, RN
Clinical Trial Coordinators
Dr. Amy Hamilton
Research Scientist
Dr. Amy Wilson-O’Brien
Research Scientist
Alyson Ross, RN
Research Nurse
Annalise Stanley, RN
Research Nurse
Angela Khera
Research Staff
Erin Russell
Research Staff
Gina Trakman
Research Staff
Beverly Cooper
(03) 9231 3581
Personal Assistant to Prof Alex Thompson
Andrea Nish, Fibroscan
(03) 9231 2561 (Fridays)
Patient Services Clerk
Anne Savage
Department Secretary
Rhonda O’Riley
Finance Officer