Respiratory Medicine
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Providing leadership in lung disease in WA
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Welcome
Welcome to Respiratory Medicine at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
On this website you can learn more about our team, and out-patient clinic. You’ll find detailed information about our expert specialist services and internationally renowned research.
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About
Respiratory Medicine at
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Providing leadership in Respiratory Medicine in Western Australia
Welcome to the department of Respiratory Medicine at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
Our expert clinicians work to improve the health of people with lung diseases in three main ways.
Clinical Care
We provide in-patient services through our base ward G54, and by outreach to all areas of the hospital.
Our out-patient department is the busiest in the state, providing a range of specialist investigations and treatments.
We also work more broadly with colleagues across the region and internationally on quality improvement initiatives and to create and maintain guidelines.
Research
All members of the department are actively engaged in research. Our team has a substantial research grant income and an excellent record of academic publications.
We also engage in industry-funded research to bring the potential of using new treatments to our patients at an early stage.
Education
Sir Charles Gairdner is a teaching hospital, and we are proud to be shaping junior doctors into the next generation of specialists. We are also active in formal and clinical teaching for students from Perth’s universities.
Outside the hospital, our team are actively engaged in continuing medical education for General Practitioners and consultants in other specialities.
Please note that our Educational Materials are password protected.
Specialist Clinical Services
We are experts in diagnosing and treating respiratory illnesses. We offer specialist services not available in other hospitals.
Follow the links below to find out more about our specialist clinics and staff.
Airways
We run specialist multidisciplinary clinics for asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis and chronic cough.
Our airway experts are:
Our airways clinics are:
Lung cancer and Interventional Bronchoscopy
State of the art care for patients with lung cancer including early detection, diagnosis, follow up and treatment of advanced lung cancers.
Our lung cancer experts are:
Our Lung Cancer clinics are:
Cystic Fibrosis
We are home to the adult state cystic fibrosis service with a multidisciplinary team looking after in and out patients and their families.
Our cystic fibrosis experts are:
Our Cystic Fibrosis clinic is:
Occupational Lung Disease
We run a specialised occupational respiratory diseases clinic and the world-unique ‘WA Asbestos Review Program’.
Our occupational lung disease expert is:
Our Occupational Lung Disease clinic is:
Pleural Disease
We are home to the largest specialist pleural clinic in the southern hemisphere.
Our pleural disease expert team includes:
Our Pleural Disease clinic is:
Lung Fibrosis
We offer a specialist Interstitial Lung Diseases clinic and multidisciplinary team with access to the latest treatments, including pulmonary hypertension.
Our specialist team includes:
Our Lung Fibrosis clinic is:
I have an appointment
We offer appointments in-person, by telephone, and by video link to your own device (or local hospital) with our specialist team. We usually we find a face to face appointment is best for your first consultation.
Our services are covered by WA Department of Health. You will not be charged for seeing our specialists.
Referring to our clinic
The Department provides a specialist outpatient service for more than 12,000 patients with severe chronic respiratory disorders a year including asthma, COPD, asbestos and occupational lung diseases, lung cancer and mesothelioma, pleural diseases, interstitial lung disease, bronchiectasis and the state adult cystic fibrosis service.
Routine referrals should be sent to the Central Referral Service after checking the postcode catchment for NMHS.
For second opinions or specialist review please send a named referral. Email: [email protected] Fax: 6457 1555
Urgent referrals should be discussed with the appropriate Physician or Registrar and arrangements will be made to accommodate emergencies. There is an on-call registrar and consultant contactable after hours through the hospital switchboard on (08) 6457 3333.
Research
We believe the best care for our patients is through high quality research. Many of our team are internationally recognised research experts. Ask your specialist about being part of research and find out more below:
Cystic Fibrosis
Our cystic fibrosis researchers are:
Pleural disease
Our specialist pleural clinic has a multidisciplinary research team led by:
Get in contact
Please note this is for general enquiries only, WE CAN NOT ANSWER ANY CLINICAL QUESTIONS.
For information about your outpatient appointment we suggest you visit Manage my Care or the SCGH Outpatients website.
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