The team


  • The Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition consists of a wide variety of medical, nursing, allied health and administrative staff who may be involved in providing patient care. 

    2023May11 Gastro Team

    Senior Medical Staff


    20240625 Jason Yap

    Associate Professor Jason Yap

    Interim director of gastroenterology and clinical nutrition

    Head of clinical nutrition

    Paediatric gastroenterologist 

    Special interests: Clinical nutrition and intestinal transplantation

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    20230511 Geroge Alex

    Associate Professor George Alex

    Head of inflammatory bowel disease service

    Paediatric gastroenterologist 

    Special interests: Inflammatory bowel disease, hepatology/liver transplantation and functional gastrointestinal diseases

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    20230511Winita Hardikar

    Professor Winita Hardikar

    Head of liver and intestinal transplantation

    Paediatric gastroenterologist 

    Special interests: Liver transplantation, intestinal transplantation, hepatitis B and C


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    20230511Mark Oliver

    Professor Mark Oliver 

    Head of training

    Paediatric gastroenterologist

    Special interests: Pancreatic disorders and inflammatory bowel disease


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    20230511Julie Bines

    Professor Julie Bines 

    Clinical nutrition consultant

    Special interests: Clinical nutrition, intestinal failure and rehabilitation


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    20230511Jeremy Rosenbaum

    Dr Jeremy Rosenbaum

    Head of endoscopy

    Paediatric gastroenterologist 

    Special interests: General gastroenterology and hepatology, inflammatory bowel disease, quality of care


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    20230511Kathleen McGrath

    Dr Kathleen McGrath

    Paediatric gastroenterologist, clinical nutrition consultant 

    Special interests: Intestinal failure and rehabilitation, intestinal transplantation, clinical nutrition, food allergy, clinical training and education

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    20230511Liz Bannister


    Dr Liz Bannister

    Paediatric gastroenterologist

    Special interests: Liver transplantation, viral hepatitis, 

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    20230511Mark Safe

    Dr Mark Safe

    Paediatric gastroenterologist

    Special interests: Functional disorders and motility, gastrointestinal eosinophilic diseases 

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    2023 Shaun Ho

    Dr Shaun Ho

    Paediatric gastroenterologist

    Special interests: Ceoliac diesease and inflamtory bowel disease 

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    Dr Ed Giles

    Paediatric gastroenterologist

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    Dr Jeremy Rajanayagam

    Paediatric gastroenterologist

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    Dr Zoe McCallum 

    Clinical nutrition consultant, general paediatrician

    Special interests: Clinical nutrition

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    Dr Tom Wilson

    Paediatric gastroenterologist

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    Dr Anell Meyer

    Paediatric gastroenterologist

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    Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition Fellow Team 2024-25 


    • Dr Huey Miin Lee
    • Dr Roisin Egan
    • Dr Prerna Diksha
    • Dr Asha Jois
    • Dr Nour Ghanem


    Clinical Nurse Consultant Team

    20230511Kathe Holmes

    Kathe Holmes

    Registered nurse
    Liver and intestinal transplant clinical nurse consultant

    Contact for: Liver and Intestinal transplant queries                                         

    Telephone: 9345 6622

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    20230511 Lauren Herd

    Lauren Herd

    Registered nurse
    Liver and intestinal transplant clinical nurse consultant

    Contact for: Liver and Intestinal transplant queries                                         

    Telephone: 9345 5036

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    AlexHodgson

    Alexandra (Alex) Hodgson

    Registered nurse
    Liver and intestinal transplant clinical nurse consultant

    Contact for: Liver transplant and liver disease queries

    Telephone: 9345 6622


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    20230511 Elly Law

    Eleanor (Elly) Law

    Registered nurse
    Liver and intestinal transplant clinical nurse consultant

    Contact for: Liver transplant and liver disease queries

    Telephone: 9345 7998

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    Helen Shalley

    Registered nurse
    Clinical nutrition nurse consultant

    Contact for: Parenteral nutrition advice
    Telephone: 9345 5029

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    20230623 Alex Summers

    Alexandra (Alex) Summers

    Registered nurse

    Gastroenterology clinical nurse consultant 
    Contact for: Inflammatory bowel disease and motility procedures
    Telephone: 9345 5082 


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    20230511Rachel Horn

    Rachel Horn

    Registered nurse
    Gastroenterology clinical nurse consultant

    Contact for: Inflammatory bowel disease and motility procedures
    Telephone: 9345 5082 


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    202306 Vic Evans

    Victoria Evans

    Registered nurse
    Clinical nutrition nurse consultant

    Contact for: Parenteral nutrition advice
    Telephone: 9345 5029

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    20230511Carla Rogers

    Carla Rogers

    Registered nurse
    Gastrostomy clinical nurse consultant


    Liz Rogers

    Clinical nutrition senior dietitian
    Contact for: Parenteral nutrition advice
    Telephone: 9345 5029

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    20230511Julia Rossi

    Julia Rossi

    Gastroenterology admin officer 

    Contact for: General Admin inquiries 

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    Shiva Aftahi 

    Business manager

    contact for : Fellowship in paediatric gastroenterology & clinical nutrition / recruitment inquiries

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    Dietitians - Gastroenterology & Liver

    Contact via secure chat/inbasket/email

     For : IBD Gastro HEN Patients, IBD clinic Wednesday PM

    • Sarah Efklides 

    For: Liver, general gastro patients, Tuesday PM clinic ( General Gastro + Coeliac)

    • Bianca Sowerby (Monday - Wednesday) / Sophie King (Thursday - Friday)


    Social worker - Liver & intestinal transplant  

    Telephone: 9345 6111


    Austin Health - Liver & Intestinal Transplant Surgeons Team

    Austin Hospital and The Royal Children's Hospital 

    Professor Bob Jones
    Director Victorian liver transplant unit    

    Mr Graham Starkey
    Mr Bao Zhong Wan
    Dr Michael Fink
    Ms Eunice Lee 
    Mr Marcos Perini


    Updated September 2024, SA