Dr Sharma completed his cardiology training at the Northern Hospital. He then under took a one year fellowship in intervention cardiology followed by a second fellowship in cardiac imaging at St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne. Dr Sharma has extensive experience in cardiology including general cardiology, valvular heart disease and all aspects of echocardiography (trans thoracic, transoesophageal, 3D/4 D, contrast and stress echocardiography). He has an interest in heart failure. Dr Sharma currently holds a public appointment at the Northern Hospital consulting in heart failure and imaging (echo). His academic interest includes the supervision and training of advanced trainees in cardiology. Dr Sharma has also participated in research at the Northern Hospital and is a co-investigator in multinational trials.

Dr Sharma is a Geriatrician with a particular clinical interest in the diagnosis and management of dementia, stroke & vascular cognitive impairment, falls prevention in the elderly, osteoporosis management and providing holistic care for elderly patients with complex medical issues.

Interests: Spine surgery, hip & knee surgery, orthopaedic trauma and sports surgery

Dr Rizwan Sheikh is a Plastic Surgeon based in Melbourne. Rizwan performs cosmetic and reconstructive surgery comprising of breast reconstruction, perineal reconstruction, body contouring surgery followingsignificant weight loss, and hand surgery. Dr. Sheikh is double board certified in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He holds the titles of Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) and Fellow of the College of Plastic Surgeons of South Africa. Dr Rizwan Sheikh serves as the Clinical Lead for pelvic reconstructions at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, performing complex reconstructions for patients undergoing extensive resections due to cancer surgery.

Dr Sidhu is a General Surgeon who has an interest in the treatment of all areas of Colorectal Surgery including bowel cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, rectal bleeding, haemorrhoids, hernias and gall bladder disease. Dr Sidhu is GESA accredited to perform both gastroscopies and colonoscopies. He is an advanced laparoscopic surgeon who practices minimally invasive surgery.

Dr Anita Singh completed her Training at Austin Health, Western and University Hospital Geelong. Dr Anita Singh is a consultant Endocrinologist at Northern Health and Western Health.

Dr Pras Sivam (Prassannah Satasivam) holds both a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and membership of the Society of Urologic Oncology. He is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne and currently serves as Urology Training Supervisor and Research Lead at Northern Health. Pras grew up in Melbourne and graduated from Haileybury College as Dux of the School in 1998. He joined the University of Melbourne Medical School with a tertiary entrance rank of 99.95. After completing his postgraduate surgical training in Victoria, he accepted a prestigious Fellowship in Urologic Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. This gave him formal training under recognised world leaders in the field of urologic oncology.

Mr Sudheshan Sundaralingam is a general urologist with an interest in the management of prostate, renal tract stone diseases and Genito urinary cancers. He holds tertiary public teaching hospital appointments as a Consultant Urologist at St. Vincent’s Hospital and Northern Health. 

Mr Swee Chin Tan is a general and laparoscopic surgeon. He obtained his medical degree in Melbourne and after completing his internship and a couple of years of residency, he undertook and successfully obtained a Masters of Surgical Science Degree from University of Adelaide. He subsequently spent a few years in Darwin as a surgical registrar where he gained a broad exposure to general surgery in a rural setting. He has finished his surgical training with rotations through Austin and Northern Hospital and was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS).    

Northern Private Hospital welcomes Mr Patrick Tansley.