I welcome phone calls about patients with urgent problems as direct contact between us can optimize the patient’s investigation and management.
The following conditions may need urgent attention:
The following conditions are best managed directly in your nearest Emergency Department:
I am very happy to discuss any clinical ENT questions you may have. Contact my rooms and the staff will be able to put you in contact with me to enable us to discuss any issues over the phone.
Feel free to use the patient information sheets and post-operative instructions from this website to inform and counsel your patients.
I also welcome feedback on this information as well as any other topics you would like information on.
We are currently in unchartered waters with the COVID-19 pandemic. At ENTSA we are, as always, committed to the health and wellbeing of our staff and our patients. Ear, nose and throat examinations and surgery however are considered extremely high risk for virus transmission and so we are making changes in our practice.
The current recommendations from the Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ASOHNS) are:
As a result of this, our practice is changing. We are still here to care for new and existing patients. We have established a Telehealth system to enable continuity of care for existing patients and a ‘non-contact’ option for new patients to access an initial assessment and commencement of treatment.
Please call us to discuss Telehealth options on: (08) 7200 2539
We will still see some patients in the office however this will be limited to protect the health of you and our staff.
If you attend, we ask you to comply with the following: