Dr Peter Solin - Medical Director
MBBS FRACP PhD
Respiratory & Sleep Disorders Physician
Dr Peter Solin is a leading authority on Sleep Disorders and Respiratory Medicine in Australia. Graduating from Melbourne University in 1987, he undertook specialist training at both the Royal Melbourne and Alfred Hospitals, as well as in the UK, gaining his Fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1996. His PhD determined the cause of abnormal nocturnal breathing in heart failure patients. As a master clinician, he treats all types of sleep disorders, from adolescents to the aged, supervising 4 sleep laboratories and in the last decade developed sleep diagnostic services in regional centres. He is the inventor of the Pharmacy Model for home sleep diagnostics, which defined accessible and timely patient-centric healthcare for the underprivileged in the Australian community.
Dr Dinesha De Silva
MBBS FRACP
Respiratory & Sleep Disorders Physician
Dr Dinesha De Silva is a Respiratory and Sleep Physician who completed her MBBS at Monash University. She gained her Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2005, following completion of her respiratory training at Monash Medical Centre and the Austin Hospital. Following her training, she worked as a full-time respiratory and sleep physician in two tertiary hospitals in New Zealand. She currently works as a respiratory, sleep and general physician at Southern Health. Her interests are chronic obstructive lung disease, chronic disease management, sleep medicine and chronic respiratory failure.
Dr Chris Daley
MBBS FRACP
Respiratory & Sleep Disorders Physician
Dr Chris Daley is a Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Physician with interests in respiratory infectious diseases, intensive care, acute and chronic respiratory failure, sleep disordered breathing and lung cancer diagnostics, including imaging modalities and bronchoscopy. Following his MBBS at Monash University, he completed his FRACP in respiratory and sleep medicine through training at Southern Health and Western Health and also with complementary training in intensive care at Southern Health, Cabrini and Epworth hospitals.
Prof Lata Jayaram
MBChB FRACP PhD
Respiratory & Sleep Disorders Physician
Prof Lata Jayaram is a Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Physician. She completed her medical and specialist training in New Zealand. She then undertook a clinical research fellowship at McMaster University, Canada, focusing on the measurement of airway inflammation and its clinical application. Lata returned to Australia and completed her training in Sleep Medicine at the Adelaide Institute of Sleep Health and her PhD in asthma and airway inflammation. She currently practices at Western Health, the University of Melbourne and with the Sleep and Respiratory Group.
Dr John Hunt
MBBS FRACP
Respiratory & Sleep Disorders Physician
Dr John Hunt is a well-respected Respiratory & Sleep Disorders Physician with more than 20 years’ experience in treating a wide range of respiratory and sleep conditions. Dr Hunt obtained his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 1979 from Monash University. He then went on to become a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, completing his training in 1988. He has also worked overseas, including the completion of further postgraduate studies at the Brompton Hospital, London.
As well as having clinical research interests in COPD and asthma, Dr Hunt is actively involved in teaching, taking part in educational meetings and symposia with Primary Care Physicians. He is also a member of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Australasian Sleep Association. Dr Hunt has a special interest in asthma, COPD, lung cancer, sleep disorders, and bronchoscopy.
Dr Nader Fayazi
MD FRACP
Respiratory & Sleep Disorders Physician
Dr Nader Fayazi is a highly experienced respiratory and sleep medicine specialist. Urgent appointments are available immediately. Inpatient admissions for further care can be organised at Cabrini Hospital. His interest in sleep medicine includes treating snoring, sleep apnoea, insomnia, narcolepsy, fitness to drive, fatigue & sleepiness. Home & in-laboratory testing is available. In-laboratory sleep testing can be undertaken at Monash, or in private sleep labs at South-Eastern Private, Epworth, Cabrini, Maryvale Morwell, Beleura. Regional home sleep testing can be organised through National Sleep Diagnostics. Nader has an extensive clinical background in internal & respiratory medicine, initially in senior & teaching positions for 17 years at a university affiliated Hospital in Bandar Abbas Iran. After moving to Australia in 2018, Nader worked in regional centres (Horsham, Ballarat, Shepparton) providing bronchoscopy, respiratory & general medicine. He is now dedicating to private medicine with the Sleep & Respiratory Group. He manages all sleep disorders and respiratory disorders including complex thoracic medicine. Nader works collaboratively with ENT surgeons. Nader is a passionate educator, a considered clinician, a kind, calm & compassionate physician, an expert in bronchoscopy & pulmonary procedures, & has a vast knowledge of respiratory medicine including rare diseases. He is also he fluent in Farsi.
Dr Michael Pallin MB BCh BAO FRACP
Respiratory & Sleep Disorders Physician
Dr Michael Pallin is a Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Physician. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin in Ireland, he attained his specialist training through the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland which incorporated two years at Alfred Health and Austin Health following his immigration to Melbourne. He subsequently completed a clinical research fellowship in cystic fibrosis at The Alfred Hospital before taking up his current public appointment at Monash Medical Centre. His practice encompasses a wide range of respiratory and sleep disorders with principal interests in bronchiectasis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and sleep disordered breathing.
Dr Ian Wang
MBBS (Hons.) FRACP
Respiratory & Sleep Disorders Physician
Dr Ian Wang is a Respiratory and Sleep Physician with expertise in diagnosis and management of a broad range of respiratory and sleep disorders, including cough and breathlessness, asthma and airways disease, lung nodules and lung cancer, as well as respiratory failure and sleep apnoea.
He obtained his medical degree with honours at Monash University, before completing Basic Physician Training at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne. He received his Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) after completing Advanced Training in Respiratory and Sleep Subspecialty Medicine at Eastern Health, Western Health and St Vincent’s Hospital. He currently holds public hospital appointments at Eastern Health and Western Health, in addition to a teaching appointment at the University of Melbourne Medical School. His professional affiliations include the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ), the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP).
Dr David Bertovic
MBBS FRACP
Cardiologist
Following the completion of his undergraduate training at Monash University in 1999, David has worked at Geelong Hospital and The Alfred Hospital and completed his cardiology training at Monash Medical Centre. As an undergraduate, David undertook a clinical research project examining the effects of strength training on blood pressure and other aspects of the human arterial system, leading to him being awarded the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Medical Science in 1996. His professional interest in exercise and sports cardiology has also seen him recently work with the Carlton and North Melbourne football clubs and Melbourne Victory Football Club.
David has acted as a medical supervisor for a number of clinical research studies at The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, taught undergraduate students of the Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences and written teaching modules for the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians.
In addition to his clinical consulting at Cabrini Brighton, David has appointments at The Alfred Hospital and Bairnsdale Regional Health Services, as well as providing a consulting service to a number of Aboriginal Health clinics throughout rural Victoria.