Respiratory

St Vincent’s Respiratory and Sleep Medicine

Referrals are welcomed for patients with the full range of chronic respiratory and sleep disorders including:

asthma
COPD
pulmonary fibrosis, TB, pulmonary hypertension
sleep apnoea

St Vincent’s does not provide an allergy service.

Special Chest Clinic (TB Clinic)

Referrals are welcomed for patients with TB of the lungs, mediastinum or pleura.

Combined Lung Clinic (Lung Cancer Clinic)

Referrals are welcomed for patients with existing or suspected lung or pleural cancer. This is a multidisciplinary clinic of respiratory physicians, thoracic surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, respiratory nurse consultant, pathologist and radiologists.

For urgent referrals to the Combined Lung Clinic please contact the switchboard on Tel: (03) 9288 2211 and ask for the Respiratory Registrar (pager 670).

Sleep Disorders Clinic

Referrals are welcomed for patients with sleep disorders, including evaluation of obstructive sleep apnoea.

Respiratory Laboratory

Lung function tests can be ordered by GPs.

In addition to the laboratory at St Vincent's Fitzroy there are branch labs at Werribee Mercy Hospital and St George's Hospital, Kew.

Bookings and enquiries: (03) 9288 3133 or (03) 9288 3134

For chronic respiratory disease management or care coordination refer to Restoring Health (HARP–CDM) or call 1300 131 470.

Useful Links

The Australian Lung Foundation

COPD Management Guidelines

Senior staff
Dr David Hart	Director	Tel: (03) 9288 3128
Dr Matthew Conron	Head of Clinic	Tel: (03) 9288 3128
Dr Allan Garfield	Physician
Dr Chong Weng Ong	Physician
Dr Andrew Kyoong	Physician
Dr Piers Canty	Physician

Enquiries:

Patient Enquiries:
(03) 9288 3475

Fax: (03) 9288 3489

GP Enquiries:
(03) 9288 2898

Referral form (St Vincent's)

Referral form (VSRF)

Medical Director and Zedmed Referral form

Best Practice Referral form

NB – Referrals can be faxed directly to the Respiratory Medicine Department on (03) 9288 3138.

For further information please call (03) 9288 3128.

This is a public outpatient service. All patients need to be referred to us by a GP. Please see your GP if you believe you would benefit from a referral to this clinic. Many doctors have private consulting suites as well as working in the public hospital system. This is entirely separate from St Vincent’s and our staff do not have any information about the private consulting practices of doctors.

Clinic times

Sleep Disorders – Tuesday pm
Respiratory Medicine – Wednesday pm
Special Chest – Wednesday pm,
1st Wednesday of the
month
Combined Lung –
Friday am

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41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia. Phone: (03) 9288 2211