Paediatric General Clinics at Flinders Medical Centre

Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) General Paediatric Clinic offers public services for most general paediatric conditions. Outreach clinics also operate at GP Plus Noarlunga, Aldinga and Marion sites.

Consultants

Paediatric consultants accepting named referrals for outpatient clinics

• Head of Paediatric Unit - Dr Asha Fuller
  
• Dr Ravi Balakrishnamoorthy
  
• Dr Petra Bos
  
• Dr Pei Chan
  
• Dr Nicole Davis
  
• Dr Meredith Forsyth
  
• Dr Afdal Ibrahim
  
• Dr Aabha Kalro
  
• Dr Dildeepa Naveen
  
• Dr Shiree Perano
  
• Dr Matthew Scholar
  
• Dr Noha Soliman
  
• Dr Felix Tan
  
• Dr Gillian Watterson
• Dr Kieran Shanahan
• Dr Rikki Branford
  

Paediatric sub-specialists accepting named referrals:

• Dr Kerrie-Anne Chen, Paediatric Neurologist
• Dr Michael Ee, Paediatric Surgeon/Urologist
• Dr Sanjeev Khurana, Paediatric Surgeon/Urologist
• Dr Megan Sheppard, Paediatric Respiratory Physician
• Dr Mandy Yiu, Paediatric Eating Disorders specialist

Referrals

Referrals to Paediatric General Clinics, Paediatric Neurologist, Paediatric Respiratory Physician, Paediatric Eating Disorders specialist, Paediatric Surgeon/Urologist,

Fax referrals to (08) 8204 4911, or directly to the relevant services below.

For further information see:

• Referral forms:
  • Statewide Standard Outpatients Referral Forms, see Outpatient referrals | SA Health
  • Children's Assessment Team (CAT) Referral form (referrals to CAT only)
    
• Paediatric referral guidelines
  • General medicine referrals, see Statewide Paediatric Medicine Outpatient CPCs
  • surgery referrals, see Statewide Paediatric Surgery Outpatient CPCs
  • respiratory referrals, see relevant Statewide Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Outpatient CPCs
• Other paediatric referrals
  • Formal Autism diagnosis is provided by the Children’s Assessment Team (CAT), an inter-disciplinarily team that provides specialised assessments of children with complex or multiple developmental problems involving three or more areas. They require a specific specific separate referral form.
  • The Child Safety and Wellbeing Health Service (CSWHS) provides specialised assessment and therapeutic services to infants, children and young people from birth to 18 years and their families where there are concerns about child abuse, psychological maltreatment and/or neglect. 
  • Other SALHN services accepting referrals for paediatric patient. The following SALHN services accept referrals for paediatric patients (age range may vary), please send referrals directly to the relevant service to avoid delays in referral receipt and triaging:
    • Allergy and Immunology
    • Dermatology 
    • Early Childhood and Family Services
    • Ear, Nose and Throat
    • Eating Disorders
    • Ophthalmology
    • Orthopaedics
    • Paediatric Allied Health
  • Women’s and Children’s Hospital Network (WCHN) services with visiting clinics at SALHN. The following WCHN services have visiting clinics at SALHN – please send referrals directly to the relevant WCHN service for triaging and specify request to be seen at SALHN.
    • Cardiology
    • Genetics
  • Referrals to other paediatric services, including paediatric mental health referrals. Not all paediatric services are offered at SALHN. For WCH-specific specialties including Mental Health referrals, please send referrals directly to the relevant service to avoid delay in referral receipt and triaging. For medicolegal reasons, we are unable to forward referrals directly outside SALHN. Please see WCH Outpatient Referrals page
• Urgent referrals and clinical advice, contact FMC switch on (08) 8204 5511 and ask for the Paediatric registrar or consultant on call
• Waitlist times, see Quarterly Specialist Outpatient Waiting Time Report. This report provides metropolitan specialist detail metropolitan specialist outpatient waiting times for Routine (category 2) and Non-urgent (category 3) patients who have not been given an appointment date at the census date (i.e. are unscheduled).
• Administrative enquiries, refer to the contact details below

Contact details

Telephone: (08) 8204 4910
Fax: (08) 8204 4911

Location: Paediatric Clinic, Level 4, Flinders Medical Centre
Directions: Use Western Carpark, enter through Northern Entrance
Take Kangaroo lifts to Level 4. Destination will be adjacent the lifts.
Map: Flinders Medical Centre Site Map (PDF 133KB)

Services

Paediatric Unit at Flinders Medical Centre