Respiratory Service Referrals

All patients must be referred to an individual clinician or head of the service. New patient referrals will be assessed using a collaborative approach by the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and placed with the correct specialty. To assist in placing the patient appropriately, the following information is helpful:

The urgency and clinic allocation are determined by referral content. If you are concerned with the appointment time allocated to your patient, please phone the Patient Registration Clerk or call the Lung Service Nurse Coordinator.

Lung services are available in four locations. To refer your patient, send a referral, results or reports by fax or mail to your nearest service.

Investigating Symptoms of lung cancer: A guide for GPs
Rapid Access Lung Cancer Clinic – GP Referral Guidelines
Referral Decisions - a prompt from radiology CTs suspicious of lung cancer

Required Investigations
A completed signed referral form with any imaging and pathology results
Chest and Abdominal CT Scan, Bronchoscopy and Bone Scan, PET Scan (if available)
Operation notes (if available)
Sputum cytology reports and relevant histopathology

MDT Lung Assessment Form
MDT Lung Assessment Form

Location	Liverpool / Macarthur		Bankstown
Multi-disciplinary Clinic Times	Monday 8.00am - 9.00am Weekly		Thursday Monthly
Registration Address	Patient Registrations, Cancer Services Locked Bag 7103 Liverpool BC NSW 1871		Patient Registrations, Cancer Services Eldridge Road Bankstown NSW 2200
Phone Fax	Ph: (02) 8738 5180 Fax (02) 8738 9819		(02) 9722 8606 (02) 9722 8611
Respiratory group Chair	Prof Shalini Vinod		Dr Anthony Frankel
Nurse Coordinator	0439813807		Sunil Mathew 9722 8470
Medical Oncology	Dr Po Yee Yip Dr Annette Tognela		Dr Ray Asghari Dr Sandra Harvey
Radiation Oncology	Prof Shalini Vinod Dr Mei Ling Yap Dr Trang Pham Dr Kim-Lin Chiew		Dr Trang Pham
Palliative Care Specialist	Dr Jennifer Wiltshire
Cardiothoracic surgeons	Dr Bruce French
Respiratory Physicians	Dr Jonathan Williamson Dr Belinda Cochrane Dr Anthony Aouad Dr Graeme Thompson	Dr Anthony Frankel Dr David Freiberg Dr Jonathan Rutland Dr Alvin Ing
Other Respiratory Physicians in the LHD	Dr Peter Buchanan Dr Kevin Chan Dr Claudia Dobler, Dr Zinta Harrington Dr Graeme Thompson Professor Guy Marks Dr Erica Meggitt Dr Conceicao Santos	Dr Hima Vedam Dr Soo Wei Foo Dr Tracy Smith Dr Graham Radford Dr Surabh Gupta Dr Melissa Baraket Dr Tracy Smith
Nuclear Medicine & PET physician	Dr Michael Lin Dr June Yap
Pathologist	Dr Alar Enno
Radiologist	Dr Anthony Kaplan Dr Leon Lam	Dr Jeffrey Sacks Dr Hugh Dixson
Optimal Care Pathway	View
Canrefer	View	View
Quitline Referral	View

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