MORE THAN MEDICINE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Cardiologist and Physician
Dr Arnagretta Hunter is a cardiologist and physician with broad clinical experience and a commitment to patient-centered medicine. Her specialist medical training was at St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, and St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy with fellowship training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Job Titles:
- Staff Specialist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Dr Daviid Baker is a clinical academic cardiologist with expertise in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) and advanced cardiac imaging (MRI), with broader interests in arrhythmia, heart failure and pulmonary hypertension.
David is a Staff Specialist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney including as part of the ACHD service (only such service in NSW/ACT). He has expertise in advanced cardiac imaging (MRI), currently appointed as a Consultant at Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Sydney. David is also appointed as a Clinical Lecturer for the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney.
David graduated from the University of Newcastle in 2007 and the Australian National University in 2011, before being awarded his FRACP in 2019 following medical and cardiology training at the John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Sydney. He completed sub-specialty fellowships in ACHD and cardiac MRI in Sydney and is currently researching long-term optimisation for people living with a Fontan circulation, a particularly complex form of congenital heart disease.
Job Titles:
- Geriatrician and Physician
Dr Mary Ann Kulh is a geriatrician and physician with extensive clinical experience in adult medicine. Dr Kulh began her specialist training at Royal North Shore Hospital, relocating to the ACT more than a decade ago to complete her specialist education.
Dr Kulh was instrumental in the establishment of the Medical Assessment and Planning Unit (MAPU) at The Canberra Hospital and is now the Director of MAPU at Calvary Hospital in Bruce. Dr Kulh is a Clinical Examiner with the RACP and an active member of RACP training team across the ACT. She is a Senior Clinical Lecturer for the Australian National University Medical School (ANUMS).
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Physician
- Geriatrician
Dr Michael Yoon Kang is a Consultant Physician with dual specialisation in the field of Geriatric Medicine as well as General Medicine. After receiving his medical degree in University of Otago, he completed his post-graduate training in at large tertiary hospitals in Auckland, New Zealand, prior to relocating to Canberra with his family. He is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physician and is currently working as a Staff Specialist at Calvary Public Hospital Bruce and also has admitting rights to Calvary Bruce Private Hospital and Calvary John James Hospital . His current professional memberships include Australia and New Zealand Society of Geriatric Medicine (ANZSGM) and Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society (ANZBMS).
His clinical interests and expertise including:-
Job Titles:
- Physician
- Respiratory Physician
Dr Rebecca Pearson is a respiratory physician who specialises in complex lung disease and lung transplantation. She is a part-time Staff Specialist in the Lung Transplantation Unit at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney.
Dr Pearson trained at St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst and at Royal North Shore Hospital. She has worked as a respiratory consultant at the Royal Darwin Hospital before relocating with her family to Canberra in 2016.
Shyamalee has recently acquired a permanent Staff Specialist position as a Nephrologist at CalvaryPublic Hospital with a fortnightly public Renal Clinic. She has a public weekly Obstetric Medicine Clinic at Canberra Hospital via the Fetal Medicine Unit and assists with a consultation service to both the Canberra Hospital Obstetric team and now the Calvary Obstetrics team. She is a recent additionto Canb erra having trained in Sydney and Newcastle. Her experience includes training at major metropolitan tertiary hospitals such as Royal North Shore Hospital, Prince of Wales, St George and John Hunter Hospital. She also completed a research fellowship in Obstetric Medicine at St GeorgeHospital on pre-eclampsia and blood pressure disorders of pregnancy. Shyamalee has admitting rights to Calvary Bruce Private, National Capital Private and Calvary John James Private with recent addition of admitting rights to the Fresenius Yorke Dialysis Centre at Deakin . Shyamalee is accepting new patients and is very happy to admit patients for private hospital admissions for both nephrology and general medicine purposes. Shyamalee sees Nephrology, General Medicine and Obstetric patients at More than Medicine, often assisting other specialists with urgent referrals.
Job Titles:
- Specialist
- Specialist Nephrologist and General Physician
Dr Kwan is a specialist nephrologist and general physician with an interest in renal transplantation. He has been a specialist physician at Calvary Hospital since 2015. He also admits patients to Calvary Bruce Private Hospital and National Capital Private Hospital.
Dr Zita Hilvert-Bruce is a geriatrician with a special interest in cognitive impairment. Dr Hilvert-Bruce completed her Geriatric specialist training at Prince of Wales, Royal Prince Alfred and Concord hospitals. She relocated to Canberra in 2021. Dr Hilvert-Bruce works part time as a Geriatric Staff Specialist at Canberra Hospital.
At More Than Medicine my expertise is in Aged Care, Comprehensive Cognitive Assessments, Capacity Assessments, Medico Legal Assessments for Capacity, Memory Testing, Aged-Care Placements and Relocation Advice. Other duties that I undertake include Stomal Therapy, Continence Advice, navigation of Aged Care Portal and a broader management of older people in the community assisting both families and healthcare professionals.
I am proud to be working within a team that so clearly strives to provide quality, patient-centered care drawing on their combined wealth of experience and interest in supporting an ageing population to live independently. This then aims to reduce hospital admissions and re-admissions by supporting the General Practitioners, Geriatricians and Families in managing older people in the community.
Ihave over 15 years of experience in Aged Care, five years of Womens Health experience at the Royal Women's Hospital Melbourne, and many years experience working at the Children's Hospital Melbourne, addressing paediatric health issues with a specialisation in managing stomal and continence needs.