HUNTER RESPIRATORY - Key Persons
Emile graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2004. He completed his Basic Physician Training in Melbourne before completing Advanced training in Respiratory and General and Acute Medicine at the John Hunter and Gosford Hospitals. Emile is currently employed as a Staff Specialist at the John Hunter Hospital.
Emile is published with the Cochrane Collaboration of Systematic Reviews and is affiliated with the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand. He has been involved with Junior Medical Officer and medical student education for many years.
Emile has a broad interest in all facets of respiratory medicine. He has particular interests in airways disease, upper airway dysfunction and unexplained and complex breathlessness.
When not at work, Emile has keen interests in Orienteering, Rogaining and trying not to get lost.
Ken graduated from the University of Newcastle, Australia in 2008. He has trained exclusively in the Hunter New England area health network through his medical career, culminating in Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of Physicians in General and Respiratory Medicine in 2018.
Job Titles:
- Respiratory and Sleep Physician
Dr. Lucy Lawrence is a Hunter Respiratory and Sleep Physician with special interest in respiratory infections and immune system interactions and function.
Dr. Lawrence was born in the Hunter and completed her high school studies locally. She studied medicine through The University of New England and graduated with distinction. Lucy completed her junior medical training through the Hunter New England Network before moving to Sydney to further her specialty training in respiratory and sleep medicine through St. Vincents and Westmead Hospitals. Dr. Lawrence was admitted to Fellowship of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) in 2020.
Dr. Lawrence returned to the Hunter Valley in 2021 and is glad to be close to her family. Dr. Lawrence also has an appointment as a Staff Specialist through the Calvary Mater Hospital in Newcastle. Dr. Lawrence enjoys bronchoscopy and contributing to the training of junior doctors.
Dr. Lawrence believes in patient-centred care and individualised healthcare. She is an excellent communicator and hopes to encourage better patient understanding of their condition and management.
Lucy and her husband have welcomed a baby girl into their family in 2022. Dr. Lawrence will return to the practice in 2023.
Paul graduated from Leicester University, United Kingdom in 2011. He completed his basic training in the Hunter New England area before completing his Advanced training
in Respiratory medicine in Sydney and Newcastle. Alongside private practice in Respiratory medicine he works as a Staff Specialist in General and Respiratory medicine at the Calvary Mater in Newcastle.
In particular, Paul has an interest in lung cancers and interstitial lung disease but enjoys seeing a broad range of Respiratory diseases. He is also interested in medical education and participates regularly in teaching junior doctors and medical students.
Outside of medicine, he enjoys spending time with his young family and exploring the fantastic natural environment that Australia has to offer.
Job Titles:
- Physician at Maitland Private
Dr. Myat is a visiting physician at Maitland Private and Lake Macquarie Private Hospital. He also worked as a senior staff specialist at Maitland Public Hospital for many years. Due to increasing community demand, he decided to serve the hunter community at his private practice. He is a founder and director of both Hunter Respiratory and Sleep Centre and Maitland pulmonary function laboratory. Dr. Myat is a Conjoint lecturer of South West Sydney Clinical School. He also has a strong affiliation with the Thoracic Society of Australian and New Zeeland (TSANZ), Australasian Sleep Association (ASM), American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), and American College of Chest Physicians.