Your First Visit

 What to bring

  • Referral letter from GP, family physician or other doctor;

  • Medicare card, DVA card, Pension card;

  • Information about your Private Hospital Insurance, if you have one;

  • Copies of results, X-rays, MRIs, CT scans and any other relevant information related to your condition.

FAQs

  • Yes, you can, however you should know that consultation costs will not be covered by Medicare or your Private Insurance

  • Your GP needs essentially to write down a referral letter stating the reasons for the appointment and also what are the main concerns regarding your treatment.

  • Nowadays it is common to see patients looking for a second opinion. You should book an appointment keeping in mind that consultation fees for self-referrals are not claimable in part from Medicare or Private Insurance. In case of complex cases, please send the images (CT/MRI/PET) previous to the appointment. In many cases the efforts to find out better solutions comes from a detailed and thorough review of your images – which takes time and effort. Note: The time of the consultation includes my prior assessment of your imaging before seeing you and dictation of a letter to the referring doctor after your visit.