Adolescent Medicine

Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine at Westmead Hospital

Who we Are

The Department of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine’s multidisciplinary team includes adolescent physicians, clinical nurse consultant, social worker, clinical psychologist, dietitian and experienced ward nurses.

In addition to addressing individual patient’s medical needs, these highly trained professionals empower patients and their families to take a more active and responsible role in the young person’s health and well being in order for them to grow and develop to their full potential.

Senior clinical staff currently includes:

Medical Director Dr Andrew Kennedy
Specialist Paediatricians/Adolescent Physicians

Dr Linette Gomes
Dr Basiliki Lampropoulos
Dr Jonathan Chandran
Dr Mushira Che Mokhtar

Adolescent Fellow/Registrar Six or twelve month rotation
Adolescent Resident 3 monthly rotation
Clinical Nurse Consultant Gail Anderson
Adolescent Social Worker Whitney Caruana
Clinical Psychologist Christine Wearne
Dietitian Vanessa You
Administration Officer Alpa Patel

Training of future specialists in Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine is of vital importance and we offer positions for a full time Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Fellow/Registrar and regular rotations for Medical Residents.