the staff

Our reception staff, Mel, Sonia, Connie and Betty, are happy to answer any of your questions and arrange an appointment with any of our consultants or health professionals.

You will receive an SMS reminder a few days before your appointment to which we ask families to reply their confirmation.

Please ring Southern Paediatrics about one hour before your
scheduled appointment for an up to date arrival time to minimize your wait at the rooms.

​Our rooms are conveniently located adjacent to Kogarah Train Station.
We have several local cafes close to our office to have light refreshments if there is any delay in your appointment.

For Allergy

Leonie is our practice nurse that assists with allergy testing and patient education. She has a wealth of experience in paediatric allergy and food challenges

For allergy appointments we request a detailed referral to be faxed or emailed prior to an appointment being made.

This assists us in appropriate allocation of time and urgency of appointments.

Dr Bernadette Hanna

Consulting Hours:

Qualifications:

MBBS BSc (Med)

Background and Experience:

Bernadette completed her medical degree at the University of NSW (MBBS BSc (Med)). She trained in Paediatrics at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead before being drawn to Clinical Genetics; the interface between genetic research and patient care. She has worked with the Clinical Genetics services at Sydney Children’s Hospital at Randwick, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Liverpool Hospitals. She is a registered Clinical Geneticist with a special interest in genetic conditions affecting children and connective tissue disorders.

Bernadette is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Fellow of the Human Genetics Society of Australasia. She previously Co-Chaired the Trainee committee for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. She has provided several teaching sessions to trainee doctors, Paediatricians and Obstetricians in the functional benefits and caution of Genetic testing in their patients.

www.privategenetics.com.au/about-us

Dr Chris Elliot

Consulting Hours:

Thursdays

Qualifications:

MB BS, FRACP

Background and Experience:

Dr Elliot trained through the Sydney Children’s Hospital’s Network Randwick.  He holds dual qualifications as a specialist in both ​General Paediatrics (the care of newborns, children and young people) and Community Child Health (developmental and behavioural medicine, public health and child protection).

During his paediatric specialist training, Dr Elliot was awarded the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Examination Medal in Paediatrics as the candidate with the highest examination mark in Australia and New Zealand.

He currently works in both in private consulting rooms in Kogarah, as a Staff Specialist Paediatrician at St George Hospital, Sydney and he holds an honorary Staff Specialist position in the Department of Community Child Health at Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick.

In 2019 Dr Elliot was nominated in the category of “Outstanding Leadership” in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Community Health awards.
Dr Elliot is the paediatrician for the St George Paediatric Multidisciplinary Complex Feeding Clinic.  In August 2016 Dr Elliot and the clinic team were awarded the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Award for Innovation in Integrated Care.

Dr Elliot’s practice is evidence-based and up to date.  He regularly attends relevant conferences and is an active member of the Neurodevelopmental and Behavioural Paediatric Society of Australasia.

He is is a Conjoint Lecturer at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and has received student-nominated awards for his teaching.

www.drchriselliot.com.au