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Our Doctors

Dr Aruna Wijayaratne

Dr Nelumka Dayaratne (female)

Dr Nelumka Dayaratne (female)

  • Qualified MD (USSR)
  • Fellow of RACGP
  • Has interest in skin cancer management
  • Experienced GP
  • Has been with us since 2012 
  • Speaks Sinhala and Russian

Dr Nelumka Dayaratne (female)

Dr Nelumka Dayaratne (female)

Dr Nelumka Dayaratne (female)

  • Born in Darwin and practiced in Melbourne 
  • Graduated BSC from Monash University 
  • Qualified MBBCh, BAO from University College, Dublin 
  • Holds diploma in Child Health and Paediatrics from UNSW 
  • Fellow of RACGP 
  • Special interest in paediatrics

Dr Dhanesha Edirisinghe Arachchilage

Dr Dhanesha Edirisinghe Arachchilage

Dr Dhanesha Edirisinghe Arachchilage

  • Qualified MBBS (Sri Lanka)
  • Fellow of RACGP
  • Practising with us since 2017  
  • Has experience in paediatrics, gynaecology, surgery, obstetrics
  • Speaks Sinhala

Dr Darshani Wijayaratne (female)

Dr Dhanesha Edirisinghe Arachchilage

Dr Dhanesha Edirisinghe Arachchilage

  • Qualified MD (USSR)
  • Fellow of RACGP
  • General practitioner in Australia since 2006.
  • Special interest in women’s health, dermatology, musculoskeletal injury
  • Speaks Sinhala and Russian
     

Dr Mohammed Iqbal

Dr Jinesh Padmaka Silva

Dr Jinesh Padmaka Silva

  • MBBS (Sri Lanka)
  • Fellow of RACGP
  • 20 years experience in general practice
  • Experience in obstetrics and gynaecology, surgery and paediatrics
  • Speaks Tamil and Sinhala

Dr Jinesh Padmaka Silva

Dr Jinesh Padmaka Silva

Dr Jinesh Padmaka Silva

  • MBBS (Sri Lanka)
  • MD (Community Health)
  • Speaks Sinhala
  • Special interest in mental health, chronic disease, women's health

Dr Roy Abraham

Dr Vajira (Vajee) Weerasekara (female)

Dr Vajira (Vajee) Weerasekara (female)

  • Qualified MBBS (India)
  • Fellow of RACGP
  • Formerly of Tiwi Medical Clinic
  • Experienced in general practice
  • Working in Darwin since 2010
  • Speaks Hindi and Malayalam

Dr Vajira (Vajee) Weerasekara (female)

Dr Vajira (Vajee) Weerasekara (female)

Dr Vajira (Vajee) Weerasekara (female)

  • Qualified MBBS (Sri Lanka)
  • Practising for over 20 years  
  • Experience with non-communicable diseases, infectious diseases, accident & emergencies, gynaecology & obstetrics, paediatrics, anaesthesia
  • Speaks Sinhala 

Dr Fathima Shireen Hazari

Dr Fathima Shireen Hazari

Dr Fathima Shireen Hazari

  • Qualified MBBS (Bangladesh)
  • Speaks Tamil, Sinhala, Urdu, Hindi

Dr Vindya Perera

Dr Fathima Shireen Hazari

Dr Fathima Shireen Hazari

  • Qualified MBBS (Sri Lanka)
  • MD
  • Speaks Sinhala

Dr Ben Dayaratne (Consultant Paediatrician)

Trained in paediatrics in the UK, Dr Ben was a senior registrar at the Children's Hospital in Sydney and Senior Consultant Paediatrician at Royal Darwin Hospital from 1974 - 1988 and was one time head of the Department of Paediatrics. He now practices at Palmerston Medical Clinic and Nakara Medical Clinic. 

 

Qualifications and Experience


During his training in paediatrics in the national Health Service in the United Kingdom, he has been a senior house officer and registrar at the following hospitals:

  • Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Bedfordshire
  • Bedford General Hospital, Bedfordshire
  • Queen Elisabeth II Hospital, Hertfordshire 
  • St Albans Hospital, Hertfordshire 
  • Canadian Red Cross Hospital, Surrey
  • Hampstead Hospital, Hertfordshire 
  • Kettering General Hospital, Northamptonshire
  • Birch Hill Hospital, Birmingham
  • Stockton Children’s Hospital, Durham
  • Hitchin Hospital, Hertfordshire


Formally senior registrar at Sydney Children’s Hospital.  

Fellow of Royal College of Physicians (London). 

Fellow of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health - FRCPCH (UK).  Diploma of Child Health (University of London).  

Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians (FRACP). 

Former senior adjunct lecturer at Flinder’s University. 

Appointments with Paediatrician

No referral required though one is preferred as it will be helpful with management and diagnosis. 


Patients who have consulted with Dr Ben before will need a new referral if the patient has not had a consult within 12 months of the previous consult. 


All consults are bulk billed. 

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