Murdoch
Endocrinology
& Physician Centre
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MURDOCH ENDOCRINOLOGY AND PHYSICIAN CENTRE TEAM

Our experienced and dedicated team of Endocrinologists and Diabetic Educator provide individually tailored, holistic treatment for all patients.
We offer urgent appointments when required and can also provide urgent assessments for diabetics requiring commercial licences.

Dr Noreen Mughal

Dr Noreen Mughal

MBBS, FRACP (Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians)

Dr Noreen Mughal is an established Consultant Physician and Geriatrician, who completed her advanced training at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in WA and has been providing patient care in Perth Metropolitan since 2002. She has expertise in complex medical conditions, poly-pharmacy in the elderly, and all aspects of geriatric medicine including acute geriatric care, comprehensive geriatric assessments, perioperative medicine (providing comprehensive perioperative assessments and post-operative inpatient care), orthogeriatric care, and stroke and general rehabilitation.

Dr Mughal conducts outpatient clinics in her rooms at Wexford Medical Centre and Hollywood Specialist Centre offering memory assessment and management, comprehensive geriatric assessments, and management of complex and chronic medical issues.

At St John of God Murdoch Hospital Dr Mughal provides specialist medical and comprehensive multidisciplinary care for patients with a wide range of complex medical conditions. She also provides the same specialist care for inpatients at Hollywood Private Hospital and subacute care at South Perth Hospital.

At Hollywood's Rehabilitation Unit and Attadale Rehab Hospital, Dr Mughal provides comprehensive rehabilitation and reconditioning services for frail patients following major medical illness, surgery, falls or stroke, ensuring improved function and enhanced quality of life.

Dr Ricky Arenson

Dr Ricky Arenson

MBChB AMC FRACP (Endocrinology) FRACP (Geriatrics)

Ricky Arenson is a highly respected and caring Endocrinologist, renowned for his tireless dedication to patient care. He dual trained in Endocrinology and Geriatric Medicine in WA, as well as doing a 6 month elective in Endocrinology in the UK.

Dr Arenson works as a Consultant Endocrinologist at SJOG Murdoch and the Wexford centre. He is the Head of the Department of Geriatric Medicine and a consultant specialist Endocrinologist at Royal Perth Hospital. Winner of an Outstanding Service Award for Royal Perth Hospital for 2018.

He won the "WA Clinical Educator of the Year" award in 2015, as well as being nominated for "Australian national clinical educator of the year". He continues to lecture widely on Diabetes and Endocrinology, and has been nominated for a WA award for student teaching. Dr Arenson is the Director of the Consultant support program at RPH and runs the WA annual teaching course for the Physicians' clinical exam.

Dr Aminath Laafira

Dr Aminath Laafira

MBBS, FRACP (Endocrinology), FRACP (General Medicine)

Dr Laafira is an experienced and caring Endocrinologist and General Physician, who believes strongly in holistic medical approach to health conditions. She works collaboratively with patients and care givers to achieve the best health outcomes.

She completed her medical degree on a merit scholarship at the University of Adelaide. She has worked in many hospitals across Australia, New Zealand and her birth country Maldives, before settling in Perth. She undertook her dual fellowship training in Western Australia and holds specialist registrations in both Endocrinology and General Medicine.

Dr Laafira currently has public appointments as a Consultant Physician at Fiona Stanley Hospital and Armadale Hospital. She manages acute medical inpatients at both hospitals and is involved in supervising and teaching doctors in training and medical students. She is also in-charge of the outpatient Diabetes Multidisciplinary Clinic in Armadale Hospital for complex diabetes patients.

Dr Laafira also works as an Endocrinologist in her private practice at the Wexford Medical Centre and carries out in-patient consultations for endocrine conditions at St John of God Murdoch Hospital.

Dr Laafira accepts referrals for all Diabetes and Endocrinology related conditions.

Dr Gillian Scott

Dr Gillian Scott

MBBCh MRCP(UK) FRACP (Endocrinology)

Gillian Scott is a respected and dedicated Endocrinologist and welcomes referrals in all aspects of diabetes and endocrinology, including:

  • Type 1 and 2 Diabetes
  • Osteoporosis
  • Thyroid conditions

Dr Scott graduated from The Queen’s University of Belfast in 2000 and trained in Northern Ireland before moving to Perth in 2006 where she completed Advanced training in Endocrinology and Diabetes.

Dr Scott works as a private Endocrinologist at SJOG Murdoch Hospital and at the Wexford Centre. She has public appointments as an Acute Physician and Endocrinologist at Royal Perth Hospital and Fiona Stanley Hospital.

Dr Emily Gianatti

Dr Emily Gianatti

MBBS PhD FRACP (Endocrinology)

Dr Emily Gianatti is a caring and dedicated Endocrinologist with expertise in all aspects of management of endocrine disease and diabetes. Emily enjoys working with people to identify and achieve their health goals. She is experienced in working as part of a team that includes the patient, general practitioner and other health care professionals.

Emily completed her medical degree in 2000 at the University of Western Australia after having moved from rural Western Australia. She completed advanced training in Endocrinology in Melbourne in 2008. Emily was awarded a PhD from the University of Melbourne for her work examining the effects of testosterone treatment on the health of men with type 2 diabetes and in 2013 was awarded the prestigious Bryan Hudson Clinical Endocrinology Award by the Endocrine Society of Australia.

Since returning to Perth in 2015, she has been employed as a Consultant Endocrinologist at Fiona Stanley Hospital and is the Endocrine Lead of the Diabetes in Pregnancy Service. Emily also provides care to homeless people with diabetes as part of the team from 360 Health and Street Doctors.

Dr Gianatti can, on request, provide inpatient consultations to patients known to her whilst having hospital admission at SJOGM.

Dr Tim Lin

Dr Tim Lin

MBBS FRACP

Dr Tim Lin is an enthusiastic Endocrinologist and General Physician who prides himself on approachable patient centered care. He welcomes referrals for all aspects of endocrinology and diabetes management.

Dr Lin completed his medical degree at the University of Western Australia. He went on to advanced training in General Medicine and Endocrinology in Western Australia where he has had the opportunity to train in all three tertiary hospitals in addition to a range of outer metropolitan and regional locations. This broad range experience has led to diverse clinical interests in diabetes and all endocrine disorders.

In particular Dr Lin has interests in complex type 2 diabetes management and management of endocrine and bone disorders in patients with complex comorbidity.

Dr Shalini Mohan

Dr Shalini Mohan

MBChB (UK), FRACP (Endocrinology)

Dr Mohan is a dedicated and caring Endocrinologist. Dr Mohan obtained her medical degree from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Following graduation, she worked for a year in Scotland before relocating to Perth. She completed her Endocrinology training in Perth and has worked in all the major tertiary hospitals.

Dr Mohan consults at Murdoch Endocrinology and also provides Telehealth clinics to Great Southern patients, facilitated by Murdoch Endocrinology and the Great Southern Specialist Centre. These consultations help improve access to specialist endocrine care across the region while reducing the need for patients to travel to Perth.

She has expertise in managing all areas of Endocrinology and complex Diabetes cases. Dr Mohan accepts urgent referrals for all aspects of Endocrinology and Diabetes, including diabetics requiring commercial driver's license clearance.

Dr Syed Motahir Shah

Dr Syed Motahir Shah

MBBS, FRACP (General and Acute Care Medicine)

Dr Syed Motahir Shah is a Fellowship-trained Specialist Physician (FRACP) with over 12 years of extensive clinical experience across a range of medical specialties - bringing a comprehensive and holistic perspective to patient care and management. He completed his specialist training in General and Acute Care Medicine with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) in 2023. His practice is founded on the principles of evidence-based medicine and personalized treatment plans, tailored to each patient's unique needs.

Dr Shah has a special interest in the management of complex and chronic medical conditions, including metabolic syndrome, with a focus on reducing cardiovascular risk and optimizing overall health outcomes.

Dr Mel Burkhardt

Dr Mel Burkhardt

BA (Hons), M App Psych (Clin Psych), PhD

Mel completed her postgraduate training in clinical psychology, and PhD at Murdoch University. She has a special interest in the behavioural management of diabetes and metabolic conditions. Since 2009 she has worked within multidisciplinary Endocrinology teams, and developed integrated behavioural diabetes services across two tertiary hospitals in Western Australia.

Mel is a warm and compassionate clinician, working in partnership with her clients. Her approach to therapy is focused on the 'here and now', and is guided by a pragmatic and behavioural/functional-analytic model. The emphasis of therapy being gradual behavioural changes and improving self-regulation skills, which aim to sustain therapeutic benefits in the longer-term.

Mel offers behavioural consultation and therapeutic services for adults, aiming to; 

  • Improve chronic condition self-management.
  • Address distress, anxiety, anticipatory grief/loss, and low mood/motivation.
  • Improve quality of life and functioning.
  • Support family members/carers of individuals living with chronic conditions and complications, ageing/age-related concerns, loss of ability/independence and adjustment to changes in relationships.

Mel is an AHPRA Psychology board approved supervisor. She also offers clinical supervision to registrars/clinical psychologists working in behavioural medicine, or with an interest in developing assessment and intervention skills guided by a behavioural/functional-analytic model. Appointments are available to discuss clinical supervision needs.