Our Anaesthetists

ANAESTHETISTS

Dr Matt Griffiths

Dr Griffiths graduated from Sydney University with a Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery with first class honours. He also graduated final year with the Harold Ritchie clinical medicine prize.

Matthew’s anaesthetic training was conducted at Prince of Wales and Sydney Children’s Hospital. During his training he spent a significant amount of time in critical care medicine culminating with training at NRMA Careflight performing emergency medical transfer of critically ill patients and medical rescue work.

Since graduating he has gained significant experience in a wide range of anaesthesia. His special interests include:

  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery
  • Oncology and cancer surgery
  • Neurovascular and endovascular surgery
  • Spinal surgery
  • Ear nose and throat surgery
  • Breast and endocrine surgery
  • Facial plastics and cosmetic surgery
  • Preoperative preparation of high risk patients

Dr Kirsten Morgan

Dr Kirsten Morgan studied Medicine at the University of NSW and worked as a Resident Medical Officer at St George Hospital and affiliated hospitals. She went on to complete a Diploma of Paediatrics at Sydney Childrens Hospital before commencing specialist training in Anaesthesia at the Prince of Wales/Sydney Childrens hospitals.

She completed a Fellowship in Paediatric Anaesthesia at Sydney Childrens Hospital and also worked at NRMA Careflight carrying out rescues and retrievals of critically ill and injured patients around NSW.

Currently Kirsten has a diverse anaesthetic practice at several public and private hospitals around Sydney. She has a special interest in anaesthesia for:

  • Ear, nose and throat surgery
  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery
  • Facial plastic and cosmetic surgery
  • Paediatrics
  • Oncology and cancer surgery
  • Breast/endocrine surgery
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Dr Kenneth Nam

Dr Kenneth Nam graduated from University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery. Ken completed his specialist training at Canberra Hospital and Concord Hospital. During his training in anaesthesia, he also completed a Master of Medicine degree in Pain Management in Sydney University. He also holds a Master of Education degree from Sydney University.

Ken works in several public and private hospitals around Sydney. He has a special interest in anaesthesia for:

  • Ear nose and throat surgery
  • Paediatrics surgery
  • Reconstructive and cosmetic surgery
  • Orthopaedic surgery
  • Breast surgery

Dr Chris Wong

Dr Chris Wong graduated from the University of NSW with Bachelor Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery with honours. During his training, he has completed a Master of Medicine in Clinical Epidemiolology. He underwent his specialist anaesthetic training at Westmead Hospital and the Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

Dr Wong completed a fellowship at Liverpool Hospital in ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia while also completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Ultrasound. Since then, he has demonstrated at a number of national workshops on ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia.

Dr Wong has a wide clinical anaesthetic practice in a number of public and private hospitals in Sydney. He has special interest in:

  • Ear, nose, throat surgery
  • Orthopaedic surgery
  • Gastrointestinal and general surgery
  • Bariatric surgery
  • Care of critically unwell patients