Dr. Anil Paramadhathil
MBBS, FRACP, MMed (Geriatrics)
Dr. Anil Paramadhathil is a qualified Geriatrician, with more than 15 years of specialist experience. He is the founder of
Canberra Geriatrics.
After graduating in 1991, Dr. Paramadhathil gained experience in various health sectors in India,
and relocated to Australia in 1996. He gained further experiences from hospitals in Sydney and Canberra
and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2006.
Dr. Paramadhathil has been a Specialist Geriatrician in the public and private sectors since 2007.
Dr. Paramadhathil's interests include:
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Dementia
Assessment of Capacity
Falls and Fracture Prevention
End of Life care
Dr. Paramadhathil's patients and their families often comment on his pleasing nature and are appreciative of his care.
He is also fluent in Hindi and Malayalam.
Dr. Hasibul Haque
MBBS, FRACP, Clin Dip PallMed, MAppSc
Dr. Hasibul Haque is a qualified Consultant Geriatrician. He also has Clinical Diploma in Palliative Medicine.
Dr. Haque has been practising Medicine in Australia for more than 15 years. He undertook his training
in Geriatrics in various hospitals in Canberra and Sydney including Canberra Hospital, Royal Prince
Alfred Hospital, and Concord Repatriation General Hospital.
Dr. Haque has been a Specialist Geriatrician in the public and private sectors since 2015.
Dr. Haque’s areas of interests include:
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Cognitive Assessment
Polypharmacy
End of life care
Dr. Haque is also fluent in Bangla.
Dr. Kyaw (Joe) Thu
MBBS, FRACP
Dr. Kyaw (Joe) Thu is a qualified Consultant Physician and Geriatrician.
Dr. Thu has been a Specialist Physician and Geriatrician in the public and private sectors since 2015.
Dr. Thu’s areas of interest include:
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Ortho-Geriatric care
Dr. Manoj Saraswat
MBBS, FRCP (UK), FRACP
Dr. Manoj Saraswat is a Consultant Geriatrician with more than 10 years’ experience.
Dr. Saraswat moved to the UK after completing his initial medical education in India. He completed
his specialist training in Geriatrics and General Medicine in UK (Leeds University) and also has been
awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Dr. Saraswat’s areas of interest include:
Management of Parkinson's disease in older people
Falls
Cognitive Assessment
Polypharmacy
Dr. Saraswat is a spiritual person and is also fluent in Hindi.
Dr. Muhammad Choudhry
MBBS, FRACP
Dr. Muhammad Choudhry is a qualified Consultant Renal Physician and Geriatrician.
Dr. Choudhry has been a Specialist Physician and Geriatrician in the public and private sectors since
2016.
Dr. Choudhry provides consultative services in Canberra and surrounding regional areas of NSW.
Dr. Choudhry’s areas of interest include:
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Polypharmacy
Memory impairment
Falls Assessment
Dr. Choudhry also speaks Urdu.
Dr. Nuttaya Chavalertsakul
MBBS, FRACP, Dip Periop Med
Dr Nuttaya Chavalertsakul is a qualified Consultant General Physician and Geriatrician.
Upon graduating from the University of Melbourne, Dr. Chavalertsakul gained experience working in
various hospitals across Victoria, Queensland and Canberra. She was awarded fellowship of the Royal
Australasian College of Physicians in 2020 and holds a diploma in perioperative medicine.
Dr. Chavalertsakul has been a Specialist Physician and Geriatrician in the public and private sectors
since 2020.
Dr. Chavalertsakul has special interests in:
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Memory impairment
Perioperative management of the older person
End-of-life care
She is also fluent in Thai.
Dr. Nyoka Ruberu
MBBS, FRACP
Dr. Nyoka Ruberu is a qualified Consultant Geriatrician/ General Physician.
Dr. Ruberu has been a Specialist Geriatrician in the public and private sectors since 2014.
Dr. Ruberu’s areas of interest include:
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Cognitive disorders (memory assessment)
Polypharmacy
Ortho-geriartics / Perioperative medicine
Dr. Ruberu is passionate about teaching.
She is also fluent in Sinhalese.
Dr. Sabari Saha
MBBS (Hons), FRACP
Dr. Sabari Saha is a qualified Geriatrician with over 15 years of specialist experience.
Dr. Saha obtained her primary medical qualification (MBBS) with Honours from the University of Sydney,
graduating amongst the top of her class. She subsequently completed her specialist training in geriatrics
at busy tertiary centre hospitals within Australia (Westmead Hospital, Sydney) and leading specialist
centres abroad (Whittington Hospital, London). She was appointed a fellow of the Royal Australasian
College of Physicians in 2007.
Dr. Saha has worked as a Consultant Geriatrician in the public and private sectors in Canberra since
2007.
Dr. Saha has an interest in
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Memory assessment
Falls assessment
Medication reviews
End-of-life care in the elderly
Dr. Saha is a compassionate, knowledgeable and patient centred clinician who understands the importance of working with patients
and families to achieve best possible outcomes.
Dr. Sasikala Selvadurai
MBBS, FRACP, Dip in Clin Pall Medicine
Dr. Sasikala Selvadurai is a Specialist Geriatrician. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and
holds a Diploma in Clinical Palliative Medicine.
Dr. Selvadurai earned her primary medical qualification from the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
After initially working in Sri Lanka, she moved to the UK to further her training and worked in several
hospitals gaining a breadth of experience in Internal Medicine and found her passion for Care-of-the-Elderly
and subsequent specialisation in the field of Geriatric Medicine.
Her special interests centre on:
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Functional Improvements and Falls Prevention
Cognitive Assessments
Parkinson’s Disease
She places high importance in working with the patient to improve quality-of-life and engages patient and family to optimise
patient’s Goals-of-Care. She understands the importance of engaging and supporting both the patient
and their family through this journey.
