About Us
Who we are
Here at Geelong Long Covid Clinic we have a team of specialists who can assist you to help manage your long covid symptoms and expertise your recovery. We also take a Coordinated care approach by affiliating with a multidisciplinary team which includes a cardiologist, respiratory physician, and rehab Centre.
Victoria’s 1st Long GP Lead
COVID Clinic
Victoria’s 1st Long GP Lead COVID Clinic
Here at Geelong Long Covid Clinic we have a team of specialists who can help to manage your long covid symptoms and expertise your recovery. We also take a Coordinated care approach by affiliating with a multidisciplinary team which includes a cardiologist, respiratory physician, psychiatrist, psychologist and rehab exercise physiologist.
The Team
We believe your health care is a journey.
“A journey best travels with a team of professionals with complementary backgrounds and
skills working together toward common goals – to keep you and your family healthy.”
Dr Bernard Shiu, Director
Dr Bernard Shiu
General Practitioner
BSc, MD, FRACGP
Dr Bernard Shiu
Dr Bernard Shiu is the current Deputy Chair of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (Vic) and the Chairperson of Australian Medical Association (Geelong Division). He is also a Senior Clinical Lecturer of Deakin University, School of Medicine.
He has a special interest in chronic disease management and is the co-founder of Victoria Post Acute Covid19 Study Consortium. He is an active researcher in Long Covid and serves as an adviser to National Covid19 Clinical Evidence Task Force.
Dr Shiu provides expert opinion to Department of Victoria often regarding management of chronic disease. During COVID19 epidemics, he served as a clinical expert so SaferCare Victoria providing expert advice to the government in Managing caseloads in
primary care settings.
Dr Victor Wong
General Practitioner
MBBS(HK), DPD(Cardiff),
FHKCFP, FRACGP
Dr Victor Wong
Dr Victor Wong is a General Practitioner registered in both Australia and Hong Kong. He has practised in various hospitals and clinics for more than 15 years, and has mentored medical students and registrars.
Over the years, Dr Victor showed his care to the needy by providing healthcare service in a number of hostels and nursing home facilities. He also served as medical advisor for charity organization. Dr Victor believes in the importance of building up long-term relationships with patients as well as their families. He endeavours to provide continuing, holistic, patient-centred care.
Dr Victor enjoys badminton and piano. He looks forward to serving the Geelong community and making this beautiful place an ever-loving home.
Dr Jenny Huang
General Practitioner
MBChB, BMedSc(hon), FRACGP
Dr Jenny Huang
Dr Jenny Huang received her medical training in the UK and decided upon General Practice as a specialty after finding herself enjoying all the specialties she experienced during her training.
Jenny is passionate about knowing her patients, what is important to them, and helping to support them. For Jenny, this is about her patients physical health , as well as their mental and social wellbeing.
When Dr Jenny came to Geelong a year ago, she saw a way of life similar to where she grew up – New Zealand.
When away from work she loves swimming, kayaking, bodyboarding, painting, dancing and exploring nature.
Languages spoken: English & Mandarin
Availability: Monday to Friday
New patients welcome , to make a booking, please call or book online
Dr Calvin Phang
Cardiologist
MBBS, BMedSc, FRACP, FCSANZ
Dr Calvin Phang
Dr Calvin Phang is a general and interventional cardiologist at St John of God Geelong Hospital and University Hospital Geelong.
After graduating from University of Melbourne, he completed his basic physician training at Austin Health in Melbourne. He undertook advanced training in Cardiology at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney and Central Coast in NSW. He returned to Melbourne after securing
Interventional Cardiology fellowships at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne and The Northern Health.
He is well-published and actively involved in multicentre trials, research projects and audits.
He is a reviewer for several highly reputable journals such as Eurointervention and Asiaintervention. He is also a reviewer for National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) grants. He is regularly invited to speak at national conferences.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Fellow of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand and an International Associate of the American College of Cardiology. He is a Senior Lecturer at James Cook University.
He is passionate about providing a high standard of care and compassion to all his patients.
He also believes in providing prompt communications to all his referrers.
Appointments are available within the week.
Dr James Lindstrom
Respiratory Physician
MBBS, BMedSc, FRACP FCICM
Dr James Lindstrom
James MBBS (Hons) BMedSc (Hons) FRACP FCICM is a respiratory, sleep and intensive care physician providing sleep and inpatient services at Epworth Geelong.
After finishing with the Sophie Davis Memorial Prize Monash University, James went on to train at The Alfred and Austin healthcare networks, including spending significant time with the Victorian Respiratory Support Service managing patients with complex sleep and
respiratory failure.
James provides care for patients with sleep disorders as an outpatient service at Epworth Geelong & identifies where subtle sleep disorders may be contributing to conditions such as hypertension, heart failure & headaches.
A Geelong local, James has a specific interest in sleep disorders and lung cancer. He has published and presented widely including in fields of asthma, sleep studies and various respiratory supports. James has teaching background and is an Affiliate Senior Lecturer
with Deakin University.
Outside medicine you can find him hiking, diving, running, eating and generally exploring this wonderful world we live in!
Dr Jossy Anthony
Psychiatrist
MBBS, MRCPsych, FRANZCP
Dr Jossy Anthony
Jossy is a Consultant Psychiatrist and he started Reflect Health with the vision to provide not just affordable, high quality care incorporating various treatment modalities under one umbrella but also to help people grow through this process. The vision is not to compete
with anyone but to be genuine, innovative and true to our values.
At present my primary aim is to provide psychiatric assessment and treatment based on a truly holistic an d integrative approach, for a wide range of conditions. This is done through telehealth, face to face and at times home visits. I have a special interest in ADHD and
believe I provide quality assessment and treatment.
When he is not working, he enjoys time for himself through meditation and Yoga, playing tennis and badminton, updating his medical and mental health knowledge through reading and listening to podcasts and spending time with his beautiful family and friends.
Nicole Smith
Rehabilitation
Exercise Physiologist
Nicole Smith
Nicole is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist with a passion for helping individuals to gain confidence with movement and to improve their overall health. Nicole focuses of helping build resilience and self-efficacy within individuals, to allow people to progress towards their value-drive goals and have the confidence to self-manage their health.
Nicole uses motivational interviewing, alongside evidence-based principles to guide clients through their exercise and/or rehabilitation program. She regularly attends professional development workshops to stay aligned with health research.
Nicole has a passion for education, previously being a secondary school teacher, as well as raising awareness of health issues, normalising them where individuals may be suffering in silence with conditions that can be treated.
Additionally, Nicole works as a clinical reformer Pilates instructor within the centre, using Clinical Pilates equipment to help support clients to complete low impact strength exercises and to improve mobility. Nicole’s caring personal approach and professional guidance,
ensures that clients feel safe and supported while under her guidance.
Specialties: Women’s health, Mental health, Oncology, Persistent pain, Chronic fatigue conditions, Clinical reformer pilates
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a Booking
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