Doctors in Traralgon

General Practitioner - Speaks English and Polish, Dr. Cieslak is a Primary Care Physician with 44 years of clinical and teaching experience, including 35 years in Australia. For the last 24 years, she has been with Hillcrest Family Medicine. She is a Medical Practitioner with Specialist Registration. – Fellow of Royal Australian General Practitioners – Fellow of Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine – Fellow of Polish College of Physicians She has also completed post-graduate study and holds a Ph.D. degree in Cardiology. Dr. Cieslak is an author of 52 Research papers published in the USA, Austria, Japan, Australia, and Poland. She has been a physician at the Epworth Hospital, Box Hill Hospital and Peter James centre.

Areas of interest:

• Cardiology
• internal disease
• Geriatrics
• Men's & Women's Health

General Practitioner -
Speaks English, Hindi, Marathi, and Russian

Dr. Sonal Deshmukh graduated from Odessa State Medical University and has been working in General Practice since 2008.

Areas of interest:

• Mens health
• Paediatric Care

General Practitioner -
Speaks English, and Sinhalese

Dr. Mapa Mudunna graduated from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 1991 and started in General Practice in 1993 Sri Lanka, began in General Practice in the Gippsland area and Melbourne from 2010.

Areas of interest:

• dermatology
• Mens health

General Practitioner -
Speaks English, and Hindi

Areas of interest:

• Woman's health
• Chronic disease management
• Sports medicine
• Minor surgical procedures

General Practitioner -
Speaks Arabic and English

General Practitioner - Speaks English, Sinhalese, and TamilDr Kausalya completed her medical degree in Srilanka in 2009 She has gained vast experience across various specialities over the last 12yrs and has worked as an Emergency Medicine registrar for 2.5yrs. Areas of interest include Women's Health, Chronic Disease management, sports medicine, mental health, and minor surgical procedures. Dr Kausalya believes in a Holistic approach to medicine and her patients.

Areas of interest:

• Emergency medicine
• Chronic disease management
• Sports medicine
• Minor surgical procedures
• Mental health
• Women and Children's health

Education:

• Anaesthesiology
• emergency medicine

General Practitioner - Australian hospital experience, including Emergency Department, Surgical wards, Medical wards and other wards. Dr Raj graduated in Sri Lanka in 2011 with MBBS. Holds AMC certificate. Speaks English and Sinhalese. Special interest – Mens health.

General Practitioner Special interests include Womens Health and Cardiology

MBBS Special interests: Preventive health, adult chronic disease management, cardiovascular health, men's health,Speak: Sinhalese and English

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Dr Chalani is a compassionate physician with a strong background in general and emergency medicine. She completed her medical degree in Sri Lanka in 2016 and went on to gain extensive experience across multiple specialities.

In 2021, she relocated to Sydney, Australia, where she worked as an emergency medicine registrar for 3 years, including a short-term placement in intensive care. In early 2024, she moved to Victoria and worked as a locum emergency medicine registrar across several regional hospitals before transitioning into a career in general practice.

Dr Chalani is passionate about providing holistic and patient-centered care. Her broad clinical background allows her to approach patients with a deep understanding of both acute and long-term health needs.

She is fluent in English and Sinhalese which enables her to connect effectively with a diverse patient population. Outside of her medical practice, Dr Chalani enjoys bushwalking and travelling.

Special Interests:
- Chronic disease management
- Women's and Children's Health
- Sports Medicine