Our Practitioners

	Mr Tom Clarnette MBBS MD FRACS (Paeds) Paediatric Surgeon Clinical Interests Tom Clarnette is a respected and experienced Paediatric Surgeon who currently consults and operates publically at the Royal Children's Hospital, Monash Children's Hospital, Sunshine Hospital and Goulburn Valley Hospital in Shepparton and has private consulting and surgical sessions at Northpark Private Hospital in Bundoora. He has held his position as a consultant surgeon in the Department of Paediatric and Neonatal Surgery at The Royal Children's Hospital since 2004. Today, Tom performs almost all of the paediatric hepatobiliary surgery in Melbourne and Victoria. At Northpark, Tom regularly performs the following day procedures: Orchidopexy Repair of umbilical, epigastric and inguinal herniae Wedge Resection Circumcision Division of tongue tie or upper frenulum Background and Experience Mr Clarnette graduated from the University of Adelaide Medical School in 1988, before completing his surgical training in both South Australia and Victoria. At the conclusion of his paediatric surgical training, he undertook three and a half years of post-fellowship training in the United Kingdom. This included 18 months at Kings College Hospital, London, specialising in hepatobiliary surgery in children, which remains his key area of interest. As a father to two young children himself, Tom's friendly and understanding manner will be appreciated by both the patient and their family.

	Dr Anutosh Shee MD MRCPCH FRACP Consultant Paediatrician and Clinical Lecturer Clinical Interests Dr Anutosh Shee is a fellow of Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Consultant Paediatrician and a Clinical Lecturer at the Monash University. He has broad experience in all paediatric conditions including neonatology, growth and development, asthma and other respiratory illnesses, infections, eczema, developmental and behavioural problems including ADHD & Autism Spectrum Disorders, learning difficulty, bed wetting and daytime incontinence issues, child and adolescent psychiatric conditions such as anxiety, depression, bipolar and eating disorder and paediatric endocrine conditions such as diabetes and thyroid disorders. He is also a member of the Neurodevelopmental and Behavioural Paediatric Society of Australasia. Background and Experience Dr Shee trained as a paediatrician in Victoria and Tasmania and worked in several hospitals in metropolitan and regional centres including at the Sunshine Hospital in Melbourne. He has years of experience in general paediatrics but particularly interested in developmental behavioural paediatrics and was involved in the training at the Centre for Community Child Health at Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. Dr Shee believes in bringing in new technology to improve patient care and satisfaction. He was in the Medical Advisory Council body of the Northwest Regional Hospital and developed his passion in private practice in paediatrics. He has strong interest in teaching medical students and junior doctors, in research, and has been involved in the number of publications. Dr Shee had also practiced paediatrics in various countries including UAE and India. He speaks numerous other languages including Hindi and Bengali.

	Dr Ahmad Mansour FRACP Consultant Paediatrician Clinical Interests Dr Ahmad has wide experience in managing various general paediatric conditions such as infant feeding & growth, food intolerance, asthma, eczema, bowel and bladder issues, sleep related disorders, migraine, epilepsy, developmental delay, diagnosis & management of autism, ADHD & other behavioural conditions. Background and Experience Dr Ahmad is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Consultant Paediatrician. He completed his paediatric training in Australia and has also worked at several hospitals in Victoria including the Royal Children's Hospital, Monash Medical Centre and Warragul Hospital.