Dr Shyamalar Gunatheesan (Dermatologist)
- Name
- Dr Shyamalar Gunatheesan
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery 2004
- FACD 2013
- Occupation
- Dermatologist
- Gender
- Female
- Languages Spoken
- Malay
- Tamil
- Medical Specialties
- Dermatology
Dr Shyamalar Gunatheesan graduated in medicine (MBBS) from the University of Melbourne. In addition, she also graduated with a Bachelor of Medical Science (BMedSc) with her final year spent at Harvard University, Boston, USA.
She undertook her specialist dermatology training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Children’s Hospital, Box Hill Hospital, Western Hospital and the Skin and Cancer Foundation.
Shyamalar is a consultant dermatologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Skin and Cancer Foundation. She has several publications to her name and was awarded the prestigious Adrian Johnson Memorial prize for the best publication in the Australasian Journal of Dermatology.
She was the recipient of the F.C. Florance Bequest from the Australasian College of Dermatologists. She was attached to the dermatology units at Columbia University and the Sloane-Kettering Memorial Centre, both in New York, in which she acquired expertise in early detection of melanomas and dematologic conditions that result from cancer treatments.
In addition to general dermatology, Shyamalar’s interests include skin cancer management, hair loss, hyperhidrosis and cosmetic dermatology.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Royal Melbourne Hospital - Parkville
- Affiliated Clinics
- Bayside Dermatology
- Clifton Hill Dermatology
- Melbourne Dermatology Clinic
- Affiliated Organisations
- The Skin & Cancer Foundation Victoria
- Medical Conditions
- Skin cancer
- Hair loss
Practice Locations
VIC
- Bayside Dermatology
- Address
- 111 Halifax Street
Brighton VIC 3186
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9592 0000
- Fax
- 03 9593 3322
- Clifton Hill Dermatology
- Address
- 302A Queens Parade
Clifton Hill VIC 3068
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9486 2400
- Melbourne Dermatology Clinic
- Address
- 258 Park Street
South Melbourne VIC 3205
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9078 6342
- Fax
- 03 9078 6726
