Mr Nishath Altaf MB ChB, PhD, FRCS, FRACS (Vascular)
Mr Nishath Altaf is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon and the Head of Department of Vascular Surgery at Royal Perth Hospital.
After graduating from the University of Manchester, UK; he attained a PhD in the study of atherosclerotic disease from the University of Nottingham, UK. He has trained in the UK and after a clinical fellowship at Royal Perth Hospital, he attained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS, Edinburgh) and the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS).
Mr Altaf offers individualised management of arterial and venous diseases utilising a range of minimally invasive endovascular techniques as well as open surgical techniques. His focus is to deliver high quality individualised care to his patients. His interests include:
- diabetic foot management
- endovascular and open management of peripheral vascular, carotid and aortic disease
- venous disease, including, varicose veins and venous ulcers.
Mr Altaf is also active in teaching as well as vascular research. He is an Associate Professor at Curtin University, a Senior Lecturer at UWA and has published over 40 peer reviewed papers.
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Dr Bibombe Patrice Mwipatayi MD, MMed, FCS, Cert Vasc Surg, FRACS, MClinEd (Melb)
Dr Patrice Mwipatayi is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon in the Department of Vascular Surgery at Royal Perth Hospital.
He trained and qualified as a general surgeon at Groote Schuur Hospital in South Africa (FCS, 2001), he then qualified further as a vascular surgeon and went onto to obtain MMed and Cert Vasc Surg, (2004) through the University of Cape Town South Africa. After a clinical fellowship at Royal Perth Hospital, he obtained the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS, 2005).
Dr Patrice Mwipatayi has a special interest in evidence-based medicine, clinical vascular research and statistical science. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at UWA and has published over 50 peer reviewed papers.
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Olufemi A Oshin BEng (Hons) MBChB, MD FRCS (Eng)
Olufemi Oshin initially graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Clinical Engineering and Materials Science before obtaining his medical degree from the University of Liverpool in 2004. He remained in Liverpool where he completed his basic surgical training before commencing two years of research that led to his Doctorate.
He has always had a keen interest in medical training and education which lead to the privilege of representing his peers in various organisations such as the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland, the British Society of Endovascular Therapy council and the Executive Committee of the European Society for Vascular Surgeons in Training. After completing his training in vascular surgery, he was appointed as a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at the Royal Liverpool Hospital in the UK before commencing his fellowship at the Royal Perth Hospital in 2017.
Since arriving in Australia, he has built upon his strong clinical interest in:
- lower limb peripheral arterial disease
- diabetic foot care
- complex aneurysm repair.
He has a strong research interest in diabetic foot disease and is a recipient of the Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation to support this research. He has also played an active role in developing a Telehealth multidisciplinary foot clinic, contributes to the National Association of Diabetes Centres quality improvement program and is a founding member of the WA Foot Forum.
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Dr Patrik Tosenovsky FEBVS, PhD, FRACS
Dr Patrik Tosenovsky has expertise and experience in diagnosing and treating common and complex vascular diseases. He uses minimally invasive endovascular procedures although he accepts referrals for complex open reconstructions in cases where endovascular repair is not possible.
He offers combined team approach to optimise patients’ outcome without unnecessary multiple readmissions under different teams. He frequently works with other doctors trained in rehabilitation, kidney disease, general medicine, infectious diseases to diagnose and treat patients. He collaborates with podiatry and wound care teams to deliver the complete care during hospitalisation and after discharge.
Dr Tosenovsky continues to work on clinical research in venous diseases and haemodialysis access and he is heavily involved in undergraduate and post-graduate education and training.
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