Information for healthcare professionals

Information for health professionals

Explore the questions below to learn more about the mitoHOPE Program and mitochondrial donation.

To learn more about mitochondrial disease, visit our information page or the Mito Foundation website.

What is mitochondrial donation? View

What is the mitoHOPE Program? View

Who could mitochondrial donation be an option for? View

What can be done while my patient waits? View

Who can I refer my patient to? View

You can refer the patient to the below local service/s that involve clinicians who are familiar with mitochondrial donation.

Australian Capital Territory	Dr Mary-Louise Freckmann ACT Genetic Service, Canberra Hospital Phone: 02 5124 7630 Fax: 02 5124 3021 Email: genetics@act.gov.au
New South Wales	Dr Michel Tchan Genetic Medicine, Westmead Hospital Phone: 02 8890 9780 Fax: 02 8890 9789 Email: WSLHD-Geneticmedicine-Westmead@health.nsw.gov.au Professor Kristi Jones Neuromuscular Clinic, Westmead Children's Hospital Email: kristi.jones@health.nsw.gov.au Associate Professor Carolyn Ellaway Metabolic Genetics, Sydney Children's Hospital Phone: 02 7825 3654
Northern Territory	Dr Chloe Cunningham NT Genetics Services, Royal Darwin Hospital Phone: 03 8341 6201 Email: ntgenetics@vcgs.org.au
Queensland	Professor David Coman Metabolic Medicine, The Queensland Children’s Hospital Phone: 07 3068 4426 Email: metabolic-medicine@health.qld.gov.au
South Australia	Dr Drago Bratkovic Metabolic Clinic, Women’s and Children’s Hospital Phone: 08 8161 7295 Fax: 08 8161 9326
Tasmania	Dr Mathew Wallis Tasmanian Clinical Genetics Service, Tasmanian Health Service Clinics at Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital and North West Regional Hospital, Mersey Campus, Latrobe Phone: 03 6166 8296 Fax: 03 6173 0328 Website: https://www.health.tas.gov.au/health-topics/genetics/genetics-service Email: tcgs@ths.tas.gov.au
Victoria	Dr Chloe Cunningham Victorian Clinical Genetics Services Phone: 03 8341 6201 Email: vcgs@vcgs.org.au Professor Michael Fahey Genetic Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital Phone: 03 9342 7151 Fax: 03 9342 4267 Email: genetics@mh.org.au
Western Australia	Dr Benjamin Kamien Genetic Health WA, King Edward Memorial Hospital Phone: 08 6458 1242 Fax: 08 6458 1678 Email: benjamin.kamien@health.wa.gov.au Dr Wayne Yau Perron Institute, QEII Medical Centre Phone: 08 6457 0200 Fax: 08 6457 0281 Email: clinic@perron.uwa.edu.au

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