Practitioners

Dayan Chandrasekara is an ENT/Head and Neck Surgeon with special interests in paediatric ENT, nasal and sinus surgery, head and neck oncology, thyroid and salivary gland surgery. He is a graduate of the University of Melbourne (1996) and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (OHNS) in 2007, after which he spent a further 18 months in London subspecialising in Head and Neck cancer surgery and then as a locum consultant at St George’s Hospital. Returning to Melbourne in 2009, he has since worked extensively across several of Victoria’s largest healthcare networks and currently is the Clinical Director of ENT Sugery at Eastern Health (Box Hill Hospital).

He has regular operating sessions at Warringal Private Hospital and St Vincent’s Private Hospital East Melbourne, and has private consultation rooms in North Balwyn. He also sees patients in Wantirna and North Fitzroy.

Dayan has also been a regular participant in the Pacific Islands Project, providing specialist surgical support to such countries as Tuvalu, Kiribati and Fiji, and in his spare time enjoys spending time with his family and playing hockey.

Dr. Stewart Lee completed his undergraduate medical training at The University of London in 1994. He then undertook training in a wide range of medical and surgical areas in the UK and Melbourne.

He undertook his Ear, Nose and Throat, Head and Neck Surgery training in Melbourne during the period 2002-2006. He is a fully qualified and certified member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, having passed the FRACS exam in 2005.His qualifications also include Fellowships from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and England.

From 2006-8, he undertook subspecialty Clinical Fellowships in London with world-renowned surgeons at Charing Cross Hospital, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital and Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals.

During these years he gained further experience in functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty and endoscopic surgery of the sinuses and skull base, which form his main sub-specialty areas of interest. He also gained further experience in surgery of the head and neck and laryngology (voice disorders). His practice also encompasses general adult and paediatric ENT, snoring and otoplasty (correction of bat ears).

He consults privately in Kew, Eltham and Knox and has regular operating sessions at Warringal Private Hospital and Epworth Eastern Hospital.

He also has public hospital appointments at Austin Health and Box Hill Hospital.

BSc, Grad Dip Aud, MClinAud, AAudA

Luke is the Head Clinician at Knox Audiology, consulting from Eastern ENT North Balwyn. He became an audiologist because of his desire to interact with people and his love of sound and physics.

He has worked closely with Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists and has a special interest in investigative testing for the dizzy patient, balance/falls assessments for adults as well as hearing aid fitting and rehabilitation.

Luke loves the friendships forged by taking care of people over the many years he has been at Knox Audiology.

In his spare time, Luke loves playing golf with his daughter and playing basketball.

Luke’s favourite sound: the sound of his daughter running down the hall to greet him when he comes home from work.