Dr. Sugan Appasamy
- Dr Sugan Appasamy was born in South Africa
- Primary school started at Laudium in Pretoria
- Graduating with Distinction from Laudium High School.
- Undergraduate Training : University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg [WITS]
- Training at the Hillbrow Hospital, Coronation Hospital and the Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg
- Graduated 1986 : MBBCh Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg
- Registered with the South African Medical and Dental Council
- Internship : Hillbrow Hospital in 1986
- The internship year included Oncology under Professor Macphail,
- Surgery was under Professor Cedric Bremner and Mr Andre Giroud
- Medicine rotation was in Professor Harry Seftel’s Unit
- 1988 -1990 Opened first Medical Practice in Boom Street, Marabastad, Pretoria
- Appointments at Kalafong Hospital in Atteridgeville, Pretoria 1988-1990
- Emergency department of the HF Verwoerd Hospital in Pretoria covering Workcover injuries 1988-1990
- Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance cases 1988-2000
- From 1988 to 2001 Panel Doctor for the South African Transport Services at Pretoria Station [SATS]
- Occupational Health experience from dealing with the Railway workers
- 1990 Medical Officer in the Orthopaedic Department of Garankuwa Hospital under Professor Ulrich Mennen
- 1991 General Surgical staff of Coronation Hospital and JG Strijdom Hospitals under Professor Desmond Pantanowitz in Johannesburg
- 1991 Practice in Bosman Street in Pretoria.This was at the Dairy Mall near Pretoria Station
- 1996 : Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine Diploma
- Registration with the Allied Health Practitioners Board of South Africa
- 2004 : Hons BSc in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Stellenbosch.
- Clinical rotation of this degree was completed at the Tygerberg Teaching hospital in the Western Cape.
- Established an after hours Clinic in Erasmia from 2000-2006
- 2000 Family Practice in Noordwyk, Midrand , South Africa.
- Extensive experience dealing with HIV, Aids and antiretroviral therapy in South Africa.
- Experience in Respiratory disease including Asthma, Tuberculosis and COPD
- Childhood illnesses, gastrointestinal infections and general paediatric conditions
- Ante natal care from pre conception to delivery
- Shared care with obstetricians and gynaecologists including high risk pregnancies and genetic abnormalities
- Emergency management and updated current CPR skills
- After twenty years of practice in South Africa I relocated to Perth in 2006 seeking new challenges and new adventures.
- Registration as a Specialist General Practitioner with AHPRA in 2006
- Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2008
- Examiner with the RACGP for the Fellowship Examinations
- Yanchep Medical Centre from 2006 -2018
- Director at the Butler Village Medical Centre from April 2018
- Special interests in Diabetes and Type 1 Diabetes management
- Insulin pump therapy experience and management
- Insulin initiation and treatment
- Shared Obstetric and Gynaecological care with Joondalup Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital and Perth Academic Hospitals
- Hypertension and chronic diseases.
- Working with Referrals to all Perth Teaching Hospitals
- Dermatology including mole and skin cancer management
- Surgical excisions of skin cancer
- Melanoma treatment and management
- Paediatrics including ENT disorders in childhood
- Pain management including medication management
- Family Planning
- Oral Contraception
- Implanon Insertion and Removal
- STI treatment
- HSV 2 management and treatment
- HEP C Treatment
- Infectious Diseases of childhood
- Parasitic Diseases of childhood
- Malaria and Mosquito borne infections
- Menopausal management
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Depression including counselling and psychologist referrals
- Anxiety
- Mental health issues including schizophrenia and personality disorders
- Alcohol and substance abuse disorders.
- Trauma management
- Orthopaedic injuries and management
- Sports Injuries and management
- Close liaison with Physiotherapists and exercise physiologists in the management of injuries
- Assessment and management of shoulder and knee injuries
- Travel Immunisations
- Childhood Immunisations
- Aged care assessments [ACAT ]
- Geriatric Medicine
- Fluent in English and Afrikaans
- Communication skills in Sotho, Zulu, Tswana, Dutch