Dr Sundhar Rajan Balu

As a Specialist in Geriatric Medicine, I am delighted to be serving the community of Illawarra. My practice focuses on treating the individual person with holistic approach rather than just their complaint. In addition to being compassionate and empathetic, I strongly feel that patient education plays a vital role in their journey of wellness. I work towards building the trust and rapport with my patients and their families by open communication and actively involving them to make a joint informed decision in their long term management.

Expertise In:

• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
• Driving assessment
• Cognitive Assessment
• Chronic Disease Management with multiple Disease Comorbidities
• Falls Assessment and Management
• Capacity Assessment
• Dementia Assessment and Management
• Management of Polypharmacy
• Telehealth Consultation
• Behaviour management associated with Dementia
• Management of Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism

Special Interests:

• Perioperative Medicine – Pre, peri and postoperative management of elderly people going for surgery
• Medical and Surgical management plans
• Advocacy to patients and families regarding

Professional Affiliations:

• Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP)
• Australian Medical Association (AMA)
• Australian & New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine (ANZSGM)

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical Universty, Chennai, India
• FRACP (Geriatric Medicine)– Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Sydney
• Perioperative Medicine Certificate course – Monash University, Melbourne

Regular Visits:

• Residental Aged care visits around Illawarra and Shoalhaven Region
• Home Visits if required