Dr Shireen Tabatabai
MBBS(Hons),FRACP
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Shireen Tabatabai graduated from Monash University with honors in 2000. Shireen completed her internship, physician training and Gastroenterology training at Monash Medical Centre. She was awarded the fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians in 2008.
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She is currently a consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at Monash Medical Centre. Shireen is also involved in clinical trials in liver disease.
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Shireen works in private practice at Clayton and Moorabbin and performs Endoscopy in Clayton and Bayside Endoscopy Moorabbin.
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She has admitting rights at Jessie McPherson Clayton and Cabrini Malvern.
Shireen Tabatabai’s clinical experience includes patients with liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome and performing upper and lower GI endoscopy (gastroscopy and colonoscopy). She has a special interest in diseases of the liver.
OUR SERVICES
Monash Gastrointestinal Specialists provides clients with a range of different services, including both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
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Used to diagnose many different ailments, endoscopic procedures are one of our main areas of expertise. Endoscopy essentially allows the doctor to observe you internally without having to resort to surgery – meaning it is generally quite non-invasive.
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Endoscopic procedures we offer include the following:
Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy is an endoscopic procedure used to inspect and examine the lining of the large bowel (colon). It is performed through the use of a long flexible tube with a light and camera at the end (endoscope). Colonoscopy is used to either investigate or treat certain conditions, these conditions include: More>>
Gastroscopy
A gastroscopy is an endoscopic procedure used to examine upper sections of the digestive/gastrointestinal tract. The organs examined are the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum. It is performed through the use of a long flexible tube (called an endoscope) with a light and camera at the end. More>>
Capsule Endoscopy
Capsule endoscopy is a recently developed noninvasive technique to examine the lining of the small bowel. The most common use is to examine the small bowel in cases of iron deficiency where gastroscopy and colonoscopy have failed to identify a cause. More>>
EUS (Endoscopic Ultrasound)
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is an endoscopic technique used to visualise the layers of the gastrointestinal tract and surrounding internal organs. Areas that can be seen and examined include the oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and lungs. More>>
ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an endoscopic technique used to diagnose and treat conditions related to the biliary tree, pancreas and liver. More>>
How Can We Help?
If you would like to book an appointment with one of the Doctors here you will require a referral, please call us on 9543 5311 with any queries or to make an appointment.
