Gastroenterology Services

Dr Niwansa Adris graduated from Monash University and was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 2021. His special interests are in nutrition, functional gastrointestinal disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, high quality endoscopy and liver disease. Dr. Niwansa Adris is involved with GP education, training for medical students and basic physician trainees and ongoing research in nutrition, general gastroenterology and liver disease. His approach to patient care focuses on a holistic approach with multidisciplinary involvement with other specialists, dietitians, psychologists and physiotherapists for the management of gastrointestinal disease. Currently he is working as a Senior Medical Officer with the hepatology team at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and at The Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS).

Dr Niwansa Adris 

Graham Radford-Smith is a gastroenterologist with extensive clinical (consultative and procedural) experience across a wide range of GI disorders. He specializes in the fields of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD – Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis) and non- inflammatory gut disorders. Graham developed the Crohn’s and Colitis centre at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) together with Australia’s first series of IBD specialist clinics and a Telehealth program for regional Queensland. He introduced IBD specialist nursing during this period.

Graham is an honorary group leader at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute where he works with his team in the Gut Health research group, Associate Professor within the Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Chair of the ANZ IBD consortium of clinicians, and Chair of Crohn’s Colitis Cure (a charity supporting research and clinical practice for clients with IBD).

Associate Professor Graham Radford-Smith

Charlotte joined the team when Integrated Gut Health first launched, bringing a wide range of experience to assist in set-up and the running of the clinic. Charlotte has over 10 years' experience working as a clinical and administrative coordinator, working closely with A/Prof Graham Radford-Smith since 2011.

Charlotte has extensive experience in client services and managing healthcare in the sometimes complex health system and has implemented initiatives to streamline and coordinate the multiple needs of gut health patients. During her time at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Charlotte assisted in the implementation of the IBD Telehealth Programme to Rockhampton and Bundaberg. Charlotte thoroughly enjoys guiding the patient through their Integrated Gut Health journey, to ensure they are receiving the smoothest transition possible.

Mrs CHARLOTTE NELSON

Meet Our Gastroenterologists & Concierge

Dr. Vishal Y Kaushik

Some of you may have received correspondence from me. I commenced my
Senior Medical Officer role at RBWH in Apr 2019 as a Lead for Nutrition services
for Queensland (whole area north of Brisbane river, and hence expertise in
telehealth too). I am also interested in other gastroenterological disease
processes and my job entails endoscopies, general gastroenterology clinic,
inpatient ward rounds and on-call. Prior to emigrating to Australia, I was a
consultant in Gastroenterology in Lancashire, UK (North of Manchester) for 16 yrs.
During my tenure in UK, I was also a member of Practitioners Tribunal Service
organized by the GMC, a clinical Advisor to Healthcare Parliamentary Ombudsman
and a Royal College Tutor. In addition to completing MA in Healthcare Law and
Ethics, I am also a Fellow of American Gastroenterology Association and a Fellow
of European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

My approach in prioritizing our patients’ health needs is simple - listen to them, sympathize, put myself in their shoes to understand how they are feeling and involve them in any decision making regarding their treatment.