Our Anaesthetists
We provide anaesthetic services across a diverse range of specialties including but not limited to General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Breast Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive, Orthopaedic, Maxillofacial, Vascular, Neurosurgical, ENT, Eye, Dental, Gastroenterology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and limited Paediatric.
Dr Behruz Jamshidi
Dr Jamshidi graduated from the University of Qld in 2002. Over the past 20 years he has worked in a significant number of hospitals across QLD and NSW, which has provided him with extensive exposure to a variety of procedures and patient population. He specialises in breast/endocrine, obstetric, gynaecological, maxillofacial, plastics and cosmetics anaesthesia.
Initially combining ICU with his anaesthetic training, he has gained vital skills that have led him to exceptional patient care and knowledge of chronic conditions, allowing him to improve his peri-operative skills.
Dr Jamshidi has also worked as a Life Flight Doctor, treating a variety of patients from trauma to interhospital transfers. Allowing him to be able to work independently and problem solve on the go.
His ability to calm his patients proves to be one of his appreciated skills, alongside his drive to enhance patient satisfaction, specifically for those who have suffered negative past experiences with anaesthesia.
His delivery of high standard of care is evident in his involvement and guidance in the management of Brisbane Day Hospital. With his dedication for his staff and patients, he has been able to slowly grow a small business with limited capabilities, to a much more robust health care facility, never wavering from his core of patient-centred care.
In his spare time, Dr Jamshidi enjoys spending time with his family, playing soccer, and experiencing the wonders of the Coast.
Dr. Desiree Vanguardia Perez
Dr. Desiree Perez is a specialist anaesthetist with extensive experience in providing anaesthesia for adult patients. She has a particular interest in obstetrics, gynaecology and bariatric surgery.
Desiree is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthesia and trained in anaesthetics in Queensland. With more than a decade of anaesthetic expertise and a passion for patient care, she is dedicated to ensuring the comfort and safety of her patients throughout their surgical procedures. Her calm and approachable manner puts patients at ease while addressing their concerns to tailor their peri-operative anaesthetic management.
She works both in the private and public system maintaining her ties in training future anaesthetists. She is also actively involved in the welfare and wellbeing of her colleagues and trainees.
Dr Sarah Kilvert
Dr Kilvert graduated from her post-graduate degree at Griffith University on the Gold Coast in 2008, after initially pursuing a career as a Commercial Pilot. She gained her FANZCA in early 2021 after completing her fellowship year at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH).
After graduation, Dr Kilvert was drawn to Intensive Care Medicine, for which she initially commenced training as a registrar before being accepted into anaesthetics training. She then turned her full focus to Anaesthetics training after noticing the transferrable skills from her aviation training.
Dr Kilvert currently works full time as a Staff Specialist in Anaesthesia at the Surgical Training and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) where she is the Supervisor of Training. She was very active in STARS getting accredited for training with the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA).
OTHER INTERESTS: Dr Kilvert enjoys spending time with her little boy, surfing and staying active.
Dr David Hugh Stephens
MBBS, FJFICM
Dr Stephens qualified as a doctor from the Royal Free Hospital Medical School in London in 1971, and from 1973 to 1981 trained in anaesthesia and intensive care in the UK, France, New Zealand, Australia and Sweden. He finished training in anaesthesia in 1980 and intensive care in 1981.
From 1986 – 1992 he was Director of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at the Gold Coast Public Hospital, and from 1992 – 2000 he was the Director of Intensive Care. During this time he established the first in-hours anaesthetic training course in Queensland. He was one of the initial founding members of the Gold Coast Hospital Trauma Response Team (one of the first in Australia), the Westpac Medical Rescue Service and Careflight Helicopter Rescue Service. He spent one month in Munich with the “Hubschrauber Rettungs Dienst”, a world renowned helicopter rescue service.
He has provided anaesthetic services for O&G, ENT, Neurosurgery, Thoracic, General, Orthopaedic, Ophthalmology and Urology.
Dr Stephens also established home TPN services, and home antibiotic services during his time as Director of ICU.
He is one of the most experienced anaesthetists on the Gold Coast.
Dr Bradley Smith
(MBBS FANZCA)
Dr Smith is a specialist Anaesthetist who graduated medical school in Adelaide 2005, and completed his junior years working in Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Before training in anaesthetics he spent time in rural North QLD working as a GP / medical officer. Speciality training was completed in Brisbane, and membership with the Australian and New Zealand college of Anaesthetists was obtained in 2013. Dr Smith gained further qualifications in cardiac and general ultrasound whilst completing a fellowship in Echocardiography at the Mater Hospital Brisbane. He has been in private practice on the Gold Coast since 2013, accredited at all private hospitals and working in most surgical fields, but concentrates on orthopaedics, plastics, bariatrics, neurosurgery and eye surgery. Special interests include regional anaesthesia and sedation / nerve blocks as well as peri-operative medicine. He regularly teaches and presents at workshops and conferences in the area of focused cardiac ultrasound and regional anaesthesia.
Surgeons Dr Smith regularly works with include:
- Dr Michael Kalamaras
- Dr Robert Bourke
- Dr Lewis Lam
- Dr Leong Tan
- Dr Candice Silverman
- Dr Peter Widdowson
- Dr Rafid Alzhubaidy
- Dr Anna Isaacs
Dr Naomi Pearson
MBBS (Hons), FANZCA
Naomi is a paediatric and adult anaesthetist currently working as an anaesthetist at the Queensland Children’s Hospital(QCH) and Gold Coast University Hospitals(GCUH) and in private practice on the Gold Coast.
Naomi obtained her medical degree in 1998 with honours from the University of Queensland. After completing anaesthetic training in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London, she received her specialist qualification from the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists in 2006. Naomi then completed a paediatric anaesthetic fellowship at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne and continued to work there as a consultant paediatric anaesthetist. Naomi also worked as a consultant at the Austin Hospital and Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospitals and in private practice in Melbourne before returning to the Gold Coast in 2013. Since then she has worked between the GCUH, QCH and in private practice on the Gold Coast covering a broad range of anaesthetic specialties. She has also instructed for the Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crisis course since 2007.
Naomi’s main anaesthetic interests include neonatal and paediatric surgery, breast surgery, oral surgery and endoscopy.
Dr Stuart Green
Dr Steven Gubanyi
(MBBS FANZCA CIME)
Attended University of Queensland medical school, then anaesthetic training in various Queensland public hospitals.
In private practice since 2009 on the Gold Coast.
Interests include orthopaedic, plastic/reconstructive and maxillofacial surgical anaesthesia.
Dr Kellie Bird
(MBBSFANZCA)
My name is Dr Kellie Bird and I will be your anaesthetist for your upcoming procedure. Please be reassured that Australian anaesthetists have world class training in anaesthesia, pain control, resuscitation, intensive care and managing medical emergencies, there is no safer place in the world to have an anaesthetic than in Australia. My aim is to provide high quality and safe anaesthesia for you during your surgery and try to minimise the pain and discomfort as much as possible afterwards. I hope you find the information in this document to be helpful. If you have any questions or concerns, I’ll be happy to discuss them with you when we meet before your surgery or call my rooms Anaesthesia Service Australia on 0468 343 743. I look forward to meeting you on the day of your procedure.
Dr Winnie Yu
(MBBS GradCertClinSim FANZCA)
Dr Winnie Yu is a specialist anaesthetist, who obtained her medical degree in 2009 from Monash University. She trained in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Cairns, before qualifying as a specialist anaesthetist with the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) in 2017. Since then, she has worked in the private and public health systems on the Gold Coast. Privately, Winnie works with surgeons in Breast Surgery, Opthalmology, Plastic Surgery, Endoscopy and General Surgery. Publicly, Winnie works with surgeons from a broad range of surgical specialities with patients from all age groups, ranging from paediatric to elderly, at Gold Coast University, Robina and Varsity Lakes Day Hospitals.
As well as clinical patient care, Winnie has an interest in teaching and education. She is the Head and Neck, ENT, Dental Surgery and ECT Specialised Study Unit (SSU) supervisor for ANZCA anaesthetic registrars training at the three Queensland Health hospitals on the Gold Coast. She obtained her Graduate Certificate in Clinical Simulation from Monash University in 2017, and has instructed for the Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crises course.
Outside of work, Winnie enjoys spending time with her family and friends, playing with her Great Dane and vegetable gardening.
Dr Halia O’Shea
(MBBS FANZCA)
My name is Dr Halia O’Shea and I will be your anaesthetist for your upcoming procedure. I am a specialist Anaesthetist with extensive experience in Australia, Scotland and also worked in Papua New Guinea as a volunteer. My areas of interest are providing Anaesthesia for robotic gynaecology, ophthalmology and oculoplastics, and obstetrics with extensive experience providing Anaesthesia for bariatric, upper GI, breast and colorectal surgery. I completed a Fellowship in Paediatric Anaesthesia at the Queensland Children’s Hospital in 2022 and I have a particular interest in helping patients with perioperative anxiety. In my role as a Staff Specialist Anaesthetist at the Gold Coast University Hospital, I established the Perioperative Child Life Therapy service focused on helping children and their families to navigate through the Anaesthetic experience. I also have a strong focus on preparing every patient well for their surgery and a good recovery and am currently active in Anaesthesia research in this area as a successful grant co-recipient from the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthesia. I maintain my skills through ongoing professional development and regularly instruct and direct on APLS courses. I participate in the Continuing Professional Development Program from the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, which ensures I keep my knowledge and skills up to date with current practices. I spend free time with my family, dogs, and garden, and enjoy exploring the natural splendours of the gold coast and northern NSW.