Our Specialists

Dr Chin-wern Chan completed his undergraduate medical and research degrees at the University of Western Australia. He went on to complete his specialist training in anaesthesia through the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. Following this he completed his pain medicine specialty training at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia.

Dr Chan then completed further fellowships in anaesthesia and pain medicine both within Australia and North America. He attended the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Victoria where he had advanced training in paediatric pain medicine and anaesthesia.

Subsequently he was awarded a clinical fellowship scholarship by the University of Toronto in Canada. In Toronto he completed an anaesthesia and pain medicine fellowship at the Wasser Pain Institute based in Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto. He also completed a procedural pain fellowship at Toronto Western Hospital.

Dr Xu is a Pain Specialist with a special interest in helping patients manage complex and persistent pain. With a background in minimal invasive procedures, he combines evidence based treatments with a compassionate, patient centred approach.

Dr Xu works closely with referring doctors and allied health teams to provide comprehensive care to achieve each patients’ goals and lifestyle.

Dr Vincenzo Mondello is a dual qualified medical specialist in Pain Medicine and Psychiatry.

He completed his Psychiatry and Pain Fellowship training through the various tertiary hospitals in Perth before completing an Interventional Pain Fellowship through Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.

With a tenure at Drug and Alcohol Services in Rockingham, Dr Mondello has also cultivated expertise in addiction medicine. Dr Mondello has been a Supervisor of Training for Pain Medicine Fellows and Psychiatry Registrars.

Dr. Vyhunthan Ganeshanathan (Dr Ganesh in short) brings a unique blend of experiences as a private pain specialist, supervisor of pain medicine training, consultant pain specialist at Fiona Stanley Hospital, examiner for the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the Dental School, University of Western Australia.