Dr Rajiv Sharma is an experienced clinician. He completed his basic physician training at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. He furthered his training in Respiratory medicine at The Canberra Hospital and his Sleep Medicine training at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. From there Rajiv worked as a full time Sleep and Respiratory consultant at Queensland Health before moving back to Melbourne. 

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Rajiv further took special training in Advanced Interventional Procedure (Endobronchial Ultrasound-EBUS) from Europe.

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Dr Rajiv Sharma holds a public appointment as Respirartory and Sleep Physician in Werribee Mercy Hospital and Bendigo Health. He also holds accreditation in Epworth Hospitals and St. Vincent's Private Hospital.

 

Rajiv is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. He is also a member of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Australian Sleep Association and European Respiratory Society. 
 

SUBSPECIALTY INTERESTS INCLUDE:

• Obstructive sleep apnoea

• Hypersomnolence: Narcoleptic Syndrome

• Non-Respiratory sleep disorders: restless legs syndrome, parasomnias 

• Asthma

• COPD

• Interstitial lung disease

• Chronic cough/undifferentiated breathlessness

• Lung nodules

• Bronchoscopy/EBUS