Dr Shamini Wiknesh

General Practitioner, Female

Shamini obtained her medical degree in Sri Lanka where she trained in General Medicine, Surgery and Cardiology. On moving to Australia she worked at several leading hospitals in Victoria covering various specialities successfully completing General Practice training in Victoria. She is a Fellow of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP).

She has been trained as a Paediatric Registrar at West Gippsland Hospital where she acquired further clinical skills working with children. In addition, she acquired skills training in women’s health successfully completing her Certificate. She is currently a shared maternity care affiliate with Peninsula health and Monash Health. As such she can assist with pregnancy follow-ups, along with the obstetrician and the midwife.

Being a skin cancer college accredited skin cancer doctor, Shamini is currently doing her fellowship (part 2) in skin cancer at the Skin Cancer College Australasia. She holds an Advanced Clinical Certificate of Dermoscopy together with the Advanced Clinical Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine and Surgery.

Languages Spoken

• Tamil