Neurology

Dr Carolyn Orr

Dr Carolyn Orr trained at the University of Glasgow, qualified as a physician and neurologist in Sydney, and has a PhD from the University of New South Wales in Parkinson’s disease. She did fellowships in Movement Disorder and Behavioural Neurology at the Mayo Clinic, USA. She has worked as a consultant and teacher since 2009 and has been based at Royal Perth Hospital since 2016.  Her main professional interest is in cognitive neurology (disorders of thinking, behaviour and language). She does research in neurodegenerative disease (including fronto-temporal dementia, Huntington's disease and Alzheimer’s disease). She is passionate about the links between human health and our environment. 

Dr Lay Kun Kho

Dr Kho is a consultant neurologist with a specialist interest in Stroke, Neurorehabilitation and Functional Neurological Disorders. She is the clinical lead of the Stroke Unit at Royal Perth Hospital. Prior to this, she worked as the head of the neurorehabilitation service at Royal Perth Rehabilitation Hospital Shenton Park, the State Rehabilitation Service Fiona Stanley Hospital and Midland SJOG Hospital. She also started the motor neurone disease clinic at Swan District Hospital which subsequently transitioned to Midland SJOG Hospital. 

Dr Wai K Leong

Dr Leong graduated from University of Western Australia, and completed specialist neurology training in WA, with further experience at the West London Neurosciences Centre at Charing Cross, London, UK and the Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK.  She has worked as consultant neurologist at RPH Neurology since 2003, and as head of department since 2011.  She has wide experience in general neurology and participates in the WA state-wide telestroke service.  She has additional subspecialty expertise in neuromuscular disease, neuroimmunology and multiple sclerosis.  She is active in neurology education in the ANZAN WA neurology advanced training committee and provides training and supervision of advanced and basic trainees, and mentors medical students.

Dr Ron Manasseh

Dr Manasseh is a general Neurologist with a special interest in EMG, Botulinum toxin injections and neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring for spinal surgery.  He trained in Perth and then completed an Overseas Neurology Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in 2006-2007.  He is involved in General Neurology, EMG and Botulinum toxin injection clinics, and also provides neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring for spinal scoliosis surgery."

Dr Catherine Franconi

Dr Catherine Franconi is a consultant neurologist with a special interest in general neurology, telemedicine and acute care.  She qualified from University of Western Australia in 1997. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and the Australian New Zealand Association of Neurologists.

Dr John Dunne

Dr Phillipa Lamont

Dr Kevin O’Connor

Dr Nicholas Lawn

Dr Jacqui Saw