Trauma Service - Staff

The Trauma Service has a team of dedicated subspecialist surgeons in trauma surgery, who work closely with colleagues from other specialities, nursing and allied health.

Stephen Dunjey – State Director of Trauma

Professor Stephen Dunjey (Steve) is an Emergency Physician with over three decades of experience, having served as a Consultant at RPH since 1993. Alongside his tenure at RPH, he has contributed over 10 years of service at both the Women’s Hospital and Kalgoorlie Hospital. Since 2022, he has assumed the role of State Director. Professor Dunjey holds a sub-specialty in Ultrasound, completing his training in 2007 (DDU), and he is particularly passionate about teaching. He has received recognitions including the College for Emergency Medicine's Teaching Excellence Award and a Lifetime Service Award. Additionally, he serves as the Co-Director of Emergency Medicine for WA Country Health Service (WACHS) and holds a professorship with an educational focus at St John of God, Murdoch.

Dieter Weber – Head of Service, Trauma Services

Dieter Weber is the Head of Department of General Surgery and current head of the Royal Perth Hospital Trauma Service. He is clinical engaged as Consultant Surgeon both in Trauma and General Surgery.

After graduating from the University of Western Australia, he completed his General Surgery Fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He subsequently subspecialised into Trauma Surgery in Newcastle.

He is a Clinical Associate Professor with the University of Western Australia, and also holds an adjunct position with the University of Newcastle in his role as a course coordinator for the Masters of Traumatology. He has authored and instructed on various trauma and emergency surgery related courses, and is engaged in research in these fields. He is a Board member of the World Society of Emergency Surgery, and is also a member of the European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery and the International Surgical Society. With the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, he serves as the Deputy Chair of the Clinical Examinations Committee. He chairs the Post fellowship Education and Training Committee for Trauma Surgery, and is an executive committee member for the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Surgery of Trauma as Supervisor of Post-Fellowship Training.

Trauma Case Manager

Trauma case management involves:

• Providing timely, well-coordinated care for trauma patients and their families throughout their journey
• Discharge planning
• Conducting patient education on injuries and follow-up.
• Intervening at key points during the patient's inpatient stay to improve quality care and conserve hospital resources.
• Having expert knowledge of trauma care and the consequences of injury to the human body 

Other key staff include:

• Lola Sikora – Trauma Program Manager
• Nadia Musca – Nurse Unit Manager
• Rohit Sarvepalli – Consultant Trauma Surgeon
• Jeni Thomas – Consultant Trauma Surgeon
• Sana Nasim - Consultant Trauma Surgeon
• Sheryl Jonescu - Trauma Case Manager (on secondment) 
• Hayley Burgess - Trauma Case Manager (on secondment) 
• Eleisha Bowen - Acting Trauma Case Manager 
• Emily Jardine - Acting Trauma Case Manager 
• Martin Jarmin - Consultant Trauma Surgeon