Respiratory & Sleep Services in Launceston

Launceston Respiratory and Sleep Centre was launched in 2014 under the directorship of Dr Collin Chia, with the aim to provide high quality patient focused care.

Dr Chia

A local graduate from the University of Tasmania, Dr Chia is a specialist in respiratory and sleep medicine with special interest in lung cancer and interventional bronchoscopy, asthma, COPD and sleep disorders. Dr Chia recognises the importance of attending international conferences to benefit you with the newest and most diverse therapies.

Dr Shannon McCarthy

Dr Shannon McCarthy is an Associate Endocrinologist from Barwon Endocrinology, with subsidiaries in Bacchus Marsh and Launceston. She completed her training in Geelong as a research fellow and enjoys being engaged in the physician training program at Barwon Health.  She has recently taken up a role in the clinical trials as an investigator in diabetes and osteoporosis related studies.  She holds special interest in gestational diabetes, osteoporosis, PCOS and women’s health and pituitary and adrenal dysfunction.