OUR TEAM
Dr Zaahid Pandie MBChB (UCT) FRACP PEM FACEM - Emergency Physician, Paediatrician and Aeromedical Co-ordination and Retrieval Physician
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With 20 yrs of experience in General and Paediatric Emergency Medicine and having been involved in ACEM Exam teaching for a decade, Zaahid has previously held positions as a Co-DEMT, Director of Emergency Medicine, an ACEM College SAQ Exam Committee member and Faculty member on numerous courses including APEM, AFEM and PEM Revision. Zaahid has had a strong interest in volunteering in resource challenged settings like South Africa, Fiji, India and would love to extend EM teaching online to rural Australia.
When he is not working he is on the cricket field either coaching or watching his sons play cricket. He has a keen interest in supporting his sons so that at least 2 of them play cricket for Australia and his aim would be to tour with the team as their medic so that he never misses a game. |
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Dr Peter Rizzo MD FACEM Dip ABEM - Emergency Physician, Aeromedical Co-ordination
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Dr Peter Rizzo completed his medical training at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in the Bronx New York where he honed his skills in Emergency Medicine and specifically in Trauma Medicine. He moved to Brisbane in 2008 to spend time with his son and commenced at Logan Hospital in Brisbane as a FACEM.
The original 'ACE the ACEM' team was born in this partnership at Logan Hospital which was an awesome place to work and train. Doctors Pandie, Nataly and Rizzo worked on the same team in ED, managing a range of emergencies across the spectrum of Adult, Paediatric, Neonatal, Trauma, Obstetric & Gynaecological and Geriatric Medicine. In 2011 Peter held the position of Medical Superintendent of Beaudesert Hospital. Peter currently works as a FACEM at The Prince Charles Hospital and has held portfolios across Quality & Safety, and Mortality & Morbidity reviews. He has recently been appointed as the Medical Director of Vector 360 - an Aeromedical Rescue and Retrieval Service based on the Sunshine Coast. Peter is an avid rugby fan and has multiple coaching diplomas in the role as a rugby referee. He also enjoys cricket but has no idea what it is about. |
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Dr Yogesh Nataly - Emergency Physician
MBBS
FACEM
Diploma Child Health (University of Sydney)
MBBS
FACEM
Diploma Child Health (University of Sydney)
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Worked as an Emergency Physician for Queensland Health at Redland Hospital having completed his Fellowship training in 2009. He spent a year at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane with a Diploma in Child Health from Sydney University. Throughout his training he has worked in several hospitals in Auckland (NZ), South East Qld and in parts of NSW which has provided Dr Nataly with a tremendous range of experience. His other passion is teaching and he is active in the local training program for registrars at Redlands hospital.
Besides work and teaching, other interest are travelling, keeping fit which included a recent trip to the Himalayas where he successfully made it to base camp! Excited about being on board for the 2020 webinar series. |
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Dr Shaheen Pandie - Internal Medicine Physician, Interventional Cardiologist, International researcher
MBChB (UCT)
Diploma in Primary Emergency Care (DiPPEC)
Fellow of the College of Physicians (South Africa)
Cert in Cardiology (SA)
Doctor of Philosophy Ph D Cardiovascular Sciences
MBChB (UCT)
Diploma in Primary Emergency Care (DiPPEC)
Fellow of the College of Physicians (South Africa)
Cert in Cardiology (SA)
Doctor of Philosophy Ph D Cardiovascular Sciences
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Dr Shaheen Pandie completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Cape Town and proceeded to study Emergency Medicine, completing the Diploma in Emergency Care and training for 2 years in Brisbane at Mater Public Hospital in Emergency Medicine. He returned to Cape Town where completed his Physician Fellowship in Internal Medicine and then sub-specialised in Interventional Cardiology in Cape Town and Hamilton Canada. He currently works as the Head of Interventional Cardiology at Grootte Schuur in Cape Town, as well as the private sector at Rondebosch Private Hospital.
He has always had a passion for education and research, being awarded the 2013 Edith Sorrell Cardiology Research Academic Fellowship Award. We are very lucky to have him on the team to review some of the most challenging ECG's and ACS cases we are likely to encounter - don't miss his session on the the 'Worst ECG's in the whole world ever' ! |
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