About

Dr.Gitanjali Vengurlekar is a consultant Geriatrician who aims at providing patient centred holistic care. Dr Vengurlekar trained at the Alfred and the Royal Melbourne Hospital. She has developed expertise in various aspects of geriatric medicine and complex discharge planning. During her training she was also involved in providing geriatric services in an Aged psychiatry unit. Her areas of interest include: comprehensive geriatric assessment; dementia assessment and management; complex medical management of chronic diseases in the elderly; falls management; management of poly pharmacy. She is currently a visiting medical officer at Barwon Health.

Epworth hospital locations

Hospital

Epworth Camberwell

Consulting locations

Consulting Location

Epworth Camberwell

Ground Floor 888 Toorak Road
Camberwell VIC 3124

Special interests

  • Comprehensive geriatric assessment
  • Management of complex medical issues and chronic diseases in the elderly
  • Falls assessment and management

Education and training

  • Dr Gita Vengurlekar is interested in teaching medical students, basic physician trainees and advanced trainees in geriatrics

Qualifications

  • FRACP, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 2015
  • MD (Internal Medicine), Mumbai University,
  • MBBS, Mumbai University

Professional Associations

  • ANZSGM
Clinical institute

Internal Medicine Clinical Institute

Internal medicine covers a wide range of conditions affecting the internal organs of the body - the heart, the lungs, the liver and gastro-intestinal tract, the kidneys and urinary tract, the brain, spinal column, nerves, muscles and joints. Specialists with the Internal Medicine Clinical Institute have expertise in the diagnosis and management of complex, chronic and multisystem disorders.