Northern Sydney Haematologist
Sydney Blood’s specialist haematologists – Dr Ian Bilmon, Dr Elisabeth Farhat and Dr Praveen Gounder – provide expert, compassionate care across the Upper North Shore, Hills District and Parramatta areas.
Our doctors work across the public and private hospital systems including Westmead Public Hospital, The Mater Hospital and Sydney Adventist Hospital.
Together they treat the full range of blood conditions, including anaemia and abnormal full blood counts, iron disorders, clotting and bleeding problems, and blood cancers such as lymphoma, leukaemia, myeloma and myelodysplasia.
Our team also has extensive expertise in clinical trials, stem cell transplantation and blood disorders related to pregnancy.
We treat patients of all ages, from adolescents through to the elderly who highly value our doctors’ commitment to compassionate and timely patient care at the time they need it most.
Find out more about each of our doctors here.
Our Services
We will see suspected malignancies rapidly with a call from your GP.
Rapid Appointments
Treatments personalised to your condition – not a one size fits all approach.
We treat all-age haematological conditions – from adolescents through to adults and elderly patients.
We offer patients cutting edge clinical trials as well as stem cell autologous (own stem cells) and allogeneic (donor stem cell) transplantation options.
We know cancer is a disease that disproportionately affects older Australians. We offer pensioner discounts for consults.
Our doctors have regular multidisciplinary meetings with pathologists, radiologists, radiation oncologists and other haematologists involved with patient care.
Experienced Physicians
Haematological Malignancies
Bleeding Disorders
Stem Cell Transplants
Thrombotic Disorders/DVT
Full Blood Count Review
Iron Overload/Iron Deficiency
Anaemias
Day Oncology
Here is a comprehensive list of our conditions and procedures
- Anaemias
- Bleeding Disorders
- Blood Cancers
- Blood Clots/DVT
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Bone Marrow Failure Disorders
- Bone Marrow Transplants
- CAR-T cell therapy
- Day Oncology
- Full Blood Count Review
- Haemoglobinopathy
- Haematological Malignancies
- Haemochromatosis
- High Blood Counts
- Iron Deficiency
- Iron Overload/Elevated Ferrin
- ITP
- Leukaemia
- Low Blood Counts
- Lymphomas
- Menorrhagia
- Myelodysplasia
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myeloproliferative Disorders
- Neutropenia
- Peri-operative Anticoagulation
- Rare Disorders
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Splenic Enlargement
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Stem Cell Transplantation
- Thalassaemia
- Thrombosis and Haemostasis
- Thrombocytosis
- Thrombocytopenia
- Transfusion Medicine
- Vitamin B 12/Folate Deficiency
- Von Willebrand’s Disease
- Warfarin Management
Dr Bilmon is highly experienced in stem cell transplantation which is an advanced treatment for many types of haematological (blood) cancers including multiple myeloma, leukemia, lymphoma, aplastic anaemia, thalassemia and sickle cell disease.
During the transplant procedure, stem cells are harvested for the patient who needs the treatment either using their own cells (autologous) or donor cells (allogeneic). Then the stem cells are reintroduced into the patient’s body in a highly specialised way.
These new stem cells then re-establish in the bone marrow without competition from cancer cells and help produce a healthy blood and immune system.