Our Team

Dr Anurag Arora is a dual-fellowship Respiratory and General Physician and Staff Specialist at The Canberra Hospital, with extensive experience across hospital and community respiratory care. After completing his medical degree in India, he moved to Australia in 2011 and undertook his physician training across Canberra, and regional New South Wales, developing broad expertise in both acute and complex respiratory medicine.

Dr Arora has a strong interest in precise respiratory diagnostics, chronic airways disease, lung cancer, and pulmonary hypertension, with procedural expertise in bronchoscopy and EBUS. He is committed to thorough clinical assessment, comprehensive patient care, and supporting GPs and specialists with clear, reliable diagnostic information.

He strongly believes in patient education and serving the community through careful reviews, clear communication, and a holistic, patient-centred approach to care.

Dr Daniel Christiadi is a Staff Specialist in Renal Medicine at The Canberra Hospital, with specialist training across Canberra, Royal Darwin, and Imperial College (UK) Hospitals. His clinical interests include acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, glomerulonephritis, vasculitis, and kidney transplantation — areas he developed through fellowships at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney and Imperial College in London.

Daniel maintains an active interest in advancing nephrology practice, having contributed research at the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), with work published across peer-reviewed medical journals. He is currently a PhD candidate at the Australian National University, where his research focuses on the application of artificial intelligence to improve the diagnosis and prediction of kidney disease.

Dr Faisal Khan is a dual-trained Consultant Physician and Geriatrician, holding Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in Geriatric Medicine and General &
Acute Medicine, and currently practising as a Staff Specialist Geriatrician at Canberra Health Services. He completed basic physician training across Tasmania and Queensland, followed
by specialist training in Geriatric and General Medicine at The Canberra Hospital.

He also holds a Master of Public Health and Postgraduate Diploma in Cardiology, and has additional experience in palliative care, supporting holistic, patient-centred management
focused on maintaining independence, function and quality of life in older adults.

Dr Khan has a special interest in geriatric preoperative and perioperative medicine, supported by a Master of Perioperative Medicine (Monash University), with expertise in optimisation of
older adults undergoing surgery, frailty assessment, perioperative risk stratification and postoperative recovery planning.

Clinical Expertise

• Preoperative geriatric assessment and perioperative optimisation of older adults
• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
• Cognitive impairment and dementia assessment
• Falls and frailty assessment
• Osteoporosis and fragility fracture management
• Polypharmacy and medication optimisation
• Multimorbidity management in older adults
• Advance care planning and end-of-life care
• Fitness to Drive Assessment

Dr Khan is fluent in Urdu and Punjabi, and is experienced in providing culturally sensitive care to diverse patient communities.

Dr Shahid Mahmood is a dedicated medical oncologist committed to delivering evidence-based, patient-centred cancer care, with a strong focus on clinical trials and advancing access to emerging therapies. He believes in integrating the latest research findings into everyday clinical practice to provide patients with the most up-to-date treatment options available.

Dr Mahmood completed his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in Pakistan in 2006 before undertaking specialist training in medical oncology in Canberra, Australia. He further expanded his expertise through a one-year medical oncology fellowship at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 2023.

Alongside his clinical work, Dr Mahmood is actively involved in research, medical education and academic collaboration. He has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications and presented his research internationally, including at the Japanese Society of Medical Oncology Annual Meeting 2022. He maintains professional affiliations with Australian Gastro-intestinal Trials Group, American Society of Clinical Oncology and Clinical Oncology Society of Australia. His previous academic roles include Conjoint Associate Lecturer at University of New South Wales and medical student examiner at Australian National University.

Dr Mahmood provides care across a wide spectrum of solid tumour cancers, with particular interests in breast, genitourinary (Prostate, testicular, bladder, kidney), lung and melanoma. Fluent in English, Urdu and Punjabi, he values clear communication and strives to support patients and families in the language they feel most comfortable using.