Where expert care meets heartfelt compassion — Nepean Specialist Clinic is with you every breath of the way

At Nepean Specialist Clinic, we provide expert consultation and treatment for a wide range of respiratory and sleep disorders.

Comprehensive Respiratory &

Sleep Care at Nepean Specialist Clinic

At Nepean Specialist Clinic, we offer expert consultation, diagnosis, and treatment for a wide range of respiratory and sleep disorders. Our dedicated team of specialists provides evidence-based care, from managing lung diseases and sleep apnea to offering advanced diagnostic procedures like bronchoscopy and EBUS. Whether you need urgent assessment, ongoing treatment, or post-hospital follow-up, we are committed to improving your health and wellbeing.

Our Services

Respiratory & Sleep Consultation

Respiratory Diagnostic Service

Sleep Diagnostic Service

CPAP Clinic

Respiratory Physiotherapy

Post-Hospital Discharge Care

Our Specialists

Dr M.Ali Tahir

MBBS FRACP

Dr Dima Hamed

MBBS FRACP

Dr Ben Gerhardy

MBBS (hons) FRACP MPHTM DDU FASE

Dr Devesh Thakkar

B.Med MD FRACP

Dr. M. Ali Tahir

MBBS FRACP

Dr. M. Ali Tahir is a consultant physician in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Nepean Hospital and in General Medicine at Blue Mountains Hospital. He also provides specialist care at Nepean Private Hospital.

He completed his respiratory medicine training at Liverpool and Westmead Hospitals and further developed his expertise in sleep medicine at John Hunter Hospital.

Dr. Ali provides comprehensive care for a wide range of respiratory and sleep conditions, with a special interest in asthma, COPD, tuberculosis, lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, and complex respiratory failure. He has a particular focus on sleep disorders, with expertise in sleep apnoea offering expert diagnosis and tailored treatment for optimal patient care.

Dr Dima Hamed

MBBS FRACP

Dr. Dima Hamed is a respiratory and sleep physician with dual training in general and acute care medicine as well as respiratory and sleep medicine. Trained at leading Australian hospitals, including John Hunter, Blacktown, and Royal North Shore, and completed her post-FRACP fellowship in sleep medicine at Prince of Wales Hospital.

Dr Hamed practices at Nepean Hospital, Blue Mountains Hospital, and Nepean Private Hospital. Her skills include advanced procedures such as flexible bronchoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsies.

She has an interest in a wide range of respiratory conditions, including lung cancer, airway diseases, interstitial lung disease, and sleep disorders, with a particular focus on sleep apnea and complex sleep cases.

Dr Ben Gerhardy

MBBS(hons) FRACP FRCP MPHTM DDU FASE

Ben is a respiratory physician with a clinical appointment at Nepean Hospital and academic appointment at the University of Sydney.

He has clinical interests in airways disease, pleural disease and cardiopulmonary physiology, and is currently completing his PhD in the cardiopulmonary outcomes of acute illness.

Dr Devesh Thakkar

B.Med MD FRACP

Dr Devesh Thakkar completed his Respiratory and Sleep training at Westmead, Liverpool and Nepean Hospitals. He has interests in airways disease, sleep and complex respiratory failure, and respiratory physiology, as well as a passion for teaching. He is fluent in Hindi/Urdu.