Dr Patricia Hullah

Dr Patricia Hullah is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians and a Consultant Physician in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine. Caring for both sleep and respiratory patients.

She graduated from the University of Sydney with undergraduate degrees in Applied Science and Medicine in 2004, with Honours in Medicine. Following this, she completed her specialist training at Royal North Shore and Concord Hospitals. Patricia has worked as a Staff Specialist at Bankstown and Concord Hospitals and currently admits and consults on patients at the Northern Beaches Hospital. Additionally, she sees outpatients at Peninsula Respiratory located in Frenchs Forest.

Patricia is interested in obstructive sleep apnoea, obstructive airways disease (COPD, asthma, bronchiectasis), interstitial lung disease, and lung cancer. As part of her clinical practice, she performs bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound and biopsy, basic thoracic ultrasonography, and insertion of intercostal catheters. Patricia has advanced skills in symptom management which complements her range of specializations. She is a member of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Patricia has also completed research on diagnostic methods in sleep disordered breathing, pulmonary embolism, symptom management, and psychosocial impacts on health. In 2019, she was awarded a Clinical Teaching Fellowship from the University of Sydney and currently holds a position as a Senior Clinical Lecturer for the university, where she teaches medical students and helps train junior doctors.