Our Infectious Diseases Physicians — Gold Coast
Our physicians are Fellowship-trained specialists in infectious diseases, consulting from the Mater Private Hospital Specialist Suites in Southport. Between them they hold academic appointments at Bond University, Griffith University and The University of Queensland, and lead research into bloodstream infection and antimicrobial resistance.
All three accept referrals for adult patients requiring specialist assessment of infection across the Gold Coast and Northern New South Wales.
Consulting sessions
Outpatient clinics run on Thursdays at the Mater Private Hospital Specialist Suites in Southport.
Dr Burcu Isler — Thursday, 8.00am to 12.00pm Dr Peter Simos — Thursday, 1.30pm to 4.30pm
Our physicians also provide inpatient consultation across Gold Coast hospitals outside these clinic times. To arrange an appointment, or to discuss an urgent referral, please phone our rooms on 07 5530 0770.
Dr Peter Simos
Dr Peter Simos is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) specializing in Infectious Diseases. Prior to completing his medical degree on the Gold Coast at Bond University, Dr Simos graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Medical Science from QUT and worked as a diagnostic Medical Scientist at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital—establishing a strong foundation in laboratory pathology and clinical microbiology.
He completed specialist physician and advanced fellowship training across Queensland’s leading tertiary hospitals, including dedicated subspecialty experience in sexual health and HIV medicine at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Dr Simos has special interests in bloodstream infections, infective endocarditis, and multidrug-resistant pathogens. He founded the Gold Coast Diabetic Foot Multidisciplinary Clinic and serves as Principal Investigator on Australasian multicentre platform trials investigating Staphylococcus aureus (SNAP trial) and early oral step-down therapy for Gram-negative bacteraemia.
Holding academic teaching appointments across Bond University, Griffith University, and The University of Queensland, Dr Simos currently accepts referrals for adult patients requiring specialist inpatient consultation and outpatient management of complex infections across the Gold Coast and Northern NSW.
Dr Burcu Isler
Dr Isler is an Infectious Diseases Physician with extensive experience in the management of infections in Australia and Europe. She accepts referrals for adult patients requiring specialist outpatient care. She has a particular interest in the management of antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections and prosthetic device infections. She holds academic appointments at the University of Queensland, where she completed her PhD in antimicrobial resistance, and at Griffith University. She was recently awarded a Queensland Health Research Fellowship for her work on bloodstream infections, and sits on the executive committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Bloodstream Infections, Endocarditis and Sepsis.
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Please note that we do require a referral addressed to our rooms or to one of our specialists in order for our team to review and determine whether we are able to accept the referral.