Nicola Rahman
Registered Nurse
Nicola Rahman is a Registered Nurse with an extensive career in Liver and Intensive Care Nursing. Nicola qualified at Kings College Hospital London, UK (1992) and progressed to the role of Sister, Liver Intensive Care Unit (1996), managing a world-renowned referral centre for patients with liver disease. Nicola then commenced a Regional Transplant Coordinator Post for Organ Donation in Oxford, UK in 1998, before returning to London as a Nurse Educator at St Thomas & Guy’s Hospital. She was also the first In-House Transplant Coordinator in the UK in 2000 at St Georges Healthcare, London, a trial project which was successfully rolled out nationwide in 2002 in UK hospitals.
Following a family career break Nicola returned to Intensive Care Nursing and after the family moved to Brisbane, Australia six years ago Nicola was appointed as Clinical Research Coordinator, Wesley Research Institute Clinical Trials Centre and in 2015 employed by Brisbane Gastro Liver Clinic, her current position.
Nicola’s experience of patients with Liver disease gives her a unique understanding of the patient’s health issues when being referred for fibroscan®.
Dr Tony Rahman
Director of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Tony Rahman is Director of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at The Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane and Adjunct Professor in the College of Medicine and Dentistry at James Cook University.
Prior to his post in Brisbane he was a Consultant Specialist and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Intensive Care Medicine at St. George’s Hospital in London. He was a founding partner of a successful private practice consortium, practicing for 10 years on Harley Street, London at Princess Grace, London Clinic and other private hospitals including Parkside and St Anthony’s Hospitals.
He graduated in Medicine and Physiological Sciences from Christ Church, Oxford University, UK (1986-1992). He was awarded Membership of The Royal College of Physicians (UK) in 1995, appointed as a Fellow of the Royal College in 2008. He was awarded Fellowship of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine in London in 2010. Most recently, he was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians.
His further specialist training included, Institute of Liver Studies & Transplantation, King’s College, St. Thomas’, Guy’s, Royal Postgraduate Medical School (Hammersmith Hospital), Imperial College and St. George’s London. He has been involved in new and innovative treatments of liver diseases, complex reflux disease, inflammatory bowel disorders and functional bowel disease.
In 2003 he was awarded Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine at Imperial College, London, (2003) following three years researching mechanisms and novel therapies in acute liver failure at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School (Hammersmith) & Royal Free Hospitals, London. He has written several articles, papers and reviews in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international meetings. Current research interests include liver diseases, nutrition & oesophageal reflux and gastric dysfunction.
He was accredited as a Consultant Specialist in Adult Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Internal & Critical Care Medicine by the Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Anaesthetists (UK) in 2004.
He is now a Consultant Physician & Adjunct Professor in Gastroenterology & Hepatology & Director at Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane.