BOOKS OPEN to New Patients in Cholesterol and Cardiometabolic clinic only. BOOKS CLOSED for new general practice patients.
Consulting Hours: Tuesday – Friday
Special Interests: Preventive Cardiology, Heart Failure, Diabetes and Skin Cancer.
B.Med, FRACGP (Medal), Cert. Lipidology (EAS), Conjoint lecturer (University of Newcastle), GP supervisor at Marketown Health (NSW)
Dr Robert Hungerford is a Specialist General Practitioner and GP Supervisor with a special interest in Heart Failure, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) and Diabetes.
He commenced his medical studies in a Bachelor of Medical Science at the University of Sydney before moving to the Hunter and completing a Bachelor of Medicine at the University of Newcastle, receiving the Steele Douglas Prize in Pathology.
In 2011 he joined the RACGP training program and worked in several large teaching hospitals and practices across the Hunter New England Health network. Dr Hungerford was made a Fellow of the RACGP in 2014. He was awarded the Tony Buhagiar Medal for his performance in the RACGP examinations and has also completed the Certificate of Excellence in Lipidology through the European Atherosclerosis Society.
Dr Hungerford participates in the GPACCESS roster (a rapid access GP clinic at the John Hunter hospital) and is a conjoint lecturer at the University of Newcastle. He has been a member of several national advisory boards, the Australian and European Atherosclerosis Society, the European Society of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology and is a regular presenter/educator at a national level in the subject areas of Heart Failure and ASCVD.
In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, running and playing golf.
