Birds of Paradise, Women’s Health Clinic
Birds of Paradise was established to employ, train, and nurture a range of support staff to assist with non-clinic aspects of operating a health business.
In our fully furnished rooms, our goal is to ease the administrative burden for doctors, freeing their time to be better spent seeing and treating you.
We currently provide services to a collaboration of gynaecologists, obstetricians, and fertility experts, providing specialised care to women in Far North Queensland.
At present, the local team of obstetrician-gynaecologists is Dr Elizabeth Jackson, Dr Anusha Lazzari, and Dr Shian Miller, with a fly-in-fly-out gynaecology sub-specialist Dr Helen Green.
Appointments are available at either of our Cairns Nests or in one of the outreach clinics.
Telehealth appointments are available on request on a case-by-case basis for patients living outside of Cairns or Outreach Clinic locations.
We look forward to welcoming you.
SPECIALISTS: Dr Jackson, Dr LAzzari, Dr Miller & Dr H Green
OUR PHILOSOPHY FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE IS SIMPLE: SAFETY THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE
Our team is passionate about personalised, discreet, and high-quality healthcare for women. Our team consists of a nurse, a midwife, a practice manager, and a secretary all supporting the specialists and other medical professionals.
We are mostly an all-female team, with all members of our team experienced in providing you support and guidance as you navigate your specialist bookings and attendances.
There is warmth and empathy from our experienced team which helps us support women from culturally diverse backgrounds, providing women and their families appointments with a specialist to deliver healthcare that meets individual needs.
It is a privilege for us to support the women looking after women, providing care across the spectrum of women's health in Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Fertility (OBY + GYN + IVF).
Please feel free to talk with any of us about concerns or questions you may have.
SPECIALIST RANGE OF SERVICES: OBSTETRICS, GYNAECOLOGY, FERTILITY
> Obstetrics
Antenatal and obstetric services are provided by our midwife and obstetricians. We offer care for general and high risk pregnancies, recurrent miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, and antenatal ultrasound. In early pregnancy, we have a dedicated early pregnancy clinic run daily by our support doctor Dr Emma Green for any early pregnancy problems.
> Gynaecology
Our gynaecology services include extensive expertise in the areas of general and surgical gynaecology such as hysteroscopy, laparoscopy and robotic surgery. We specialise in the management of menstrual problems, endometriosis, fibroids, hysterectomy, ablation, ovarian cysts, pelvic pain and colposcopy. We care for pelvic floor conditions, with prolapse and incontinence, and services including pessary insertions, which is offered by our specialist women’s health nurses and doctors. Dr Kurinji Kannan offers urodynamic assessment and expert pelvic floor surgical care. Dr Helen Green offers gynae-oncology services for premalignant and malignant conditions.
> Fertility
Fertility treatment and support is offered by our team of doctors and consists of general fertility advice and check-ups, IVF and assisted reproductive technologies, as well as evidence-based natural fertility treatment.
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT
When would you need to see a specialist gynaecologist or obstetrician?
It could be that you are pregnant (OBY), you need help with a gynaecological condition (GYN), or for your fertility health (IVF), we are here for you...
Here is our five-step guide to booking your first (or follow-up) visit:
While a referral from your GP is preferred, you do not need a referral to make an appointment. Should you wish to claim Medicare rebates, a valid referral will need to be received prior to your appointment.
You can call to make an appointment, and we are available Monday to Friday between 9 am and 4 pm, closed on weekends, and all Public Holidays. Alternatively, referrals are reviewed on a daily basis, and once reviewed you will receive a text message or phone call asking you to confirm availability for an appointment.
Visit our Forms page ahead of your visit, to download and complete relevant forms and diaries, to save yourself time at the clinic and get the most out of your visit.
When making your appointment, please let us know where you had blood tests, ultrasounds, or other scans performed - this will allow us time to get these for your doctor to review with you during your appointment.
Visit our Contact Us page for directions and our address.
WHERE ARE WE?
Cairns Central Plaza (Plaza Nest), with admitting privileges at the Cairns Private Hospital, the Cairns Day Surgery and the Far North Day Hospital
Wallamurra Towers (Towers Nest), with private birthing at Cairns Private Hospital Maternity Ward
Private specialist Outreach Clinics at Atherton, Mareeba, Innisfail and Tully
Fertility assessment and treatment services at the Cairns Fertility Centre
da Vinci robot surgeries at The Cairns Private Hospital, The Wesley Hospital Brisbane and the Gold Coast Private Hospital
PAYMENT OF FEES
You will receive an itemised invoice outlining the services provided to you, with payment required at the end of your appointment.
This invoice will be issued to you under your doctors name and ABN.
Medicare rebates, when applicable, can be processed online for you once your account has been settled. Please allow up to forty-eight (48) hours for Medicare to process this.
In the event of you requiring surgery, you will be provided with an estimate for the surgical treatment discussed with your doctor.
All surgeries and procedures are charged in line with the Australian Medical Association recommended fee schedule. This means that in most instances there will be a ‘gap’ between the surgical fee and what is covered by Medicare and your health insurance fund.
This may not be the only fee associated with your surgery, which can also require payment for:
Hospital Fees,
Surgical Assistant Fees,
Implants or Prosthesis Costs,
Anaesthetists Fees,
Diagnostic Tests (Radiology, Pathology), and
Post-Operative Care.
The pre-treatment fee estimate includes the specific item numbers to be used and enables you to discuss with your health insurance company what you are covered for and if benefits are applicable.
If there is any problem with either the fee estimate or any other billing issue, it is important that you ask our staff. They can help you navigate what can be a complex process by either advising and helping explain the charges and rebate structure.
MEET YOUR DOCTORS
Dr Elizabeth Jackson
MBBS FRANZCOG MMIS MReproMed
Dr Jackson has a passionate interest in women's health and has practiced as a private specialist in Cairns since 2015.
Dedicated to a multidisciplinary approach to reproductive health, Elizabeth was the first robotic surgically trained gynaecologist in North Queensland and is a generalist obstetrician gynaecologist who offers a broad range of treatments in the management of menstrual disorders, pelvic pain, fertility and obstetrics.
Dr Anusha Lazzari
MBBS, BSc, FRANZCOG
Dr Lazzari is an obstetrician and gynaecologist, who completed her medical degree at Guy’s, Kings and St Thomas’s Hospital in London, in 2006.
Anusha is a provincial fellow, with a strong focus on providing high-quality evidence-based medical care to women living in the far north Queensland region.
Dr Shian Miller
BSc (Hon) MBBS (Qld) FRANZCOG
Dr Shian Miller is an experienced Obstetrician & Gynaecologist known for being calm and approachable.
With a special interest in colposcopy and cervical health, Dr Miller specialises in post-menopausal bleeding and conducts further investigations for abnormal cervical screening results and vulval disorders.
Dr Miller is a member of the Australian Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology and is certified with the RANZCOG Cervical Quality Improvement Program (C-Quip).
Graduating from the University of Queensland, Dr Miller completed her specialty training at the Gold Coast University Hospital. She has extensive experience working across public and private practice in Queensland, including hospitals in Brisbane, Townsville, Cairns and Redland.
Dr Miller also enjoys teaching and has been an examiner for the University of Queensland Medical School for many years.
DR HELEN GREEN
MBBS FRANZCOG CGO
Dr Helen Green of Embrace Gynaecology is a gynaecological oncologist specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of women with cancerous or precancerous gynaecological conditions.
Helen’s other area of expertise is the use of minimally invasive surgery (both laparoscopic and robot-assisted procedures) to treat a range of benign gynaecological conditions including ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids and endometriosis.