Dr Kaushik Prajapati

With a valid GP referral Dr Prajapati offers the following services:

• Diagnostic dilemmas of complex or single organ disorder
• Post-hospital discharge with complex co-morbidities
• Assist in needing hospitalisation
• Traveller infectious disease or chronic infections requiring diagnosis
• Anaemia- with unknown cause
• Difficult blood test interpretations
• Neurological problems with a difficult diagnosis or diagnostic dilemma
• Post-COVID illness
• New symptoms with suspicion of cancers or haematological conditions 
• Chronic kidney disease, acute kidney failure or new haematuria/proteinuria requiring investigations
• Ischemic heart disease requiring medication optimisation
• CCF requiring medication optimisation
• Hypertension- resistant, refractory to medications, postpartum or new in young patients
• COPD with frequent hospitalisation or infective exacerbation
• Diabetes new or poorly controlled
• In hospital post-operative review
• Post-Surgical follow-up
• Pre-Operative reviews in hospital
• Pre- Operative medication optimisation
• Pre-Operative Assessment

Current Work Status

Dr Kaushik Prajapati joined the team at Belgrave Medical Clinic in May 2024.

Dr Prajapati also works at Northern Private Hospital and Mitcham Private Hospital, and can admit patients requiring hospitilisation.

 

Career History

Dr Kaushik Prajapati has a specific interest in chronic kidney disease, perioperative medicine and its related issues. He prides himself on being a highly professional doctor with over 10 years’ experience in various medical departments. Whilst working in India, he was exposed to a wide range of patients. In addition to this, Kaushik also has worked in central Australia with indigenous communities which helped him to gain a better understanding of his patient’s culture and their background in the context of illness and treatment. Also after having worked for four years in North Queensland, he can apply his knowledge of tropical medicine along with general medicine to appropriate patient cohorts in critical situations. Initially as an advanced trainee and then as a general
medicine physician, he has worked with various metropolitan hospitals including Eastern health, Austin health and Northern health.

Kaushik has experience in successfully managing patients with complex co-morbidities, through his high level of care which allows him to achieve the best possible outcomes for his patients.

Qualification/Education/Training

• AMC Certificate, Australian Medical Council, Australia, 2011
• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Adult Medicine Division, Australia, 2021
• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Sardar Patel University/Pramukh Swami Medical College, India, 2004
• Graduate certificate of perioperative medicine from Monash University