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Paediatric Immunologist and Allergist
MBBS, FRACP
Dr Krishanthi Ariyawansa is an Australian trained paediatrician. She completed her basic and advanced training in paediatrics in both regional and metropolitan hospitals across Queensland including Queensland Children’s Hospital. Dr Ariyawansa graduated in Medicine from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal in 2005. Prior to moving to Australia in 2010 she has worked in India and Sri Lanka. Following completion of general paediatric training Dr Ariyawansa has completed 12 months of allergy and immunology training at Queensland Children’s Hospital.
Dr Krishanthi Ariyawansa has many years of experience in paediatrics and provides care to children from neonates to 18 years of age. She has experience in diagnosis and management of children with allergies, autoimmune and immunological conditions. Dr Krishanthi Ariyawansa has special interest in management of food allergies, eczema, asthma, allergic rhinitis, urticaria and angioedema in paediatric patients.
As a mother of 3 children of her own, Dr Krishanthi understands the challenges of parenthood and passionate about caring for children and families with allergic and immunological conditions to support them through their journey.
Paediatric Immunologist and Allergist
MBBS FRACP
Dr Mariana Melo specialises in paediatric allergy and clinical immunology, focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents with allergic and immunological conditions, including:
She has a particular interest in infant food allergy and allergy prevention. Her clinical practice includes diagnostic skin prick and intradermal testing, oral food challenges, and allergen immunotherapy (food and environmental desensitisation).
Dr Melo has been practising medicine in Australia since 2008. She undertook her paediatric training through the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, working across the Queensland hospital network, including the Mater Children’s Hospital and the Queensland Children’s Hospital. She completed a Fellowship in Paediatric Immunology and Allergy at the Queensland Children’s Hospital, where she currently works as a consultant.
In addition to her broad interest in immunological diseases and allergy, Dr Melo has a particular focus on drug allergy. She is the Lead Medical Consultant to the Drug Allergy Clinic at the Queensland Children’s Hospital, where she is dedicated to antibiotic and other drug allergy investigation, research, and education.
Dr Melo is a member of numerous national and international professional organisations, including the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA), the World Allergy Organization, the Clinical Immunology Society, and the Australian and New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group (ANZAAG).
As a mother of two children with allergies, including one with food allergy, anaphylaxis, eczema, asthma, and allergic rhinitis.
Dr Melo understands firsthand the challenges families face. Her goal is to provide the highest quality of care, helping children with allergies lead safe, normal, and fulfilling lives, and supporting families in managing these conditions with confidence
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