Dr Rummana Afreen is a Consultant Physician in Rehabilitation Medicine with over 10 years’ experience. Her areas of expertise include orthopaedic rehabilitation, geriatric rehabilitation, multi-trauma and developmental disability. She has particular interest in the spasticity management of this niche cohort.

Dr Afreen has completed her fellowship from The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, has been a VMO at Lakeview Private Hospital since 2015, seeing inpatients and those attending the hospital day rehabilitation program. She is passionate about helping patients recover from their disabilities and improve their quality of life.

Dr Afreen is involved in multiple research projects and educational activities including undergraduate and post graduate training. She works in Westmead Public Hospital as a staff specialist in Rehabilitation/Disability, co-ordinating a diverse range of multidisciplinary clinicians to enable achievement of rehabilitation goals and improve quality of life of this cohort.

Special interests

• Orthopaedic rehabilitation
• Geriatric rehabilitation
• Multi-trauma
• Developmental disability