For Referrers
Referring to Dr Banks
Information for general practitioners and specialists — referral pathways, subspecialty indications and urgent access.
Dr Banks accepts referrals for adult and paediatric ENT conditions, with subspecialty interest in rhinology, endoscopic skull base and orbital surgery, and paediatric ENT including cystic fibrosis sinus disease.
Private consultations are held at MY-ENT, 135–137 Macquarie Street, Sydney. Public patients may be referred through the outpatient services at Sydney Children's Hospital or Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick.
When to consider referral
Complex or revision sinus disease
Chronic rhinosinusitis unresponsive to medical therapy, nasal polyposis, frontal sinus disease, previous sinus surgery with persistent symptoms, or suspected complications of sinusitis.
Skull base, orbital and lacrimal conditions
Suspected CSF leak, pituitary and anterior skull base lesions requiring endoscopic access, orbital lesions suitable for endoscopic approach, and persistent epiphora for consideration of endoscopic DCR.
Paediatric ENT
The full range of childhood ENT conditions, and in particular paediatric sinus disease, sinus disease in cystic fibrosis, and paediatric skull base conditions via the Base of Skull Service at Sydney Children's Hospital.
Severe epistaxis
Recurrent or intractable nosebleeds for consideration of endoscopic management, including sphenopalatine artery ligation.
How to refer
Private
- Address referrals to Dr Catherine Banks, MY-ENT, BMA House, Suite 303, Level 3, 135–137 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000.
- Phone: +61 2 9247 1762 · Email: catherine.banks@my-ent.com.au
- A current GP or specialist referral is required for Medicare rebates.
- All referrals are received and triaged through the MY-ENT rooms.
Public
- Paediatric patients: refer via Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick outpatient referral pathways.
- Adult patients: refer via Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick outpatient referral pathways.
Urgent cases
- For urgent or time-critical cases during business hours, please telephone the MY-ENT rooms on +61 2 9247 1762 so the referral can be triaged directly.
- After hours, or in an emergency, patients should attend their nearest emergency department.
What to include with a referral
- Relevant history, examination findings and current medications
- Any imaging already performed (CT sinuses / MRI), with access details or films
- Previous ENT surgical history, including operation notes where available
- For paediatric CF patients: CF team correspondence if available
Please do not send identifiable patient information through this website. Referrals and clinical correspondence should go directly to the rooms by the channels above.