Dr Diana Da Silva

QUALIFICATIONS
BAppSc (Med Sc) (with distinction), MBBS, FANZCA

SPECIAL INTERESTS IN ANAESTHESIA
Anaesthesia for Ophthalmology, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Maxillofacial and Orthopaedic Surgery

BACKGROUND
Dr Da Silva completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Science) with distinction at the Queensland University of Technology in 2004 after which she began work as a medical scientist at the Wesley Hospital.  She subsequently went on to complete her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at Griffith University in 2009.  During these years, Dr Da Silva was awarded the Royal Australasian College of Pathologists Scholarship for Excellence in Research in Pathology and consecutive Awards for Academic Excellence.

Dr Da Silva completed her residency at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and began specialist training in anaesthesia in 2013.  She has worked throughout Queensland in several metropolitan, regional and remote centres and was awarded a Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FANZCA).

During her training, Dr Da Silva was appointed to the position of the Academic Registrar, a joint position between the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and the University of Queensland, educating the next generation of doctors in the provision of safe and compassionate critical care.  She takes pride in continuing to mentor and educate trainees and is currently a lecturer at the University of Queensland, School of Clinical Medicine. She is also actively involved in ongoing quality improvement and research.

Dr Da Silva is devoted to delivering expert, comprehensive, professional, patient-centered anaesthetic care in a friendly, kind and compassionate manner across a wide range of surgical specialties.

OTHER INTERESTS
Outside medicine, Dr Da Silva enjoys travelling the world, supporting animal welfare charities and spending time with those she loves.