About Dr Edmund Song
Dr Edmund Song is a General and Acute medicine Physician. He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2011 and undertook training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Ballarat Base Hospital and the Austin Hospital before attaining his Fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2021.
He has a broad base of expertise with sub-specialty training in cardiology, neurology, endocrinology, respiratory medicine and perioperative medicine.
His special interests include:
Orthostatic intolerance: i.e. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), post viral orthostatic intolerance, and associated conditions.
Autonomic neuropathy with orthostatic hypotension, for example in patients with Diabetes or Parkinson disease
Difficult to control hypertension
Perioperative medicine with pre-operative assessment and post-operative shared care with the patient’s surgeon
Edmund is passionate about providing holistic, patient-centred care, ensuring patients feel empowered through their healthcare journey. He is also committed to regional and rural medicine, and is excited to provide care for patients in Ballarat and the Central Highland region. He understands the difficulty of accessing care, particularly for patients in rural areas and is also available for Telehealth consultations.
As one of the specialists in Melbourne who looks after patients with POTS and other dysautonomias, with his general physician training he is able to manage his patients as a whole and bring together, diagnose, manage and coordinate care for the many different conditions that may be associated with POTS i.e. Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, migraines and headaches, sleep disturbances, fatigue, gastrointestinal dysfunction, bladder dysfunction, allergy and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS).
Outside of work he enjoys travelling. He is an avid cook and often has his hands full with his young family and 4 dogs, Tuki, Dash, Summer and Ollie.