Dr Antony Underwood
Dr Antony Underwood MB BS (Syd), FRACP
Areas of interest
- Food intolerances
- Asthma
- Gut problems
- General childhood illnesses
- Baby checks
- Allergies
- Autism
- Developmental problems – such as learning difficulties, attention deficit disorder and developmental delay. This has led to further studies and training with the Pfeiffer Clinic and the Mindd Foundation
Booking an appointment
Ring the surgery on 9418 1388 option 3 weekdays between 9am and 5pm or Fax: 9418 1418
New patient appointments
If your child has autism and is over the age of eight, please send in a letter briefly outlining the medical history to date.
A new patient appointment takes approximately half an hour, however Dr Underwood will take as long as is necessary.
The fee is $400.
A referral is required from a GP for you to be able to claim from Medicare. Please bring this referral to your initial appointment.
Dr Underwood has had to limit the number of new patients he sees to allow sufficient time for current patient’s appointments; therefore there is approximately a 4-month waiting period for an initial consult.
Current patient appointments
Current patient appointments are $200.
There is presently an eight-week wait for appointments. However if an appointment is needed before that time please contact Dr Underwood and provide brief details by ringing 9418 1388 option 3 and leaving a message or sending a fax to 9418 1418.
Phone consultations are booked for half an hour and the fee is $200. There is no Medicare rebate on phone consults
Hours
Dr Underwood’s hours are Monday to Friday 9am – 5.30pm
Consultations are by appointment only. Please ring our secretaries between 9am and 5pm to make an appointment.
More Information about Antony
Dr Antony Underwood is a Consultant Paediatrician who is trained in anthroposophical medicine. This is an holistic approach to medicine, based on the works of Dr Rudolf Steiner. After completing his paediatric training in England, he travelled to Germany where he studied in a home for autistic and handicapped children. He further studied in a German hospital, which uses anthroposophic medicine and therapies.
Since establishing himself in private practice in Sydney, he has developed a special area of interest in autistic children. This involves the biomedical treatment of autism and recognises that many of these children have a biomedical block to their development.
This often involves the use of the casein and gluten free diet, specific gastrointestinal treatments aimed at optimising the correct balance of bowel flora. Specific biochemical testing can show imbalances in the zinc and copper imbalances, which are managed with specially compounded medicines.
