About Southern Respiratory & Sleep Specialists
Southern Respiratory & Sleep Specialists was founded by Dr Sameh Samuel in 2017. We have locations in Corrimal (Wollongong), Hurstville and Campbelltown.
At our Corrimal rooms we conduct Diagnostic Sleep Studies, CPAP Titration Studies and Home Studies. Our facility is modern and very comfortable allowing the patient to feel very relaxed during their overnight stay. The studies are overseen by experienced qualified Sleep Technicians.
Meet Our Team

Associate Professor Sameh Samuel
Associate Professor Samuel works in Public and Private Hospitals, and his main interests include Airway disease, Asthma, COPD, Bronchiectasis, Lung cancer and intervention pulmonology (including bronchoscopy, EBUS), Sleep medicine, and Respiratory failure, Interstitial lung disease and Rare lung disease.
Assoc. Prof. Samuel is widely involved in researches includes Asthma, COPD, Sleep medicine, Interventional Pulmonology and Rare lung disease.
Assoc. Prof Samuel affiliations;
- Fellow of the Royal Australian college of physicians
- Fellow of the American college of Chest physician
- Member of the Thoracic society of Australasian / New Zealand
- Member of the Australian Sleep associations
- Member of the European Respiratory society and The American Thoracic Society

Dr Haider Naqvi
Dr Naqvi is a Respiratory and Sleep Physician. Dr Naqvi consults with patients who may have a Sleep Disorder such as sleep apnoea, insomnia and excessive sleepiness.

Dr Mina Shehata
Dr Shehata provides Specialist assessment across a broad range of Respiratory and Sleep Disorders. Dr Shehata is focused on careful physiological assessments and structured diagnostic evaluation in patients with persistent or diagnostically uncertain Respiratory or Sleep presentations.
- Doctor of Medicine 2024 at University of New South Wales
- Specialist training at Westhead, Sutherland and Concord Hospitals.
- Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians 2024
Respiratory Medicine:
- Breathlessness and unexplained Dyspnea
- Asthma and COPD management
- Interstitial Lung disease
- Chronic Cough
Dr Shehata has a particular interest in complex Diagnostic presentations in Pulmonary and Sleep Physiology. Complex or diagnostically uncertain Respiratory presentations.
