About Dr Peter Solin

Dr Peter Solin is a nationally recognised expert in respiratory and sleep medicine, with over three decades of clinical experience. He graduated from Melbourne University in 1987, completed specialist training at the Royal Melbourne and Alfred Hospitals, and earned his Fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 1996. His PhD research determined the cause of abnormal nocturnal breathing in heart failure patients. He is the medical director of a team of expert physicians at Sleep and Respiratory Group.  National Sleep Diagnostics have been providing home sleep tests in the region for 20 years. When staffing and resources will be available, the sleep laboratory at Mildura private will be reopened (previously operational 2015-2021).  After a career in public hospital service and research, he is now focused on delivering sleep and respiratory health care, particularly in regional areas. 

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 Dr Solin and his team treats a wide spectrum of sleep and respiratory disorders, including: 

• Sleep apnoea, snoring, insomnia, fatigue and sleepiness, restless legs, narcolepsy 

• CPAP support and oxygen assessment: master CPAP/APAP and Adaptive CPAP clinicians 

•  Fatigue and sleepiness related to health comorbidities (including diabetes, heart lung ailments, obesity, chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, urination at night, chronic pain, mood disturbances and anxiety, epilepsy, cognitive decline, Parkinson's). 

• Respiratory medicine: nodules, asthma, COPD  

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 Sleep medicine, fatigue and sleepiness can all be assessed through tele-health: info@sleepgroup.com.au or https://www.sleepgroup.com.au/referrals 

Home sleep tests are available through: https://sleepdiagnostics.com.au/refer-to-nsd at Terry White Chemmart 204 Deakin Avenue Mildura (03) 5021 2161.  

Laboratory sleep tests currently require overnight testing in Melbourne or Geelong. 

Respiratory medicine usually requires face-to-face consultation in Melbourne in order to undertake proper physical examination. 

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Direct home sleep test and laboratory testing is available for patients that qualify with ESS = 8 or more, and OSA50 5 or more or STOPBANG 3 or more, as per referral.