Current appointments
Staff Specialist - Urogynaecology, The Townsville Hospital, Queensland Health
Senior Lecturer - Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville
Obstetrician & Gynaecologist - Uro-Gynaecology & Women's Health Clinic, Park Haven Medical Centre & Mater Wesley
Hospital, Hyde Park
Previous appointments
Senior Registrar - Obstetrics & Gynaecology, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Perth, Western Australia
Registrar - Middlemore Hospital, South Auckland Health, Auckland, New Zealand.
Registrar - National Women's Hospital, now known as Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
Services
Uro-gynaecology, i.e Female urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, bladder issues.
Gynaecology - Endometriosis, pelvic pain, abnormal uterine bleeding, Ovarian cysts, Fibroids, pelvic inflammatory
disease, intra-uterine devices.
Obstetrics - Management of pregnancy, childbirth and post natal care.
Education and Professional Experience
Dr Kannan is a clinical practitioner teaching Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, at the Townsville campus of James Cook Univerity. She serves as Staff Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Townsville Hospital, Queensland Health and provide consulting services from Park Haven Medical centre with operating privileges at Mater Hospital and Hyde Park Medical Centre.
Dr Kannan worked and trained at National Womens Hospital, Auckland City Hospital, Middlemore hospital (all in NZ) and King Edward Memorial Hospital at Perth, WA to become O&G specialist. In 2008, Dr Kannan had the privilege of entering the subspecialty program in Urogynaecology as the first female doctor from North Queensland in a national selection process by RANZCOG. Since then, she continues to serve the NQ community from Townsville Hospital in the Urogynaecology department and from her private clinic at Park Haven Medical Centre.
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