Intensive Care You are here:HomeOur servicesOur DepartmentsIntensive Care The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) provides complex 24-hour medical and nursing care, as well as specialised equipment for patients requiring a higher level of care. Patients are admitted to the ICU either electively after a planned major operation or as a result of an emergency that may arise during hospital admission. The ICU has 12 beds and takes approximately 1200 admissions per year. The surgical procedures that will require postoperative admission to Intensive Care include all cardiac surgery as well as most vascular, thoracic and neurosurgery. Other admission reasons include prolonged and complex surgery and post-operative monitoring of other chronic health conditions, such as heart or lung disease. Our medical staff consists of the unit Director, Dr Sam Rudham, along with 6 other specialists: Dr Priya Nair Dr Mark Nicholls Dr David Lowe Dr Mani Gopal Dr Hergen Buscher Dr Suhel Al -Soufi Together our consultants work as a joint practice, known as St Vincent’s Private Hospital Intensive Care Consultants (SVPHICC). There are also Intensive Care registrars employed by the hospital who are on-site round the clock. Our Specialists Return to search... Title Name Surname Address Phone Department SVPHS Title Dr SVPHS Name David SVPHS Phone 9331 3243 SVPHS Address St Vincent’s Private Hospital SydneyIntensive Care Unit Level 6,Bernice Wing, P.O. Box 29,Kings Cross NSW 1340 SVPHS Department Intensive Care SVPHS Surname Lowe Intensive Care Dr David Lowe SVPHS Title Dr SVPHS Name Hergen SVPHS Phone (02) 9331 3243 SVPHS Address St Vincent’s Private Hospital SydneyIntensive Care UnitLevel 6, Bernice Wing,P.O. Box 29, Kings Cross NSW 1340 SVPHS Department Intensive Care SVPHS Surname Buscher Intensive Care Dr Hergen Buscher SVPHS Title Dr SVPHS Name Mani SVPHS Address St Vincent’s Private Hospital SydneyIntensive Care UnitLevel 6, Bernice Wing,P.O. Box 29, Kings Cross NSW 1340 SVPHS Fax 9331 3243 SVPHS Department Intensive Care SVPHS Surname Gopal Intensive Care Dr Mani Gopal SVPHS Title Dr SVPHS Name Mark SVPHS Phone 9331 3243 SVPHS Address St Vincent’s Private Hospital SydneyIntensive Care UnitLevel 6, Bernice Wing,P.O. Box 29, Kings Cross NSW 1340 SVPHS Department Intensive Care SVPHS Surname Nicolls Intensive Care Dr Mark Nicolls SVPHS Title Dr SVPHS Name Priya SVPHS Phone 9331 3243 SVPHS Address St Vincent’s Private Hospital SydneyIntensive Care UnitLevel 6, Bernice Wing,P.O. Box 29, Kings Cross NSW 1340 SVPHS Department Intensive Care SVPHS Surname Nair Intensive Care Dr Priya Nair SVPHS Title Dr SVPHS Name Sam SVPHS Phone 9331 3243 SVPHS Address St Vincent’s Private Hospital SydneyIntensive Care UnitLevel 6, Bernice Wing,P.O. Box 29, Kings Cross NSW 1340 SVPHS Department Intensive Care SVPHS Surname Rudham Intensive Care Dr Sam Rudham SVPHS Title Dr SVPHS Name Suhel SVPHS Phone 9331 3243 SVPHS Address St Vincent’s Private Hospital SydneyIntensive Care UnitLevel 6, Bernice Wing,P.O. Box 29, Kings Cross NSW 1340 SVPHS Department Intensive Care SVPHS Surname Al-Soufi Intensive Care Dr Suhel Al-Soufi