Dedicated vestibular assessment — a national network of vestibular medicine doctors

About Australian Dizziness Clinics

About Australian Dizziness Clinics — dedicated vestibular medicine services accessible across Australia, with in-house physiotherapist support
Patient experiencing dizziness — Getting Answers for Dizziness

Australian Dizziness Clinics

Getting Answers
for Dizziness

— The Role of Vestibular Medicine Doctor

Why is it difficult to get answers for your dizziness?

Dizziness and imbalance are among the most common reasons people seek medical help — yet vestibular assessment is not a routine part of most clinical training.

Dizziness can involve multiple body systems, and many patients see several different clinicians before receiving a focused vestibular assessment.

Australian Dizziness Clinics was founded to close that gap — bringing vestibular assessment, diagnosis and management together under one roof, so patients finally get answers.

What is a Vestibular Medicine Doctor?

A vestibular medicine doctor is a medical doctor with advanced training in the diagnosis and management of dizziness, vertigo, imbalance, and motion sensitivity — conditions that arise from disorders of the vestibular system, which includes the inner ear and its connections to the brain. Vestibular medicine doctor is a descriptive term for a medical practitioner who works primarily in the assessment and management of dizziness, vertigo and balance disorders. It is not an AHPRA-recognised specialty, specialist registration or endorsement.

Our Team

The vestibular medicine doctors and physiotherapists behind Australian Dizziness Clinics

Dr Sandeep Rajagopal, Founder and Vestibular Medicine Doctor, Australian Dizziness Clinics

Dr Sandeep Rajagopal

MBBS, MS (ENT), MRCS, MRCGP, FRACGP
Trained in ENT surgery in India and the UK; registered in Australia as a general practitioner.

Founder & Vestibular Medicine Doctor · General practitioner (FRACGP)

Canberra Dizziness Clinic Sydney Dizziness Clinic Canberra Dizziness Clinic — Wagga
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Dr Sandeep Rajagopal is the founder of Australian Dizziness Clinics and the vestibular medicine doctor behind Canberra Dizziness Clinic — one of Australia's first dedicated vestibular medicine clinics, opened in 2017. He also leads Sydney Dizziness Clinic and Canberra Dizziness Clinic – Wagga, extending the same dedicated model across NSW and regional Australia. Trained in ENT surgery and general practice in both India and the UK, Dr Rajagopal is a part-time PhD candidate at the Australian National University, researching visually-induced dizziness in vestibular patients. His latest venture is the Education Hub on this website — a freely accessible repository of vestibular medicine knowledge for clinicians and patients across Australia and beyond.

Dr Ritesh Gupta, Vestibular Medicine Doctor, Tassie Dizziness Clinic

Dr Ritesh Gupta

MBBS, MS (ENT), FRACGP

Vestibular Medicine Doctor · General practitioner (FRACGP)

Tassie Dizziness Clinic, Hobart
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Dr Ritesh Gupta leads Tassie Dizziness Clinic in Lindisfarne, Hobart — bringing dedicated vestibular care to Tasmania. He holds an MBBS and a Master's in ENT, and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP). After working as an ENT and Emergency Medicine registrar in Hobart and Melbourne, he developed a special interest in vestibular medicine, completing a certificate of competency in Vestibular Rehabilitation in 2018. He is a member of the Neuro-Otology Society of Australia (NOTSA) and remains active in ongoing vestibular education.

Dr Sandeep Sunkaraneni, Vestibular Medicine Doctor, Canberra Dizziness Clinic

Dr Sandeep Sunkaraneni

MBBS, MRCGP, FRACGP

Vestibular Medicine Doctor · General practitioner (FRACGP)

Canberra Dizziness Clinic
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Dr Sandeep Sunkaraneni is a vestibular medicine doctor and GP consulting twice weekly at Canberra Dizziness Clinic. He earned his MBBS and a BSc (First Class Honours) in Pharmacology from King's College London, followed by an MRCGP in Birmingham, UK. Twelve months of ENT surgical training sparked his enduring interest in vestibular medicine, which he has since built on with certification through Vestibular Courses QLD and active involvement with the Neuro-Otology Society of Australia.

Brian Eun, Vestibular Physiotherapist, Canberra Dizziness Clinic

Brian Eun

BPhysio

Vestibular Physiotherapist

Canberra Dizziness Clinic
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Brian Eun is a vestibular physiotherapist at Canberra Dizziness Clinic, available two days a week. A graduate of the University of Canberra with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy, he brings experience across neurological, musculoskeletal and aged-care settings, with further training in vestibular rehabilitation. Brian takes a patient-centred approach — combining manual techniques with functional movement and education — working closely alongside our vestibular medicine doctors to optimise outcomes for patients with vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders.

Shiye Baker, Vestibular Physiotherapist, Tassie Dizziness Clinic

Shiye Baker

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Vestibular Physiotherapist

Tassie Dizziness Clinic, Hobart
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Shiye Baker is the vestibular physiotherapist at Tassie Dizziness Clinic. She completed her Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia in 2008 and spent 17 years with Tasmanian Health Services, including seven years managing dizziness-related presentations in the Emergency Department at the Royal Hobart Hospital. After completing Advanced Vestibular Physiotherapy training in 2019, she joined Tassie Dizziness Clinic in 2025, providing vestibular rehabilitation and regular vestibular education to medical staff.

What Conditions Do We Treat?

Vestibular medicine doctors are trained to assess and manage a broad range of vestibular disorders, including:

This breadth matters because many patients present with overlapping diagnoses. A vestibular medicine doctor is trained to assess these overlapping presentations together, and to coordinate onward referral where a subspecialty opinion is needed.

How We Diagnose Your Condition

Most patients leave with either a working diagnosis or a clear plan for the next investigation.

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Where Does a Vestibular Medicine Doctor Fit in the Care Pathway?

A calm misty bridge over water with three glowing waypoints — the care pathway from GP, across the vestibular medicine doctor bridge, to subspecialty care
The Bridge in Your Care
General Practitioner First point of contact — identifies dizziness and refers with confidence
Vestibular Medicine Doctor · General practitioner (FRACGP) The bridge — dedicated vestibular diagnosis, medical management and care coordination
Neuro-otologist / ENT / Neurologist Subspecialty care for the few complex cases that need it

One clear pathway. One coordinated plan. Better outcomes for your patients.

Think of vestibular medicine as the bridge between general practice and subspecialty care. When a GP is uncertain about the cause of a patient's dizziness, a vestibular medicine doctor provides the diagnostic clarity needed to direct appropriate management — without the patient needing to see multiple clinicians across different disciplines.

An Established Model, New to Australia

Dedicated vestibular medicine doctor services have run across the UK and Europe for decades — sitting between general practice and subspecialty care to cut unnecessary referrals, sharpen diagnosis and speed treatment.

In Australia the model was virtually absent until 2017, when Canberra Dizziness Clinic — one of the country's first — opened, and has since seen over 5,000 patients (720+ new a year). Australian Dizziness Clinics is the next step: a growing national network expanding across the country.

No referral is needed — patients can refer themselves, and around one in five do. We also welcome referrals from GPs, neurologists, ENT surgeons, physiotherapists, audiologists and Emergency Departments.

2017one of Australia's first dedicated vestibular clinics opened
5,000+Patients assessed at Canberra Dizziness Clinic since 2017
720+New patients every year
NationalClinic network, more locations coming

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Our Mission & Values

To make dedicated vestibular medicine accessible to every Australian who needs it — working towards an accurate diagnosis and an evidence-based management plan, and explaining clearly what is known and what remains uncertain.

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If dizziness is affecting your life, we can help.

No referral required. Book directly or ask your GP to refer you to us.

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