Vara Perikala is a Nurse Practitioner working in Myhealth Medical Centre Chadstone.

Vara has commenced practicing as a Nurse Practitioner after many years of acute, critical care, coronary and respiratory nursing experience. Since migrating to Australia in 2002, Vara has been working in advanced roles in intensive care, Coronary Care and Respiratory Care Units at Epworth Hospital, The Alfred hospital and The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Prior to this Vara worked in Intensive Care units in countries such as India, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. Vara undertook a Graduate Diploma in Critical Care including Coronary Care at Deakin University in 2004 and was awarded a Master of Advanced Nursing Practice at the University of Melbourne in 2010. Vara has also completed courses in a wide spectrum of medicine such as Asthma education, comprehensive sexual and Reproductive Health, cervical screening, immunisation, skin cancer medicine and spirometry. She is one of only 1900 trained and qualified Nurse Practitioners in Australia, which authorises her to independently diagnose and treat patients, and prescribe medications without the involving of a doctor. 

Vara has published multiple research papers for prestigious journals, such as the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, and the Critical Care Nursing Journal, and she has been acknowledged by respiratory doctors in their publications in the Respiratory Medicine Journal.

Vara has also presented over 15 abstracts for Research Week at The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Vara is committed to improving access to healthcare for Australian communities through health promotion, disease prevention, and health management strategies to improve health outcomes for specific patient populations and communities.

 Vara is passionate about improving patient outcomes, increasing patient satisfaction and addressing issues of health care gaps.

Vara takes great pride in delivering her services with compassion, integrity and transparency, and this is backed by her extensive medical knowledge combined with years of experience in hospitals in Australia and overseas. Over the years

 Vara has helped thousands of people overcome acute and chronic illnesses by providing high quality and patient centred care.