Dr Claire Ellender is a Respiratory and Sleep Physician based at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane. Her areas of interest are helping people with chronic shortness of breath, pulmonary hypertension and complex sleep disorders.

Dr Ellender did her Respiratory specialist training at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, before moving to Melbourne in 2014 to complete her Respiratory Specialist training at the Alfred Hospital. This move was to undertake a sub-specialist fellowship in Pulmonary Hypertension, with Professor Trevor Williams and the Pulmonary Hypertension Service at the Alfred Hospital. This provided a wealth of experience in treating patients with rare and challenging lung conditions.

Dr Ellender then went on to complete a second sub-specialist fellowship in Sleep Medicine, with the Melbourne Sleep Disorders Centre team. Under the mentorship of Dr David Cunnington and Dr John Swieca, she developed skills in the evaluation, diagnosis and management of a wide range of sleep disorders.