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Dr Ted Wu is a senior specialist endocrinologist, Director of the Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) Hospital Diabetes Centre and Director of Physician Training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He has a long-term interest clinical diabetes, and teaching and research into diabetes complications and novel treatments.

A/Prof Ralph Audehm is a GP of 35 years experience. An Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Department of General practice. He has a broad interest in chronic disease management, diabetes, heart disease and transitional research. He has owned his own practice, worked for NGOs as well as in the community health sector. He believes that primary care and general practice is the key to providing better health outcomes for all Australians.

A/Prof Ralph Audehm is a GP of 35 years experience. An Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Department of General practice. He has a broad interest in chronic disease management, diabetes, heart disease and transitional research. He has owned his own practice, worked for NGOs as well as in the community health sector. He believes that primary care and general practice is the key to providing better health outcomes for all Australians.

Dr Patrick Gough has over 10 years of clinical experience as an MD and RACGP registrar and a background as a paramedic. He is the co-founder and medical director of Medibetter.

Dr Sushil Pant is a leading Australian trained orthopaedic shoulder surgeon. He is the founder and medical director of the Sydney Shoulder Unit at Edgecliff; and is a Shoulder Surgeon at Sydney Sports Medicine Centre at Sydney Olympic Park. Dr Pant is Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Australian Orthopaedic Association. He is a fellowship trained subspecialist shoulder surgeon, with extensive local and international experience treating all conditions about the shoulder.
Dr Phoon is Senior Medical Advisor at Westmead Hospital and Senior Staff Specialist in Nephrology at Westmead & Blacktown Hospital.He is a senior medical advisor, nephrologist, and experienced non executive director with over two decades of clinical leadership and substantial governance experience, including Treasurer of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Treasurer/Secretary of Ballet Without Borders, and Councillor of the Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia (HCF).
Dr Maharaj was born and raised in South Africa where she completed her university studies; receiving her Paediatric Fellowship in 2010 and later, her Neonatal Fellowship in 2019. Whilst working in South Africa’s public and private facilities (regional and tertiary units), she gained a plethora of experience and knowledge working with newborns and general paediatrics. In 2022, Dr Maharaj and her wonderful family moved to Australia, where she provided care for both babies and older patients during a 6 month term at Mount Gambier Regional Hospital. Following on, the family relocated to Adelaide and Dr Maharaj commenced work at Flinders Medical Centre, where she contributed her knowledge to the acute medicine ward service, outpatient department, and child protection service. Additionally, she has been involved in supervising and mentoring medical students and junior colleagues. She was admitted to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Paediatrics) in 2024. Dr Maharaj works at Adelaide Paediatrics as a full-time paediatrician, where she operates her private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics Ashford rooms, consulting from Ashford Specialist Centre and providing neonatal care at nearby Ashford Hospital.
Dr Boyd is a Brisbane trained general paediatrician with 20 years’ experience. She has a special interest in the medical assessment and management of children and adolescents with eating disorders and currently leads the inpatient care at the Queensland Children’s Hospital for medically compromised children. She also works for public mental health services in a state-wide role, providing education and training to medical, mental health and allied health clinicians using education platforms such as the ECHO project. She is currently involved with Children’s Healthcare Australasia in a national project looking at hospital protocols for treatment of medically compromised children and adolescents to drive system improvements.
Dr. Heine is trained in Paediatric Gastroenterology and Allergy at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, where he worked as a Senior Staff Specialist from 1999 to 2017.As a clinician researcher at the University of Melbourne and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), he was involved in several clinical trials on gastrointestinal food allergy, gastro-oesophageal reflux, and eosinophilic oesophagitis.From 2017 to 2023, Dr. Heine worked as the Global Clinical Development Lead in Paediatric Allergy at Nestlé Health Science in Switzerland, where he conducted clinical trials on hypoallergenic formulas and the gut microbiome in infants with cow’s milk allergy.In 2024, Dr. Heine returned to Australia and re-joined the MCRI in Melbourne as an Honorary Research Fellow.
Dr Nicholas Lotz is an Australian trained specialist Plastic Surgeon who performs Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery.He studied medicine at the University of New South Wales, and then worked at the Royal North Shore Hospital during his intern and resident years. He had known for a long time that he wished to pursue a career in surgery. When he saw his first Plastic Surgery operation he realised how beautifully it combined the improvement of function with the restoration of form, and he knew then that Plastic Surgery was the career for him. Throughout his career he has dedicated himself to being the best surgeon that he can be. He was the first Australian surgeon to complete the extended Plastic Surgery training program which involved 3 years of general Plastic Surgery and then 2 years of specific training in facial surgery. After completing this he was awarded scholarships by both the Australasian Cleft Lip and Palate Association and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, which allowed him to spend a year doing further work in France. His year in France (Paris and Nantes specifically) involved learning the art of ear reconstruction and facial aesthetic surgery, which enabled him to return home with additional skills to treat patients and to educate local surgeons.
Professor Bryce Vissel is Professor of Neuroscience at UNSW and Program Head of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, which is established to address a range of neurodegenerative disorders through an integrated collaborative multi-disciplinary effort.
Dr Ted Wu is a senior specialist endocrinologist, Director of the Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) Hospital Diabetes Centre and Director of Physician Training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He has a long-term interest clinical diabetes, and teaching and research into diabetes complications and novel treatments.

A/Prof Ralph Audehm is a GP of 35 years experience. An Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Department of General practice. He has a broad interest in chronic disease management, diabetes, heart disease and transitional research. He has owned his own practice, worked for NGOs as well as in the community health sector. He believes that primary care and general practice is the key to providing better health outcomes for all Australians.

A/Prof Ralph Audehm is a GP of 35 years experience. An Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Department of General practice. He has a broad interest in chronic disease management, diabetes, heart disease and transitional research. He has owned his own practice, worked for NGOs as well as in the community health sector. He believes that primary care and general practice is the key to providing better health outcomes for all Australians.

Dr Patrick Gough has over 10 years of clinical experience as an MD and RACGP registrar and a background as a paramedic. He is the co-founder and medical director of Medibetter.

Dr Sushil Pant is a leading Australian trained orthopaedic shoulder surgeon. He is the founder and medical director of the Sydney Shoulder Unit at Edgecliff; and is a Shoulder Surgeon at Sydney Sports Medicine Centre at Sydney Olympic Park. Dr Pant is Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Australian Orthopaedic Association. He is a fellowship trained subspecialist shoulder surgeon, with extensive local and international experience treating all conditions about the shoulder.
Dr Phoon is Senior Medical Advisor at Westmead Hospital and Senior Staff Specialist in Nephrology at Westmead & Blacktown Hospital.He is a senior medical advisor, nephrologist, and experienced non executive director with over two decades of clinical leadership and substantial governance experience, including Treasurer of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Treasurer/Secretary of Ballet Without Borders, and Councillor of the Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia (HCF).
Dr Maharaj was born and raised in South Africa where she completed her university studies; receiving her Paediatric Fellowship in 2010 and later, her Neonatal Fellowship in 2019. Whilst working in South Africa’s public and private facilities (regional and tertiary units), she gained a plethora of experience and knowledge working with newborns and general paediatrics. In 2022, Dr Maharaj and her wonderful family moved to Australia, where she provided care for both babies and older patients during a 6 month term at Mount Gambier Regional Hospital. Following on, the family relocated to Adelaide and Dr Maharaj commenced work at Flinders Medical Centre, where she contributed her knowledge to the acute medicine ward service, outpatient department, and child protection service. Additionally, she has been involved in supervising and mentoring medical students and junior colleagues. She was admitted to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Paediatrics) in 2024. Dr Maharaj works at Adelaide Paediatrics as a full-time paediatrician, where she operates her private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics Ashford rooms, consulting from Ashford Specialist Centre and providing neonatal care at nearby Ashford Hospital.
Dr Boyd is a Brisbane trained general paediatrician with 20 years’ experience. She has a special interest in the medical assessment and management of children and adolescents with eating disorders and currently leads the inpatient care at the Queensland Children’s Hospital for medically compromised children. She also works for public mental health services in a state-wide role, providing education and training to medical, mental health and allied health clinicians using education platforms such as the ECHO project. She is currently involved with Children’s Healthcare Australasia in a national project looking at hospital protocols for treatment of medically compromised children and adolescents to drive system improvements.
Dr. Heine is trained in Paediatric Gastroenterology and Allergy at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, where he worked as a Senior Staff Specialist from 1999 to 2017.As a clinician researcher at the University of Melbourne and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), he was involved in several clinical trials on gastrointestinal food allergy, gastro-oesophageal reflux, and eosinophilic oesophagitis.From 2017 to 2023, Dr. Heine worked as the Global Clinical Development Lead in Paediatric Allergy at Nestlé Health Science in Switzerland, where he conducted clinical trials on hypoallergenic formulas and the gut microbiome in infants with cow’s milk allergy.In 2024, Dr. Heine returned to Australia and re-joined the MCRI in Melbourne as an Honorary Research Fellow.
Dr Nicholas Lotz is an Australian trained specialist Plastic Surgeon who performs Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery.He studied medicine at the University of New South Wales, and then worked at the Royal North Shore Hospital during his intern and resident years. He had known for a long time that he wished to pursue a career in surgery. When he saw his first Plastic Surgery operation he realised how beautifully it combined the improvement of function with the restoration of form, and he knew then that Plastic Surgery was the career for him. Throughout his career he has dedicated himself to being the best surgeon that he can be. He was the first Australian surgeon to complete the extended Plastic Surgery training program which involved 3 years of general Plastic Surgery and then 2 years of specific training in facial surgery. After completing this he was awarded scholarships by both the Australasian Cleft Lip and Palate Association and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, which allowed him to spend a year doing further work in France. His year in France (Paris and Nantes specifically) involved learning the art of ear reconstruction and facial aesthetic surgery, which enabled him to return home with additional skills to treat patients and to educate local surgeons.
Professor Bryce Vissel is Professor of Neuroscience at UNSW and Program Head of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, which is established to address a range of neurodegenerative disorders through an integrated collaborative multi-disciplinary effort.