Healthed work with a team of general practitioners and medical professionals to ensure the highest quality education
Dr Sonia Davison MBBS FRACP PhD, is an Endocrinologist with a special interest in Women’s Health, and has worked in this field for over 20 years. She is a Clinical Fellow at Jean Hailes for Women’s Health and has worked at the Women’s Health Research Program, Monash University, Victoria, Australia. Sonia is in private practice at the Melbourne Endocrine Clinic, Malvern, and at Jean Hailes for Women’s Health. Her PhD and postdoctoral research examined hormones in women, including measurement of androgens and their relationships with age, mood, sexual function and cognition. Sonia is Past President of the Australasian Menopause Society and former editor of its newsletter, ‘Changes’. She is a current Board member of the Asia Pacific Menopause Federation. Sonia has published widely in the field of women’s health, and has presented at women’s health conferences, scientific meetings, podcasts, webinars, and community seminars. She has frequently been invited to appear in the media, including the TV show, “The Truth about Menopause”, featuring Myf Warhurst.
Dr Sara Whitburn (she/her) is the Medical Director at Sexual Health Victoria. She has a Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practice, has Diplomas in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Family Planning. Sara specialises in genital health, menopause, and IUD insertion training. Sara is excited about enabling healthcare professionals to deliver great sexual and reproductive healthcare.
Dr Terri Foran is a Sexual Health Physician with a special clinical interest in contraception, menopause and the management of sexually transmitted infections. She has had numerous publications in these fields. Dr Foran holds the position of Conjoint Senior Lecturer in the School of Women’s and Children’s Health at UNSW Sydney, where she is regularly involved in the teaching of undergraduate students. She has worked in both private and public clinical practice, most recently as a Visiting Medical Officer at the Menopause Hub established at the Royal Hospital for Women in Randwick. She is a current Board member of the Australasian Menopause Society. She also has a particular interest in postgraduate clinical education and has presented at both National and International conferences as well as hosting regular podcasts for HealthEd on topics related to sexual and reproductive health.
Prof Roger Chen, Endocrinologist; Senior Specialist Endocrinologist, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney; Conjoint Professor in Medicine, University of New South Wales; Clinical Associate Professor, University of Sydney
Professor Roger Chen is consultant endocrinologist and Senior Staff Specialist at St Vincent’s Hospital. His clinical interests are in general endocrinology including diabetes, thyroid, adrenal, pituitary disorders and in andrology. He completed his PhD on the Metabolic Effects of Growth Hormone Excess and Deficiency at the University of Sydney and conducted his laboratory work at the University of Tokyo. He is co-chair of the diabetes and mental health subcommittee of the Agency of Clinical Innovation. His research interests are in diabetes and general endocrine disorders. He particularly enjoys teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and at the University of NSW. He coordinates the endocrinology unit of the Masters of Internal Medicine for the University of Sydney.