Experts

Healthed work with a team of general practitioners and medical professionals to ensure the highest quality education​

Liam is an Associate Professor in Telehealth and Director of Telehealth Technology for the University of Queensland’s Centre for Online Health. His research is centred on pragmatic trials of telehealth services. Liam has a special interest in the use of telehealth for Indigenous health and rural health care delivery.
Dr Jason Kaplan is a specialist adult cardiologist and physician. He completed cardiology training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He subspecialises in Cardiac Imaging( Cardiac CT and Echocardiography), Preventative Cardiology and Sports Cardiology. His hospital work is based at St Vincents Private Hospital. He is also a visiting medical officer at the Mater and North Shore Private Hospital.
Dr Kaplan is currently a senior clinical lecturer in Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Macquarie University where he was instrumental in the setup of the the structural heart program at that institution.
He is an accredited level B specialist in Cardiac CT and is involved in teaching to other physicians in this area. He is most proud of his training of cardiac sonographers, and in 2019 he was awarded a Fellowship of the American College of Cardiology for his contribution to cardiovascular medicine.
Dr Kaplan has consulted to major sporting organisations in Australian including the NRL and A League.

Professor David Hunter is a rheumatologist and clinician-researcher internationally recognised for his leadership in osteoarthritis research. He holds the Florance & Cope Chair of Rheumatology at the University of Sydney and leads the osteoarthritis research team at the Kolling Institute and sees patients at Naia Health in St Leonards, Sydney.

Professor Hunter’s work focuses on improving the lives of people with osteoarthritis through clinical and translational research, spanning disease mechanisms, prevention, clinical trials, models of care, and implementation of evidence into practice. He is ranked as the world’s leading expert in osteoarthritis by Expertscape, serves as Section Editor for osteoarthritis for UpToDate, and is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. He has authored more than 800 peer-reviewed publications.

Through his research, clinical leadership, advocacy and education, Professor Hunter is committed to reducing the burden of arthritis and ensuring that people living with osteoarthritis have access to effective, evidence-based and person-centred care.

Professor Gordon Parker AO is one of Australia’s foremost Psychiatrists. He is currently Scientia Professor of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales and was Executive Director of the Black Dog Institute from 2002-2011. He was, for nearly two decades, Head of the School of Psychiatry at UNSW and Director of the Division of Psychiatry at Prince of Wales and Prince Henry Hospitals.Professor Parker’s research has focussed on modeling psychiatric conditions (depressive, bipolar and personality disorders) and examining causes, mechanisms and treatments for mood disorders.Professor Parker is the Clinic’s Peer Review Consultant. During Peer Reviews our team of clinicians have the opportunity to present patients to Professor Parker with a view to reaching a consensus as to the most appropriate diagnosis / treatment. Professor Parker does not see patients individually at the clinic.
Dr Menon is a consultant psychiatrist and the lead clinician at Mentalogue Clinic. He specialises in the management of mood and anxiety disorders.
Liam is an Associate Professor in Telehealth and Director of Telehealth Technology for the University of Queensland’s Centre for Online Health. His research is centred on pragmatic trials of telehealth services. Liam has a special interest in the use of telehealth for Indigenous health and rural health care delivery.
Dr Jason Kaplan is a specialist adult cardiologist and physician. He completed cardiology training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He subspecialises in Cardiac Imaging( Cardiac CT and Echocardiography), Preventative Cardiology and Sports Cardiology. His hospital work is based at St Vincents Private Hospital. He is also a visiting medical officer at the Mater and North Shore Private Hospital.
Dr Kaplan is currently a senior clinical lecturer in Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Macquarie University where he was instrumental in the setup of the the structural heart program at that institution.
He is an accredited level B specialist in Cardiac CT and is involved in teaching to other physicians in this area. He is most proud of his training of cardiac sonographers, and in 2019 he was awarded a Fellowship of the American College of Cardiology for his contribution to cardiovascular medicine.
Dr Kaplan has consulted to major sporting organisations in Australian including the NRL and A League.

Professor David Hunter is a rheumatologist and clinician-researcher internationally recognised for his leadership in osteoarthritis research. He holds the Florance & Cope Chair of Rheumatology at the University of Sydney and leads the osteoarthritis research team at the Kolling Institute and sees patients at Naia Health in St Leonards, Sydney.

Professor Hunter’s work focuses on improving the lives of people with osteoarthritis through clinical and translational research, spanning disease mechanisms, prevention, clinical trials, models of care, and implementation of evidence into practice. He is ranked as the world’s leading expert in osteoarthritis by Expertscape, serves as Section Editor for osteoarthritis for UpToDate, and is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. He has authored more than 800 peer-reviewed publications.

Through his research, clinical leadership, advocacy and education, Professor Hunter is committed to reducing the burden of arthritis and ensuring that people living with osteoarthritis have access to effective, evidence-based and person-centred care.

Professor Gordon Parker AO is one of Australia’s foremost Psychiatrists. He is currently Scientia Professor of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales and was Executive Director of the Black Dog Institute from 2002-2011. He was, for nearly two decades, Head of the School of Psychiatry at UNSW and Director of the Division of Psychiatry at Prince of Wales and Prince Henry Hospitals.Professor Parker’s research has focussed on modeling psychiatric conditions (depressive, bipolar and personality disorders) and examining causes, mechanisms and treatments for mood disorders.Professor Parker is the Clinic’s Peer Review Consultant. During Peer Reviews our team of clinicians have the opportunity to present patients to Professor Parker with a view to reaching a consensus as to the most appropriate diagnosis / treatment. Professor Parker does not see patients individually at the clinic.
Dr Menon is a consultant psychiatrist and the lead clinician at Mentalogue Clinic. He specialises in the management of mood and anxiety disorders.

Upcoming Healthed Webcast

Tune in for "Facial rashes case studies - Practical guide to assessment and management" lecture

Tuesday 9th June, 7pm - 9pm AEST

Speaker

Dr Philip Tong

Consultant Dermatologist; Founder, DermScreen, Dermatology Junction; Visiting Medical Officer, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

What does it mean when a facial red rash does not respond to topical steroids and gets worse with the treatment? Dermatologist Dr Philip Tong presents a series of cases with this scenario.