Dr Marita Long is a Victorian based GP working across clinical practice, medical education and research. She has a strong interest in women’s health and cognitive health. She is a current committee member for the Australian Society of Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynaecology, a member of the WIGP RACGP committee and is the President-Elect of the Australasian Menopause Society. Marita is actively engaged in various projects related to dementia, and is the first GP appointed as an Honorary Medical Advisor for Dementia Australia and a Clinical Assoc Professor for Wicking Dementia Education and Research Centre.

Associate Prof Michael Woodward AM is a Geriatrician with a passion for health promotion in older people, including vaccine-preventable diseases. He is Director of Aged Care Research at Austin Health and has conducted several trials of vaccines.
He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Immunization Coalition and has written the Position Paper on Immunization of older people for the Australian and New Zealand Society of Geriatric Medicine. In 2016 he received Membership of the Order of Australia for his work in geriatric medicine and his communication to professionals.

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.

Dr Marita Long is a Victorian based GP working across clinical practice, medical education and research. She has a strong interest in women’s health and cognitive health. She is a current committee member for the Australian Society of Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynaecology, a member of the WIGP RACGP committee and is the President-Elect of the Australasian Menopause Society. Marita is actively engaged in various projects related to dementia, and is the first GP appointed as an Honorary Medical Advisor for Dementia Australia and a Clinical Assoc Professor for Wicking Dementia Education and Research Centre.

Dr James Brown is a gynaecologist with a focus on reproductive endocrinology. Through his work at WHRIA in Sydney NSW, he sees women with menopause, PMDD, PCOS and any other gynaecological condition. He also assists couples with infertility through Genea. Dr Brown holds a public appointment as the medical co-lead establishing the South-West Sydney Specialist Menopause Service, Australia’s first 100% virtual public menopause hub. He also researches and teaches through Western Sydney University, and is completing a PhD in Health Economics with the University of Technology Sydney.

Dr Jane Elliott AM has been a general practitioner in Adelaide for many years, with a special career interest in women’s health, including menopause and premature menopause. She is a clinical senior lecturer in the Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Adelaide and teaches medical students and GPs. She has been an investigator in clinical research trials in many areas of women’s health including menopause, contraception, osteoporosis and low libido. She currently consults at AWARE Women’s Health. Jane is a Past President of the Australasian Menopause Society and is a member of Healthy Bones Australia National Consumer and Community Advisory Committee.

Dr Wheller completed a Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, and Master of Epidemiology at the University of Queensland, before becoming a Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists in 2016.

Dr Wheller founded the specialist general adult, paediatric and cosmetic dermatology practice Ascot Dermatology in 2022. She has also been a consultant at the Queensland Children’s Hospital since 2018, where she trains junior doctors and supervises clinical research projects in paediatric dermatology. She is a Senior Lecturer with the University of Queensland School of Medicine, and also currently serves on the Australasian College of Dermatologists National Examinations Committee.

Dr Wheller’s special areas of interest include skin cancer detection and management, acne, complex skin rashes, vulval skin disorders and paediatric dermatology. In her spare time, she is a mum to two young daughters and an adopted greyhound.

Dr Susan Roberts graduated from University of Queensland with MBBS (Hons) in 1987.

She completed her psychiatry training in Queensland with her final year at Queens Medical Centre Nottingham UK with a joint position as Senior Lecturer at the University of Nottingham in 1996 and 1997. She has been working in the field of perinatal mental health for the past 25 years. She currently works as a perinatal psychiatrist at the Gold Coast University Hospital assessing and managing women from preconception through to the first postpartum year while supporting maternity, midwifery and child health services in their management of mothers, their infants and their families. Susan is also the Clinical Lead of Lavender Mother and Baby Unit, a 4-bed statewide mental health mother and baby unit at Gold Coast University Hospital. Up until April 2023 this was the only public mother and baby unit in QLD.

She is the current chair of the QLD Section of Perinatal and Infant Psychiatry and sits on the RANZCP Binational SPIP committee. She is also a member of the Maternal Mortality Subcommittee of the QLD Perinatal Maternal and Perinatal Quality Council. Her current research interests include eating disorders in the peripartum and the development of learning online modules for maternity care providers, child health, general practitioners, and obstetricians.

She is passionate about perinatal and infant mental health and with pursuing the goal of improving services for mothers, babies and their families on the Gold Coast and throughout Queensland and improving training and awareness of perinatal mental health.

Dr Lyndall White is a Consultant Psychiatrist in Private Practice specialising in Perinatal and Women’s Mental Health. She is a past Chair of the Queensland Section of Perinatal and Infant Psychiatry. Dr White is a past President of the Australasian Branch of the International Marce Society for Perinatal Mental Health.

Dr White practised for a decade in remote and rural General Practice before training in Psychiatry. In 2020 she was made a Member of the Order of Australia for “significant service to Medicine, Psychiatry and Perinatal and Infant Mental Health.

Dr Lauren Priest is a Geriatrician at Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) and a PhD candidate at Flinders University, focusing on ageing, dementia, and translational clinical research. After completing her fellowship in geriatric medicine, she has developed an integrated clinical–academic career at SALHN. She is the Principal Investigator in the Clinical Research Unit and a Lecturer in the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders University. As an early-career researcher, her work spans dementia prevention, post-diagnostic support and innovative therapeutic approaches for ageing populations. She collaborates nationally and has published her work, presented internationally, and secured competitive research funding. She remains committed to advancing evidence-based care and improving outcomes for older adults across Australia.

Dr. Sarah Coll is an Australian orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in hand, wrist, and upper limb surgery. She currently works in private practice at Serviced Medical Suites and is actively involved in patient education and community health advocacy. Dr. Coll completed her medical degree and advanced orthopaedic surgical training in Australia, followed by further subspecialty training in upper limb surgery. Her past experience includes work across major public and private hospitals, managing complex orthopaedic and trauma conditions. She has a strong interest in improving patient outcomes, medical education, rural health access, and modern approaches to orthopaedic care and rehabilitation.

Professor Edmund Tse is a senior Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. He is a senior staff specialist and the current clinical lead in Hepatology. He has an clinical academic affiliation with the Adelaide University, previously and currently supervising PhD students in areas of Gastroenterology and Hepatology from improving bowel cancer surveillance, improving delivery of care to those with hepatitis C, as well as nutrition in liver disease. Eddie also performs monthly outreach to Darwin, offering expert gastroenterology and hepatology care to those in the Top End.

Polly has had a varied career since graduating as a physiotherapist from the University of Sydney in 2000. She worked across different roles (musculoskeletal, sports, palliative care) before finding her niche in the world of pelvic health, an area she has been working in passionately since 2011.

Polly worked for many years at the Royal Hospital for Women alongside some of Sydney’s top obstetricians, gynaecologists, urologists, colorectal surgeons and pain specialists. She has completed post-graduate training in the management of pelvic organ prolapse and pessary fittings.

After the births of her own two children, Polly worked hard at getting back to her love of running and is super passionate about working with new mums (and all women) to reach their exercise goals. Polly also works as a Senior Clinical Educator for the Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia, a not-for-profit organisation where she delivers pain education programs across schools, sporting and community groups and to other health practitioners.

Polly has a sensitive and caring approach to her work with all of her clients.

Dr Vani Prasad is a Specialist Plastic Surgeon with expertise in Craniofacial Surgery, Lipoedema and Lymphoedema surgery. After completing Plastic Surgery training, he completed fellowships in Craniofacial Surgery in Australia/NZ and Netherlands and Lymphoedema Super Microsurgery in Japan. Dr Prasad currently works as a Craniofacial Surgeon at Women’s & Children’s Hospital and Royal Adelaide Hospital in Adelaide. Vani offers Lipoedema and Lymphoedema Surgery in Private practice in Adelaide and Melbourne. Dr Prasad regularly participates in Surgical volunteer programs in East Timor and Indonesia for Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery through OSSAA (Overseas Specialist Surgical Association of Australia).

Dr Ryan Williams joined the Stonewall team in 2017 and currently works part time at Stonewall Medical Centre.

Ryan completed his medical degree at the University of Queensland in 2011. He worked as a Resident Medical Officer at Caboolture Hospital and The Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital. During his Resident years, he worked in a broad range of medical and surgical departments, including Emergency, General Medicine, General Surgery, Cardiology, Renal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Cancer Care Services. Ryan then took on Registrar positions in Psychiatry at the RBWH, the Princess Alexandra Hospital and Mackay Base Hospital.

Ryan enjoys all areas of General Practice, and has completed additional training areas of special interest, which include:

• Sexual health (Ryan is an s100 Prescriber and can prescribe medications to manage HIV
• Mental health (Ryan has trained with the Australian Society of Psychological Medicine and provides psychotherapy for patients with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, grief, substance abuse or trauma)

Ryan is a strong advocate of the preventative aspects of General Practice, and is passionate about complex Chronic Disease management. He has been a volunteer doctor at the Queensland AIDS Council for 5 years and continues to be proactive in issues affecting LGBTQI+ community health.

During his years of training, Ryan has volunteered in hospitals in Germany and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he was integral in junior doctor teaching and mentoring.

In his spare time, Ryan has been the Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Queensland Medical Orchestra since 2010 (check this out here: www.qmo.org.au). He also enjoys films, international cuisine and speaks 5 languages.