MEDILAW - Key Persons
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- Registered Occupational Therapist
Anup Kumar is a registered Occupational Therapist accredited by AHPRA (Occupational Therapy Board of Australia) and recognized by AOTA and AHTA. With a Master's of Science in Occupational Therapy, specializing in Occupational Therapy Medico Legal ADL's Assessment, Hand injury treatment, and Mental health Assessments, Anup has established successful private practices in Sutherland and Burwood. He provides specialised care and rehabilitation services to clients from diverse backgrounds, addressing a range of physical, psychological, and afflictions.
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- Occupational Therapist / Brisbane
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- Psychiatrist / Campbelltown
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- Upper Gastrointestinal and General Surgeon / Melbourne
Dr Skidmore has extensive experience in upper gastrointestinal tract surgery and surgery for obesity. He attended Melbourne Boys High School before going to the University of Melbourne obtaining his medical degree.
After medical school, he trained at the Austin hospital in General Surgery before travelling to the UK and further training with Shaw Somers, a world renowned upper gastrointestinal and obesity surgeon. Shaw was the star of the Discovery Channel documentary, The Fat Doctor.
After returning to Australia in 2007, he has established a practice that specialises in diseases of the oesophagus, stomach, gallbladder and obesity. He has also performed a large number of keyhole hernia repairs. He is a mentor for a number of surgeons for the sleeve gastrectomy operation and also the keyhole hernia operation.
Currently he is studying for his MBA at the University of Melbourne. He continues to present papers and lectures to both students and other doctors. He is currently completing a major review on Barrett'ss oesophagus.
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Gold Coast
Dr Alan Segal is a Dermatologist with a particular interest in providing independent medicolegal opinions including skin cancer and work related conditions. He is in private practice and is also a consultant. He has 30 years' experience in the diagnosis and treatment in all aspects of diseases of the skin, hair and nails.
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- Forensic Psychologist and Clinical Neuropsychologist / Sydney
Dr Amanda White is a dually trained Forensic Psychologist and Clinical Neuropsychologist with extensive training and experience in the preparation of forensic psychological and neuropsychological expert reports. She is skilled in conducting comprehensive assessments of cognitive, behavioral, and psychological impairments associated with a range of conditions, including acquired brain injury, neurodegenerative disorders, psychological and psychiatric illness, developmental disorders, neurological conditions, intellectual disability, drug and alcohol issues, and forensic matters including risk assessment.
Dr. White has extensive experience conducting inpatient and outpatient clinical neuropsychological assessments in NSW hospitals. Her PhD research focused on capacity assessments and fitness to stand trial assessments, and as part of her research, she consulted with international experts, lawyers, and policy makers. She has published papers in international journals and worked as a peer reviewer for an international journal. Dr. White has appeared as an expert witness in the NSW courts and various tribunals. She is also an MAA approved assessor for the evaluation of whole person impairment. Currently, Dr. White is a Casual Lecturer in the College of Professional Psychology and the Master of Forensic Psychology at the University of New South Wales. She is also the Director of Neuropsychological and Forensic Services Pty Ltd, where she provides psychological and clinical neuropsychological
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- Cardiologist / Brisbane
- Vascular Physician
Dr Andrea Riha is a Vascular Physician who has been consulting in vascular medicine and cardiology at The Wesley Hospital since 2001. She has a particular interest in leg ulcers, vasculitis, deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, as well as cardiac risk factor prevention and women's cardiac issues.
Dr Andrew Jakobovits is in fulltime practice as a gastroenterologist while maintaining time as a member of the Visiting Medical Staff at the Alfred Hospital in the Gastroenterology Unit. He has been an independent medical examiner for WorkCover for a period of 10 years. He also takes an active role in teaching with a Senior Lecturer position at Monash University department of medicine at the Alfred Hospital. In addition, he provides instruction on the AMI Guides Chapter 10, which concerns the gastroenterology section.
Dr Jakobovits is accredited to conduct WorkSafe assessments for the Victorian WorkCover authority. His assessment specialities include gastroenterology conditions and alcohol and substance abuse.
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- Occupational Physician / Sydney
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- Colorectal and General Surgeon / Brisbane
- Specialist
Dr Andrew Renaut is a specialist colorectal and general surgeon, based in Brisbane. He trained in the UK, USA and Australia, including a dedicated period of research resulting in a Masters of Surgery and a thesis entitled Immune Mechanisms in Cancer's. He has extensive experience in laparoscopic colorectal and general surgery, and also colonoscopy and gastroscopy, in addition to surgical and medical management of gastrointestinal diseases. Dr Renaut has also undergone specialist training in critical care and the management of trauma.
Dr Renaut is also a media entrepreneur and is passionate about teaching. In addition to being a Visiting Professor of Surgery at Jiangnan University in China and Associate Professor of Surgery at both Bond and Griffith Universities, he has established, and is director of, several media ventures and online education forums including Online Medical a web design company specialising in websites for medical specialists, Videosurgery a video production company, and the Australian Institute of Medical Education (AIME) - a not-for-profit education forum for GPs, medical students and nurses.
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- Surgeon
- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Melbourne
Dr Anna Manolopoulos is a Melbourne based Orthopaedic Surgeon who completed her undergraduate training at Melbourne'ss Monash University in 1991. Following this, Dr Manolopoulos concluded her Orthopaedic Surgery training in 2011. Dr Manolopoulos has completed a 2 year Trauma Fellowship at the Western Hospital in Melbourne and is part of the trauma roster for her public hospital appointments.
In 2012 Dr Manolopoulos gained her ABIME accreditation and is a certified independent medical Examiner. In addition, she is accredited to conduct TAC VIC, AMA 4 PI and Comcare assessments. Her interests include paediatric orthopaedic surgery, particularly developmental dysplasia of the hip. She is also interested in third world orthopaedics, especially work via outreach projects, as an annual commitment.
Dr Menz has been awarded AMA5 and Comcare accreditations. He has a number of professional interests including, but not limited to, knee and ankle arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction, chondral grafting and hip and knee arthroplasty. His assessment specialties include lower limb, upper limb and spinal injuries.
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Brisbane
- Specialist at St Andrew'Ss
Dr Anthony Wilson was educated in Brisbane and received his medical degree from the University of Queensland in 1983. He then completed his Orthopaedic training and was admitted to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1994 and became a fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association in 1998. He completed fellowships in General Orthopaedics at the Princess Alexandra Hospital (Brisbane), Foot Surgery at the Addenbrookes Hospital (Cambridge,UK), and Knee Surgery at the Queens Medical Centre (Nottingham,UK). He has also been a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland since 1997.
Currently, Dr Wilson is a visiting specialist at St Andrew'ss and St Vincent'ss Hospitals in Toowoomba. He holds numerous board positions including seats at the Q-Comp Orthopaedic Assessment Tribunal since 2004 and the AOA Regional Training Committee.
Dr Wilson is able to assess all orthopaedic conditions, in particular the lower limb. His assessment specialities include the knee, ankle and foot.
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- Occupational Therapist / Sydney
Dr Ashwani Kumar Garg is a Psychiatrist who gained his degree in Psychiatry through The Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University in India in 1995.
Dr Garg has over twenty years' experience in comprehensive assessments and treatment of various psychiatric disorders along with five years' experience conducting Medico-Legal assessments & reports.
Dr Garg currently divides his time between public mental health and in a private clinic, he actively assesses and manages psychiatric disorders through the public and private sector. Dr Garg also holds the position of Senior lecturer at Griffith University on the Gold Coast along with working as a consultant in the mood academic unit in Queensland.
Dr Garg has completed research in biological and psychosocial risk factors of psychopathology in epilepsy along with receiving the award for best research of 2000 at the conference of East Zonal Indian Psychiatrists for his paper on ˜Association of Aura and psychopathology in localization related epilepsy's. Dr Garg is fluent in Hindi and English.
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Darwin
Dr Ben Duke completed his medical studies at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, in 1999 and received his Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists in 2008. He has undertaken further studies, including a Certificate of Advanced Training in Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, a Master of Health Administration, and a Master of Public Health.
Dr Duke is currently a Consultant Psychiatrist at the Oxford Clinic in Bulimba. He has previously held Consultant Psychiatrist positions at The Royal Brisbane and Women'ss Hospital, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Caboolture Hospital, and Belmont Private Hospital.
Dr Duke has completed the Comcare, GEPI and PIRS training, and is certified to assess permanent impairment in psychiatric injuries. His assessment specialities encompass psychiatric sequelae of brain injuries, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, and adjustment disorders. His special interest is psychiatry in the medically unwell.
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- Advisor for WorkCover Queensland
- Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Tamba-Lebbie is an advisor for WorkCover Queensland and has been awarded various other medico-legal accreditations including GEPI2, AMA4, AMA5, AMA6 and MAA (SIRA) NSW. His professional interests include arthroscopy shoulder surgery. His assessment specialties includes the hip, knee, ankle, shoulder and elbow.
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- Member of the Road Trauma Committee of Queensland
- Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Queensland Trained Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Brett Halliday is a Queensland trained orthopaedic surgeon. He graduated from the University of Queensland in 1988. He received his FRACS (Orth) in 1997, becoming a full Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (FAOrthA) in 2002. He is a certified independent medical examiner and a senior visiting specialist orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. He works in private practice at the St Vincent'ss Private Hospital Northside (Chermside, Brisbane).
Since finishing his training as an orthopaedic surgeon in Queensland, Dr Halliday completed additional training in joint replacement and trauma at Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital in the United Kingdom. Upon returning to Australia he took up the position of the Director of Orthopaedic Surgery in January of 2000. He remained as the Director of Orthopaedic Surgery in at the Royal Brisbane Hospital with interests in orthopaedic trauma management and hip and knee replacement until mid-2002. At this point he left the public position to undertake private practice. He continues to work as a Senior Visiting Specialist at the Royal Brisbane Hospital.
Dr Halliday is an active participant in post-graduate medical education. He is involved with the training of medical students, resident medical officers, and orthopaedic registrar training at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. Additionally, he has been an elected member of the Australian Orthopaedic Association State and Federal Committees.
In the past Dr Halliday has been a member of the Road Trauma Committee of Queensland (a branch of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 2000 to 2005). He was also a member of the Medical Advisory Committee at the Holy Spirit Northside Hospital from 2003 to 2005.
Dr Bruce Love has practiced in Orthopaedic surgery with particular interest in surgery of the hip and knee for more than 25 years. He attained his MBBS at the University of Melbourne in 1970. Dr Bruce Love completed his training through the Victoria Orthopaedic Training Program and did fellowship training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London, United Kingdom.
Upon return to Melbourne he was appointed to the Department of Orthopaedic at St. Vincent's Hospital where he became a senior associate in the University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery. He has subsequently been awarded the title of Associate Professor in that department.
Dr Bruce Love continues to lecture in Biomaterials for Monash University. In 2011 Dr Bruce Love has attained accreditation as a Certified Independent Medical Examiner (CIME) by the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME). His career interests concerns, lower limb reconstructive surgery, hip replacement, management of spinal disorders and knee injuries.
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- Pain Medicine Physician / Sydney
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- Occupational Physician / Melbourne
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- Respiratory Physician & Sleep Disorder / Brisbane
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Sydney
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- Occupational Physician / Brisbane
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- General Practitioner / Port Augusta
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- General Practitioner / Sydney
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Melbourne
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- Occupational Physician / Sydney
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- Respiratory & Sleep Medicine Physician / Sydney
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Brisbane
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Melbourne
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- Occupational Physician / Sydney
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- Immunologist and Allergist
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Melbourne
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- Psychiatrist / Gold Coast
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- Occupational Physician / Sydney
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- Occupational Physician / Sydney
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Sydney
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- Occupational Physician / Liverpool
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Melbourne
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- Dermatologist / Chatswood
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- Occupational Physician / Melbourne & Adelaide
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / West Perth
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Townsville
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Melbourne & Adelaide
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- Occupational Physician / Melbourne
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- Rheumatologist / Cheltenham
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- Vascular Surgeon / Brisbane
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- GENERALIST and FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIST / Sydney
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- Occupational Physician / Canberra
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- Dental Surgeon / Newcastle
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- Sports and Exercise Medicine Physician / Brisbane
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- Occupational Physician / Perth
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- Occupational Physician / Brisbane
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- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Brisbane
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Sydney
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Melbourne
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Brisbane
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Brisbane
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Albury
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- General Surgeon / Brisbane
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Townsville
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- Rheumatologist / Brisbane
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Brisbane
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon / Brisbane
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Perth
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Armidale
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- Occupational Physician / Wembley
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Brisbane
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Wollongong
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- Occupational Physician / Brisbane
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Sydney
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- Pain Medicine Physician / Melbourne
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- Consultant General and Forensic Psychiatrist / Sydney
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- Occupational Physician / Melbourne
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- Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
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- Rheumatologist / East Melbourne
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- Orthopaedic Surgeon / Albury