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Assoc. Prof. Christian Rowan

Addiction Medicine & Pain Management Physician

Brisbane

View Summary Associate Professor (Dr) Christian Rowan gained his medical degree (MBBS) from the University of Queensland. He is a Specialist Physician in Addiction & Pain Management. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians’ Chapter of Addiction Medicine, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, the Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine and the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators. Associate Professor (Dr) Rowan is a member of the Australian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs. He is a former Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Uniting Care Heath and a former Director of Medical Services at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital. He is currently an accredited Visiting Medical Officer at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital and the Wesley Hospital. Associate Professor (Dr) Rowan has previously completed reports for the Queensland Government’s Drug Court Program. He is a licensed methadone, subutex and suboxone prescriber.

Assoc. Prof. Peter Steadman

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Darwin, Melbourne

View Summary Dr Peter Steadman gained his medical degree from the University of Queensland in 1986. He undertook and completed his orthopaedic training in Queensland, becoming a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons in 1995 and a Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association in 2000. He has been appointed as an Associate Professor in Orthopaedics of the University of Queensland from March 2008. Dr Steadman is registered in Queensland and NSW and practises in orthopaedic surgery. His additional experience includes 10 months as a Visiting Fellow to the Mayo Clinic (USA).From 1998 to 2000, he was the Director of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. He is currently in private practice in Brisbane, and a Visiting Specialist at both the Princess Alexandra Hospital and the Royal Brisbane and Children's Hospital. He has been the Bone and Joint Decade Chairman in Queensland and is a Senior Medical Officer with Queensland Health. He is a Federal Director of the Australian Orthopaedic Association's governing board and Secretary of the Queensland branch and the National Secretary of the Australian Sarcoma Group. Dr Steadman has presented on medical assessment issues at several legal seminars for the Queensland Law Society, LexisNexis Butterworths and the Australian Insurance Law Association. He has advised on the Queensland CTP legislation medical issues to Justice Thomas, and the Law Council of Australia on Comcare medical issues. On numerous occasions, Dr Steadman has been required to stand as an expert witness at court, presenting unbiased Evidenced based material evidence.

Assoc. Prof. Richard Williams

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Townsville

View Summary Associate Professor Richard Williams gained his medical degree from the University of Queensland in 1988. He undertook his orthopaedic training in Queensland, becoming a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons in 1997 and a Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association in 2001. Associate Professor Williams currently holds the following accreditations in CIME, GEPI, AMA5, WorkCover QLD, Comcare and NSW MAA SIRA PI. Associate Professor Richard Williams is registered in Queensland and practises in orthopaedic surgery. In 2001, he held the position of Acting Director of Orthopaedics at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. He is currently a Visiting Specialist to the Princess Alexandra Hospital. Dr Williams s special interest is in spinal surgery.

Ms Claire Welshe

Occupational Therapist

Spring Hill

View Summary Claire Welshe is a qualified Occupational Therapist who obtained her Bachelor of Occupational Therapy in 1995. She currently has a private practice in Brisbane and has fifteen years of experience in medico-legal consultancy. Her specialties include medicolegal reporting on the impact of mental health conditions, catastrophic injuries and musculoskeletal impairments on activities of daily living (ADLs), functional capacity (FCE) and therapy services to clients with physical and psychological impairments. Claire provides mental health Occupational Therapy services to clients via a home visiting clinic run through the Brisbane ACT Centre. Claire has recently been certified by the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME) and is proficient in the use of the AMA guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition (AMA5)

Dr Adam Skidmore

Upper Gastrointestinal and General Surgeon

Melbourne

View Summary 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’s oesophagus.

Dr Alan Hilton

Opthalmologist

Brisbane

View Summary Dr Alan Hilton is a Consultant Ophthalmologist as well as an Independent Medical Examiner with the Medico-Legal Consultants of Australia. He gained Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1970 and Fellowship of the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists in 1978. As well as consulting privately, Dr Hilton is currently a lecturer in Ophthalmology at the University of Queensland. He is also a Visiting Consultant Ophthalmologist for Mater Children’s Hospital and Princess Alexandra Hospital. He has experience across the 4th, 5th and 6th editions of the AMA Guides. Dr Hilton’s previous positions include Director of the Royal Blind Foundation, Chairman of the Overseas Trained Specialists Panel for the Royal Australian College of Ophthalmologists and Examiner for the Royal Australian College of Ophthalmologists. Dr Hilton’s focus is on the prevention of the eye disease and injury, the medical and surgical care of the eyes and the visual system. He also has a broad range of assessment specialities.

Dr Aleksandra Isailovic

Psychiatrist

Brisbane

View Summary Dr Aleksandra Isailovic joins Medilaw with a strong background in independent medical reporting, supported by the completion of Comcare training for permanent impairment assessment and the achievement of PIRS certification in 2006. Dr Isailovic currently holds the position of Associated Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry at the University of Queensland and is a practising consultant Psychiatrist. Dr Isailovic's assessment specialties include but is not limited to, brain (impaired cognition), pain syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, PTSD, depression, anxiety and adjustment disorder.

Dr Alfred Chung

Psychiatrist

Brisbane

View Summary Having been educated in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dr Alfred Chung continued on to achieve many benchmarks in the field of psychiatry. He is currently involved in Private Practice close to the city in the suburb of New Farm. Dr Chung is accredited with formal training qualifications in assessment criteria as defined by the Psychiatric Impairment Rating Scale. He has produced independent medico-legal reports for legal, insurance, government, superannuation and workers compensation sectors with an upstanding reputation maintained over a marked period of time. He has particular interest in Anxiety Disorders as well as Mood Disorders including depressive and Bipolar Disorders. He has extensive experience, also, with eating disorders and ADHD (affecting both adults and children).

Dr Andrew Jakobovits

Gastroenterologist

Melbourne

View Summary 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.

Dr Andrew Renaut

Colorectal and General Surgeon

Brisbane

View Summary 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’. 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. Appointments with Dr Renaut will be available on request through our Brisbane branch. Please contact our Medilaw Client Services team to secure your assessment.

Dr Andrew Sizeland

Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon

Melbourne

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Dr Anna Manolopoulos

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Melbourne

View Summary Dr Anna Manolopoulos is a Melbourne Orthopaedic Surgeon who completer her undergraduate training at Melbourne’s Monash University in 1991. She completed 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 completed her ABIME accreditation and is a certified independent medical Examiner. I addition, she is accredited to conduct WorkSafe Victoria 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 Anthony Wilson

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Brisbane

View Summary 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’s and St Vincent’s 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.

Dr Ashwani Kumar Garg

Psychiatrist

Brisbane, Ipswich

View Summary 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 Gargantuas 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’. Dr Garg is fluent in Hindi and English.

Dr Ben Duke

Psychiatrist

Brisbane, Bundaberg, Gold Coast

View Summary Dr Ben Duke completed his medical studies at the University of Newcastle in 1999 and his Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists in 2008. He has also completed Master of Health Administration and Master of Public Health degrees. Dr Duke is currently a Consultant Psychiatrist at the Belmont Private Hospital Connolly Clinic. He has previously held Consultant Psychiatrist positions at the PA Hospital in Brisbane, Caboolture Hospital and the Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital. Dr Duke has completed the Comcare Training and is certified in personal injury assessment. Further study undertaken includes a Certificate of Advanced Training in Consultation Liaison Psychiatry. Dr Duke holds memberships with the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and Australian Medical Association Qld Branch Council. His assessment specialities encompass, Psychiatric Sequelae of Brain Injuries, Anxiety, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mood Disorders.

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