The council is responsible for:
- determining questions and matters of policy for the association;
- providing advice on ethical considerations (including handling complaints related to the profession); and
- making recommendations to the Board of Directors about representing the association on all matters of policy with government or other stakeholders.

Professor Chris Perry OAM OAM RFD ED (MBBS (UQ) DTM&H (Liverpool) FRACS) ENT Surgeon
President
Professor Chris Perry has been a member of the AMA since 1977 when he graduated from the University of Queensland. Chris has had public appointments in Brisbane in paediatric and adult Otolaryngology Head and Neck surgery since 1987. He is a Doctor at the University of Queensland. He is Chairman of the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Clinic at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and an immediate past President of the Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.
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Dr Bav Manoharan MBBS BSc GAICD Doctor in Training
Vice President
Dr Bav Manoharan is currently working as the Acting Deputy Director of Medical Services and Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Logan Hospital in Brisbane, on a secondment from his Medical Administration role at Toowoomba Hospital. He has primarily been based in south-east and central Queensland and has previous experience as a general surgery and radiology trainee.
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Dr Eleanor Chew OAM MBBS, FRACGP, MMed(GP), FAICD General Practice
Chair of Board and Council
Dr Eleanor Chew is a specialist general practitioner with extensive experience representing the role of primary care in the health services profession. A graduate of the University of Queensland, Dr Chew has over 30 years’ experience as a GP, working in a variety of practice settings across Australia.
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Dr Dilip Dhupelia LRCPS (Ire) Dip Obst ACOG FRACGP FARGP FAICD AFRACMA General Practice
Immediate Past President
Trained in Dublin, Ireland, Dr Dhupelia immigrated to Queensland as a Resident at Toowoomba Base Hospital and subsequently Medical Superintendent at Millmerran (1978-1982) and then practised in Toowoomba (1982-2005) as a Rural Generalist Obstetrician. He served as Toowoomba LMA President, GP Connections Chair (Toowoomba Division of General Practice) and Chair of CheckUP Australia.
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Dr Sanjeev Bandi MBBS, FRCSI, FRACS Urology
Capricornia Area Representative
Dr Bandi is a consultant urologist trained in India, Ireland and Australia. Dr Bandi was the Chair of the Special Advisory Group in Andrology of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand for two terms from 2007 to 2014.
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Dr Kimberley Bondeson BSc (Hons) MBBS FRACGP DAME General Practice, Aviation Medicine, Coal Mine Medicals
Greater Brisbane Area Representative
Dr Bondeson graduated from the University of Queensland in 1996, and spent five years working in rural and remote Queensland. This included 12-month stints in Emerald, Warwick and Doomadgee. After completing the accident and emergency basic training, Dr Bondeson returned to Brisbane, where she worked as an after-hours doctor for three years, before attaining her FRACGP.
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Dr Maria Boulton MBBS FRACGP General Practice
Greater Brisbane Area Representative
Dr Maria Boulton founded general practice clinic Family Doctors Plus with Dr Fiona Raciti in 2016 and they won the Telstra Queensland Business of the Year in 2017. Dr Boulton has worked in general practice for 16 years and enjoys family medicine and skin cancer screening, as well as performing work, pre-employment and coal board medicals and doing travel vaccinations.
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Dr Michael Clements MBBS BEcon (Hons) MPH MHM DAvMed FRACGP FARGP FRACMA FACAsM GAICD MRAeS General Practice
North Area Representative
Dr Michael Clements served with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for 13 years. After working in various locations around the country and the world, Dr Clements now owns and works in a private practice in Townsville as a GP and as a Designated Aviation Medical Examiner. He is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Aerospace Medicine, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators. He completed the DipAvmed in the UK in 2010 and remains active in the RAAF Specialist Reserve. Dr Clements continues to supervise general practitioners in training and works part-time as a Director of Rural Generalist Training for the Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway.
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Dr Sarah Coll MBBS FRACS FAOA Orthopaedic Surgery
Specialist Craft Representative
Dr Coll graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1994. She spent her intern year in Perth before moving permanently to Queensland. She trained in Orthopaedic Surgery in Cairns and throughout Brisbane until moving back to Cairns in 2005. She is a Visiting Medical Officer at Cairns Private Hospital. She has been an enthusiastic Board Member for 2 years and has thoroughly enjoyed her five years on Council, addressing policy and shaping the direction of the organisation.
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Dr Hasthika Ellepola MBBS MD FSLCOG FRANZCOG Obstetrics and Gynaecology
International Medical Graduate Representative
Dr Hasthika Ellepola is a specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist trained in Sri Lanka and Australia. Currently he holds the position of Senior Staff Specialist Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Logan Hospital Metro South HS and Senior Clinical Lecturer, Medical school, Griffith University. He also is a member of the RANZCOG board of examiners.
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Dr Erica Gannon B Pharmacy MBBS Emergency Physician
Part-Time Medical Practitioner Representative
Dr Gannon is a senior medical officer and staff specialist emergency physician at Caboolture Hospital. A former pharmacist, she began her medical studies in 2000 at the University of Sydney and completed her fellowship with The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine in 2012. Dr Gannon completed her early training at RBWH and most of her emergency training there as well.
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Dr Marco Giuseppin BPharm(Hons) MBBS JCCA Rural Generalist Anaesthetist
Downs and West Area Representative
Dr Giuseppin is a Rural Generalist Anaesthetist currently working at the UQ Rural Clinical School and the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Charleville, Western Queensland. A keen advocate for rural practice, rural anaesthesia, and rural maternity services, his aim is to work to "Make Rural Great Again".
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Associate Professor Geoffrey Hawson FRACP FAChPM FRCPA (1976) Clinical Haematology, Medical Oncology, Palliative Care
Senior Doctors Representative
Associate Professor Geoffrey Hawson graduated from the University of Queensland in 1969. He trained initially in laboratory haematology (Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital) then as a physician in clinical haematology (Princess Alexandra Hospital) and was Director of Pathology and Medical Oncology at The Prince Charles Hospital from 1981 to 1995.
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Associate Professor Kees Nydam MBBS FACEM FAChAM (RACP) AFRACMA MMEd MHM Addiction Medicine and Emergency Medicine
North Coast Area Representative
Although Dr Nydam now mainly works with those with recreational and or therapeutic substance disorders/persistent pain syndromes, he still visits the emergency department in a liaison consultant role. Dr Nydam holds formal qualifications in medical management, medical education and health management and is very involved with advocacy and education at local, state national and Australasian levels.
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Dr Nikola Ognyenovits MD FRACGP FACRRM FAChAM (RACP) Addiction Medicine Specialist
Specialist Representative
Dr Nikola Ognyenovits is an addiction medicine specialist. He has a strong interest in the clinical management and research in substance use disorders, and associated mental health conditions, including developmental trauma, PTSD, depression and anxiety disorders.
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Dr Rachael O'Rourke MBBS FRANZCR CTCA Radiology
Greater Brisbane Area Representative
Dr O’Rourke is a radiologist who has trained in Queensland since internship in 2004 to receiving her specialty in 2012. She has worked in both public and private practice in the past six years. In 2014, Dr O’Rourke was a strong advocate for doctors at The Prince Charles Hospital during the Campbell Newman contract negotiations. In 2015, she took on the position of Director of Medical Imaging in order to champion clinical leadership in her department and the hospital.
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Dr Fiona Raciti MBBS (Honours) FRACGP DCH General practice
General Practitioner Representative
Dr Fiona Raciti completed her training in Bundaberg and values the experience and special skills gained from working in a rural environment. Dr Raciti has a special interest in women and children’s health, travel medicine and occupational medicine. She is passionate about continuing her education to provide up-to-date evidence-based care for her patients. Dr Raciti is a founding member of the Australian Lifestyle Medicine Association.
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Professor Tony Rahman MBBS BMBcH MA PhD DIC FRCP FFICM FRACP PhD Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Specialist Representative
Dr Tony Rahman is Director of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at The Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane. Prior to his post in Brisbane, he was a Consultant Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist and ICU physician at St. George’s Hospital in London.
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Dr Louise Robinson MBBS (Honors), FRANZCO, B Com Ophthalmology
Gold Coast Area Representative
Dr Louise Robinson obtained her medical degree from the University of Sydney and graduated with honors. She underwent her Ophthalmic training at Sydney Eye Hospital and further sub-specialty training in Surgical and Medical Glaucoma at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Eye Care Centre, Canada.
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Dr Siva Senthuran MBBS BSC FRCA FANZCA FCICM Anaesthesia
Full-time Salaried Medical Practitioner Representative
Dr Senthuran is a Senior Staff Intensivist at Townsville Hospital where he is the lead for intensive care research. He was a founding member of the Townsville Medical Staff Society and is Deputy Queensland Chair of the Australia New Zealand Intensive Care Society and a member of the final fellowship exam committee for College of Intensive Care Medicine.
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Dr Emily Shao BSc MBBS MPH PhD candidate
Greater Brisbane Area Representative
Dr Emily Shao is a PhD trainee and has experience as a medical registrar and emergency senior house officer. She has worked across numerous hospitals in the Greater Brisbane area, including the Royal Brisbane Hospital, Prince Charles Hospital, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and Redland Hospital. She is a long-standing member of the AMAQ Council of Doctors in Training. She has interests in advocating for junior doctors as well as supporting doctors' wellbeing. She is completing a PhD thesis on skin cancer in kidney transplant recipients.
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Dr David Shepherd MBBS FRACS FAOrthA Orthopaedic surgery
Far North Area Representative
Dr David Shepherd was born and bred in Far North Queensland, growing up and going to school in Cairns. He travelled to Brisbane for university and specialist training in orthopaedics, returning to Cairns after obtaining his specialist qualifications.
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Dr Maddison Taylor MD BMedSci Hons(Acc) Doctor in Training
Doctor in Training Representative
Dr Maddison Taylor completed her undergraduate degree, honours and medical degree at Griffith University in 2017. She has spent her internship and residency at Townsville University Hospital, where she is currently undertaking her first year as a medical registrar. Her area of interest centres around Neurology, having completed her honours in migraine genetics.
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Dr Ian Williams MBBS FRACGP GAICD General Practice
General Practitioner Craft Group Representative
Dr Ian Williams has worked at the Camp Hill practice since 1986 and enjoys working as a General Practitioner and with the diverse multidisciplinary practice team. He is interested in all aspects of General Practice including improving the patient journey, as well as understanding and developing the role of the whole primary health care team. Away from the practice, Dr Williams is Chair of the Brisbane South PHN and is a member of the Queensland Health Statewide Older persons health Clinical network. In addition, he is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland's School of Medicine. In his spare time, Dr Williams is a passionate gardener.
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Dr Nicholas Yim BPharm MBBS FRACGP General Practice
General Practitioner Rep
Dr Yim works full time as a General Practitioner in Hervey Bay. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2017, after achieving his MBBS from Griffith University, Gold Coast in 2011.
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Zoe Byrne BSc Medical Student at University of Queensland
Medical Student Representative
Zoe Byrne is currently a medical student at the University of Queensland. With a passion for all things in medical school, Zoe will be convening the AMSA Global Health Conference in 2020 on the Gold Coast and function on the AMSA Board of Directors as an Executive member at the end of 2019.
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Lachlan Crawford
Medical Student Observer
Lachlan Crawford is a final-year medical student at the University of Queensland. He is currently attending AMA Queensland Council in the capacity of a medical student observer. Lachlan is interested in quality improvement, medical education, and patient safety. He is particularly interested in the role of organisations such as AMA Queensland in influencing change in health systems.
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