Experts

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

Todd Scarce is a Physiotherapist with more than 15-years experience in private practice. He has a passion for the role Physiotherapists can play not only in rehabilitation from injury or surgery, but in improving the health of the Australian population. It is this passion that led to Todd’s involvement with Kieser Australia. Kieser is a network of integrated Physiotherapy and strength-training clinics, specialising in active rehabilitation and strengthening programs for all ages, conditions and pursuits. Kieser Norwood is due to open in August 2023.
Susan is Australia’s leading expert in the area of cyber safety and was a member of Victoria Police for 27 years. She was the first Victoria Police officer appointed to a position involving cybersafety and young people. She has completed advanced training in the USA including the Protecting Children Online Certificate from Fox Valley Technical College and the ‘University Certificate in Child Safety on the Internet’ from the University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom. She has also been awarded The National Medal, the Victoria Police Service Medal – 2nd Clasp, and the National Police Medal. She provides 100’s of hours of pro bono support to parents and schools each year in relation to online issues.
A/Prof Ralph Audehm is a GP of 35 years experience. An Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Department of General practice. He has a broad interest in chronic disease management, diabetes, heart disease and transitional research. He has owned his own practice, worked for NGOs as well as in the community health sector. He believes that primary care and general practice is the key to providing better health outcomes for all Australians.
Dr Anneliese Perkins consults from the Ashford Medical Centre, on site at Ashford Hospital. She provides labour and birthing options at the Ashford Hospital. Ashford Hospital is fully equipped with the highest level of private intensive care, neonatal and maternal care available in South Australia. In addition to private obstetrics, she also works as a Sonologist at Adelaide Women’s Imaging providing Specialist Medical Ultrasound services including nuchal translucency, amniocentesis, morphology and high risk fetal growth monitoring. Dr Anneliese Perkins strives to provide compassionate and professional obstetric care for women during pregnancy and childbirth, working with women and their partners to facilitate a successful and enjoyable birth process.
Sacha is a Nurse Practitioner working in paediatric allergy in a tertiary hospital. She is also the Nurse Unit Manager for the service. She has been working in allergy for over 20 years and my interests include anaphylaxis management, food allergy and venom immunotherapy. She is also a casual tutor for the Professional Certificate in Allergy Nursing run through the University of South Australia.
Dr James Alexander is an experienced, Australian-trained Urogynaecolgist, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, specialising in pelvic floor disorders. James provides care in Sydney’s North Shore and the surrounding suburbs.
James completed his basic Obstetrics and Gynaecology training at The Royal Hospital for Women, Port Macquarie Base Hospital and St George Hospital in 2017 and went on to complete a year as the Gynaecological Oncology fellow at The Royal Hospital for Women. Following this, he commenced urogynaecology training and in 2022 obtained his fellowship in Urogynaecology at Monash Health & The Mercy Hospital for Women in Melbourne. James has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and spent a year on a Medical Mission running a maternity unit in Zambia.
Prof William Ledger is Emeritus Professor, and was previously Head of Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of New South Wales and Director of Reproductive Medicine at the Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney. He is also a fertility specialist at City Fertility in Sydney. He is immediate past Chair of the RANZCOG Research Assessment Committee, a former member of the NHMRC Working Party reviewing national guidelines on ethics and ART, and chair of the MBS Working Party on costs of ART. His research interests include in vitro fertilisation, assisted reproduction, reproductive ageing, endometriosis, premature ovarian failure, polycystic ovary syndrome, onco-fertility, and the health economics of infertility.