Group Chief Executive Professor Andrew Stripp brings extensive health leadership experience gained over 30 years. Commencing his career as a Clinical Psychologist, Andrew was most recently the Chief Executive at Monash Health, Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service comprising nine hospitals and 46 community-based sites. Throughout his career, Andrew has led the delivery of high-quality and safe health services, while advancing excellence in academic research and clinical education. Prior to joining Monash Health, Andrew was the Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer at Alfred Health. Andrew has also worked in various government departments and consulted to hospitals and health care systems nationally and internationally.

Dr Julie Lamont is a subspecialist consultant gynaecological oncologist. She is a Member of the Australian Society of Gynaecological Oncologists and a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Julie has trained in the surgical and medical care of women with gynaecological cancer; gynaecological pre-cancer; as well as general gynaecological conditions. She completed her formal three year advanced fellowship training at both Monash Health and the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne.

She ensures that she provides cutting edge care for her patients and has undertaken training in advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery, as well as open surgery for gynaecological cancer and complex pelvic conditions. She is committed to providing full and multidisciplinary care for all of her patients.

Dr Lee is Director of the Women's and Children's Clinical Institute, Epworth HealthCare and Chair of Obstetrics, Epworth Freemasons.

Her interests are high risk obstetrics, laparoscopic surgery, general gynaecology including colposcopy and menstrual disorders, menopause.

Professor Susan Davis is a clinician researcher with expertise in the role of sex hormones in women across the lifespan. She is Head of the Monash University Women’s Health Research Program and holds a Level 3 NHMRC Investigator Grant. Susan is a Consultant Endocrinologist and Head of the Women’s Endocrine Clinic, Alfred Hospital Melbourne and a consultant at Cabrini Medical Centre. She is a Fellow and Council Member of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

Susan’s research spans basic science to clinical trials and has been pivotal in our understanding of sex hormones in women in multiple non-reproductive target tissues including the brain (cognition, mood, sexual function), cardiovascular system (lipids, vascular function and coagulation) and other tissues (fat, muscle, joint cartilage and bone). She leads a research program supported by the NHMRC, MRFF and the Heart Foundation.

Susan was one of five founders of Jean Hailes for Women, and is a past President of the Australasian Menopause Society and the International Menopause Society. She has over 435 peer-reviewed publications and has received numerous national and international prestigious research awards. Susan was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for  distinguished service to medicine, to women's health as a clinical endocrinologist and researcher, and to medical education.

In 2022 she was awarded the Medal of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians for her outstanding contribution and leadership in endocrinology and women’s health.

She is an advisor to the NHS Menopause Improvement Programme Steering Committee and was an advisor for the Australian National Women’s Health Strategy 2020-2030. She advocates for best clinical care via co-authorship of international Best Practice Guidelines (>20) and working with industry to ensure the health needs of women are understood. She has spoken before national (TGA) and international regulatory bodies, FDA (US) and EMA (Europe) as an advocate and advisor. 

Dr Julie Lamont is a subspecialist consultant gynaecological oncologist. She is a Member of the Australian Society of Gynaecological Oncologists and a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Julie has trained in the surgical and medical care of women with gynaecological cancer; gynaecological pre-cancer; as well as general gynaecological conditions. She completed her formal three year advanced fellowship training at both Monash Health and the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne.

She ensures that she provides cutting edge care for her patients and has undertaken training in advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery, as well as open surgery for gynaecological cancer and complex pelvic conditions. She is committed to providing full and multidisciplinary care for all of her patients.

Dr Lee is Director of the Women's and Children's Clinical Institute, Epworth HealthCare and Chair of Obstetrics, Epworth Freemasons.

Her interests are high risk obstetrics, laparoscopic surgery, general gynaecology including colposcopy and menstrual disorders, menopause.

Dr Catherine Bacus is a past chair of the RACGP Specific Interest Group – Obesity Management and founder and director of Alevia Medical Weight Loss – a group of primary care clinics specialising in medical obesity management. Catherine is dedicated to alleviating the stigma and burden of obesity that patients live with, through evidenced based approaches to weight management, understanding the complex drivers of weight gain, and assisting her patients with compassion and empathy.  She has trained and mentored several GPs and is committed to educating and upskilling GPs so that more patients can access the care that they deserve.

Belinda Beck is a Professor in the School of Health Sciences & Social Work and member of the Menzies Health Institute Queensland at Griffith University, Gold Coast campus where she has taught musculoskeletal anatomy and conducted bone research for over 20 years. Belinda graduated from The University of Queensland with a degree in Human Movement Studies (Education) and from the University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon, USA) with a Master of Science (Sports Medicine) and a PhD (Exercise Physiology). She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in the Stanford University School of Medicine (California). Her work, primarily related to the effects of mechanical loading on bone, has involved both animal and human studies, from basic to clinical research. She has been awarded over $3M in research funding, published over 100 scientific papers, and presented almost 200 abstracts at conferences and symposia nationally and internationally. Most recently Belinda, with her Griffith colleagues, published the results of the LIFTMOR, LIFTMOR-M and MEDEX-OP clinical trials which re-established the benchmark of exercise as therapy for osteoporosis and low bone mass. Belinda established The Bone Clinic Pty Ltd in 2015 to roll out this groundbreaking program of research as ONERO which had now been licenced to practitioners around Australia on a mission to prevent osteoporotic fracture.

Dr Beck serves on the Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee of Healthy Bones Australia (formerly Osteoporosis Australia), and the Healthy Bones Australia National Consumer Advisory Committee. 

She is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA), Sports Medicine Australia (SA) and the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).

Rachel Ryan is a private obstetrician and gynaecologist at Epworth Freemasons, and obstetrician at St Vincent’s Private Hospital

She has a public appointment at The Royal Women’s Hospital which includes teaching students and trainees and is part of the Women’s and Children’s Clinical Institute Executive at Epworth HealthCare.

Rachel’s interests include high and low risk pregnancy and all aspects of general gynaecology, including colposcopy and laparoscopic surgery.

Dr Stephen Cole is an experienced obstetrician and gynaecologist with an interest in low to high risk pregnancy care, multiple pregnancies, recurrent miscarriage evaluation and treatment, maternally-assisted caesarean section, maternal-fetal medicine and fetal surgery consultation.

Dr Pav Nanayakkara is an advanced minimally invasive gynaecological surgeon with specialisation in endometriosis, fibroids, ovarian cysts, laparoscopic transabdominal cerclage, abnormal uterine bleeding and complex hysterectomy.

Pav acquired her medical degree at Monash University and undertook her internship and residency at The Alfred Hospital prior to her obstetrics and gynaecology training at The Royal Women’s Hospital. Pav completed a 2.5 year fellowship in advanced minimally invasive surgery at Epworth which provided further training in hysteroscopic, laparoscopic and robotic techniques.

Pav works through Jean Hailes Women’s Health and operates at Epworth Freemasons. She is also one of the consultant surgeons with the Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Unit and a Clinical Lead of the Ambulatory Gynaecology Unit at The Royal Women’s Hospital. She is a RANZCOG training supervisor and has received national awards for her work in mentorship, wellbeing, teaching and research.

Dr Iniyaval Thevathasan is a maternal fetal medicine subspecialist obstetrician based in Melbourne.

Dr Thevathasan works across all aspects of complex and high-risk pregnancy care, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, to care for women with medical disorders in pregnancy and in the diagnosis and management of fetal anomalies.

Ini also cares for women who are having multiple babies as well as those who have experienced recurrent pregnancy loss. She provides a pre-pregnancy counselling service and is involved in the prevention of pre-term birth. She has a special interest in the impact of inflammatory bowel disease on pregnancy. She also performs tertiary level obstetrics and gynaecology ultrasound. Ini strongly believes in person-centred and inclusive healthcare, practicing evidence-based medicine so that women can come to an informed decision about their pregnancy.

Ini is passionate about teaching and training of medical students, junior medical staff and midwives. She is interested in researching the impact of antenatal corticosteroids (used to help fetal lungs mature) on women with diabetes.

Alison completed her O&G training at The Royal Women's Hospital, and London's Guy's and St Thomas Hospital. She completed an advanced laparoscopic Fellowship with A/Prof Alan Lam in Sydney, and now works publicly as a consultant at The Royal Women's, The Northern, and Joan Kirner Women's and Children's Hospitals. She is thrilled to have recently set up a multidisciplinary private practice within the new Sunshine Private Hospital. Called 'Maven Centre', it is a one-stop shop for all women's health care needs, including gynaecology, pelvic floor physiotherapy, dietetics, a pain specialist and an IVF clinician. 

Samantha is a generalist obstetrician and gynaecologist with particular interest in high risk/special needs obstetric care, minimally invasive gynae, surgery, heavy menstrual bleeding, & global women's health. Deputy Chair of the Barbara May Foundation, member of Medical Panels, senior gynaecologist at The Women's Hospital, member of Epworth executive. Training supervisor at Epworth and the Womens.