ASM Speakers
Professor
Eric Chow
Head of Health Data Management and Biostatistics Unit, Monash University
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Professor Eric Chow is an STI epidemiologist at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and Monash University. He heads the Health Data Management and Biostatistics Unit and co-heads the HIV/STI Clinical Trials Unit. His research focuses on improving treatment, prevention and control of STIs, with major projects on male HPV surveillance, understanding gonorrhoea transmission, doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) and digital health. He is the President of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research (ISSTDR) and an executive member of the Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Alliance (ASRHA).
Mark is a consultant dermatologist working in Melbourne. Over the past 15 years he has developed his specialist interest in the niche area of male genital skin disease. He is the lead consultant for the Male Genital Dermatology service at the Skin Health Institute (Melbourne) and is also appointed as a consultant dermatologist at the Melbourne Sexual Health Clinic. He is as a visiting consultant at Peter MacCallum Cancer Hospital and works in private practice at Peninsula Dermatology. He has published papers in a number of peer reviewed journals and presented at national and international meetings.
Dr Anita Elias (she/her) is a medical practitioner, with a background in General Practice. She trained in individual, couple and family therapy and has specialised and worked in Sexual Medicine and Sexual and Relationship Therapy for almost 30 years. She attained the inaugural international Fellowship of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine (FECSM) in 2012 and completed the ESSM advanced course in Sexual Medicine in 2023.
Anita previously worked in the Psychosexual Service at The Royal Women's Hospital for over 20 years, is Head of the Sexual Medicine and Therapy Clinic at Monash Health (where she’s worked for 25 years), as well as working in private practice.
She is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, is involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at Monash University and University of Melbourne, as well as educating health practitioners and the community in sexual issues.
Anita has presented at local, national and international conferences and educational programs. She runs multidisciplinary courses, for health professionals on topics of sexuality, sexual dysfunction and sexual pain.
Dr
Ahmed Kazmi
Dermatologist, Fairfield Dermatology, Sinclair Dermatology & Skin Health Institute
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Dr Ahmed Kazmi is a Melbourne based dermatologist and clinical senior lecturer with expertise in hair disorders and medical education. He is an advocate for inclusive care and as such as interests in skin of colour dermatology and transgender medicine.
Sexual Health Physician
Sexual Health Services
Royal Perth Hospital
Western Australia
Dr. Mark O'Reilly is a GP, Sexual Health Physician and Director at East Sydney Doctors and Taylor Square Private Clinic.
He is a clinical advisor to ASHM Health, a member of the Australian HIV antiretroviral guidelines committee, and a past member of the RACP Sexual Health Training committee.
Current interests include HIV, viral hepatitis, STI treatment and prevention, clinical trials and medical education.
Dr Portia Predny is a specialist GP, who has extensive experience in Gender Affirming care and medical gender affirmation. She has been an Informed Consent prescriber of hormone therapies for the past 6 years, and has provided medical, psychosocial, and pre- and post-surgical support for a large number of trans and gender diverse patients over this time.
Sonja is a partner in the health regulatory team at MinterEllison. She has been assisting clinics with the legal aspects of treating young people with gender affirming care for almost 20 years. She has been involved in some of the well-known legal cases in this area, such as Re A and Re CD. Sonja is also a member of Bellberry Human Research Ethics Committee and holds a Masters of Law in health law and bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr
Aaron Robinson
President, Consultant Dermatologist A Head Of Acne Clinic, The Skin Health Institute
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A/Prof Aaron Robinson is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists with a range of interests in medical and surgical dermatology, including skin cancer surveillance and management, acne, alopecia, and inflammatory skin conditions such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. Aaron works at the Skin Health Institute in the Transplant and Skin Cancer Assessment Clinics, the Acne Clinic and is also involved in clinical research. Aaron is also the current President and Chair of the Board of Directors at the Skin Health Institute, and the former Director of Medical Education. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne and has public appointments as a Consultant Dermatologist at St. Vincent's Hospital and The Northern Hospital. He endeavours to combine an evidence-based approach with sensitive and individualised care for all his patients and provide safe and inclusive care to people of all sexual orientations, sex and gender identity.
Elsie is a Research Officer with the Burnet Diagnostics Initiative, based in Melbourne. Her research interests involve using protein engineering to advance human health. Prior to joining the Burnet she completed her PhD at Victoria University of Wellington and carried out Post Doctoral Research at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr Ian Wong is an infectious disease physician with an interest in HPV associated diseases. He completed a PhD in 2023 that examined anal cancer screening in people living with HIV. He is currently a staff specialist at St Vincent's Hospital where he performs high resolution anoscopy.
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