Doctor Diaries

Dr. Tahl Humes is a board certified physician and an international expert in aesthetic and anti-aging medicine. Her expertise includes advanced injectables, aesthetic lasers, skin tightening technologies, non-invasive body contouring, wellness, and skincare. She is known for her expertise in combining lasers and injectables for total facial rejuvenation. A sought-after expert on cosmetic procedure...

Dr Elaine Kung is a dedicated and detail-oriented dermatologist serving patients in New York, USA, communicating with her patients in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. Elaine treats a wide variety of clinical and aesthetic dermatology conditions. Dr. Kung is certified by the American Board of Dermatology, having graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and completed two residencies at Yal...

California based Dr. Richard Chaffoo is a triple board certified plastic surgeon with a practice that focuses on aesthetic plastic surgery and hair restoration. Dr. Chaffoo has completed two surgical residencies in plastic and reconstructive surgery and otolaryngology - head and neck surgery. He's board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the Board of Otolaryngology, Head and Ne...

Dr. Shobhan Manoharan is one of the world's leading laser dermatologists. He's well respected for his expertise and excellence in the field of dermatology and has a special interest in combination treatments for complicated scars (acne, traumatic, surgical and burns) and heavy laser resurfacing, providing unique and dramatic results for his patients. Based in Brisbane, Australia, Shobhan founded B...

Associate Professor Philip Bekhor is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and a Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists. He trained both in Melbourne and Toronto, Canada. He is a specialist in procedural dermatology, which involves the laser and surgical management of skin disorders, including cosmetic dermatology. He is also Foundation Director of the Laser Unit Department of th...

Our second episode of the four-part Call My Lawyer! series addresses key legal considerations of the business of medicine, when purchasing a medical practice. Hanya’s expert guest is Megan Warren, who is the principal lawyer at Burke & Associates Lawyers, in High Street Armadale, Victoria, Australia. Megan has provided excellent legal advice to Hanya’s medical business clients over the years –...

Dr. Nik Davies Clinincal Director, Senior Cosmetic Injector, GP, Cosmetic trainer and educator is the owner and director of NDSKIN in Erina, New South Wales, Australia and has worked in the cosmetic industry for many years. He has a wealth of medical knowledge and has trained to be a qualified GP over 10 years ago. In this time, he's also studied to be a cosmetic doctor and his practice is located...

Our first episode of the four-part Call My Lawyer! series addresses key legal considerations of the business of medicine with regard to the employment of doctors by medical business. Hanya’s expert guest is Megan Warren, who is the principal lawyer at Burke & Associates Lawyers, in High Street Armadale, Victoria, Australia. Megan has provided excellent legal advice to Hanya’s medical business...

Dr. Norman Swan is trained in paediatrics and was one of the first medically qualified journalists in Australia with a broadcast career spanning more than 30 years. He currently hosts Radio National’s, “The Health Report’, and co-hosts Coronacast podcast. He also reports on 7.30 and is a guest reporter on 4 Corners, appears on The Drum and is an occasional host of Radio National Breakfast. In addi...

Descriptor Dr. Lee Walker is an aesthetic dental surgeon, the director and clinical lead of B City Clinics in Liverpool in the UK, with 20 plus years' experience in aesthetic medicine. Hanya was delighted to meet Lee when he was invited to Australia for the Australian Society of Cosmetic Dermatology Conference, as a Key Opinion Leader for Teoxane for the past 10 years. Dr Walker is Chairman of CMA...

We love bringing you stories from inspirational, trail-blazing and successful medical professionals and can't wait to keep them coming in the New Year. Thank you for listening and coming on the journey with us - season 3 starts up in February 2022. If you would like to know more about us and the Doctor Diaries, you can connect with us at www.hanyaoversby.com.au We would lke to wish you all the ver...

Dr Ritu Gupta is a highly trained dermatologist who brings extensive experience in a wide range of specialised skills to the Platinum Dermatology practice in Ultimo NSW Australia. Her three-pronged expertise in medical, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology She graduated with Honours in Medicine from the University of Sydney and went on to complete 2 years of training in Emergency Medicine before emb...

Doctor Diaries Podcast is thrilled to be entered into the Australian Podcast Awards 2021 in the category of 'Best New Podcast' – wish us luck! From our many wonderful guests we have been able to feature just three – Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM, Dr Stefania Roberts and Dr Mansoor Mirkazemi.  Listen to highlights of their episodes as shared with our host, Hanya Oversby. For more information about th...

Associate Professor Sally Bell is a gastroenterologist and hepatologist and is the Director of Gastroenterology at Monash Health. Sally completed  her Doctorate of Medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia  in Molecular virology. She then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in IBD at St Mark’s Hospital, London. Sally specialises in inflammatory bowel disease w...

Associate Professor Tam Nguyen has over 20 years of working in the healthcare, health and medical research and research management sector including tertiary teaching hospitals, medical research institutes and universities across Australia. Tam is the deputy director of research at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, responsible for research strategy, research development and innovation. He leads a dy...

Dr Stefan Lipp holds a Ph. D. in Medicine from the University of Frankfurt, Germany and has worked as an assistant or fellow doctor in Germany, USA, and Italy. Dr Lipp has taught on several international tours in UAE, Russia, Europe and Asia, and on major congresses. He sat on several chairs, cooperated with numerous clinics around Europe, Eastern Countries and Asia, and is now a rewarded Keynote...

Dr. Armin Feldman MD has been practicing psychiatry and forensic medicine for over 20 years. For the past 10 years Armin has exclusively worked in medical legal consulting in Colorado and trained physicians in every part of the country in the U.S., providing pre-litigation pre-trial consulting services to the legal industry. Hanya discovered how Armin identified this gap in the market and explored...

Dr Mansoor Mirkazemi is a qualified Australian Plastic Surgeon who specialises in cosmetic surgery in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Mansoor graduated from the School Medicine in the University of Tasmania in 1995 and completed his internship and two years of Basic Surgical Training and worked as a registrar in Plastic Surgery with senior surgeons in Tasmania. Mansoor extensively trained under th...

Dr. Gina Messiha (Cosmetic Doctor) MB BS FRACGP is the founder and co-director of Ocean Village Medical Centre and Ocean Cosmetic in Perth, Western Australia. She is a trainer for both Merz and Galderma, on the advisory board for Cynosure, and she's a key opinion leader for BTL Australia, a national and international speaker as a cosmetic physician.. Phew, busy woman! Dr. Gina has a special intere...

One of Victoria’s leading plastic and reconstructive surgeons, Dr. Marie Rostek is Melbourne-trained, with a specific interest in breast, hand and aesthetic surgery. Marie graduated from Adelaide University in 1988 and moved to Melbourne to undertake surgical training, completing her fellowship in plastic and reconstructive surgery in 1998. Throughout her subsequent extensive international trainin...

Dr. Ian Katz is a leading expert in skin cancer diagnosis and treatment, entrepreneur, angel investor and speaker. Ian, after his basic medical training at the University of Cape Town, qualified as a pathologist in Australia in 1996. Since then, he has become one of Australia's leading experts in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer. He's a senior pathologist at Southern Sun Pathology. Hanya...

Michelle Wong is a 30-something science educator with a PhD in super molecular and medicinal chemistry, based in Sydney, Australia. Prompted by questions from her friends regarding which beauty products actually work and frustrated by the claims made by those products and beauty bloggers providing incomplete information relating to them, she started an online business called Lab Muffin almost 10 y...

As a third generation doctor, Dr Niro Sivathasan completed his bachelor’s and medical degrees from King’s College London and University College London, respectively, and worked across a variety of surgical specialties but focussed on plastic and burns surgery, and on head and neck reconstruction. This was followed by a 2-year higher fellowship in general cosmetic surgery in Australia, and then a 2...

Dr. Jared Watts is a regional Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and currently the Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Kimberley of Western Australia. He's also the Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology for the WA Country Health Service, and a WA Clinical Senator. He's current chair of the ACRRM, RACGP, and RANZCOG Joint Committee for GP Obstetrics and Certification. Regional Fellows Committe...

Stefania has been a phlebologist and experienced cosmetic physician specializing in all aspects of vein LIC treatment, muscle relaxant injections and temporary dermal filler technology since 1997. She owns her own clinic Victoria Vein Clinic. She's also on a number of advisory committees, focused on medical uses of muscle relaxing injections and dermal fillers. And it is these treatments she predo...