NSW Ministry of Health
NSW Australia
Current Role
Legal and Regulatory Services Branch
NSW Ministry of Health
Previous Roles
Kangskin Clinic
Seoul, Korea
Dr Sung Bin Cho, M.D P.H.D, attended the University College of Medicine in Korea in 2002. He then went onto a residency at the University in the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research until 2006 where he also did his fellowship. Dr Cho graduated in 2011 at Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul with a doctorate of Philosophy. He is a member of the Korean Dermatological Association, Korean Society for Behçet’s Disease, The Korean Hair Research Society and the Korean Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. His professional experience spans from Army Medical Doctor in 2006-2009, Assistant Clinical Professor 2010-2012 to the CEO of Kangskin Clinic since 2012 to the present day. Dr Cho is presently doing a Post-doc course at the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei.
Medico Legal, AVANT
Head of Medico Legal Advisory Service, Avant
Kate has worked in the area of medical negligence and healthcare law for over 15 years in Australia, England and Singapore.
A graduate of ANU, Kate worked as an Associate to a Judge of the Supreme Court of Northern Territory and in the litigation department of the NT Attorney-General’s Department.
In London, Kate was a partner in the Dispute Resolution Department of Trowers & Hamlins where she managed major claims for the National Health Service Litigation Authority and developed a particular interest in obstetric litigation.
On her return to Australia, Kate joined the major claims unit of Avant (then United Medical Protection). She re-joined the team at Avant Law in 2011, after spending a period of time living in Singapore with her family where she worked in a local law firm acting for hospitals and healthcare companies.
Dermatologist
Greg Goodman, MBBS, FACD, MD, GradDipClinEpi, has been a practicing dermatologist for more than 20 years. His areas of specialty include skin cancers, Mohs micrographic surgery, lasers in dermatology, cosmetic dermatology, facial aging and the treatment of acne and acne scarring. He is an associate professor at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He is chief of surgery at the Skin and Cancer Foundation of Victoria.
Greg is a national trainer for numerous temporary dermal fillers and is a member of several international editorial boards and advisory committees. He has always had a keen interest in skin care and skin therapeutics, and has published extensively on acne and acne scarring and the use of botulinum toxin, fillers, and lasers. His current research interest is skin aging. This interest has seen him develop the My Beauty Potential program. MBPs aim is to achieve long term effective outcomes via a systematic, integrated process of education, assessment and treatment planning. The MBP website was launched in April 2014.
Associate Professor Goodman has travelled the world to speak and lecture on a variety of dermatologic subjects including lectures in Australia, the United States, Singapore, New Zealand, Tokyo, Malaysia, the Philippines and Mexico. As part of these travels, he has been a guest lecturer for the International Society of Cosmetic Surgery, the World Congress of Dermatology, the American Academy of Dermatology, the Australasian College of Dermatology, the New Zealand Dermatological Society, and the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology.
Associate Professor Goodman's research has been published in such respected medical journals as the British Journal of Dermatology, Medical Journal of Australia, Australian Journal of Dermatology, Dermatological Surgery, and the American Journal of Clinical Dermatology.
Rejuven8 Cosmetix, Robina
QLD Australia
Dr Douglas Grose (MBBS, Bsc (Med), Dobs RCOG FCPCA), is a Cosmetic Physician who graduated from Sydney University School of Medicine in 1970. He also holds a First Class Honours degree in Science majoring in Pharmacology. He holds a Diploma from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of England majoring in Obstetrics. Dr Grose is the current President of the Cosmetic Physicians College of Australasia and has been extensively involved in lecturing and training of cosmetic doctors and nurses for many years. He is a frequent speaker at cosmetic conferences in Australia and overseas. His interests now are in the use of cosmetic injectables to manage facial ageing, light based skin therapies and his particular area of interest is the management of acne using multiple modalities
ARPANSA
NSW Australia
Dr John Javorniczky is a Senior Regulatory Officer in the Regulatory Services Branch of ARPANSA specialising in advice on non-ionizing radiation protection and the development of policies, strategies and regulatory guidance such as codes and standards. In his regulatory role, he researches a range of non-ionising radiation issues related to ultraviolet, visible and infrared sources including lasers. He provides a range of scientific, policy and standards expertise to support ARPANSA programs and external stakeholders. Dr Javorniczky was also a member of the working group to review IPLs and Lasers for Cosmetic or Beauty Therapy.
St Vincent's Private Hospital
NSW Australia
Dr Liang Joo Leow is a widely-recognised specialist in dermatologic and cosmetic surgery. His expertise includes facial and body aesthetics, Mohs and reconstructive surgery, lasers, treatment of scars, and complex medical dermatology. He runs a comprehensive dermatology practice in the inner city, and is both a procedural as well as medical consultant dermatologist at St Vincent's Private Hospital, Sydney.
He has published in college-associated medical journals across three specialties, presented at medical and pharmaceutical seminars, served as a consultant for cosmeceutical brands, and has been featured as a skin expert in health and fitness magazines. Original research he completed has been pivotal in establishing the link between bacterial infection and rosacea.
Dr Leow is a Conjoint Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, and is active in education and assessment at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is involved in clinical governance at St Vincent’s Health Australia, and is a core committee member at the Therapeutic Goods Administration. His professional memberships include the Australasian College of Dermatologists, American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Mohs Surgery and Australian Institute of Company Directors
Dermatologist
Dr Adrian Lim is a visiting dermatologist to the Royal North Shore Hospital and a Clinical Trials director at Central Sydney Dermatology. He has published research and given presentations both at home in Sydney and further afield.
Dr Lim is the Director of Training at the Australasian College of Phlebology, Chair of the National Training Committee for the Australasian College of Dermatology, a board member of the Skin and Cancer Foundation (NSW) and is the Medical Director at uRepublic Cosmetic Dermatology and Veins in Sydney's CBD.
Phlebologist
A/Professor Kurosh Parsi (Sydney Phlebologist / Vein Specialist), FACD, FACP is a dermatologist, phlebologist and vascular anomalies (birthmarks) specialist. He is a medical graduate of the University of Sydney and obtained his Master of Science in Medicine degree from the University of New South Wales (UNSW).
A/Professor Kurosh Parsi's basic science research has focused on the basic properties of detergent sclerosants and in particular their interaction with coagulation, antithrombotic and fibrinolytic mechanisms. This work is done in affiliation with the Department of Haematology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. His clinical research in phlebology has focused on deep vein sclerosis and ‘sclerothrombus’ as well as traveller’s thrombosis. His research in dermatology has been on pigmented purpuric dermatoses (PPD), vascular malformations and reticulate eruptions.
A/Professor Kurosh Parsi specialises in endovenous laser ablation (EVLA), catheter directed sclerotherapy (CDS), ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy (UGS), management of vascular malformations, diagnosis and management of vascular skin problems such as leg ulceration, reticulate eruptions and PPD.
A/Professor Kurosh Parsi is the founding editor of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Phlebology. Positions held include President, Australasian College of Phlebology (current); Specialist Dermatologist, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney; Staff Specialist in Dermatology and Vascular Anomalies, Sydney Children’s Hospital; Conjoint Senior Lecturer, UNSW. A/Professor Kurosh Parsi is the current Associate Editor of the Australasian Journal of Dermatology and serves on the Editorial Board of Phlebology: The Journal of Venous Disease.
A/Professor Kurosh Parsi is a fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatology and the Australasian College of Phlebology (ACP) . He is a member of the International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH),Australian Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ASTH), International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA),Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM), American College of Phlebology, Gesellschaft für Thrombose- und Hämostaseforschung (GTH) and a Corresponding International Member of the French Society of Phlebology.
Incredible Marketing
USA
Samuel E. Peek is the Founder and Incredible Executive Officer (IEO) of Incredible Marketing, a full service digital agency focusing on Internet marketing in a variety of professional industries, including healthcare, dental, legal, and finance. An entrepreneur at heart and self-professed “Internet nerd” by choice, Mr. Peek has a diverse background that lends him a distinct advantage to understanding what makes businesses thrive and the savvy to help them do so quickly. He is known within the marketing space for his winning results-oriented digital communications strategies and frequently attends and speaks at industry meetings in both the United States, Australia, and around the world.
Cosmetic Physician
Kosmedical Pty Ltd
Dr Adam Rish has practiced laser and cosmetic medicine since 1986. He is medical director of Laserase in Bondi Junction. He is a Fellow and Vice President of the Cosmetic Physicians College of Australasia. He is a regular publisher and speaker on cosmetic and laser medicine in both Australia and internationally. He was formerly medical advisor and sales director for Micromode Medical which introduced Palomar and Continuum Biomedical lasers into the Australian market. His reputation within his profession for strong ethics, experience and sensibility is the result of decades of successful clinical practice and contribution to the profession.
Dermatologist
Professor Rodney Sinclair is Professor of Dermatology at the University of Melbourne and Director of Epworth Dermatology. Epworth Dermatology conduct clinical research in psoriasis, hair loss and skin cancer prevention and treatment and laboratory research into stem cell biology, regenerative medicine and gene discovery.
He is Past-President of the Australasian Society for Dermatology Research, the Australasian Hair and Wool Research Society and the Skin and Cancer Foundation of Victoria. Professor Sinclair is the co-author of the section on Dermatology in the Oxford Textbook of Medicine, the hair Chapter in Rook and also Bologna and lead author of Therapeutic Guidelines- Dermatology. He has written 13 textbooks of dermatology, and has over 400 research publications.
Gynecologist
Women's Health and Research Institute of Australia
Dr Yasmin Tan MBBS, FRANZCOG, DDU, is a Sydney Gynaecologist, who trained at Royal North Shore Hospital, Royal Hospital for Women and in the United Kingdom. In addition, she has completed fellowships in both Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology and Obstetric and Gynaecological Diagnostic and Procedural Ultrasound.
She is a staff specialist in Gynaecology and Medical Imaging at the Royal Hospital for Women, where she also established and currently supervises the Vulval Health Clinic. Her private practice is located at the Women’s Health and Research Institute of Australia (WHRIA).
She provides empathetic and comprehensive care for women including operative gynaecology (laparoscopic surgery where appropriate), ultrasound, benign gynaecological conditions, vulval disorders and vulval pain.
Her special interests include vulval pathology and rare and complex gynaecological conditions particularly those affecting children and adolescents.
Day 1 - Chemical Peels and Collagen Stimulators
Dr Les Brown is the joint owner of The Elizabeth Medical Centre and The Elizabeth Laser and Cosmetic Medicine Centre situated in Miller Street, North Sydney. Dr Brown is a graduate of the University of Sydney (1976) and also holds a Diploma in Dermatology (University of Cardiff, Wales). Dr Brown is a qualified Diving Medical Examiner and has special interest in Travel Medicine, Sclerotherapy and Cosmetic Laser Procedures.
Day 1 - Chemical Peels and Collagen Stimulators
Dr Sharron Phillipson is a graduate of the University of Newcastle (1984) & a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Sharron also has a Diploma in Dermatology (University if Cardiff, Wales) and a Diploma in Laser Surgery & Medicine (American Board of Laser Surgery). Her special interests are Cosmetic Medicine, Women's Health. She leads the Elizabeth Laser & Cosmetic Medicine Centre and North Sydney Medical Centre and Skin Cancer Clinic, both in Sydney.
Elite Aesthetic Doctors
VIC Australia
Dr Jodie Silleri (MBBS BSc (Hons) FRACGP) is a leading Cosmetic Physician from Melbourne where she operates in this capacity at both Elite Aesthetic Doctors and enRich Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery Centre. She is also a General Practitioner.
Dr Jodie has worked closely with one of Australia’s pioneers in Cosmetic Dermatology since 2009 and has received extensive training in facial aesthetics, individualised facial assessment, and the latest techniques in aesthetic enhancement. She is well regarded by her peers as an expert in cosmetic injectable treatments.
Day 3 - Sclerotherapy
Dr Paul Weaver (MB BS (Lond) Dip Obst (Otago) FRNZCGP) is a fully qualified and vocationally registered, medical practitioner with the New Zealand Medical Council. He sub-specialised in procedural phlebology in February 2000 and has been treating varicose and spider veins every working day since.
Dr Weaver graduated from the London Hospital Medical College (University of London) in 1984. After working as a junior hospital doctor in the UK he emigrated to New Zealand in 1987 and started general practice (GP) training. Following GP work in both rural and urban settings throughout Australasia he settled in Hawkes Bay in 1997.
The following year Dr, Weaver attended a training course in Appearance Medicine and Phlebology, that lead to his interest in cosmetic medicine and veins. He retired from general practice in 2000 to focus entirely on his new areas of specialisation.
Since that time Dr Weaver has treated thousands of patients for varicose vein problems. Paul teaches procedural phlebology and has been an examiner for the ACAM Certificate of Procedural Phlebology. He is currently the president of the NZ Society of Procedural Phlebology.
Flawless Rejuvenation Skin Clinic
VIC Australia
Dr Sean Arendse (COSMETIC PHYSICIAN. B.SC. A.K.C. MBBS. FACEM. PGDIP.) grew up in the United Kingdom and graduated from King College London in 1996. Dr Arendse moved to Australia in 2000 and grew his career as an Emergency Physician. Currently, he continues his role as a consultant and Director of Emergency Medicine Training at a major Melbourne metropolitan hospital.
For the past few years he has expanded into anti-aging, and aesthetic medicine. He is the medical director of Flawless Rejuvenation Skin Clinic, a member of the Cosmetic Physicians Society of Australia, a board member of the Cosmetic Physicians College of Australasia Ltd. and national trainer and regular speaker for various cosmetic injectable products.
Dr Arendse is currently furthering is dermatological knowledge completing a Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dermatology with Queen Marys College, University of London.
Vydence Medical
Giovana has worked in the area of aesthetic medicine for over 16 years specialising in light therapy.
A graduate of the Federal University of University of São Carlos, Brazil Giovana worked as a product specialist for DF Vasconellos as the trainer of Fraxel TM.
Giovana went on to join Vydence Medical as one of their product supervisors where she developed numerous products and protocols for their key products such as Etherea MX, Sculptor Co2, Accutyte and Trynea.
Kangskin Clinic
Seoul, Korea
Dr Sung Bin Cho, M.D P.H.D, attended the University College of Medicine in Korea in 2002. He then went onto a residency at the University in the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research until 2006 where he also did his fellowship. Dr Cho graduated in 2011 at Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul with a doctorate of Philosophy. He is a member of the Korean Dermatological Association, Korean Society for Behçet’s Disease, The Korean Hair Research Society and the Korean Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. His professional experience spans from Army Medical Doctor in 2006-2009, Assistant Clinical Professor 2010-2012 to the CEO of Kangskin Clinic since 2012 to the present day. Dr Cho is presently doing a Post-doc course at the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei.
Dermatologist
Dr Adrian Lim is a visiting dermatologist to the Royal North Shore Hospital and a Clinical Trials director at Central Sydney Dermatology. He has published research and given presentations both at home in Sydney and further afield.
Dr Lim is the Director of Training at the Australasian College of Phlebology, Chair of the National Training Committee for the Australasian College of Dermatology, a board member of the Skin and Cancer Foundation (NSW) and is the Medical Director at uRepublic Cosmetic Dermatology and Veins in Sydney's CBD.