About us

Monash University’s Department of General Practice was established more than 35 years ago, and is one of the largest general practice teaching departments in Australia. Situated within the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, the Department’s core business is to teach medical students and contribute to the understanding, application and advancement of general practice.
Now, perhaps more than ever, the general practice and primary health care environment in which we work is rapidly changing. We recognise the importance of working together with others to respond to, and engage with, the change that is upon us.
We strive to maintain excellence in teaching and grow and strengthen our discipline. We believe that by exposing our students to high quality general practice and primary care we will nurture in them an interest in pursuing a career in general practice. We are also undertaking world-class, cutting edge research to inform clinical practice and policy questions in primary health care.
Our people
Our Department has a proud history of delivering excellence in teaching and growing and strengthening our discipline. Our faculty staff count among the most highly regarded practitioners and general medicine researchers in Australia, supported by an incredible administrative team committed to excellence in the delivery of cutting-edge, quality primary health care education.
Senior Management Team
Emeritus Professors
Emeritus Professor Leon Piterman AM
Emeritus Professor Merilyn Liddell AM
Senior Lecturers
Dr Phillip Feren
Dr Cathy Grech
Dr Nadida Kachkouche
Dr Atish Manek
Dr Harishan Tharmarajah
Lecturers
Dr Anu Achar
Dr Jordan Crawford
Dr Laxmi Iyengar
Dr Nat Lojanapiwat
Dr Tian Tu
Dr Pradeep Vijayanand
Dr Allara Walsh-Howe
Dr Kimberley Yew
Research staff
Senior Research Fellows
Dr Jessica Botfield
Dr Sharinne Crawford
Dr Olena Ivanova
Research Fellows
Dr Anisa Assifi
Dr Alissia Hui
Dr Elsa Ibanez Prada
Dr Sharon James
Dr Riki Lane
Dr Nadia Lusis
Dr Karen Nolidin
Isabella Papadopoulos
Dr Susan Saldanha
Research Manager
Dr Maria de Leon-Santiago
Research Support Officer
Joly Kwek
Professional staff
Sarah Budhiwianto
Marion Daniels
Anna Goldstein
Emiko Hunt
Claudia Morando-Stokoe
Levina Rahardjo
Sandra Zovko
Academic registrars
Dr Damian Goodwin
Dr Kim Tran
Adjunct staff
Adjunct Professor Leanne Rowe
Adjunct Associate Professor Gregory Goodman
Adjunct Associate Professor Claire Harrison
Adjunct Associate Professor Safeera Hussainy
Adjunct Associate Professor Christopher Pearce
Adjunct Associate Professor Peter Schattner
Adjunct Associate Professor Hui Yang
Dr Abigail Tenen
Dr Lyle Turner