Dr Graham Neilsen
Graham is our Specialist Sexual Health Physician. You can see Graham for sexual health issues such as transgender healthcare, HIV and STI management and sex therapy if you have a referral letter from your General Practitioner. For instructions on how to refer to Dr Neilsen click here.
Dr Neilsen has been working in sexual health and HIV for over 25 years both clinically and in public health. In addition to his Master of Medicine degree in Sexual Health from the University of Sydney, he holds two specialist Fellowships from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, one in Sexual Health Medicine and the other in Public Health Medicine. He has worked in many different settings in Australia as well as countries in Asia and Africa elsewhere (e.g., Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Burma, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kosovo, Laos, Lesotho, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Vietnam.
From 2011-2012, Graham worked as an international consultant in sexual health and development and supported a major WHO consultation on transgender health in 2012. Prior to that, he spent 10 years in Bangkok as the Technical Advisor on Sexual and Reproductive Health with Family Health International.
Graham's expertise includes improving the quality of HIV and sexual health care and for men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers, and injecting drug users. He is the author of many papers on sexual health issues and has written several book chapters on the area.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Master of Medicine (Sexual Health), University of Sydney, Australia, 1998
Professional Member, Australian Society for Microbiology, 1995
Fellow, Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians [#55], 1994
Fellow, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians [#421], 1992
Diploma in Venereology, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, 1991
Certificate of Family Planning, Australian Federation of Family Planning Associations, 1982
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Queensland, Australia, 1979
SUMMARY OF KEY CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
- Specialist Sexual Health Physician, Stonewall Medical Centre, Brisbane, Australia
- Senior Staff Specialist, Sexual Health & HIV Service, Metro North, Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane
- President, Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- President, Society of Australian Sexologists [Queensland Branch]
- President, Sexual Health Society of Queensland
- Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of Queensland
- Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, University of Queensland
- Member, Transgender Clinician Advisory Panel, Queensland Health Department
COUNTRIES WORKED:
Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kosovo, Laos, Lesotho, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Viet Nam
COMMUNITY GROUPS:
Life Member, true [formerly FPQ - Family Planning Queensland]
Founding Committee Member, Queensland Intravenous AIDS Association (QuIVAA), Australia, 1988
Founding Committee Member, Self-health for Queensland Workers in the Sex Industry (SQWISI), Australia, 1988
PROFESSIONAL GROUPS:
Member, Australia and New Zealand Professional Association for Transgender Health
Member, World Professional Association for Transgender Health
Member, World Association for Sexual Health