Dr Amandeep Hansra

Dr Amandeep Hansra is a leader in digital health and innovation in Australia. She is a GP with 18 years’ clinical experience but is also known for her work as a digital health consultant, entrepreneur and investor. She has been a Digital Health Adviser with the Australian Digital Health Agency for five years and in July 2024 became the Agency’s Chief Clinical Adviser (Medicine). 

Amandeep was the CEO & Medical Director of Telstra’s telemedicine business ReadyCare; a joint venture between Telstra and Medgate, (Switzerland’s leading telemedicine provider). She also served as the Chief Medical Officer for Telstra Health and separately was involved in setting up a telemedicine business in the Philippines. Amandeep was the inaugural Program Director for the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program (AUSCEP). She has held senior leadership roles at Medibank, nib and the Department of Home Affairs. 

She was a co-founder of Australian Medical Angels, one of the world's largest syndicate of angels in the medical space and founder of the organisation, Creative Careers in Medicine which has 25,000 members. 

She has a Bachelor of Medicine (honours) from the University of Newcastle, a Global Executive MBA from the University of Sydney, a Masters in Public Health and Tropical Medicine from James Cook University, the Australia Certificate in Civil Aviation Medicine, is a Certified Health Informatician of Australia and has completed the Company Directors Course through the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health at the University of Sydney. 

She is a Fellow of the RACGP & Australian Institute of Digital Health and sits on the Australian Medical Association (AMA) NSW Council.