Peter Subramaniam is a Senior Consultant Vascular Surgeon with over two decades of service at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Royal Adelaide Hospital , with his private hospital practice being based at Calvary Adelaide and Ashford. He is a graduate (MBBS )from the University of Melbourne and subsequently completed a General Surgical Fellowship at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and a Fellowship in Vascular Surgery at the Alfred and Austin Hospitals in Melbourne, and the Royal Brisbane Hospital in Queensland.
He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, as well as completing a Surgical Leadership Program from Harvard . He is an Associate Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Medical Administrators.
He is an Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide and has convened and chaired the Board of the Adelaide Vascular Trials( AVT) since its establishment in 2001. Peter served for 9 years (2010 to 2019) on the Board of Vascular Studies of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons, which has a pivotal role in overseeing the binational vascular surgery training program, including selection, training credentialing, and curriculum setting.
His professional contributions include serving as the President of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery (2020-2022) and the World Federation of Vascular Societies (2021). Peter is involved in initiatives to enhance cost efficiency and clinical decision-making in the South Australian healthcare system, in his role as Medical Lead Surgery Stream 2 (Director of Surgery) at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. He served as Chair of the Clinical Council of the Central Adelaide Local Healthcare Network (CALHN) from 2022 to the end of 2024 and during that time, served on the Board of CALHN as the senior medical observer. He is the President of AMA SA and served as Chair of the SA Branch of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons between 2012-2014.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Peter served as an advisor to the South Australian government on elective surgical restrictions and continues to serve on the State Elective Surgery Steering Committee. He is on the Steering Committee of the Australian Ethical Healthcare Alliance and chaired the Clinical Committee on Vascular and Endovascular Procedures during the Medicare Benefits Schedule Review (2017-2019).
This year he was appointed Adjunct Associate Professor at the Flinders University College of Medicine and Public Health where he teaches at the Rural Medical School in the Riverland where he has been providing a visiting consulting service since 2001.
He is a founder partner of Adelaide Vascular.
Dr Louis Papilion completed his medical degree at the University of Adelaide, followed by specialist training in Anaesthesia. He subsequently worked as a Staff Specialist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital until 2023, when he transitioned to full-time private practice with Stace Anaesthetists.
Dr Papilion provides anaesthetic services across all metropolitan private hospitals and has a particular clinical interest in anaesthesia for upper gastrointestinal procedures, including bariatric surgery.
He joined the Council in 2022 to contribute to advocacy efforts aimed at improving working conditions and wellbeing for doctors, as well as to support reforms that enhance the delivery of care within both the public and private healthcare sectors.
Dr Emily Kirkpatrick is a highly regarded general practitioner, medical administrator and leader across the public, private and academic health systems.
Dr Kirkpatrick is a Non-executive Director of the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Healthdirect Australia and UNE Life, the Managing Director of the EKology Group and a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the Australian Institute for Machine Learning, where she applies her clinical governance expertise to advancing health technologies.
Dr Kirkpatrick’s past roles include Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer and Executive Director of Community and Primary Care Partnerships within SA Health. Emily played a critical role in leading South Australia’s COVID-19 response as the COVID Community Commander and in establishing virtual hospital care.
‘I’m honoured to join the AMA SA Board and contribute to shaping the future of medicine in South Australia. As an experienced board director, GP, public health advocate, and medical administrator, I am passionate about supporting doctors and amplifying the voice of our profession. I look forward to working with my fellow Board members to advocate for connected, clinician-led healthcare within a sustainable and forward-thinking AMA SA.’
Linda Abrams-South is a senior executive and board director with extensive experience across Australia in strategic and operational leadership.
Ms Abrams-South has held a number of non-executive director and senior executive roles including acting/interim Chief Executive, General Manager, Executive Director, and Chief Financial Officer in health, infrastructure, economic and justice sectors. She holds degree qualifications in four disciplines: finance and accounting, commercial law, business management, and computer and information science.
‘I’m excited to join the Board and be a part of shaping the future of AMA SA – an organisation that plays a vital role in advocating for systems and policies that deliver the best healthcare. I’m passionate about improving the health and well-being outcomes for the most disadvantaged in our communities through partnerships, performance, and good governance. I bring experience in financial governance, which I hope will contribute to AMA SA’s continued strength and effectiveness.’
