AMA SA welcomes new Councillors

Dr Davinder Gill – Ordinary Member 

Dr Davinder Gill graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2001 and has since worked or studied across all South Australian Local Health Networks, as well as in Alice Springs Paediatrics and Westmead Children’s Paediatric Emergency. He has a strong interest in healthcare access and equity, and volunteered with Médecins Sans Frontières in 2005.

Since becoming a Paediatric Emergency Specialist in 2010 and working in the Women’s and Children’s Emergency Department, Dr Gill has held a range of leadership roles, including Director of Emergency Medicine Training, Clinical Lead in Point of Care Ultrasound, Lead in the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital development, and Medical Staff recruitment, among others. He is currently the Deputy Medical Unit Head of the Paediatric Emergency Department, a position he has held for the past five years. Advocacy, particularly to address severe understaffing, is a key focus of his work and one he has pursued extensively and successfully as a SASMOA member.

‘I believe my extensive clinical, leadership and advocacy experience within the hospital sector will bring valuable perspective to AMA SA. I will advocate for broad and effective improvements in medical workforce planning, particularly for general practitioners.’

Professor Gerry O’Callaghan – Public Hospital Representative

Professor Gerry O’Callaghan completed his undergraduate studies in Dublin, Ireland, before undertaking postgraduate fellowships in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine across Ireland, Australia and the United Kingdom.

He is currently Professor of Interprofessional Learning and Associate Dean in the College of Health at Adelaide University, and an Intensive Care Consultant at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Professor O’Callaghan has a longstanding interest in interprofessional practice, resource utilisation and system design, health policy, and the evaluation and implementation of healthcare initiatives. His work is particularly focused on sustainable service delivery in intensive and acute care, as well as clinical practice improvement and broader health reform.

He brings extensive local and national experience in clinician engagement, health reform, and the development, implementation and evaluation of policy and clinical guidelines.

His previous roles include Executive Director of Medical Services at the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN), Clinical Services Director for the Division of Critical Care at CALHN, Director of Intensive Care Services at CALHN, and Inaugural National Medical Director at the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority (DonateLife).

Professor Paul Reynolds – Public Hospital Representative

Professor Paul Reynolds is a Respiratory and Sleep Physician and currently Medical Director of the Heart and Lung Program in the Central Adelaide Local Health Network. He has been engaged in several advocacy roles over the years, including as a Board Member and President of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Chair of the Specialist Training Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) for Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Board Member of the Asthma Foundation of South Australia, and Vice President of SASMOA. He is currently a Board Director of the Lung Foundation of Australia.

He has been active in promoting the interests of medical practitioners as current President of the Central Adelaide Medical Staff Society. He is a Clinical Professor at the University of Adelaide and Director of the Lung Research Laboratory in the Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences (AHMS) building.

‘I am particularly interested in improving outpatient services in the public sector which are chronically under resourced and overloaded, and I believe the only way forward is through a strategic partnership with the private sector. I think the AMA is the ideal organisation to promote this agenda.’

Dr Sebastian Ricci – Doctors in Training Representative 

Dr Sebastian Ricci is a GT RMO at CALHN, having completed a year as an intern at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

‘I am passionate about advocating for my peers and fellow junior doctors. I have previously done so in roles including Chair of the CALHN TMO Forum and as a member of the AMA SA Doctors in Training Committee. As part of my time on AMA SA Council, I hope to continue providing a strong voice for trainee doctors, particularly in improving the mental health of junior doctors and holding the Government accountable for its role in this.’