AMS Board
President
Dr Sylvia Rosevear BA MB ChB MD FRCOG FRANZCOG
Dr Sylvia Rosevear is a New Zealand Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. Graduating in Medicine from the University of Auckland in 1980, her immediate resident years were spent in Auckland as a registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at National Women’s Hospital, when National Women’s had an international reputation in Obstetrics within the fields of Intrauterine transfusion for rhesus disease, perinatal mortality publications and the burgeoning field of fertility and endocrinology. Her ‘OE’ was initially at High Wycombe, obtaining the MRCOG in 1986 and Research at King’s College Hospital London.
Dr Rosevear then went to Oxford and completed an MD on 'The Computerised Analysis of the Fetal Heart Rate in Labour’. She was a senior Registrar in Bristol and returned to New Zealand in private practice in 1993, practicing both Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is interested in the endocrinology of the menopause and the maintenance and optimisation of middle-aged health rather than just prevention of pathology.
Dr Rosevear recently completed Diploma in Exercise and Sports Medicine in recognition of the therapeutic efficacy of exercise in health promotion. She is delighted to be part of the AMS board promoting its vision.
President-Elect
Dr Christina Jang MBBS MD FRACP
Dr Christina Jang is endocrinologist with an expertise in women’s health. She trained at Monash Medical Centre and St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne before relocating to Brisbane in 2011. She is a Senior Staff Specialist at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and in private practice at Greenslopes Private Hospital. She has been a regular invited speaker at both international and national scientific meetings on topics related to menopause and female reproductive endocrinology.
Christina is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland and has research collaborations with Griffith University and the Australian Institute of Sport. She maintains an active role in teaching both medical students and advanced trainees in endocrinology.
Treasurer and WA Director
Dr Ashley Makepeace MBBS, FRACP
Dr Ashley Makepeace is a clinical Endocrinologist and completed her Endocrinology training in Western Australia and in Oxford, UK.
Her public appointment is at Fiona Stanley and Fremantle Hospitals. She consults in private health with interests in type 1 diabetes, bone health and women’s health and works as an Endocrinologist within a fertility clinic.
She is a guest lecturer for the medical curriculum at Notre Dame University, Fremantle.
She is the chair of a local interest group of Endocrinologists and Clinical Biochemists with a focus on women’s health.
Dr Elina Safro MB BS, BSc(Med)Hon, Grad Cert SA: Chair of the Education Subcommittee
Dr Elina Safro is a general practitioner with expertise in sexual and reproductive health and over 12 years clinical experience across the full procedural scope in this area of medicine.
Elina practises clinically at Family Planning Australia, as well as Royal Prince Alfred Hospital where she has a Visiting Medical Officer appointment in the medical and forensic management of sexual assault. She also serves as Chair, Education Subcommittee of the Board of Australasian Menopause Society and Adjunct Research Fellow at the HER Centre, Monash University. She is a clinical examiner for Australian Medical Council.
Regional appointments
Dr Terri Foran MBBS (Syd), MClinEd (UNSW), FAChSHM: NSW/ACT Director
Dr Terri Foran is a Sexual Health Physician and holds the position of Conjoint Senior Lecturer in the School of Women’s and Children’s Health at UNSW Sydney, where she lectures both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
She is a Visiting Medical Officer in the Menopause Hub which was recently established at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney.
Dr Jessica Floreani BSc (Biomed) BMBS FRACGP DCH Cert Sexual & Reproductive Health: SA/NT Director
Dr Jessica Floreani is an Adelaide based GP working in clinical practice as a specialist women’s health practitioner. Jessica has also worked for SHINE SA for over 15 years in both clinical practice and in medical education and most recently as coordinator of LARC training. She holds a Diploma in Child Health, Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health and is an IUD and Implanon Master Trainer. Jessica has developed and updated many courses and delivered educational material both online and in person.
Jessica maintains a keen interest and passion in her area of expertise, working with both clinicians and educating patients, to optimise their care across their life span.
Dr Marita Long MBBS FRACGP DCH Cert of Sexual and Reproductive Health: VIC/TAS Director
Dr Marita Long is a Victorian based GP working across clinical practice, medical education and research. After completing her Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive health, Marita worked for Family Planning which has positioned her well to work with women across the various ages and stages of their lives.
Marita is a current committee member for the Australian Society of Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynaecology, a member of the Women in General Practice committee for the RACGP and has recently been appointed as a Honorary Medical Adviser for Dementia Australia and a clinical Associate Professor for Wicking Dementia Education and Research Centre.
Marita has developed and delivered many educational, face to face and online workshops and is passionate about upskilling GPs to deliver the best evidence-based care to patients, especially women, who so often feel their voices aren’t heard.
Dr Lauren Goldschmidt MBBS MRCGP DRCOG DFRSH: NZ Director
Dr Goldschmidt is a GP who graduated after completing her GP training in London, UK.
She first worked in sexual health in 2010 and has maintained and broadened her interest in all areas of women health since then. She first worked in a hormone clinic in London in 2014 and completed some British Menopause Society courses. She moved to Christchurch, New Zealand in 2019 and works three days as a GP and one day doing menopause and women health consults specifically.
She is passionate about working with women to optimise all aspects of health particularly around midlife. She hopes to learn a lot being on the AMS Board and help spread the word about safe treatment options for all women experiencing menopausal symptoms.
Dr Amie Hanlon BSc(Hons) MBBS RANZCOG: QLD Director
Dr Amie Hanlon is an obstetrician and gynaecologist who has been in private practice since she received her fellowship from The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) in early 2016.
In her time as a private gynaecologist, Amie has been privileged to witness the vast improvement in quality of life that a personalised approach to the management of perimenopause can bring and truly enjoys guiding women through their menopausal transition as one of the clinicians at the multidisciplinary Menopause Centre in Greenslopes, Brisbane.
Amie also has a special interest in trans and gender-diverse healthcare, and is a member of the Gender Affirming Network, Queensland.
Australasian Menopause Society
PO Box 10, Caulfield South VIC 3162
Tel: +61 3 7076 1930
www.menopause.org.au
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Content updated March 2025