SPEAKERS

Dr Peta Tehan is a senior lecturer in podiatry at the University of Newcastle, Australia and a conjoint podiatrist at the Hunter New England health service high risk foot clinic. This combination of academia and clinical practice gives Dr Tehan a unique perspective which drives her passion for clinically translatable research. Dr Tehan was awarded her PhD in 2016 which was an investigation of non-invasive vascular assessments of the lower limb. Dr Tehan has published extensively in the field of non-invasive vascular assessment and diabetes including reliability and accuracy studies on Doppler, ankle brachial pressure indices, toe systolic pressures and toe-brachial pressure indices.

Dr. Perrin is Senior Lecturer within the Department of the Rural Health Sciences of the La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University and Chair of Diabetes Feet Australia. From a clinical foundation of managing a high-risk foot service in a major regional hospital, he continues to devote his research and advocacy activities to the prevention of lower limb amputation in people with diabetes. He has undertaken research investigating the scope of diabetes-related foot disease (DFD) in regional Australia, the psychological and behavioural aspects of DFD and more recently the use of technology to assist with the prevention of DFD. The aim of the future research of Dr. Perrin is to develop effective interventions to prevent DFD in at-risk people with diabetes.

Dr Dean Samaras is a comprehensively trained podiatric surgeon. He has completed fellowship training with the Australasian College of Podiatric Surgeons (ACPS) which included international preceptorships and courses in the UK and USA with renowned podiatric and orthopedic surgeons.

Dean is a resourceful and experienced practitioner and provides tailored care for each of his patients. He recognises the importance of both conservative and surgical  options as part of treatment planning. He has a very practical approach and enjoys problem solving with his patients. Wherever possible he focuses on the least invasive surgical methods in order to reduce pain and encourage early return to activity and function

Dr. Baarini completed his general Podiatry degree in 2004 at La Trobe University Melbourne. He then completed his Masters degree at the University of South Australia, and then finally undertaking his surgical fellowship through the Australasian College of Podiatric Surgeons. 

​In his time in training in foot and ankle surgery Dr. Baarini has spent extensive periods training in the United Kingdom, and the United States; as well as having undertaken various courses internationally  (including Germany, Hong Kong, and Jakarta).Dr. Baarini has a particular interest in trying to keep patients ambulatory post surgery where  possible , and aims at providing the least traumatic surgical approaches to his patients to achieve this.

Dr. Baarini also has a deep interest in helping provide surgical training and performing charity surgical work in third world countries. He has  been involved in  charity surgical missions abroad, and aims to continue doing this work into the future.

 Website

podiatry.org.au

Phone

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Email

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