AMA(SA) Councillors
The council is responsible for:
- determining questions and matters of policy for the association;
- making by-laws about ethical considerations (including handling complaints related to the profession); and
- making recommendations to the Board of Directors about representing the association on all matters of policy with government or other stakeholders.
Office Bearers

Dr Chris Moy MB BS, FRACGP, FAMA
President AMA(SA) & Vice President AMA
Dr Chris Moy is a full-time general practitioner working at large group practice in Parkside. He graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1991 and he has worked in general practice for over 20 years. His interests include aged care, palliative care and health communication systems.
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Dr Michelle Atchison BM BS, FRANZCP
Vice President AMA(SA) & Chair of AMA(SA) Council
Dr Michelle Atchison graduated from the Flinders University Medical School in 1985 and after an intern year at the Royal Adelaide Hospital began psychiatry training at the Repatriation General Hospital. After an aborted attempt at academic psychiatry, she settled into private practice in 1995 with a focus on psychiatric problems arising from traumatic stress. A large proportion of Michelle's patients are war service veterans. Other interests include civil medico-legal work, including criminal injuries compensation and WorkCover.
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Federal AMA Councillors

Dr Hannah Szewczyk
Doctors in Training Representative & Federal Councillor's Proxy
Dr Szewczyk is currently working as an Obstetrics and Gynaecology Service Registrar at SALHN. Obstetrics and Gynaecology is her passion and field of interest and she is currently working and undertaking further study and research in this area with a plan to apply for training in South Australia.
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Dr Michelle Atchison BM BS, FRANZCP
Vice President AMA(SA) & Chair of AMA(SA) Council
Dr Michelle Atchison graduated from the Flinders University Medical School in 1985 and after an intern year at the Royal Adelaide Hospital began psychiatry training at the Repatriation General Hospital. After an aborted attempt at academic psychiatry, she settled into private practice in 1995 with a focus on psychiatric problems arising from traumatic stress. A large proportion of Michelle's patients are war service veterans. Other interests include civil medico-legal work, including criminal injuries compensation and WorkCover.
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Ordinary members

Dr Nimit Singhal MBBS, FRACP
AMA(SA) Council - Ordinary Member
Dr Nimit Singhal is representative for public hospitals on AMA(SA) Council. He is a consultant medical oncologist at the Royal Adelaide, Lyell McEwin and Ashford hospitals, and a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Adelaide. Hia main area of interest is cancer in the elderly.
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Dr John Williams MB BS, FRACGP
AMA(SA) Council - Ordinary Member
Dr John Williams is a general practitioner practising in Port Lincoln. In addition to the usual GP duties, John has a special interest in skin cancer diagnosis and treatment. He helps at the Port Lincoln Hospital's emergency department and attends to inpatients.
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Dr Rajaran Ramadoss MBBS, MD (Int. Med), FNB (Crit. Care), FCICM, M.Med (Peri-op Med)
AMA(SA) Council - Ordinary Member
Rajaram Ramadoss is a consultant and deputy director in the Intensive Care Unit at Lyell McEwin Hospital. He is also a consultant in intensive care at Calvary North Adelaide and Western hospitals and a clinical senior lecturer at the University of Adelaide.
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Specialty Group Representatives

Dr Clair Pridmore MB BS (Adel), FRACP
Public Hospital Doctors Rep
Dr Clair Pridmore is a paediatric neurologist, currently employed as a Staff Specialist at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital (WCH). She did her basic training at the WCH and most of her advanced training overseas, at the Hospitals for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London; the Institute of Child Health, London; and the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. She feels the clinical and life experience gained working overseas in these centres of excellence, in big cosmopolitan cities, has proved invaluable.
read moreDr Edward Greenrod FRANZCO, MBBS, GDPH, BA
Ophthalmologists
Dr Edward Greenrod is an ophthalmologist specialising in diseases of the cornea and anterior segment of the eye. He has particular interests in corneal transplantation, ocular surface disease, refractive and cataract surgery. He has published on outcomes of corneal transplantation in different populations and modern transplantation techniques.
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Professor Edward (Ted) Mah PSM, BM BS, MD, FRACS, FAOrtho.A, GAICD
Orthopaedic Surgeons
Doctor Edward (Ted) Mah is the Professor of the College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University of SA and Head of Orthopaedics at Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN). He is the Director at North Adelaide Specialist Centre to provide specialised service in Hand and Microsurgery, as well as Elbow and Shoulder reconstruction surgery.
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Dr Peter Subramaniam MBBS (Melb), FRACS (Gen Surg), FRACS (Vascular)
Surgeons
Peter is an accredited vascular and endovascular surgeon. He began consultant practice in Adelaide in 2001 with appointments at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Ashford Hospital, St Andrew's Hospital and Calvary Group of Hospitals. Following the amalgamation of the vascular service at TQEH and the RAH in 2015, Peter is now a Staff Vascular Surgeon at the RAH. He is also a visiting specialist at several regional (Mt Barker, Stirling and Riverland Regional) hospitals. Peter's area of interest include endovascular aortic aneurysm repair, distal bypass grafting for limb salvage, carotid interventions (stenting and endarterectomy) and targeted carotid screening for stroke prevention.
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Dr Simon Macklin MBBS (Univeristy of London), FRCA (UK)
Anaesthetists
Simon graduated from the University of London, St Thomas' Hospital Medical School in 1984 and subsequently anaesthesia training at three major teaching hospitals in London. He became a specialist in anaesthesia in 1994.
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Other Groups

Dr Hannah Szewczyk
Doctors in Training Representative & Federal Councillor's Proxy
Dr Szewczyk is currently working as an Obstetrics and Gynaecology Service Registrar at SALHN. Obstetrics and Gynaecology is her passion and field of interest and she is currently working and undertaking further study and research in this area with a plan to apply for training in South Australia.
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