Dr Melanie Phillips
MBBS, BSc (Hons), FRACGP
Dr Melanie Phillips was born in Melbourne to a family full of doctors and nurses. Emboldened by her medical roots, she majored in physiology and anatomy, with an Honours year in Neurophysiology, at the University of Melbourne, before studying medicine at Flinders University in Adelaide. She participated in the first years of the Northern Territory Clinical School, a program that allowed medical students to complete the final two years of their training based in Darwin, Alice Springs and surrounding communities.
Before embarking on her career as a GP, Melanie worked around Australia, including extensively in Emergency Medicine at Werribee Mercy Hospital, Monash Paediatric Emergency, and Latrobe Regional Hospital. Melanie is married to Tim, and they have two young children who keep them busy. Her former hobbies of overseas travel and trapeze have transformed into child-friendly activities such as beach holidays and introducing her children to the joys of skiing.
Areas of Interest:
- Women’s health
- Children’s health
- General practice
