PROFILE
As both a doctor and mum of 2, Preeya is passionate about sharing accurate health information and empowering people to make informed decisions around their health. Preeya is a practicing general practitioner (GP) in metropolitan Melbourne and in 2015 was awarded the Richard Clinton Gutch medal for the highest overall score in general practice exams in the state of Victoria. Preeya has authored several books including the children’s book Rainbow Plate, Eat Sleep Play Love (a practical evidence-based parenting book for caregivers of children aged 0-2), and the cookbook Full Plate. Preeya has also been awarded the ANZAED Eating Disorder Credential, having done additional training in this area.
Preeya uses her social media platform, podcast, and blog to combat health misinformation and deconstruct complex medical topics to make them digestible. She hosts the popular “Happy to Health with Dr Preeya” podcast and previously co-hosted 2 series of the cooking show, Good Chef Bad Chef on Channel 10 and will be co-hosting ABC health report in 2025 on ABC Radio National. Preeya has found a way to combine her passion for medicine and her role as an educator to become a shining example of the qualified “expert influencer.”
Preeya has been featured as an expert on Sunrise, hosted 2 Catalyst episodes on ABC, and regularly appeared on ABC’s The Drum. She also appears regularly on ABC NewsRadio & Nova FM as a health expert and contributes to publications such as Mamamia, and Body and Soul. Aside from her work as a GP, Preeya is passionate about gardening (particularly managing the the family veggie patch), cooking, and travelling (preferably somewhere warm with kid-friendly restaurants and awesome food!).
SPEAKING TOPICS
EAT SLEEP PLAY LOVE
Parents and caregivers are swamped, sleep deprived and exhausted when a baby enters the family and all the medical golden nuggets required for the first 2 years can get lost in the chaos. What parents need is bite sized, easily digestible pieces of medical information to make solid and informed decisions about their child’s health and that’s exactly what Dr Preeya Alexander provides. All the very common thoughts – what should I be using on my baby’s skin? What are the extra vaccines I can consider and when? When and how do I start solids? When can I have sex again after child birth? When can I get back to exercise after birth?- are answered with a solid dose of reality and humour. As a mother of 2 and practising GP in Melbourne Preeya is an expert in this space and in this keynote she gives parents the golden medical nuggets they so desperately desire to make the first 2 years a touch easier.
WOMENS HEALTH
Women’s health is a hot topic now and women of all ages want to know about the issues facing them from a health perspective and what they can do to reduce the risk of chronic diseases and support wellbeing and mental health. Dr Preeya Alexander talks about women’s health through the ages addressing adolescent health, reproductive years and perimenopausal years with a focus on what women can actively do during each phase to take more control around their health.
