PROFILE
PRACTICING GP, MUM OF TWO, PODCAST HOST, AUTHOR AND TV PRESENTER
DR PREEYA ALEXANDER (MBBS FRACGP CEDC-GP) IS A PRACTICING GP BASED OUT OF MELBOURNE, PASSIONATE ABOUT ALL THINGS ‘PREVENTION’ IN MEDICINE AND ON A QUEST MAKE COMPLEX HEALTH INFORMATION DIGESTABLE FOR EVERYONE.
Dr Preeya holds a Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery from Adelaide University.
Preeya 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 been featured as an expert on Sunrise, hosted 2 Catalyst episodes on ABC and used to appear regularly on ABC’s The Drum before the show came to an end. She regularly appears on ABC NewsRadio as a health expert and contributes to publications such as Body and Soul. Preeya has authored several books including children’s book Rainbow Plate, Eat Sleep Play Love (a practical evidence-based parenting book for caregivers of children aged 0-2) and cookbook Full Plate.
Preeya being a practicing GP can talk on a range of topics including preventative health, general medicine, children’s health, sexual health, mental health and women’s medicine.
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.
