Dr Susan graduated with a Bachelor of Dentistry from the University of Sydney in 2002. She worked as a general dentist in a busy private practice in Canberra, before commencing speciality training in Paediatric Dentistry at the University of Sydney in 2007. She completed her Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Paediatric Dentistry) in 2009 and commenced part-time specialist practice in 2010.

Between 2009 and 2012, Dr Susan was appointed as a Senior Registrar in Paediatric Dentistry at Westmead Centre for Oral Health, a Visiting Dental Officer at Hornsby Kuring-gai Hospital, and a clinical associate lecturer in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Sydney. She was also involved in research in tongue-ties and frenectomies (tongue-tie release) in infancy and was a guest speaker at the NSW Childhood Cancer Survivorship Info Day. Dr Susan was awarded first prize in the Australian New Zealand Society of Paediatric Dentistry Postgraduate Research Competition in 2010, and was a finalist in the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Graduate Student Research Award in 2011. Her research work was published in the journal Cancer in 2011.

Dr Susan and Dr Thuy collaborated in 2011 to establish St George Paediatric Dental Specialists.  Dr Susan prioritises integretive approaches to dental health, especially in prevention and management of dental caries in young children, optimising jaw growth and oral myofunction, and more recently, the use of LASER in paediatric dentistry. She has attended multiple continuing education courses and seminars, including:

• Progressive Orthodontics Seminars
• Myobrace Therapy and Arch Expansion with Dr John Flutter
• Early Treatment of Malocclusions with Dr German Ramirez-Yanez and Myofocus
• LASER applications with Professor Giovanni Olivi and Dr Hisham Abdallah
• Tongue tie diagnosis and management with the Tongue Tie Institute, Breathe Institute with Dr Soroush Zaghi and ASTLiT
• “Food is Medicine” Mindd International Forum

Dr Susan is proficient in Mandarin.  On her days off, she is kept busy trying to do what she preaches to her kids.

sDr Thuy graduated from Melbourne University in 2003. She worked for a number of years in private practice and at Westmead Dental Hospital before starting her Paediatric Dental training in 2007 at the University of Sydney.

After completing her Doctorate of Clinical Dentistry at the University of Sydney in 2010 she worked as a Senior registrar at Westmead Centre for Oral Health and in private practice in Newcastle.

Dr Thuy and Dr Susan collaborated in 2011 to establish St George Paediatric Dental Specialists. While growing the practice, her family also grew and now she has two boys who keep her busy.

 She practises all aspects of Paediatric Dentistry with particular interest in working with special needs children and myofunctional Orthodontics

Winey is a paediatric dentist with a wealth of clinical experience, working as an oral health therapist between 2008-2013 and as a dentist since 2014, in both private practice and public sector including Orange Base Hospital and Sydney Dental Hospital. She completed her specialist training in paediatric dentistry at the University of Sydney in 2022 and is currently appointed a Fellow position at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead and a Senior Lecturer position with Charles Sturt University.

Winey enjoys her involvement with clinical tutoring of dentistry and medical students at The University of Sydney and Charles Sturt University. Her doctoral research explored the late dental effects of antineoplastic treatment in high-risk neuroblastoma survivors.

Winey’s areas of interests include:

Preventive and Minimal Intervention Dentistry
Management of dental trauma, dental anomalies, and oral pathology
Multidisciplinary care of children with complex medical needs and craniofacial conditions
Working with children with dental anxiety and additional needs
Outside of dentistry, Winey loves exploring the world, from the untouched plains of Mongolia, to tackling the majestic mountains of Mt Fuji and Everest Base camp. This is often mixed with volunteer work including her involvement with AusViet Charity Foundation and the initiation of an oral health program for street based Nepalese children and families with Welcome To My Yard.

Ashika obtained her undergraduate dental degree at the University of Adelaide, followed by an honours degree while working in a busy general dental practice. Passionate about health outcomes for children, her honors project examined the disparity in oral health between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian children with the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health. During her time as a resident at the Department of Dentistry at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide Ashika realised she was deeply passionate about paediatric dentistry and thus further enhanced her skills by undergoing specialty training at the University of Sydney.

Ashika loves working with children because of their honesty and earnestness. Ashika’s own visits to a paediatric dentist as a child helped her see her own role in taking charge of her health. Ashika hopes to bring this same awareness and empowerment to her patients, while also trying to incorporate some fun into the experience. She enjoys all aspects of dentistry, and has a particular interest in surgery, dental trauma and severe caries.

Ashika has completed a fellow role at the Children’s Hospital Westmead and has

Outside of the clinic Ashika loves to cook – and eat! She aims to balance some of that eating with exercise such as jogging and spending time at the gym. She also enjoys film photography and travelling.

Dr Kate graduated from the University of Newcastle with a Bachelor of Medicine with Honours in 1997. She then worked as an intern and resident medical officer at Royal North Shore Hospital. She commenced specialist training in Anaesthesia at St Vincent’s Hospital in 2000, and worked as an anaesthetic registrar there until 2003. She completed her training with a fellowship year at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in 2004 and gained specialist recognition as an Anaesthetist.

Dr Kate commenced working as a specialist anaesthetist in 2005 and since then has worked as a Staff Specialist at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and as a Visiting Medical Officer at St Vincent’s Hospital. She also is currently appointed as a Visiting Medical Officer at Prince Of Wales Private Hospital, and City West Day Surgery. Dr Kate’s professional interests include Paediatric Anaesthesia and teaching Anaesthetic Registrars and Medical Students.

She is kept busy out of work hours chasing her three boys who don’t leave her with much time for pursuing her other interests of reading, cooking and travel.

Dr Tho Ma commenced his anaesthetic training in 2000 and completed his training at Liverpool Hospital, Sydney in 2006. During his training he worked at Liverpool hospital, The Canberra Hospital, St Vincent’s Hospital (Sydney), The Prince of Wales, Nepean Hospital, Bankstown hospital and The Sydney Children’s Hospital (Randwick). After completing his specialist training in 2006, he undertook further studies in the field of ultrasonography and completed his Diploma in Perioperative and Critical Care Echocardiography in 2007.

His is currently a Senior Visiting Medical Officer at Liverpool Hospital and several other private hospitals. Dr Ma is actively involved in teaching theatre nurses, medical students and anaesthetic registrars. He is a tutor/demonstrator for the HARTscan course from the University of Melbourne.

His areas of interest are Cardiothoracic and Vascular anaesthesia, Perfusion, Airway management, anaesthesia for Head and Neck surgery, Paediatric anaesthesia, Obstetric anaesthesia, Pain management and the use of ultrasound in clinical anaesthetic practice.

He enjoys spending time with his family, watching movies and reading books.

Stuart (Stu) is a Senior Specialist Paediatric Anaesthetist. He graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in 2000 and after having worked in Johannesburg for 2 years, moved to London, UK to complete his registrar training in anaesthesia at Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospital and the UK’s central and south coast hospital’s. He spent his final year of training in Paediatric Anaesthesia at the Evelina Childrens Hospital, London and after gaining his Certificate of Completion of specialist Training, decided to get some sunshine and moved to Sydney in 2010.

At Westmead Children’s hospital, Stuarts primary clinical interest is paediatric cardiac anaesthesia and cardiac catheter procedures, however you will also find him doing scoliosis surgery, complex ENT procedures, liver transplant surgery and some of the other day-to-day work where he prides himself in getting through the work in a safe, timely and efficient manner.

Outside of the operating theatre, Stuart is known as ‘The IT guy’ where his expertise lies electronic anaesthesia record keeping, the electronic medical record, electronic medication management systems and the clinical governance related to these in the context of safer paediatric anaesthesia practice. Stuart also has an interest in medical equipment and you will often find him tinkering with the latest TIVA pump, making drug libraries safer, optimizing the latest patient monitors or deciding which anaesthetic machine to trial next.

Stuart is dedicated to making paediatric anaesthesia a safe, friendly and thriving environment for all children in Australia and New Zealand.

Outside of work you might find Stuart spending time in the outdoors with his son, flying general aviation aircraft, tending to his needy chocolate miniature dachshund or looking after his bees.

Cathy Shortt is a mother of three healthy, happy children. She has 20 years experience as a Registered Nurse, Midwife and Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) with a particular interest in lactation and parent craft education.
Having worked extensively overseas Cathy has a wealth of knowledge that she has brought to her professional practice in Australia. She works as a Midwife and Lactation Consultant in the private and public hospital setting and the home.

Cathy’s knowledge has been sought at Pregnancy and Baby Expos in Sydney for the last 5 years. She has presented at Expos three times a year in Sydney to give advice to expectant and seasoned mothers. Her expert advice covers the antenatal, postnatal period, newborn baby behaviours, breastfeeding, breastfeeding challenges, breastfeeding preparation, settling and sleep strategies. She has also featured in Positive Parenting magazine.

Cathy is a professional member of LCANZ, Australian Breastfeeding Association and ILCA. Cathy holds a Bachelor of Nursing, Graduate Diploma in Midwifery (APHRA), IBCLC and is currently enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Child and Family Health.

Dr Vanessa Fisher is a highly regarded osteopath who has worked in multi-disciplinary practices in both the UK and Australia for more than a decade.

Originally from the UK, Vanessa graduated from the world renowned British School of Osteopathy (BSO) in London in 2008 with a Bachelor in Osteopathy with Distinction. Vanessa was held in such high esteem at the BSO that she was asked to become a technique tutor in 2010; something Vanessa did until just before emigrating to Australia in 2014.

Vanessa founded The Willow Clinic in Sydney’s Northern Beaches later that same year and treats a wide variety of patients using a combination of osteopathic techniques and myofascial needling. With a dedicated approach to patient care and wellbeing, The Willow Clinic and Vanessa’s reputations are on the rise.

In the past five years Vanessa’s interests in women’s health and paediatrics have grown too; seeing her undertake many post graduate workshops and seminars, focusing on the latest research in tongue-tie, and on the assessment and management of the condition in babies. This has progressed to working with adults who also have tongue-ties, suffer with TMJ dysfunction, speech issues and sleep apnoea.

It is through this developing area of expertise that Vanessa first came into contact with Dr Susan Hsieh and the St George Paediatric Dental Specialists. Vanessa’s role at the clinic is to work alongside the dentists in the preparation for a tongue or lip tie procedure. This can include body work treatment – which is the use of physical therapy and hands-on treatment to release tension in soft tissues, and can be vital in the preparation for a release – as well as post-operative treatment and exercises – which aim to give the patient the best possible short, mid and long-term outcome.

More information about Dr Vanessa Fisher can also be found at https://www.thewillowclinic.com.au/ 

When Vanessa is not being an osteopath she is an equally dedicated mum, and is most likely the one cheering the loudest in the front row of a swim meet, clarinet recital, nippers carnival, AFL or rugby match.