President
Vice President – Dental
Dr. Pawan Bista is an AHPRA-registered Dentist and the CEO and Principal Dentist of Warner Dental in Brisbane. He currently serves as the Vice President (Dental) at ANMDA, where he is committed to strengthening the role and representation of dental professionals within the organisation.
Dr. Bista previously contributed as a member of NAQ Queensland, demonstrating his ongoing dedication to professional engagement and community involvement. He completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from Tribhuvan University and went on to achieve a PhD in Neuroscience from Germany. His academic journey includes prestigious postdoctoral positions at Washington University in the USA, the University of Melbourne, and Monash University
With a unique blend of clinical expertise and research excellence, Dr. Bista’s vision is to promote greater inclusion and expand dental participation within ANMDA, fostering collaboration and growth across the healthcare sector.
Vice President – Medical
Dr Shakya completed her training as a General Practitioner and obtained Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners, UK in 2009. She worked as a GP for 6 years in the UK before moving to Melbourne in 2015.
She enjoys working with her patients to improve their overall health and wellbeing. Whilst she provides comprehensive care in all aspects of general practice, her special interests include Women’s health, Weight reduction management, Chronic disease management, and Preventative medicine as she believes that general practice is at the very forefront of preventative health care.
She considers it a privilege to be able to share the patient's health journey through different phases of their lives.
Outside of work, she enjoys song writing, reading, meditation, yoga and spending time with family.
Treasurers
General Secretary
Joint Secretary
WA - State Coordinator
QLD - State Coordinator
SA - State Coordinator
Dr Prajwol Prasad Joshi is a dedicated General Practitioner currently practising at Bridgeview Family Practice, South Australia. He holds an MBBS and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP), with additional qualifications including a Diploma in Child Health and a Diploma in Skin Cancer Medicine.
With over eight years of experience in general practice, Dr Joshi brings a broad clinical background, having previously worked as a Resident Medical Officer in both Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. He has a particular clinical interest in skin cancer detection and management, alongside a strong commitment to comprehensive and patient-centred care.
Dr Joshi currently serves as the South Australia Coordinator for ANMDA, where he plays an active role in fostering professional collaboration, supporting Nepalese doctors, and contributing to the organisation of key academic and community initiatives. He is passionate about strengthening networks within the medical community and promoting professional growth among peers.
NSW - State Coordinator
Dr Sudeep Khadka
MBChB (University of Aberdeen , Scotland, UK) 2011
MRCGP (UK), FRCGP (australia) 2018
GP Warrawong Medical Centre , Warrawong, Nsw, Australia
Dr Khadka is interested in all areas of General Practice. His main interest lies in men’s health, mental health, antenatal care, minor operations and aged care medicine. For suitable candidates, he also does private consult for cannabis oil.
After completing his MBChB from School of Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Scotland , he completed his MRCGP from South of Scotland. He moved to Australia in 2019 and currently holds FRACGP.
TAS - State Coordinator
Namaste everyone, I am Dr Sujan Singh Bhandari, currently practicing as a GP in Launceston, northern Tasmania. I have been engaged with ANMDA since 2025 and currently a state coordinator for Tasmania. I have a strong interest towards providing holistic medicine, chronic disease and mental health and wellbeing. Beside work, I love to travel and explore the wilderness of Tasmania, making real-life connections with people and spending quality time with my loved ones. I hope to meet you all soon and continue to bolster ANMDA community together.
VIC - State Coordinator
With a clear vision and strong commitment, we continue to strengthen our community, foster collaboration, and advance our shared goals for a brighter future.
Dr. Milan Piya (NSW)
President
10th April, 2026
Namaste!
I am delighted to share that our new and updated website has launched! It has been a busy few months for the executive committee working with the team from LangQuang, and we are pleased that the website is more user friendly and many features including automated membership payments and logging in to member areas are included. We have included photos and images from previous meetings, but it would be lovely if members could share with us photos from previous ANMDA events so that we can improve the website and also create a photo library in the member section.
In line with one of our main objectives for this term, we have had our first webinar of the year on the 16 th of February. Moderated by Dr Bibhu Pradhananga, this webinar was aimed at medical graduates new to Australia trying to familiarise themselves with the Australian Healthcare System and navigating the job application process. I am sure it also benefited many of our more experienced members who frequently get asked these questions. The zoom recording is available on the member section of the website. Our next webinar focusing on questions asked in job interviews and job applications as well as improving your curriculum vitae is coming up on the 21 st of April, 8-9PM AEST. Please do sign up.
With the revamped website, we hope to make it easy to join and easy to keep track of your membership. Annual membership fees remain at $75 for general members and $5 for associate members, and you will have automated email reminders before your membership expires. Our second objective was to ensure we connect with as many medical and dental professionals as we can across Australasia, who will hopefully soon become members of ANMDA or rejoin. A bigger and stronger ANMDA can hopefully contribute to our community here in Australasia as well as in Nepal. We always welcome ideas on how ANMDA can contribute.
Finally, we are planning our AGM on the 21 st of November in Adelaide. Please mark this date in your diary and we will announce the venue and program soon. We are also hoping to organise Statewide dinner events in several states this year and will be announcing some dates and venues very soon. We hope to see you there!
Kind regards,
Dr. Milan Piya (NSW)
President, ANMDA
On behalf of the Executive Committee for 2025-2027
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