Penny is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and sees clients across all age groups, from paediatrics through to aged care. Penny also consults in the field of bariatric surgery, working alongside 2 Upper GI surgeons who specialise in surgical weight loss interventions, primarily gastric sleeve surgery. Having lost 24kg prior to commencing her dietetic studies, Penny has personal insight into the difficulties of weight management and is therefore empathetic to the challenges of weight loss and weight maintenance.

Most of Penny’s early career was spent working as a paediatric dietitian at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick. Whilst at Randwick (2013-2017) Penny worked with the endocrine, general medical, general surgical, neurology, allergy and immunology and oncology teams. She also worked in the general nutrition clinic seeing paediatric patients with growth faltering, nutrient deficiencies, food allergies and enteral feeds.

Penny has also written for Healthy Food Guide magazine and particularly enjoys the challenge of providing healthful, nutritious meal ideas without the need for difficult to find and over-hyped ingredients. With a young family herself Penny understands the hectic life of being a mum of 2 while still dedicated to her own chosen career.

• Graduated BInt. Stud University of Western Sydney 2004
• Graduated BND (nutrition and dietetics; First Class Hon; Deans Merit List) University of Wollongong 2012
• Worked at Sutherland Hospital 2013
• Paediatric Dietitian at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick 2013 – 2017
• Member of DAA NSW Branch Executive Committee 2012-2014; Chairperson 2014
• Member of DAA NSW Branch Executive Committee 2012-2014; Chairperson 2014
• Bariatric/Weight Loss Surgery Dietitian with Dr John Jorgensen 2017 & Dr Chau 2018

• Interests outside medicine: When not at work, you’ll find Penny in the kitchen (although not baking… she’s terrible at that), on the kids’ sideline thanks to their busy schedules or simply out and about at local family friendly events.