Docs With Disabilities
Docs With Disabilities
Dr. Lisa Meeks and Dr. Peter Poullos
Episode 41: Dr. Dinesh Palipana
59 minutes Posted Jan 31, 2022 at 3:12 pm.
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In this episode, Dr. Meeks and Poullos are joined by Dr. Dinesh Palipana. Dr. Palipana is a lawyer, doctor, researcher, disability advocate, and recipient of the 2021 Queensland Australia of the year award for his work advocating for doctors with disabilities. Dr. Palipana shares his personal experiences as a physician with a disability and how he works to create more inclusive medical spaces and attitudes, in Australia and the United States. 

Key Words: BIPOC, Physical Disability, Spinal Cord Injury, Wheelchair, SCI, Emergency Department, Researcher, Law, Advocate, Australia