Dr Vaidya Bala
MBBS, FAFRM (RACP), CIME (ACDM), FESO, GCHProfEd
ACCREDITATIONS
- American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 4th Ed.
- American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Ed.
- American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 6th Ed.
- WorkSafe Tasmania Accredited Medical Practitioners
- WorkSafe, TAC & Wrongs Act Impairment Assessor
- Joint Medical Examiner
- WorkSafe VIC Independent Medical Examiner
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Madras
- Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine (Royal Australian College of Physicians)
- Certified Impairment Medical Examiner, American College of Disability Medicine
- Fellow of European Stroke Organisation
- Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education and Leadership (UNE)
SPECIAL INTERESTS
- Traumatic brain injury
- Whiplash
- Low back injuries
- Vocational assessments for individuals with ongoing impairment
- Pain management
- Spinal injuriesMusculoskeletal disorders
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES
- Tamil
EXPERIENCE
- Senior Staff Specialist in Rehabilitation Medicine, Wollongong & Port Kembla Hospital
- Senior Rehabilitation Physician, Figtree Private & Wollongong Private Hospital
- Director, Department of Rehabilitation, Masada Private Hospital
- Consultant Rehabilitation Physician, Victorian Neuro & Ortho Rehab Services
- Consultant Rehabilitation Physician-Brain injury, The Victorian Rehabilitation Centre
- Consultant Rehabilitation Physician, Austin Health - Department of Pain Medicine
- Consultant Rehabilitation Physician, St John of God, Warrnambool
- Consultant Rehabilitation Physician, Calvary Health Rehabilitation, Launceston
- Consultant Rehabilitation Physician, Epworth Hospital
- Consultant Rehabilitation Physician, Slow to Recover Brain Injury Program, Monash Health
- Consultant Rehabilitation Physician, St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital
- Research Consultant, Austin Health Spinal Injury Services
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Royal Australasian college of Physicians-Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Associate of Swedish Society of Rehabilitation Medicine
- European Stroke council
- European Society of Obesity Medicine
- International Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ISPRM)
