Dr Georgia Rigas is a high-profile and passionate GP with nearly 25 years of clinical experience across Australia, the UK, and New Zealand. Over the past two decades, her work has been dedicated to the management of obesity and cardiometabolic health, earning her international recognition as a pioneer in this evolving field.

Her approach to care is compassionate, collaborative, and patient-centred. She works closely with multidisciplinary teams to support people living with obesity and related conditions, including insulin resistance, PCOS, infertility, joint pain, sleep apnoea, and hypertension. She has a special interest in guiding women through the menopause transition.

A passionate public health advocate, Georgia has addressed Parliament House alongside patient advocates to drive national reform in obesity care access.

Outside of her clinical work, Georgia enjoys dancing, swimming, gym classes, travel, and connecting with others over coffee.

Degrees / Qualifications

Experience

Nearly 25 years of GP experience across Australia, UK, and New Zealand

Senior Bariatric Medical Practitioner – St George Private Hospital

Adjunct Associate Lecturer – St George & Sutherland Clinical School, UNSW - Medicine

Speaker and advocate for national obesity care reform

Professional Associations

• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
• Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS)
• Australian and New Zealand Metabolic Obesity Surgery Society (ANZMOSS)
• Australian Atherosclerosis Society (AAS)
• International Consortium for Health Outcome Measures (ICHOM)
• World Obesity Federation (WOF)
• Surgical Review Corporation (SRC)
• The Obesity Collective (TOC)
• National Association of Clinical Obesity Services (NACOS)