Harsha has completed his specialist training in Queensland and has worked in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for over 15 years. He is the current Chair for the Maternity-Neonatal Network of the Agency for Clinical Innovation at the Ministry of Health, NSW. He also holds appointments at the University of Wollongong Graduate School of Medicine. He is a member of the editorial board for the European Journal for Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Harsha is a RANZCOG-accredited supervisor for specialist trainees and candidates for the Certificate of Women’s Health, RANZCOG Associate (Procedural/Advanced Procedural) pathways. As a Workplace-Based Assessment examiner, he helps with supervision and accreditation of International medical graduates. He is also the current ASMOF NSW delegate at the Wollongong Hospital.

Harsha has a research interest in legal medicine and holds a Master's Health & Medical Law degree from the University of Melbourne. He is conducting PhD-related research into informed consent and refusal at birth. This interest also guides his contributions to guideline and policy development at the local, state and national levels. He is committed to Quality Improvement and Patient Experience initiatives to help implement best practices and improve outcomes within the service. He has helped establish a post-natal service at Wollongong Hospital for women with births complicated by third and fourth-degree anal sphincter injuries. He is also a member of the expert clinical panel for the Australian Birth Trauma Association.

Dr Ananthram has a clinical interest in:

• General obstetrics
• Birth trauma
• General gynaecology
• Urogynaecology
• Laparoscopic surgery