Simon Burnet is a Consultant Rheumatologist at 332 South Terrace and consults at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He also conducts regular country rheumatology clinics in Crystal Brook and supervises the training of Rheumatology Registrars in both his public and private clinics. Dr Burnet was the Medical Director of Arthritis SA for ten years and remains active in rheumatology educational programmes for General Practitioners and Allied Health Professionals, hospital trainees and medical students. His clinical interests include the management of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, autoimmune connective tissue disorders, gout, temporal arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica.

Maureen Rischmueller is a Staff Rheumatologist at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Visiting Medical Specialist at Royal Darwin Hospital, and Clinical Professor at the University of Adelaide. She consults on all rheumatologic disorders, with an interest in autoimmune rheumatic diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, primary Sjögren’s syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, myositis, and other inflammatory disorders such as psoriatic arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, vasculitis, and gout. With Dr Simon Burnet, she runs a large rheumatology clinical trials unit at TQEH which conducts numerous industry-sponsored clinical trials across these indications. She is patron of the Arthritis SA Lupus/Scleroderma/Sjogren’s Support Group, co-chair of the international Sjogren's syndrome special interest group (OMERACT), and member of the European League Against Rheumatism Sjogren’s Syndrome Taskforce, International Sjogren’s Syndrome Genetics Consortium, Arthritis Genomics Recruitment Initiative in Australia, Australian Scleroderma Interest Group Scientific Advisory Committee, Australian Lupus Registry and Biobank Steering Committee, and Australian Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Interest Group. She is a Senior Examiner for the Australian Medical Council. Unfortunately Dr Rischmueller is not taking on new patients in private practice.

Sajini Basnayake is a Consultant Rheumatologist dedicated to treating people with a wide range of rheumatic conditions; she has a particular interest in inflammatory arthritis (Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, Gout) and inflammatory myopathies. She completed her specialist Rheumatology training (FRACP) in Adelaide, having obtained her primary medical degree from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Since then she has worked in London, United Kingdom with exposure to Rheumatology and completed her specialist training in Adelaide in 2013. Dr Basnayake also has experience in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound. She consults at 332 South Terrace on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and in Angaston every second month on a Friday.

Kimberley Ting graduated from Flinders University in 2008, and completed her physician and rheumatology training in 2015. She has worked in both clinical and research roles at the RAH, TQEH and FMC. She enjoys all aspects of rheumatology, with an interest in inflammatory arthritis and autoimmune disease, alongside academic interests in giant cell arteritis and gout. Dr Ting consults on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.

Nieves (Bess) completed dual training in Rheumatology and Acute and General Care Medicine. She worked as a General Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 2008 before Basic Physician Training at Lyell McEwin Hospital in 2011. She worked in all the major hospitals in South Australia during her advance training in Adult Medicine. She has special interest in inflammatory arthritis and connective tissue diseases. She speaks both English and Tagalog. Dr Leonardo also visits Mount Gambier and Naracoorte regularly.

Rachel Black is a Consultant Rheumatologist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and she visits Clare Medical Centre every 8 weeks. She graduated from The University of Adelaide in 2004 and completed her training as a rheumatologist in SA in 2012. She is an active clinician researcher with an interest in epidemiology and undertook a research fellowship at The University of Manchester, UK in 2013, having been awarded the Ken Muirden Overseas Training Fellowship for that year. She received her doctorate from The University of Adelaide in 2019, with a Dean’s commendation. Rachel enjoys all aspects of clinical rheumatology including the management of inflammatory arthritis, vasculitis, and autoimmune diseases.

Navkiran Sidhu is an Australian trained Consultant Rheumatologist, skilled at diagnosing and managing an array of complex rheumatological conditions, with a keen interest in inflammatory arthritis. In 2021, Dr Sidhu became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. Following this, she completed a clinical research fellowship in early rheumatoid arthritis and palindromic rheumatism at Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, a EULAR centre of excellence in the UK. Additionally, she gained experience at Leiden University Medical Centre, another EULAR centre of excellence, where she focused on the role of MRI in early arthritis detection and received the ARAQ scholarship. Dr Sidhu has published several articles in peer reviewed journals. Dr Sidhu is available to offer consultations in private practice and provides cover at RAH and QEH.

Julia New-Tolley completed her medical degree at the University of Western Sydney, graduating with distinction and the Dean’s medal. Following internship in NSW she relocated to South Australia where she completed physician training. She was awarded her FRACP in rheumatology after completing rheumatology advanced training across metropolitan Adelaide. Julia is interested in all aspects of rheumatology. She is currently undertaking a Master of Clinical Science through the University of Adelaide focusing on rheumatoid arthritis and exercise. Dr New-Tolley consults at Klemzig Village Medical Centre, 280 North East Road, Klemzig and visits Angaston on a Friday every second month.