Dr Ali Rizvi is a Consultant General Surgeon with subspecialty training in breast oncoplastics, endocrine and acute general surgery. He has worked extensively across regional hospitals in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, providing emergency, elective and endoscopic surgical services. Dr Rizvi has a strong interest in rural surgical access, workforce sustainability and health service delivery. He maintains an active clinical practice and has experience managing complex emergency surgery in resource-limited regional settings. His academic interests include surgical workforce models, service evaluation and improving equity of surgical care across regional Australia.