Five Islands Clinic is the clinic of
Dr Katherine Brown
About the Doctor: Katherine Brown
Dr Katherine Brown is a sexual health and forensic physician.
In the public sector Katherine provides clinical services for the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmissible infections and HIV as well as sexual assault forensic examinations. Her interests include genital skin, genital pain, sexual function, reproductive health, the diagnosis and management of chronic or recurrent vaginal discharge and clinical forensic medicine. Genital skin conditions include chronic conditions such as lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, dermatitis and chronic candida as well as acute presentations of a range of conditions affecting the anogenital region.
Katherine is a Clinical Associate Professor with appointments at the University of Sydney and the University of Wollongong. She teaches undergraduate medical students about sexual health and HIV medicine in Phase 1 & 2 at the Graduate School of Medicine and forensic medicine in Phase 4. She has been instrumental in the development and delivery of a number of continuing professional development courses for health practitioners delivered online covering sexually transmissible infections, genital dermatology, genital pain and sexual assault medicine. She is a past president of the Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine. In 2009 the RACP awarded Katherine with a College medal for outstanding service.
Qualifications:
- MBBS Sydney University 1978
- Diploma of Obstetrics RACOG 1980
- Diploma in Venereology Monash University 1990
- Fellow Australasian College of Sexual Health Physicians 1994
- Associate Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators 1996
- MSc (Health Policy & Management), University of Wollongong 1998
- Fellow, Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 2004
- M Forensic Medicine Monash University 2012
- Fellow, Faculty of Clinical Forensic Medicine, Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia 2014
- Grad Certificate Medical Education, University of Wollongong 2016
Member of ANZVS, ASHM, FAMSACA
Forensic Medicine
Katherine has been involved in clinical forensic medicine for the past forty years. The majority of her work has been related to the examination of adults, adolescents and children following sexual assault and other forms of interpersonal violence. She has also provided police forensic examinations for persons of interest in violent crimes committed in NSW including sexual assault and homicide.
Katherine provides expert certificates for NSW Police, the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the NSW Crown Solicitor’s Office and for defence in these and other matters. These include description and interpretation of a wide variety of injuries, issues related to transmission of sexually transmissible infections such as HIV and genital herpes simplex, issues related to sexual function in allegations of sexual assault and complaints about professional practice for health practitioners in relation to allegations of inappropriate touch.
Katherine has been called as an expert witness for these matters by both prosecution and defence as well as having her evidence accepted by both parties without the need for cross-examination. In all cases she sees her role as one of informing the court in an understandable and impartial manner.
CONTACT Five Islands Clinic Email: admin@fiveislandsclinic.com.au