DrBernard Shiu

Associate Professor Bernard Shiu

Associate Professor Bernard Shiu is the Clinical Director and Owner of Banksia Medical Centre. He is an experienced general practitioner, medical educator and health system leader with particular interests in complex chronic illness, mental health, healthy ageing and post-infectious conditions.

Bernard was named the RACGP Victoria General Practitioner of the Year in 2020. Under his leadership, Banksia Medical Centre was subsequently recognised as both the RACGP Victorian and National General Practice of the Year in 2023.

He is an Associate Professor at Deakin University and is actively involved in teaching medical students, supervising doctors in training and supporting the development of the future general practice workforce. He has served as an examiner, supervisor and medical educator for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and was Deputy Chair of the RACGP Victoria Faculty.

Bernard has held a range of clinical, academic and health policy leadership roles in Australia and internationally. He has contributed to national clinical guideline development, including as an adviser to the National Clinical Evidence Taskforce, NHMRC and has served on the boards and committees of several high-level medical, primary care and community organisations.

His clinical interests include:

• Complex and multiple chronic conditions
• Long COVID, ME/CFS and other post-infectious conditions
• POTS and autonomic dysfunction
• Mental health and neurodiversity
• Men’s health
• Healthy ageing and comprehensive geriatric assessment
• Weight management and metabolic health

Bernard established the Geelong Long COVID Clinic in 2022 and continues to contribute to clinical education, research and policy development relating to Long COVID, ME/CFS and energy-limiting conditions.

A/Prof Bernard Shiu recently published The General Practice Playbook, a practical guide to successfully running a general practice in Australia. It is rapidly becoming recognised as an essential manual—or even “the bible”—for current and aspiring medical practice owners.

Outside medicine, Bernard is a keen musician and has performed with the Australian Doctors Orchestra and the Geelong Symphony Orchestra. He also enjoys cycling and can often be found riding around the Bellarine Peninsula.