Dr Olivia Ly Lesslar
Full Bio
Dr Olivia Ly Lesslar is an Australian medical practitioner who has interest and expertise in preventative medicine, psychoneuroimmunology, and complex conditions like neurodegeneration, cancer, the emerging pentad of MCAS-Dysautonomia-Hypermobility-GI dysmotility-Autoimmunity, and non-IgE driven allergies. Her unique skill set is in problem-solving multisystem, chronic conditions.
She works with innovative, high-profile international clinics, including the preeminent Los Angeles celebrity concierge company LifeSpan Medicine, and Cingulum Health - a brain optimisation clinic founded by renowned neurosurgeon Professor Charles Teo - where she curates personalized programs of synergistic adjuncts for neuroplasticity including transcranial magnetic stimulation, hyperbaric oxygen, photobiomodulation, breathwork, and nootropic peptides. Dr Olivia works closely with world-renowned Australian allergist Professor Pete Smith on complex patients, and as an Adjunct Senior Lecturer with Griffith University’s National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases, a world-class research facility focusing on mechanisms of ME/CFS and long covid. She recently published a paper with NCNED which identified a dysfunctional ion channel in long covid patients. She is the Medical Director for CFS Health. Dr Olivia is affiliated with the UK’s premier longevity and functional medicine clinic Wellgevity, and currently spends about four months a year in Europe.
She is a regular speaker on podcasts and at conferences, and in November 2022, she took to the TEDx Melbourne stage. In 2021, Dr Olivia was featured in NYC Journal 50 under 50 for being an industry disruptor and leader in the field of integrative medicine. Dr Olivia is on the Medical or Clinical Advisory Boards for: Oxford Healthspan, Holistic Health Institute, The Darbon Institute, Simplr Health, Biolytica, Egoo Health, and she is a Trustee of the British College for Functional Medicine.
I am a medical doctor with an interest in complex chronic conditions, health coaching and preventative medicine. I proudly hail from a family of medics and allied health professionals however I only truly appreciated the immense role of nutrition and lifestyle factors about 20 years ago and it’s made a world of difference to my atopic family. Our family's enthusiasm for education, research and lateral thinking gave me the insight that health is a journey and we need to be continually learning. I'm constantly enthralled with finding out information I didn't know I didn't know and I encourage my patients to come with me on this incredible journey.
We are coming into the age of personalised medicine. I try to stay away from the politics of dogma. What works for you? How do YOU feel? More than anything, I encourage a reconnection with your food, mind and emotions.
Education. Prior to my medical degree (MBBS) from Bond University in Queensland Australia, I completed an undergraduate degree in International Relations with a triple major including French and diplomacy. I have certificates in remedial therapies including herbs, nutrition and acupressure. Post-med, I have completed an Aeromedical Evacuation Course, Helicopter Underwater Escape Training, a Certificate in Medical Nutrition Management an Advanced Certificate in Skin Cancer Medicine.
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