Practitioner profile

Dr Joe Kosterich, MD

Managing Director


Areas of Interest

  • Musculoskeletal Medicine
  • Pain Management
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Aged Care
  • Cancer & Palliative Care
  • Chapter of Military Medicine (CMM)

Personal Statement

Neale Fong was appointed on 13 November 2018 and is a registered medical practitioner with over 35 years in senior leadership roles in private hospitals, the public health systems, management consulting, academia, health research, aged care and not for profit organisations.

He is currently Chair of the Western Australian Government Country Health Service Board, the Suicide Prevention Council, Professor of Healthcare Leadership at Curtin University, Executive Chairman of Bethesda Health Care, and a director on a number of health-related start up health companies. He is an experienced company director (ASX and private companies) and has been a Fellow of Australian Institute of Company Directors for 17 years. He was formerly Director General of the Western Australian Department of Health and CEO of St John of God Hospital in Perth.

Neale was named a finalist in the 2010 WA Citizen of the Year Awards in the category of Community Service and awarded a Centenary Medal in 2011 for services to healthcare by the Australian Government.