People

You know what they say: it takes teamwork to make the dream work. And at Innovation Podiatry, our dream is to provide the highest level of lower limb care to our patients. To achieve this, we’ve put together a highly skilled, hard-working team.

VANESSA NG
Senior Podiatrist + Director

Vanessa graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1996 and in 1999 decided to further her studies to become a qualified Podiatrist. She has worked in the high risk Queensland Diabetes clinics and completed her masters in Podiatry in 2010. Vanessa has a high interest in sports injuries and the high risk foot and in her spare time is found training with her triathlon multisport clubs and relaxing with her young family.

Jackie Parsons
Senior Podiatrist

Jackie graduated with a first class honours degree in Podiatry 2009. After working with neuropathic and diabetic patients in the NHS multidisciplinary collaboration in England, she made the big move with her family to Australia and joined the Innovation Podiatry team in Aug 2018. Jackie is passionate about keeping people active, on their feet and living without pain.

Taya Hanson
Practice Manager/Medical Admin

Taya is our Practice Manager who has been working for Innovation Podiatry for 10 years. When she’s not in the office you will find Taya down the beach with her dog (or as she calls him “her child”) or flying high on the Lyra or Silks at Aerials.

Melissa Ward
Medical Admin

Melissa has been with Innovation Podiatry since 2014. When you don’t see her big beaming smile at the front desk, she’ll be having fun with her two beautiful daughters at home or cooking Teppanyaki at the local karaoke bar.