General Practitioner
Dr Asiel Adan Sanchez joined Northside Clinic as a GP registrar in 2020. Asiel is a graduate from the University of Melbourne and completed their medical training in Melbourne’s west, working in emergency, psychiatry, general medicine, obstetrics and paediatrics. Born and raised in Mexico, Asiel speaks fluent Spanish and has worked extensively with migrant, culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Asiel is a member of the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine and has a special interest in HIV medicine, mental health, trans and gender diverse health, working under the informed consent model.
Outside of their clinical roles, Asiel is a creative writer; their first poetry collection was highly commended for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards and the International Latino Book Awards.