‘Inspiring’ doctor named Qld’s Australian of the Year
Dr Dinesh Palipana, who is quadriplegic, beat the odds to become a doctor and is now a leading advocate for doctors with disabilities
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Dr Dinesh Palipana has been named Queensland’s representative in the 2021 Australian of the Year Award.
The award comes almost 10 years after a horrific car crash fractured his cervical spine at C6/C7 level when he was in his third year of medical school.