Ginni Mansberg

Ginni Mansberg (born 1968 in Sydney, Australia^[1]) is a General Practitioner and television presenter in Australia.^[2] She is best known for her frequent appearances on Channel Seven's morning TV shows Sunrise^[3] and The Morning Show, and as the co-host of Embarrassing Bodies Down Under, which was broadcast in 2013.

Ginni Mansberg
Born	Australia
Nationality	Australian
Education	University of Newcastle
Occupation(s)	Doctor, science communicator, author
Known for	Sunrise, Embarrassing Bodies Down Under, Medicine or Myth
Spouse	Daniel

She is a practising GP in Sans Souci in Sydney.^[4]

Career

In addition to being a physician, she has also worked in the media as a columnist, author, and former political advisor.

She was the co-author (with Anne Thomson) of the book Why Am I So Tired? She is also the medical advisor for the magazines Practical Parenting and Women's Health.^[5]

Mansberg studied medicine at the University of Newcastle and her first child was born shortly after her internship at Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney.^{[citation needed]} She worked part-time as a GP and while completing a degree in journalism at the University of Technology, started writing for medical magazines and health outlets.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, Mansberg worked as a media advisor to Joe Hockey and advised on the Coalition's health policy.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013, she hosted Embarrassing Bodies Down Under^[6] on Lifestyle You,^[7] a factual television program that explores embarrassing medical issues. The series was an Australian version of the UK show, Embarrassing Bodies. The show was also hosted by Christian Jessen who hosts the UK version of the program, Brad McKay, and Sam Hay. In 2015 the show was broadcast on the Nine Network.^[8]

In 2019 it was announced that she was going to be a judge on a new SBS program Medicine or Myth alongside Charlie Teo.^[9]

Books

• Mansberg, Ginni (2020). The M Word: How to thrive in menopause. Australia: Murdoch Books. ISBN 9781760524876. OCLC 1121604310.

References

1. "Michelle Anderson Publishing".
2. Beck, Katie (6 July 2016). "Australian celebrity doctor Ginni Mansberg's path to success". BBC News.
3. Sunrise
4. . Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
5. Yahoo Seven
6. Aussie doctors join Embarrassing Bodies Down Under - TV Tonight - published 27 May 2013
7. Dr Ginni Mansberg - Lifestyle You
8. What's new on TV this week? - News.com.au - published 14 August 2015
9. Maggot tea for acne? Earwax for cold sores? Medicine or Myth coming to SBS - TV Blackbox - published 16 April 2019

External links

• Official website