Ginni Mansberg (born 1968 in Sydney, Australia) is a General Practitioner and television presenter in Australia. She is best known for her frequent appearances on Channel Seven's morning TV shows ''

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'' and '' The Morning Show'', and as the co-host of ''

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'', which was broadcast in 2013. She is a practising GP in Sans Souci in Sydney.

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 ''

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''. Mansberg studied medicine at the University of Newcastle and her first child was born shortly after her internship at

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. She worked part-time as a GP and while completing a degree in journalism at the

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, started writing for medical magazines and health outlets. In 2008, Mansberg worked as a media advisor to Joe Hockey and advised on the Coalition's health policy. In 2013, she hosted ''

'' on Lifestyle You, a

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program that explores embarrassing medical issues. The series was an Australian version of the UK show,

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. The show was also hosted by Christian Jessen who hosts the UK version of the program,

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, and Sam Hay. In 2015 the show was broadcast on the

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. In 2019 it was announced that she was going to be a judge on a new SBS program Medicine or Myth alongside

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mansberg, Ginni Living people 1968 births Australian columnists Australian women columnists Australian women journalists Australian freelance journalists Australian television personalities Women television personalities