Summary
Dr Chris Pang is an Occupational Physician with expertise in Independent Medical Examinations, Fitness for Duty assessments, work injury management, rehabilitation and return to work strategies, functional capacity assessments and work site visits.
Dr Pang holds an appointment as a Medical Advisor on the WorkSafe Victoria Clinical Panel, where he provides independent advice to WorkSafe agents on complex work injury claims. This role includes analysing complex claims and providing recommendations regarding causation/liability, appropriateness of medical treatment and work capacity.
He also has experience working as an Occupational Physician within the Case, Contact and Outbreak Management unit at the Victorian Department of Health managing COVID-19 in Victorian workplaces.
Dr Pang has extensive experience providing occupational health services to multinational companies in various sectors including the manufacturing, transportation, logistics, service, and mining industries.
He has published research papers in peer reviewed journals and has presented at the ANZSOM and AFOEM conferences. Dr Pang is a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (FAFOEM). He obtained his medical degree from the University of Queensland and the Master of Occupational and Environmental Health from Monash University.