Governance and CES Allied Health Network company structure
John Petrozzi, Chiropractic, Chair
PhD, BSc, MChiro

John has been a practicing chiropractor in the Inner West Leichhardt since 1999. He co-directs allied health centre, Body Mind Central, with his wife Suzi Petrozzi (clinical psychologist). John was awarded his PhD at The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health in 2021. Thesis title: Management of chronic low back pain with psychologically informed physical treatment. He is committed to improving the health outcomes of the central and eastern Sydney community in his involvement with CES Allied Health Network and CESPHN.
Trent Carruthers, Clinical Exercise Physiologist
BCEP

Trent is an owner of a multidisciplinary allied health club, and practicing exercise physiologist in southern Sydney since 2004. Trent is passionate about providing holistic primary healthcare treatments, with the primary focus on chronic diseases, aged care and NDIS participants via evidence-based practices. Trent is committed to advocate for allied health professions and its importance to be associated with all medical and healthcare treatment modalities.
Trent has had the pleasure to be involved with the CESPHN (Central Eastern Primary Health Network) in different roles since 2018, including being on the clinical leaders council, disability council and CESAHN (Central Eastern Sydney Allied Health Network) board.
Carlene Smith AM, Pharmacy
BPharm, MPS, AACPA

Carlene is a Sydney-based Consultant Pharmacist and provides consulting services to pharmacies to implement professional pharmacy services. She has broad experience in Community Pharmacy, Aged Care, Change Management and Quality Assurance. In recent times she has conducted HMRs, RMMRs and managed the QUM program in Aged Care.
Roger Engel, Osteopath/Chiropractor
PhD, DO, DC

Roger is an osteopath and chiropractor with over 38 years’ clinical experience. He is also involved in clinical education and research and holds a PhD in the field of chronic respiratory disease management. Roger is a member of the Australian Chiropractic Association’s Teaching, Education and Research Committee and Osteopathy Australia’s Steering Committee, and a keen supporter of strategies designed to increase cross-disciplinary engagement among health professionals.
Chieu Phan, Physiotherapist
B App Sci (Physio), M Musc M Sports Phty, MACP

Chieu has been a practising physiotherapist since 2010, working in various settings including both the public and private hospital systems, in-home care, and the community. He currently runs and owns his clinic CP PHYSIO (www.cpphysio.com.au) in St Peters since 2017. He was awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists as a Titled Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapist in 2016. Currently he is a mentor for post-graduate physiotherapy students and a clinical musculoskeletal tutor at the University of Sydney. He was previously a board member on the Australian Physiotherapy Association NSW Branch of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy.
He is humbled by the opportunity to work with fellow board members on the Central East Sydney Allied Health Network (CESAHN) to support its members and contribute to improving the collaboration of all health professionals in our community to deliver better health outcomes.
Suzi Petrozzi
Master of Clinical Psychology, Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), Graduate Diploma in Family Therapy

Suzi Petrozzi has worked for over twenty years as a clinical psychologist across community mental health and private practice sectors. Her initial years of practice were with adolescents, young people and their families focusing on prevention, early intervention and recovery. She then transitioned into private practice working with adults, adolescents and organisations, developing workshops, courses, retreats and online portals for client education, growth and personal development.
She co-directs Body Mind Central, an allied health practice, with her husband John Petrozzi who is a chiropractor. Suzi has worked alongside allied health practitioners since the start of her career and continues to see tremendous value a multidisciplinary approach brings to clients’ outcomes and wellbeing.
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