Tejus
Tejus completed his physiotherapy training at King's College Medical School in London in 2009 and gained his initial experience working in various hospitals across the UK before moving to Melbourne and transitioning to private practice physiotherapy.
Clinically, Tejus loves treating any sporting or musculoskeletal issue however he does have a special interest in shoulders after working closely with orthopaedic surgeons from the Melbourne Shoulder and Elbow Group over the last few years.
Tejus loves sport, cycling, running and hopes to one day travel across the continent of Africa on his bike. Tejus is passionate about learning and loves furthering his knowledge with professional development courses.
Lani Carter
Lani recently moved to South Gippsland and joined our growing team at Conquer Health. Prior to this, she has spent the last 12 years working in various settings including private practice, a regional Emergency Department and University, remote indigenous communities, and numerous sporting clubs across the NT and NSW.
She loves treating sporting injuries and everyday pains and problems, with a special interest in adolescent sporting injuries and lower limb injuries.
Outside of work, Lani loves spending time with her husband and two little girls. She’s a huge sports fan, who loves running, soccer, the outdoors, and travelling. She can’t wait to get to know the community and explore more of Gippsland!
Ben Tunnicliff
Ben joined the Conquer Health team in Jan 2023, coming all the way from Nelson in New Zealand. He loves all things physiotherapy, particularly managing sporting injuries. He has a keen interest in strength and conditioning, which greatly complements his physio skill set.
Outside of work, Ben loves gym, travelling and sport. Chris working hard on converting him to a Carlton supporter...
Sarah Maley
Sarah completed her physio degree at Monash University and has experience working across multiple different areas within the hospital environment. Sarah has a keen interest in Pilates and treating all musculoskeletal conditions, particularly ACL rehabilitation.
Sarah enjoys being active including netball, pilates and the gym. She also rides horses competitively and will be starting her post graduate study in Animal Physiotherapy through the University of Liverpool in 2023.
Josh Lissa
Josh grew up in the La Trobe Valley and was one of the first Physiotherapists to graduate from the new program at Federation University. He has a passion for sports physio which has been growing rapidly over the last 3 years working with Gippsland Power.
Outside work, Josh loves long distance running, snowboarding, travelling and spending time with friends and family. We can't forget to mention that he is a Collingwood supporter so try not to give him too much of a hard time.
Chris Bucello
Chris started Conquer Health Physiotherapy in January 2019 when he was working full time in Melbourne in a large private practice clinic. He wanted to move back to the country and put his physiotherapy skills to good use helping the people of South Gippsland.
He grew up in Foster and loves being able to help the locals have access to high quality physiotherapy and help them connect with Melbourne based specialists when required.
In terms of sports coverage, Chris works as the Head Physio for Hawthorn's VFL side, as well as a part-time role in the AFL for Hawthorn.
Outside of work he loves sport, running, travelling, playing guitar and spending time with family and friends.
Please note, online bookings are not currently available for Chris. He unfortunately doesn't have capacity to take on any regular new clients, however he may still be able to do an initial assessment and work with the rest of the team to make an optimal management plan.
If you would like to book an appointment with Chris, please call to make an enquiry.
Maddi
Practice Manager
Our amazing Maddi looks after all of the behind the scenes administration work, as well as being the friendly face on our reception desk most days of the week. With all her hard work, she enables our physio's to focus on being the best physio's they can be. We can't thank her enough for all the awesome work she does week in and week out.
Maddi is also studying Health Administration Management to further up-skill in managing a medical based clinic. Go Maddi!
Maddi is always happy to help with any questions, concerns or queries.