Cindy Han-Liang Pan is an Australian

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, television personality and author who specialises in sexual health and women's health.

Early life and education

Pan was born in Sydney and was raised on a research station in

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where her father was a scientist. She attended

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School for Girls, before receiving her medical degree at the

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Career

Pan is a general practitioner and Fellow of the

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(RACGP). Pan has appeared in advertisements, on the

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television series '' The Panel'', and was a regular on the

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series ''

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''. Pan is also known for her compendium on sex, drugs and relationships, ''Pandora's Box: Lifting the Lid on Life's Little Nasties''".Cindy Pan

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. Cindy has appeared on various television programs including: ''The Pam Ann Show'', '' Big Brother Uncut'', ''

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'', ''The Super Debates'', and the travel documentary ''The Ties That Bind'', in which she and her mother travelled to China in search of their roots. Pan is a spokesperson for women's health, appearing as the face of PhysiCAL Milk Australian ad-campaign. She was also a guest on '' Test Australia: National IQ Test 2002'', and the 10 October 2008 episode of Hole in the Wall (Channel 9). She writes on relationships, health and sex in ''Good Medicine'' and ''

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'' magazines and was previously 'Sex and Relationships' columnist for the Sydney newspaper, ''

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''. Pan was the Ambassador for

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for the

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in 2000, 2001, 2002 and again in 2007.

Personal life

Pan is a mother to two boys. Currently Pan resides in Sydney.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pan, Cindy Australian general practitioners Australian people of Chinese descent Australian television personalities Australian women television personalities Living people Medical doctors from Sydney Sydney Medical School alumni Year of birth missing (living people) People educated at Abbotsleigh