Dr Robert Laidlaw

Dr. Robert Laidlaw is a Sydney-based medical doctor with 15+ years of clinical experience across emergency medicine, neurosurgery, addiction medicine, and telehealth. He currently manages one of Australia's largest medicinal cannabis patient cohorts as an Authorised Prescriber, conducting over 10,000 consultations annually. Beyond the clinic, Robert sits at the intersection of medicine, technology, and governance. He founded two health tech startups, led clinical governance audits that exposed systemic gaps in follow-up care across telehealth platforms, and built Claims Doctor — a SIRA-approved telehealth service streamlining WorkCover and CTP medical certificates. His areas of commentary include medicinal cannabis regulation and prescribing, AI in clinical decision-making, telehealth...