Anja Michel is a Functional Medicine Practitioner and Physician Associate (PA) based in Canberra, whose career path took an unexpected turn from her original pursuit of biology. Having migrated from Germany to Australia in 2007 with ambitions of becoming a scientist, Anja found that the pressures and culture of academic life led her to pivot into medicine, training as a Physician Associate — a medical role only recently established in Australia. Working across Emergency Departments and General Practice, she came to recognise that pharmaceutical treatment alone is insufficient for managing chronic disease, and witnessed firsthand the limitations of conventional medical models in addressing these conditions long-term.

These observations became the foundation for Anja's deep commitment to functional and integrative healthcare. Now a practitioner affiliated with the Institute for Functional Medicine, she addresses the root causes of chronic conditions through personalised nutrition, lifestyle medicine, and evidence-based natural approaches. Her clinical focus spans an extensive range of conditions including weight management, chronic fatigue, brain fog, hormonal imbalances, PCOS, endometriosis, gut repair, type 2 diabetes reversal, hypertension, thyroid and adrenal disorders, cardiovascular health, sleep disorders, mood disorders, and immune dysregulation. Anja works closely alongside metabolic health coach Tracey Kimberley, forming a complementary clinical partnership that supports patients in achieving lasting, meaningful health transformation.

Physician Associate (PA) — Queensland University / Humboldt University Berlin

Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice — Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM)

Environmental Health and Detoxification — IFM Advanced Practice Module

Hormone Advanced Practice Module — IFM

Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome — IFM

Nutrition Network Professional Training in LCHF/Ketogenic Nutrition & Treatment

Diet Doctor/PIM Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction CME