Dinesh Palipana

Dinesh Palipana
OAM
Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM
Born1984 (age 4041)
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Doctor and Lawyer
Political partyLiberal National
Awards2021 Queensland Australian of the Year
HonoursOrder of Australia Medal

Dinesh Palipana OAM (born 1984) is an Australian doctor, lawyer, scientist and disability advocate. He is the first quadriplegic medical intern in Queensland, Australia. He is the second person with quadriplegia to graduate as a doctor in Australia and the first with spinal cord injury.

Palipana has been an advocate for medical students with disabilities in Australia, where significant barriers existed.