
Dr Maria Vanessa Atienza-Hipolito FRANZCR
Director/Principal Breast Imaging Specialist
Dr Vanessa Atienza-Hipolito FRANZCR is a Clinical Director, Specialist of Breast Imaging and Intervention and business owner at Women’s & Breast Imaging (WBI), Cottesloe, Western Australia.
She is an Adjunct Clinical Senior Lecturer, Clinical Supervisor, OSCE examiner and Clinician-Student Mentor at the Curtin Medical School, Curtin University and Adjunct Clinical Senior Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor at University of Western Australia.
Dr Vanessa completed her Radiology training from the Philippines and undertook sub-specialty fellowship training in:
Breast Imaging at Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Musculoskeletal Imaging at Royal Perth Hospital
Interventional and Vascular Radiology at Sir Charles Gairdner
Hospital
Paediatric Radiology at Princess Margaret Hospital
She worked for BreastScreen WA Bunbury Assessment Clinic as Lead Breast Radiologist and BreastScreen WA East Perth head office from 2014 to March 2017.
Dr Vanessa has been named AusMumpreneur 2021 in the following categories:
People’s Choice Awards – Making a Difference (Local Community) Gold Award Winner
Health and Wellbeing Business Silver Award Winner
She was also named as finalist for the 2021 AusMumpreneur Awards in the following categories:
AUSMUMPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD
BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD
WOMEN’S CHAMPION AWARD
In June 2019, Dr Vanessa was awarded as Millennial Achiever Award presented by Filipino Australian Club of Perth Inc (FACPI) during Philippines Independence Day Gala Night at The Crown Towers, Perth WA.
She has been a co-author of 3 anthology books which were published on International Women’s Day 2022:
Global Girls – Find your thing
Courage and Confidence – What it takes to succeed in business
The Power to Rise Above
Dr Vanessa is a founding member of The Brilliant Foundation since 2020 and published these 2 articles:
Dr Pamela Hendry : A Breast Cancer Survivor (thebrilliantfoundation.com)
Self Care : October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (thebrilliantfoundation.com)
She was also featured in the following local media websites:
Australian Filipina
https://www.australianfilipina.com.au/article/pinay-ausmumpreneur-group-wins-awards
https://www.australianfilipina.com.au/article/pinay-is-ausmumpreneur-finalist-in-5-categories
The Brilliant Foundation
https://www.thebrilliantfoundation.com/post/my-dream-as-an-author-is-now-a-reality
https://www.thebrilliantfoundation.com/post/featuring-dr-pamela-hendry-a-breast-cancer-survivor
MEDIA
https://www.haveagonews.com.au/health/wa-mum-and-breast-care-doctor-recognised-in-national-awards/
OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA SITE

Alyson Gentry
Practice Manager

Connie Lenzo
Administrative Officer

Erin Stokes
Clinic Receptionist

Stephane Van Zyl
Medical Transcriptionist

Sue Patching
Medical Transcriptionist

Elisha Renner
Admin Assistant/ Medical Transcriptionist

Alana Santos
Medical Transcriptionist

Graciella Fabian
Clinic Assistant

Estelle Tye
Mammographer

Hyunok Kim
Mammographer/ Sonographer

Concettina Perna
Mammographer

Zainab Majeed
Sonographer

Poonam
Sonographer

Joanne Trinidad
Sonographer

Minaxi Pindolio
Trainee Sonographer