Dr Sonja Schleimer is an Australian trained Orthopaedic Surgeon with  interest in foot and ankle surgery. She was one of the first to graduate from the University of Sydney with a combined degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery with Honours and a PhD in Medicine in 2006.

Dr Schleimer commenced orthopaedic training in Queensland in 2010 and worked at Gold Coast University Hospital as part of her training rotations. After successfully passing her orthopaedic fellowship exam, she commenced work as the Deputy Director of Orthopaedics at Logan Bayside Hospital before embarking on her overseas foot and ankle fellowship at the world-renowned Charité Hospital in Berlin, Germany. During her fellowship, she took part in a number of advanced foot and ankle courses, including MIS foot surgery and later travelled to France to visit and learn from one of the founders of Minimally Invasive Foot Surgery.

Dr Schleimer is an involved member of the AOA as well as RACS.

Sonja holds a public appointment at Gold Coast University Hospital, where she enjoys teaching training registrars and junior staff. Privately she has a regular list at John Flynn hospital and partakes regularly in GP education events.