Rebekah Van Leest grew up in rural Victoria and studied Medicine at Monash University. She undertook her basic physician training at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians in 2016 after advanced training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Western Health and the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Rebekah maintains various interests across a range of inpatient and outpatient gastroenterology, as well as gastroscopy, colonoscopy and bowel cancer screening. Providing a high standard of care for her patients is of utmost importance to Rebekah, as is maintaining clear communication with General Practitioners.

Rebekah has worked as a Consultant Gastroenterologist in a variety of settings, including Cairns, Albury, Launceston, Hobart, Hervey Bay and Lismore.