Geoffrey Edelsten

Geoffrey Edelsten
Born
Geoffrey Walter Edelsten

(1943-05-02)2 May 1943
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died11 June 2021(2021-06-11) (aged 78)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Education
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • physician
Years active1966–2021
Spouses
  • Leanne Nesbitt
    ​
    (m. 1984⁠–⁠1988)​
  • ​
    (m. 2009⁠–⁠2014)​
  • Gabi Grecko
    ​
    (m. 2015)​
Children1
Websitegeoffedelsten.com.au

Geoffrey Walter Edelsten (2 May 1943 – 11 June 2021) was an Australian businessman and former physician known for founding the health care company Allied Medical Group.

Edelsten was a general practitioner whose unconventional clinics and luxurious lifestyle attracted media attention in the 1980s.[1] He owned mansions, helicopters, and a fleet of Rolls-Royces and Lamborghinis with license plates such as Macho, Spunky and Sexy.[2] His multidisciplinary clinics – the forerunners of modern corporate medical practices – were open 24 hours, and were fitted with chandeliers, grand pianos, and mink-covered examination tables.[3]

Edelsten was struck off the medical registry in New South Wales in 1988 and later in Victoria. In 1990, he was jailed for perverting the course of justice and soliciting Christopher Dale Flannery to assault a former patient.[4][5][6]

In 2005, Edelsten and a business partner founded Allied Medical Group, which by 2010 administered 17 medical centres and employed around 250 general practitioners.[7][8] Edelsten was not, however, a shareholder or owner of the company.[9]

Edelsten was the first private owner of a major Australian football team, the Sydney Swans, which he bought in 1985.[10]

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  4. ^ "Edelsten tries to re-enter the ranks of doctors". The Age. Melbourne. 25 November 2003. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
  5. ^ Brown, Alex (1 July 2004). "A few regrets but Edelsten is still true Blue". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
  6. ^ Hornery, Andrew (2 February 2008). "Life & Style – Web of confusion". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  7. ^ Hawthorne, Mark (11 February 2010). "Edelsten at the top of UBS shopping list". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  8. ^ "Geoffrey Edelsten preparing to sell his $200 million chain of GP clinics". news.com.au. 13 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference alliedmedical was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Sydney Swans- A Brief History – official website". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.