I am the Chief Medical Officer and Executive Director of Medical Services & Clinical Governance at The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.

I am nationally and internationally recognised for my clinical and research expertise in paediatric endocrinology, diabetes and obesity. I am a Senior Research Fellow at the MCRI and the University of Melbourne, Deputy Editor of a major international journal and a national figure in obesity strategy. My work crosses all domains of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, exemplified by my previous positions of Deputy Chair of the RCH Human Research Ethics Committee and committee member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus Graduate Higher Degrees Committee.

I am well known for my collegiality across campus to improve child health and I excel in bringing people together to find more efficient systems to improve the quality of care provided by the hospital.