Cabrini Research Committee

Members

Sue Williams

Sue has more than 25 years’ experience in the healthcare industry at senior management level in both the public and private sectors. She has held various roles including the Director of Nursing at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Chief Operating Officer of 44 hospitals at Healthscope and Chief Executive Officer at Peninsula Health. Sue originally trained as a nurse, has postgraduate qualifications in business management, a Master of Business Administration from Monash University and has completed an Advanced Management Program at Harvard University and the Australian Institute of Company Directors course. She joined Cabrini in the new role of Chief of Health Operations in October 2017 and accepted the role of Chief Executive at Cabrini in December 2019.

Kee is the founder of e-Centric Innovations – a technology consulting firm that operates in Australia, Malaysia and Singapore, serving large multinational enterprises and governments. Kee actively invests in startups and established businesses across the technology, retail, property, services and food and beverage industries in Australia and overseas. Kee is a current Board member of Carsales.com, an ASX100 listed company. Kee is also a Board member for the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), the Committee for Melbourne and the Board of Managers of Eloque LLC (a global joint venture company between Xerox and the Victorian Government).

Sophia is an endocrinologist and a leading clinician scientist and trialist. She is Head, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University and Professor of Diabetes, Vascular Health and Ageing. Her research focus is on the generation and implementation of evidence for the prevention, screening and management of chronic conditions such as diabetes and its complications of kidney and cardiovascular disease. Sophia directs and supports projects and teaching on healthcare delivery, as well as advises on clinical epidemiological methods and trial design, conduct and reporting. She is a senior staff specialist in endocrinology and diabetes at Alfred Health and Monash Health where she provides inpatient and outpatient services.

Fergus joined Cabrini Health in November 2018. Prior to this, he held the position of Chief Medical Officer at Austin Health. He has a background as an emergency physician and toxicologist at Austin Health, where he later held roles as Director of Emergency Medicine and Medical Directorship of the Medical and Emergency Clinical Service Unit before taking up a role as the Executive Director of Medical Services at Peninsula Health. He returned to Austin Health in 2016 as the Chief Medical Officer. A Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, he has a strong interest in toxicology. He is also a Fellow of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine and has previously been an examiner with the College.

Gary joined Cabrini in 2001 in the role of Director of the Cabrini Monash University Department of Medical Oncology. He took over the role of Group Director Cabrini Research in November 2019. Gary is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and trained at St Vincent’s Hospital, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute and the National Cancer Institute in the United States. He is a Professor of Medicine at Monash University. Gary initiated and developed clinical research in haematology and oncology at Cabrini and is involved in the design, development and conduct of clinical trials. Gary is past Chairman of Foundation 49, a men’s health organisation, and is part of the Federal Government’s advisory board that developed the National Male Health Policy and the Victorian Men’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy. He was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2017 for services to medical oncology.