MIA is governed by a Board of Directors, chaired by Interim Chair Jennifer Elliott, and the Board is advised by a multi-disciplinary Faculty, chaired by MIA’s Medical Director, Professor Georgina Long AO. MIA’s mission is zero deaths from melanoma and Faculty is advised by three Committees – Research, Clinical and Education.
Membership on each Committee is by invitation from Faculty and membership and Chairs are rotated on a biennial basis. Professor Georgina Long, Professor Angela Hong and MIA’s Interim Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Elliott are ex-officio members of each Committee.
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Jennifer Elliott
BA LLB (Hons) MA FAICD
Executive Chair / Acting Chief Executive Officer
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Professor Georgina Long AO
BSc PhD MBBS FRACP FAHMS AAHMS FAA FASCO
Medical Director
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Dr Thomas Pennington (Chair)
FRACS (Gen Surg) MS MBBS BSc(Hons)
General Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist
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Assoc Professor Jonathan Stretch AM
D.Phil (Oxon) FRACS
Deputy Director
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Professor Angela Hong
MBBS MMed FRANZCR PhD
Deputy Medical Director & Radiation Oncologist
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Assoc Professor Alexander van Akkooi
MD, PhD, FRACS
Melanoma Surgical Oncologist
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Dr Michael Armstrong
OAM, M.B.B.S.(Syd.Uni.)
Community Representative and G.P.
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Dr Nicole Caixeiro
BMedSci (Hons I), PhD
Director of Research Infrastructure
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Assoc Professor Matteo Carlino
BMedSc, MBBS, FRACP
Medical Oncologist
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Assoc Professor Sydney Ch’ng
MBBS, PhD, FRACS
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
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Agnes Chung
BAppl Sc/HIM MComm Health/Public Health (Hons)
Head of Clinical Data Management
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Dr Andrew Colebatch
BSc (Med) (Hons) MBBS (Hons) PhD FRCPA
Pathologist
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Jennifer Durante
BA Communications
Director of Community & Engagement
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Dr Mary-Ann El Sharouni
MD, PhD, MSc
Dermatologist and Epidemiologist
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