Professor Long has been named No 1 Melanoma Expert in worldwide rankings just released by expertscape, based on articles published 2012-2022.

It is official – Melanoma Institute Australia Co-Medical Director Professor Georgina Long AO is the world’s top melanoma expert. Fellow MIA Co-Medical Director Professor Richard Scolyer AO, and former MIA Executive Director Professor John Thompson AO are also in the world’s top 10.

CEO of Melanoma Institute Australia Matthew Browne said the expertscape rankings were the result of years of dedication from MIA’s clinical and research leadership team.

‘On behalf of all melanoma patients, and the wider team at Melanoma Institute Australia, my sincere congratulations to Professors Long, Scolyer and Thompson for your intellect, determination and passion which are leading the global mission to save lives from melanoma,’ Mr Browne said.

‘Professor Long has for the last decade been at the forefront of global clinical trials of new treatments for melanoma, including immunotherapies, which have transformed the melanoma treatment landscape and saved lives, and which are now extending to also benefit other cancers,’ said fellow MIA Co-Medical Director Professor Richard Scolyer AO. ‘Her dedication, her expertise, her ground-breaking research, and her clinical care are second to none, and many patients are alive today because of her brilliance.’

‘For MIA to boast the world’s top melanoma expert, and have three in the top 10, shows our incredible standing on the world stage,’ added CEO Matthew Browne.

Read more on the expertscape website.