Steering Committee

STEERING COMMITTEE

The VLCR has a Steering Committee of experts who assist with making strategic decisions for the project and provide guidance to the operational team.
The Steering Committee is responsible for assessing external applications for data from the registry.

 

Associate Professor Robert Stirling
Chair, VLCR steering Committee
Senior Respiratory Physician, Alfred Health
Respiratory Medicine

Professor John Zalcberg
VLCR Academic Lead
Head, Cancer Research Program, Monash University
Medical Oncology

 

Dr Marliese Alexander
Director of Pharmacy, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Pharmacy 

 

Dr Nicola Atkin
Palliative Care Physician, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Palliative care

 

Dr Lisa Briggs
Consumer advocate, Melbourne, Victoria
Consumer advisor

 

Dr Peter Briggs
Medical Director SMICS
Medical Oncology

 

Dr Matthew Conron
Director, Respiratory Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital
Respiratory Medicine

 

Ms Mary Duffy
Lung Nurse Coordinator, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Respiratory Medicine

 

Professor Sue Evans
Director, Victorian Cancer Registry at Cancer Council Victoria
Epidemiology

 

Dr Susan Harden
Radiation Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Radiation Oncology

 

Associate Professor Tom John
Medical Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Medical Oncology

 

Mr Simon Knight
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Austin Health, Western Health
Cardiothoracic surgery

 

Associate Professor David Langton
Respiratory & Sleep Physician, Peninsula Hospital
Respiratory Medicine

 

Ms Jacqueline Lesage
Consumer advocate, Melbourne, Victoria
Consumer advisor

 

Professor Michael MacManus
Radiation Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Radiation Oncology

 

Dr Cathy Martin
Senior Research Fellow,  Monash University
Biostatistics, Data Analytics/Modelling and Health Economics

 

Professor Jeremy Millar
Research Director, Alfred Health Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology

 

Associate Professor Paul Mitchell
Director, North-Eastern Integrated Cancer Service
Medical Oncology

 

Dr Inger Olesen
Medical Oncologist Andrew Love Cancer Centre, Geelong
Medical Oncology

 

Associate Professor Gary Richardson
Director, Cabrini Haematology & Oncology Service
Medical Oncology

 

Mr Tom Wood
Consumer advocate, Melbourne, Victoria
Consumer advisor

 

Mr Gavin Wright
Thoracic Surgeon, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Thoracic Surgery