Members of the Australian Health Ethics Committee for 2024 to 2027.

Committee members

Photo of Stephen-Adelstein

Chair,
Associate Professor
Stephen
Adelstein

Member with expertise in professional medical standards

Stephen Adelstein is a Clinical Immunologist and Allergist and an immunopathologist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney where he also undertakes research in the development of novel tests for immune-mediated disorders.  He is one of the inaugural Co-Directors of Institute for Academic Medicine at the Hospital.  He completed his term as a practitioner member of the Medical Board of Australia and Chair of  the Steering Committee and the Consultative Forum of the Medical Training Survey of the Board in 2024, has served as a member of the Australian Health Ethics Committee for six years and has also been a Director of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia and Chief Examiner for their Fellowship program in Immunopathology and Principal Examiner for the Faculty of Science of the College.

Senior Professor
Annette
Braunack-Mayer

Member with knowledge of the ethics of medical research

Dr
Laine
Chilman

Member with expertise in nursing and allied health practices

Dr
Yvonne
Ho

Member with understanding of health consumer issues

Associate Professor
Michelle
Kennedy

Member with expertise in public health research

Dr
David
Kirchhoffer

Member with expertise in religion

Professor
Emma
Kowal

Member with expertise in social science research

Professor
Jackie
Leach Scully

Member with understanding of the concerns of people with a disability

Professor
Erwin
Loh

Member with expertise in clinical medical practice

Professor
Michael
Martin

Member with other expertise relevant to the functions of the committee

Professor
Ainsley
Newson

Member with expertise in philosophy

Associate Professor
Michelle
Taylor-Sands

Member with expertise in law

Associate Professor
Mark
Slee

Member with other expertise relevant to the functions of the committee

Associate Professor
Viet
Tran

Member with knowledge of the regulation of the medical profession

Professor
Steve
Webb

Member with expertise in medical research