2026 MacHSR Future Leaders Cohort
We are delighted to introduce the 2026 cohort of the MacHSR Future Leaders Fellowship program. 12 frontline clinicians from across the MACH network have been selected to undertake health services research projects addressing challenges identified by health services and the communities they serve.
Meet our 2026 MacHSR Fellows
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A/Prof Mary Ann Anderson
Consultant Haematologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Project: Sustainability of quality care in an ever-expanding population of CLL and LGL patients
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Nichola Baker
Senior Audiologist, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
Project: Alternate models of care for Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Services, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
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Nishani Bandaranayake
Prosthetist Orthotist, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Project: Prosthetic Rehab Triage Pathway (PRTP) following transfemoral amputation
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Joe Cobbledick
Clinical Lead Physiotherapist in General Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Project: Right care, first time: Decision support for post-discharge pathways in general medicine
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Freya Fleer-Stout
Associate Midwifery Unit Manager, Royal Women’s Hospital
Project: VOICE: Values, Options, Information, Care and Empowerment – an informed decision-making tool for maternity care
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Dr Marcelle Jagga
Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Project: Right patient, right pathway, right time: a pilot minimum dataset, triage and early optimisation model for the Royal Melbourne Hospital pre-admission clinic
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Mel Kotze
Senior Physiotherapist and Aboriginal Health Clinical Excellence Lead, Austin Health
Project: Improving access to specialist outpatient care for First Nations patients: reducing failure-to-attend through culturally safe pathway redesign
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Dr James Lindstrom
Consultant Respiratory and Intensive Care Physician, Mercy Health
Project: Design and evaluation of a coordinated diagnostic pathway for lung cancer in outer metropolitan Melbourne
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Dr Casey Nottage
Director Medical Services, Royal Children’s Hospital
Project: Developing and embedding an evaluation framework for health service partnerships
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Dr Alicia Quach
Paediatrician, Western Health
Project: Enhancing GP support and community engagement for families and children with developmental and behavioural concerns, with targeted supports for CALD families in Melbourne’s West
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Dr Sing Chee Tan
Director of Digital Clinical Innovation and ICU Specialist, Northern Health
Project: Development and implementation of an AI-enabled real-time early warning system for critical care resource optimisation
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Anne Tuddenham
Clinical Nurse Educator, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Project: Nurses’ management of acute patient deterioration
