Our Executive team
Chief Executive
Deb Willcox AM
Deb most recently held the role of Deputy Secretary, Health System Strategy and Patient Experience, Ministry of Health, with statewide responsibility for areas including mental health, capital planning, patient experience, Commonwealth and State relations, health and social policy and allied health. Deb was Chief Executive, Northern Sydney Local Health District from 2017 to 2022. From 2015 to 2017 Deb held the combined role of Director of Operations, Sydney Local Health District and General Manager, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Deb’s career has included roles in both government and non-government organisations and her experience spans clinical, corporate services, government departments, the research environment and senior government advisor roles.
Prior to NSW Health, Deb held senior positions in government, including Chief of Staff in the portfolios of Planning, Housing and Aboriginal Affairs and Advisor to the Deputy Premier and Minister for Health, overseeing clinical portfolio areas including planned surgery, critical care and emergency departments.
Deb started her career in nursing at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and later studied law, having been admitted as a Legal Practitioner in New South Wales.
Deb received a Member of the Order (AM) in the 2023 Australia Day Honours for her significant service to health administration and to the community.
Our Executive Team
Chief Executive | Deb Willcox AM |
Executive Director Operations | Dr Genevieve Wallace |
Executive Director Clinical Services Integration and Population Health | Lou-Anne Blunden |
Acting Executive Director Finance | Puneet Datta |
Executive Director Clinical Governance, Risk and Medical Services | Dr Andrew Hallahan |
Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery Services | Ivanka Komusanac |
Executive Director Workforce and Corporate Operations | Gina Finocchiaro |
Executive Director Capital Infrastructure and Engineering | Jon Gowdy |
Executive Director Sydney Innovation Precinct for Health Education and Research & Sydney Research | Adjunct Associate Professor Vicki Taylor |
Acting Chief Information Officer and Director Digital Health and Innovation | David Norwood |
Director Aboriginal Health | George Long |
Director Allied Health and Chief Allied Health Information Officer | Sarah Whitney |
Director Strategic Relations | Corryn McKay |
Chief of Staff | Joseph Jewitt |
Director Sydney Education | Lesley Innes |
Director Communication | Sara Everingham |
Director Media | David Meddows |
Director Performance Monitoring Systems Improvement and Innovation | Lorraine Ho |
Director Partnerships | John O’Grady |
Director Internal Audit | Fleur Harriton |
Director Pharmacy and Chief Pharmacy Information Officer | Rosemary Burke |
Director Planning | Pam Garrett |
Director Strategic Health Sourcing | Maria Kokkinakos |
Director Surgical Program and Academia | Dr Kate McBride |
Chief Commercial Officer | Dr Joy Francisco |
General Manager Balmain Hospital | Grace Scott |
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General Manager Canterbury Hospital | Michael Morris |
General Manager Concord Hospital | Anthony Dombkins |
General Manager Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | Kiel Harvey |
General Manager RPA Virtual Hospital | Miranda Shaw |
General Manager Mental Health Services | Steven Wood |
Sydney Dental Hospital and Oral Health Services | Jason Cheng |
General Manager Community Health | Dianna Jagers |
General Manager Health Centres | Madeleine Kitchener |
General Manager Drug Health | Judy Pearson |
General Manager Population Health | Renee Moreton |
General Manager Public Health | Dr George Johnson |
Aged Health, Rehabilitation and Chronic Care |
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Clinical Director | Clinical Associate Professor John Cullen |
Clinical Director | Professor Ian Caterson |
Operations Manager | Julie-Ann O’Keeffe |
Anaesthetics and Pain |
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Clinical Director | Professor Michael Paleologos |
Operations Manager | Cindy Wong |
Cancer Services and Palliative Care |
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Clinical Director | Clinical Associate Professor Ilona Cunningham |
Clinical Director | Professor Joy Ho |
Deputy Clinical Director | Associate Professor Ghauri Aggarwal |
Clinical Manager | Eleanor Romney |
Cardiovascular |
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Clinical Director | Professor Len Kritharides |
Clinical Director | Associate Professor Michele McGrady |
Deputy Clinical Director | Professor Tristan Yan |
Acting Operations Manager | Camilla Cameron |
Digital Health and Single Digital Patient Record |
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Clinical Director | Associate Professor Angus Ritchie |
Drug Health |
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Clinical Director | Professor Paul Haber |
Gastroenterology and Liver |
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Clinical Director | Professor Michael Solomon |
Clinical Director | Associate Professor Peter Katelaris |
Acting Clinical Manager | Skye Cooke |
Medical Imaging Services |
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Clinical Director | Professor Michael Fulham |
Clinical Director | Dr Kate Archer |
Director Operations | Reuben Haupt |
Mental Health Services |
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Clinical Director | Dr Andrew McDonald |
Neurology, Bone & Joint, Immunology,
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Clinical Director | Professor Roger Garsia |
Clinical Director | Dr Paul Della Torre |
Deputy Clinical Director | Associate Professor Mark Horsley |
Clinical Manager | Jeremiah O’Sullivan |
Oral Health and Sydney Dental Hospital |
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Clinical Director | Professor Sameer Bhole |
Pathology | Professor James Kench |
Public Health |
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Clinical Director | Dr Leena Gupta |
Renal Medicine and Urology |
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Clinical Director | Professor Steve Chadban |
Clinical Director | Dr Shaundeep Sen |
Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care |
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Clinical Director | Professor Paul Torzillo AM |
Clinical Director | Dr Phillip Visser |
Acting Clinical Manager | Skye Cooke |
Virtual Healthcare |
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Clinical Director | Dr Owen Hutchings |
Women’s Health, Neonatology & Paediatrics |
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Clinical Director | Professor Jonathan Carter |
Clinical Director | Dr Louis Izzo |
Operations Manager | Louise Treloar |
Director Research | Professor Warwick Britton AO |
Chief Medical Wellness Officer | Dr Bethan Richards |
Program Director of Surgery | Dr Martin McGee Collett |
Program Director of Surgical Strategy and Academia | Professor Michael Solomon |