Associate Professor Lauren Troy

Co-Director
 

Associate Professor Troy is a Senior Staff Specialist in the Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Department at RPA Hospital and a Clinical Associate Professor with the Central Clinical School of Sydney Medical School at the University of Sydney. Associate Professor Troy is internationally recognised for clinical and research expertise in interstitial lung disease and international pulmonology and played a leadership role in the Sydney Local Health District COVID-19 pandemic responses.

Associate Professor Stephen Adelstein

Co-Director
 

Associate Professor Adelstein is Head of the Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergy and Director of the Central Sydney Immunology Laboratory at RPA Hospital. Associate Professor Adelstein is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney, a practitioner member and the immediate past Chair of the NSW Medical Board of Australia.
 

Mariana Sena Board

Deputy Director
 

Ms Sena Board has a Bachelor of Political Economy from the University of Sydney and a Masters in Health Services Management. She is a graduate of the prestigious Sydney Local Health District Graduate Health Management program and was a mentee of the Sydney Local Health District Chief Executive.

Prior to running the Institute for Academic Medicine, she was the Associate Director at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Institute of Academic Surgery, the Deputy Director of Clinical Support for Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Business Manager for the Concord Hospital Perioperative Department.
 

Professor Kate Wyburn

Head of the RPA Division of Medicine
 

Professor Wyburn is a senior staff specialist Nephrologist, Head of Kidney Transplantation, Deputy Director of Renal Services as well as Head of the RPA Division of Medicine. Her research interests include transplant immunology, living donor kidney transplantation, equity as well as donor suitability and organ allocation.
 

Professor Warwick Britton AO

Senior Advisor, Sydney Local Health District
 

Professor Britton is a Clinical Immunologist, Head of the Tuberculosis Research Program at the Centenary Institute, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney. He established the Sydney Local Health District Clinical Research Centre in 2014 to support clinical research and is committed to training a new generation of clinical researchers to improve healthcare.

Cassandra Elsamad

Administration Coordinator
 

Cassandra Elsamad has experience across the fields of education, psychology, mental health, and law. Her background includes student coordination, educating and supporting children with diverse learning needs, coordinating psychosocial recovery services for both adults and adolescents, and contributing to human resources and executive administration functions. Currently completing studies in Psychology and Social Work, Cassandra is committed to empowering individuals through evidence-based practice, trauma-informed care, and community engagement initiatives that foster inclusive, person-centred environments which promote learning, growth, and wellbeing.