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Medical Health Advisory Committee

Our expert Medical Health Advisory Council (MHAC) skilfully assist us to assess each individual grant application, make informed decisions, and verify that our support will make a genuine difference to the children and families who have requested our support. The MHAC is comprised of:

Dr Tracy Dudding-Byth BMed, FRACP, PhD 

Clinical Geneticist, Hunter Genetics and NSW Genetics of Learning Disability (GOLD) Service

Dr Felicity Collins MBBS, FRACP, HGSA 

Clinical Geneticist, Clinical Genetics Unit, Medical Genomics Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Rd, Camperdown NSW

Professor Elizabeth Elliott AM, FAHMS, MD, MPhil, MBBS, FRACP, FRCPCH, FRCP 

Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney; Consultant Paediatrician, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (Westmead); NHMRC Medical Research Future Fund Practitioner Fellow; Founder/Director, Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit; Co-Director NHMRC Centre of Excellence in Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Co-Director Care and Intervention for Children and Adolescents with Drug and Alcohol Problems