Behind Spleen Australia is a dedicated team of healthcare professionals, researchers and support staff working together across Australia to provide trusted advice, important health reminders and ongoing care for people living without a functioning spleen.
Our team
Executive team
Sharon O’Brien
Manager Spleen Australia, Bayside Health Alfred, All Spleen Australia Committees
Dr Nenad Macesic
Medical Lead Spleen Australia, All Spleen Australia Committees
- Brian Price - Clinical Service Director, Bayside Health Alfred, All Spleen Australia Committees
National committee
- Prof Ian Woolley - Deputy Director ID, Monash Health and Monash University
- Prof Stephen Lambert - Senior Medical Officer, Communicable Diseases Branch, Queensland Health
- Prof Chris Blyth - Paediatric infectious diseases physician, microbiologist and clinical researcher from WA. President of the Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases
- Prof Allen Cheng - Program Director, Medical Specialities, and infectious diseases physician, Monash Health
- Prof Warren Clements - Interventional Radiologist at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and Monash University
- Brian Price - Clinical Service Director, Bayside Health Alfred, All Spleen Australia Committees
- Kaz Bellamy - Immunisation Nurse Practitioner, Monash Health, Member of ATAGI
- Danielle Boyle - Consumer Representative, CEO ITPANZ
- Dr Hannah Gooding - Consumer Representative WA
- Dr James Wolfe - Infectious Diseases Physician, Royal Hobart Hospital
- Dr Sarah Chu - General Practitioner, Queensland. Immunisation Coalition Member
- Ella Brown - Nurse Consultant, Spleen Australia, Bayside Health Alfred
Nursing and support team
Sharon Willems RN
Spleen Australia, Registered Nurse
Ella Brown RN
Spleen Australia, Registered Nurse
Megan Harvey RN
Spleen Australia, Registered Nurse
Siobhan Mulrooney RN
Spleen Australia, Registered Nurse
Amber Plumley
Spleen Australia, Senior Administration and Communications Officer
Victoria | Tasmania steering committe
- Prof Ian Woolley - Deputy Director ID, Monash Health and Monash University
- Brian Price - Clinical Service Director, Bayside Health Alfred, All Spleen Australia Committees
- Dr Shannon Melody - Specialist Medical Advisor - Health Protection, Tasmania Department of Health
- Prof Karin Leder - Head of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Monash University
- Dr Kate Martin - Deputy Director Trauma Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Dr Ken Dickinson - Consumer Representative (retired GP)
- Prof Allen Cheng - Program Director, Medical Specialities, and infectious diseases physician, Monash Health
- Dr James Wolfe - Infectious Diseases Physician, Royal Hobart Hospital
- Megan Harvey RN - Spleen Australia, Registered Nurse
- Helen Seeto - Program Manager, Victorian Department of Health
- Jacqueline Chan - Senior Policy Advisor – Blood, Pharmaceutical, Organ and Tissue Donation, Statewide Services and Programs - Victorian Department of Health
Queensland
- Prof Stephen Lambert - Senior Medical Officer, Communicable Diseases Branch, Queensland Health
- Wendy Morotti - Clinical Nurse Consultant Communicable Diseases Branch, Queensland Department of Health
- Dr Sarah Chu - General Practitioner, Queensland. Immunisation Coalition Member
- Simone Braithwaite - Director Strategy & Public Health Programs, Queensland Department of Health
- Sharon Willems RN - Spleen Australia, Registered Nurse
Tasmania
- Dr Shannon Melody - Specialist Medical Advisor - Health Protection, Tasmania Department of Health
- Dr James Wolfe - Infectious Diseases Physician, Royal Hobart Hospital
- Megan Harvey RN - Spleen Australia, Registered Nurse
Western Australia
- Prof Chris Blyth - Paediatric infectious diseases physician, microbiologist and clinical researcher from WA. President of the Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases
- Dr Alan Leeb - GP, Member of ATAGI
- Dr Hannah Gooding - Consumer Representative WA
- Brian Price - Clinical Service Director, Bayside Health Alfred, All Spleen Australia Committees
- Prof Dieter Weber - Director of General Surgery and Trauma, Royal Perth Hospital
- Jo-Anne Morgan - Immunisation Program Manager Communicable Disease Control, Department of Health (WA)
- Ella Brown RN - Spleen Australia, Registered Nurse
- Janice Lim - A/Senior Project Officer, Department of Health (WA)
- Georgina Hill - Principal Policy Officer, Department of Health (WA)