Prof Susan Davis, Monash University

Rotary Melbourne Podcast

Professor Susan Davis MBBS FRACP PhD FAHMS Speaking on “Inequitable Equity” Professor Susan Davis MBBS FRACP PhD FAHMS is an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Principal Research Fellow and Director of the Women’s Health Research Program in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Melbourne. She is a consultant Endocrinologist at Cabrini Medical Centre and Head of the Women’s Specialist Clinic, the Alfred Hospital Melbourne. She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and presently President of the International Menopause Society. Prof Davis graduated in medicine from Monash University, Melbourne in 1980 and completed her specialist physician training in endocrinology and her PhD 1988. Since that time her research has addressed the roles of oestrogens and androgens in non-reproductive health including: breast cancer, cardiovascular function, obesity, cognitive function, mood, sexual function and musculoskeletal health. She has over 380 peer-reviewed publications and has been the recipient of several awards including the International Research Laureate Award of the US Endocrine Society (2015), the North American Menopause Society / Menopause Journal Best Paper Award (2016), the International Menopause Society’s Henry Burger Prize (2011), the Australasian Menopause Society Award 2009, and the Monash University Distinguished Alumni Award (2009).