Governance | Tyree Foundation Institute of Health Engineering

Tyree Foundation Institute of Health Engineering is fortunate to have the guidance and expertise of the Steering Committee and the Knowledge Translation Advisory Committee. The committees strengthen reach and collaboration, supporting us to achieve our vision of connecting unmet needs with co-designed innovations.

Steering Committee

The Tyree IHealthE Steering Committee oversees the Institute’s operations and the implementation of the Tyree IHealthE strategy.

Chair
Emeritus Professor Ian Webster AO
Director, Sir William Tyree Foundation

Steering Committee members
Lisa Altman
Director, Strategy, Innovation and Improvement, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

Professor Adam Jaffe
Head of Discipline, Paediatrics & Child Health, UNSW; Head of Clinical Campus, Randwick

Professor Anushka Patel
Vice Principal Director and Chief Scientist, The George Institute for Global Health

Professor Klaus Schindhelm
Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW

Professor Arcot Sowmya
Head of School, Computer Science and Engineering, UNSW

Professor Adrienne Torda
Associate Dean, Education & Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW

Knowledge Translation Advisory Committee

The Knowledge Translation Advisory Committee advises on the appropriate translation of clinical and biomedical engineering research to commercial technologies and/or clinical practice.

Chair
Professor Chris Roberts AO
Visiting Professor, UNSW. Ex-CEO, Cochlear Ltd.

Knowledge Translation Advisory Committee members

Dr Gerard Gibbs
Senior Director, MedTech Horizons Program, MTPConnect

Bronwyn Le Grice
Founder and Managing Director, ANDHealth

Dr George Margelis
Independent Chair, Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council

Anne O'Neil
Acting Executive Director, Office for Health and Medical Research

Professor John Parker
Founder and CEO at Saluda Medical