Dorota Gertig MBBS(Hons), MHSc, ScD, FAFPHM

ICSN Steering Committee member

Medical Director, National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR) and Population Health, Telstra Health, Australia

Dorota has been the Medical Director of the National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR) since 2016, playing a key role in implementation and operations of the Register. She is a public health physician and epidemiologist who completed her medical training at Monash University and has a Doctorate in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. Professor Gertig was previously the Medical Director of the Victorian Cervical Cytology Registry and the inaugural Medical Director of National HPV Vaccination Register. She is a respected leader in cancer screening and a member of several key national and state committees on cervical screening, including the National Quality and Safety Monitoring Committee for the National Cervical Screening Program. Professor Gertig has an international profile in cancer research, including the epidemiology of cervical, breast and ovarian cancers. With more than 120 scientific publications, her primary research focus is on policy relevant research as well as improving participation in cancer screening.