Professor Erwin Loh — CEO
Professor Erwin Loh has been recognised for his dedication to health leadership and system improvements when he was awarded the Distinguished Fellow Award “for commitment to governance, research and publication, health services improvement through training and mentorship” by the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators in 2017. His peers have recognised his leadership, by electing him in 2024 to be the President of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, the specialty medical college for medical leaders. He is an internationally recognised leader in health ethics, and is appointed by the Federal Health Minister as a member of the Australian Health Ethics Committee (AHEC) of the NHMRC. He is also a member of the AHEC AI Working Group. He teaches ethical leadership to doctors around the world, most recently to doctors in Hong Kong for the Hong Kong College of Community Medicine earlier this year. He is recognised globally as a leader in the field of AI in medicine. He was an invited by the World Health Organisation to be a panellist for the ‘WHO Roundtable on AI Enabled Virtual Humans’ in October 2024. He was the invited keynote speaker on AI and medicine at the Hospital Authority Convention in Hong Kong in May 2025, the BC Cancer Virtual Academic Forum, British Columbia, Canada, in November 2024, the IHI/ BMJ International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare in Hong Kong in August 2024 and at the Irish Society for Rheumatology Meeting in Dublin, Ireland, in April 2024. He has been an invited speaker on health leadership and AI at over 200 events around the world over the past 20 years. He has published 42 peer-reviewed articles, 5 books, and 13 book chapters. He is the co-editor of the “Textbook of Medical Administration and Leadership” and the textbook “Artificial Intelligence in Medicine” both published by Nature Springer. He has adjunct professorships at three leading universities: Clinical Professor at the Department of Medical Education, University of Melbourne, since 2020; Honorary Professor at the Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Macquarie University, since 2019; and Adjunct Professor at the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University, since 2014. He is currently a board director of Healthshare Victoria, the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, and is pro bono non-executive board director at the Presbyterian Ladies’ College (PLC), where he is also Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare Executive with a focus on Medical Leadership and Health Ethics.
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Experience: 29 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Board Governance
Career Highlights
- Distinguished Fellow Award recipient for health services improvement.
- President of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators.
- Internationally recognized leader in health ethics and AI in medicine.
Work Experience
Ramsay Health Care
Director of Medical Services, Peninsula Private Hospital (2 mos)
Presbyterian Ladies' College - Melbourne
Chair of Finance and Audit Committee (1 yr 2 mos)
Board Director and Council Member (3 yrs 2 mos)
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Member, Australian Health Ethics Committee (1 yr 2 mos)
BMC Health Services Research
Editorial Board Member (1 yr 2 mos)
NSW Health
Director of Medical Services, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (1 yr)
Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
President (2 yrs 2 mos)
Chair of the Board of Directors (2 yrs 2 mos)
President Elect (1 yr)
Vice President (2 yrs)
Board Director (9 yrs 2 mos)
Chair of Finance and Audit Committee (4 yrs)
Chair of Victorian State Committee (6 yrs)
Jurisdictional Coordinator of Training (Victoria) (6 yrs)
Board Director (2 yrs)
HealthShare Victoria
Board Director (2 yrs 2 mos)
The University of Notre Dame Australia
National School of Medicine Advisory Board Member (2 yrs 2 mos)
Calvary Health Care
National Director of Medical Services (1 yr)
Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges (CPMC)
Board Director (1 yr)
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Member, Multi-College Advisory Committee, Climate Change & Health (1 yr)
Goulburn Valley Health
Chief Medical Officer (1 yr)
Monash University
Professor, Monash Centre for Health Research & Implementation (4 yrs 2 mos)
Clinical Professor (8 yrs)
Clinical Associate Professor (2 yrs)
Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry (PCOR-ANZ)
Member, Advisory Committee (3 yrs)
St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research
Board Director (1 yr)
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Board Director (1 yr)
Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery
Board Director (0 mo)
Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government's Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Member, Governance Advisory Panel (0 mo)
University of Melbourne
Clinical Professor (6 yrs 2 mos)
BMJ Leader
Associate Editor (6 yrs 2 mos)
River of Life Bible School
Board Member (6 yrs 2 mos)
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Patient Safety Reporting Advisory Committee (5 yrs)
Member, Private Hospital Committee (4 yrs)
Deputy Chair, Clinical Trials – Phase 2 Committee (3 yrs)
Member, National Conference on Healthcare Variation - Steering Committee (3 yrs)
Member, Clinical Trials Governance Framework Steering Committee (1 yr)
Macquarie University
Honorary Professor (7 yrs 2 mos)
Migrant and Refugee Health Partnership
Council Member (5 yrs)
Department of Health & Human Services, Victoria
Member, Medical Workforce Planning Advisory Group (0 mo)
Member, Health Technology Strategic Advisory Committee (2 yrs)
Member, Consultative Council for Clinical Trial Research (2 yrs)
St Vincent's Health Australia
Group Chief Medical Officer & Group General Manager of Clinical Governance (5 yrs)
NPS MedicineWise
Member, Choosing Wisely Advisory Board (4 yrs)
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Member, Victorian Audit of Surgical Mortality Management Committee (4 yrs)
Safer Care Victoria
Member, Incident Response Governance Committee (2 yrs)
The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards
Member, Hospital-Wide Clinical Indicators Working Party (1 yr)
Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Board Director (2 yrs)
Journal of Work-Applied Management
Member, Editorial Advisory Panel (11 yrs 2 mos)
Monash Health Research Precinct Pty Ltd
Board Director (3 yrs)
Australasian College of Legal Medicine
Vice President Administration (4 yrs)
Board Director (11 yrs)
Law Institute of Victoria
Board Director (1 yr)
Chair, Later Lawyers Network (3 yrs)
Australian Medical Association (Victoria)
Board Director (1 yr)
Monash Health
Chief Medical Officer/ Executive Director (9 yrs)
Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria Inc. (PMCV)
Lead Surveyor (9 yrs)
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Deputy Chief Medical Officer (3 yrs)
Australia for Christ Church
Board Director and Elder (21 yrs 2 mos)
Australian Chinese Medical Association Victoria
Public Officer/ Honorary Secretary (6 yrs)
Sparke Helmore
Lawyer (2 yrs)
Health Services Australia
Medical Advisor (2 yrs)
Monash Health
Psychiatry Registrar (2 yrs)
Paediatric Resident (1 yr)
Eastern Health
Psychiatry Registrar (1 yr)
Northern Health
Intern (1 yr)
Education
FAICD (Fellowship) at Australian Institute of Company Directors
FRACMA (Fellowship) at Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine at University of Melbourne
LLB (Honours) (Bachelor of Laws with Honours) at Monash University
MBA (Master of Business Administration) at Southern Cross University
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) at Australian Institute of Business
MHSM (Master of Heath Services Management) at Monash University
FCHSM (Fellowship) at Australasian College of Health Service Management
FACLM (Fellowship) at Australasian College of Legal Medicine
FAIM (Fellowship) at Australian Institute of Management
Chartered Fellowship (CMgr FCMI) at Chartered Management Institute
Board Leadership Program at Leadership Victoria
Certificate of Executive Coaching at Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
Executive LINK at Department of Health
Certified Lean Champion at AGSM @ UNSW Business School
Williamson Community Leadership Program at Leadership Victoria
Executive Healthcare Improvement Academy at Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Good Clinical Practices (GCP) Certification at National Institutes of Health
Medicine & Science Symposium at Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership
Executive Leadership Program at Harvard Macy Institute/ Monash University
Ministry Leadership Program at Australian Catholic University
