Prof Robyn O'Hehir

For the past ten years she has headed Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine at Alfred Health and Monash University, the first University in Australia to establish a Chair of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.  Professor O’Hehir has been a key figure in advocacy, policy development and community service for those affected by respiratory allergy, asthma and cystic fibrosis in Australia.  She served as State President of the Australasian Society for Clinical Immunology and Allergy, as well as a non-executive Director on the Board of Cabrini Health and a member of the Menzies Foundation Council.  She is honoured to be an Officer of the Order of Australia, a Fellow of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science and a Life Governor of Asthma Victoria.