Who We Are

 BMed (Hons), FRACDS (OMS), FRCS Edinburgh, GAICD.

Associate Professor Anthony Lynham is a highly experienced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and senior medical leader with over 25 years of specialist clinical practice and extensive expertise in medico-legal consultancy, trauma assessment, governance and health system review.

He has held long-standing appointments as a Visiting Medical Officer in tertiary hospitals, including The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, and maintains an active private specialist practice. His clinical expertise spans maxillofacial trauma, complex reconstructive surgery, surgical standards of care and outcomes assessment. For many years, he served as Head Examiner for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for Australia and New Zealand. He is currently an Honorary Specialist Consultant to the Jamieson Trauma Institute and serves on multiple senior medical advisory and regulatory bodies, including the Queensland Audit of Surgical Mortality Steering Committee and the Medicare Professional Services Review.

He brings a rare combination of front-line surgical expertise, health system governance, regulatory insight and public policy leadership, having served as a Queensland Government Minister from 2014 to 2020 with responsibility for major infrastructure, resources and statutory authorities. He has chaired and served on numerous boards across health, insurance, utilities, and government-owned corporations, including WorkCover Queensland.

Associate Professor Lynham's term of appointment expires on 30 June 2030. 

BSc(Med) 1978 UNSW, MBBS (Hons) 1980 UNSW, PhD 1997 UQ, FRANZCP.

Professor Gerard Byrne is Head of the Discipline of Psychiatry within the School of Medicine at The University of Queensland and Director of Geriatric Psychiatry at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. He chairs the Research Advisory Committee at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and is a member of the advisory board of the Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research at the Queensland Brain Institute. Professor Byrne has active research interests in depression, anxiety and dementia in older people.

Professor Byrne was first appointed to the Authority on 1 July 2009, and his current term of appointment expires on 31 December 2030.

MBBS, PhD, FRACP

Professor Michael Hensley is Emeritus Professor of Medicine of the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia; Emeritus Consultant, Respiratory & Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, NSW; Senior Staff Specialist (on leave), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW.

Professor Hensley was appointed to the Authority in April 2022. He was the Dean of Medicine at the University of Newcastle, Faculty of Medicine and Public Health from 2002 to 2010, Director of Medical Services at John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, from 2014 to 2020 and Director of Medical Services at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney from 2020 to 2026. Professor Hensley’s primary professional focus is Epidemiology, especially with respect to Respiratory & Sleep Medicine, and Clinical Epidemiology. He has numerous publications. He has had experience with Commonwealth and State Government medical regulatory work, including as a member of the Economic Sub-Committee of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee from 2013 to 2020.

Professor Hensley's term of appointment expires on 3 April 2027.

MBBS (Distinction), MA (Oxon.), FRACGP, MSportMed, GCertHL

Dr Gillian Cowen is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) and a Senior Clinical Research Fellow at Curtin University. She is recognised for her expertise in musculoskeletal medicine and mild traumatic brain injury (concussion), with more than 25 years of clinical experience across general practice and sports medicine. Her clinical work spans metropolitan and regional Western Australia and includes roles as a team doctor, sports medicine doctor and orthopaedic surgical assistant. 

Dr Cowen is a nationally recognised leader in mild traumatic brain injury research. She was a founding member and Chair of the Western Australian Concussion Network, served on the steering committee that developed the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guidelines for mild traumatic brain injury and persisting post-concussion symptoms, and has contributed to nationally significant research examining concussion, musculoskeletal injury and health outcomes. 

In addition to her clinical and research expertise, Dr Cowen brings significant experience in medical governance and public policy. She has held senior medical advisory roles in executive-facing health advisory and operational medical roles within a Commonwealth legislative and governance environment, and has extensive experience working across the clinical, academic and government sectors to support evidence-based decision-making and improved health outcomes. Her stakeholder engagement experience spans clinical communities, academia, government agencies, and national health and research organisations. 

Dr Cowen's term of appointment expires on 30 June 2030. 

MD, MBBS, FRACGP, DRANZCOG, Grad Dip Women's Health, CF, FAHMS, GAICD

Professor Danielle Mazza AM is an internationally distinguished general practice clinician researcher. She is Head of the Department of General Practice at Monash University and Director of the SPHERE Centre of Research Excellence in Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health in Primary Care. 

Professor Mazza has over 35 years of clinical experience, a strong background in governance and strategic planning, and a deep commitment to knowledge translation and health equity. She is dedicated to advancing evidence-based approaches that improve health outcomes for communities. 

In recognition of her work, Professor Mazza has been inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women, is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and was awarded the Australian Association of Academic Primary Care's esteemed Bridges-Webb Medal. 

Professor Mazza was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2023 for her significant service to medicine and medical research.

Professor Mazza's term of appointment expires on 28 June 2030.