Elizabeth Dylke MD, PhD, MPhty, BHK

Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Dylke is a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of British Columbia, Canada in Human Kinetics, before undertaking her Masters of Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney. She completed her Ph.D. in 2013, with a focus on the diagnosis of upper limb lymphoedema. Since then, Dr. Dylke’s focus has continued to be on understanding and improving the assessment and measurement of lymphoedema, in the upper limb, breast, and lower limb. Dr. Dylke also has a passion for demystifying the scientific process for those who are new to research. Along with supervising research students, she writes a regular column for the Australasian Lymphology Association (ALA) called “Scientifically Speaking”. Dr. Dylke is currently also the Vice President of the ALA as well as the editor of the Lymph Exchange, their publication. Dr. Dylke is passionate about lymphoedema research, including supporting new researchers and clinically driven projects.