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Erwin Loh

Erwin Loh MBBS, LLB(Hons), MBA, MHSM, PhD, FAICD, FACLM, FCHSM, FRACMA

Healthcare Management, Psychiatry
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Dr. Erwin Loh is Chief Medical Officer at Monash Health, Victoria’s largest health service. In this role, he has executive accountability for the professional governance of over 2,000 doctors, which includes the medical workforce and education, research governance across clinical and translational research, and the implementation of the electronic medical record.

Prior to this he was the Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Before that he worked full-time as a lawyer at Sparke Helmore, and has trained in psychiatry. He has a medical degree from the University of Melbourne, and a law degree with honours from Monash University. He also has an MBA, a Master of Health Service Management, and a PhD with his thesis examining doctors in senior hospital management.

He is Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, Australasian College of Health Service Management, Australian Institute of Company Directors and Australasian College of Legal Medicine. He is an alumnus of the Williamson Community Leadership Program, the Department of Health Executive LINK program, and the Institute of Healthcare Improvement Executive Healthcare Improvement Academy, and is a Lean Six Sigma Certified Lean Champion. He has been Board Director of the Australian Medical Association (Victoria), Law Institute of Victoria, Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, and is a current Board Director and Vice President of the Australasian College of Legal Medicine.

He is an adjunct Clinical Professor at Monash University where he teaches health law and health services management, and is involved in research exploring medical leadership and health services management. He is a member of the Consultative Council for Clinical Trials Research and is also Jurisdictional Coordinator of Training for the Royal Australasian College of Administrators training program in Victoria. He has been an invited speaker of local and international conferences, published articles and book chapters on health law and medical management, and supervises doctoral students.
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