Steven C. Boyages MB BS, DDU, FRACP, FAFPHM, PhD

Professor Steven Boyages is a consultant physician endocrinologist and public health physician with over 25 years’ experience. He was formerly the Director of Diabetes and Endocrinology Department at Westmead Hospital from 1990 to 1999. He has a national and international reputation with over 130 publications. Steven has diverse research interests in thyroid disease, iodine deficiency disorders, the study of growth hormone deficiency and excess, other pituitary disorders as well as diabetes mellitus.He has professorial appointments to The University of Sydney and the University of Western Sydney.

In addition to his clinical, teaching and research leadership roles Steven has demonstrated extensive leadership experience in public sector management. Steven was the foundation director of the Centre for Research and Clinical Policy in NSW Health in 1999 was appointed as Clinical Advisor to the Director General of NSW Health. Thereafter, he was the Chief Executive of one of the largest area health services in Australia for almost 9 years. Steven was then appointed as the foundation Chief Executive for the Clinical Education and Training Institute (CETI). Most recently, he was the State’s Medical Director for eHealth NSW Initiative. He chaired the State’s Electronic Health Record Program and was instrumental in the design and rollout of innovative Health Business Intelligence systems.