Tom Snelling BMBS, DTMH, PhD, FRACP

Dr Tom Snelling is a paediatric infectious diseases physician at Princess Margaret Hospital, NHMRC Career Development Fellow and the Director of the Telethon Kids Institute's Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines & Infectious Diseases. His research addresses the implementation of health policy and clinical practice, in particular the evaluation of vaccination and other public health strategies to minimise the burden of childhood infectious diseases. This work integrates clinical trials with case-control and cohort studies and disease modelling.

His current work is investigating how best to prevent and treat gastroenteritis, pneumonia, pertussis and other lower respiratory infections, and congenital rubella. His work has a strong focus on Aboriginal and international child health. He is also investigating the safety of vaccination in early childhood.