Katie Allen

Biography

Katie is a paediatrician and medical researcher who has more than 25 years of experience in child and adolescent health and wellbeing. She is Director of the Population Health Research Theme at Murdoch Children’s Research Centre, Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne and a paediatrician at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Katie is a Board member at both the Raising Children Network and Australian Food Allergy Foundation. She holds a Professional Chair in Food Allergy at the University of Manchester UK and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Committee service includes the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the World Allergy Organization and the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy. She has honours degrees in medicine and medical science, and a doctoral degree. She is a fellow of both the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. Katie serves on Cabrini’s Patient Experience and Clinical Governance Board Sub-Committee.

Research Interest

Katie is a paediatrician and medical researcher who has more than 25 years of experience in child and adolescent health and wellbeing. She is Director of the Population Health Research Theme at Murdoch Children’s Research Centre, Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne and a paediatrician at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Katie is a Board member at both the Raising Children Network and Australian Food Allergy Foundation. She holds a Professional Chair in Food Allergy at the University of Manchester UK and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Committee service includes the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the World Allergy Organization and the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy. She has honours degrees in medicine and medical science, and a doctoral degree. She is a fellow of both the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. Katie serves on Cabrini’s Patient Experience and Clinical Governance Board Sub-Committee.