MBBS MD FRACS | Director of Neurosurgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital | Other affiliations: University of Melbourne, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre

Professor Drummond’s research and clinical interests are in the biology and management of brain tumours,  and she is a strong advocate of diversity in neurosurgery. She has published over 150 peer-reviewed  papers,  received more than $21.5million in research funding, is the current Chair of the Education Committee of the Asian Australasian Society of Neurosurgeons and the 2nd Vice President (AASNS) for the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.

She is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Neurosurgery. In 2019 she was awarded Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to medicine, particularly in neuro-oncology and community health.