Current Role: Director of Infectious Diseases, Mater Health
An Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, Professor Paul Griffin was appointed as the Director of Infectious Diseases at Mater Health Services in 2013, and most recently, to his conjoint role as Head of the Mater Clinical Unit for the University of Queensland School of Medicine. He has fellowships in Infectious Diseases from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, in Clinical Microbiology from the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia and from the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine.
Paul is an accomplished clinical trial investigator having fulfilled the role of Principal Investigator on over 150 clinical trials and investigator on over 200, particularly in Infectious Diseases including novel vaccines and now 8 COVID-19 vaccines. Despite an already demanding role at the Mater, Paul continues as a board member and scientific advisory board member of the Immunisation Coalition, with active interest in vaccine education and advocacy, becoming a trusted media authority and spokesperson across the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
