John Horvath

Professor John Horvath is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and a distinguished practitioner, researcher and teacher.

Professor Horvath was the Australian Government Chief Medical Officer from 2003 to 2009 and principal Medical Consultant to the Commonwealth Department until January 2016. He continues to advise the Department of Health and the School of Medicine, University of Sydney, and holds the position of Honorary Professor of Medicine.

Professor Horvath previously sat on the board of the Garvan Research Foundation, was governor of the Centenary Institute of Medical Research until January 2016, and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney.

He is a member of the Advisory Council to the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation Agency, and a member of the Finance and Administration Committee of the School of Medicine at the University of Sydney. Professor Horvath is also a member of the Ministerial Advisory Council to the Minister of Health, and the global strategic medical advisor to the chief executive of Ramsay Health Care.

Professor Horvath is also known as a leader in a range of medical training and workforce organisations and is a former president of the Australian Medical Council and the New South Wales Medical Board.