Prof Natasha Smallwood
Prof Natasha Smallwood is the Professor and Director of Respiratory Medicine at The Alfred (Melbourne) and Monash University School of Translational Medicine.
Professor Smallwood is a consultant respiratory physician with clinical expertise and research interests in breathlessness, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, symptom management and severe lung diseases. She completed her undergraduate medical degree at Nottingham University, UK (1999), as well as her initial postgraduate medical training in the UK, before moving to Australia. In addition to her respiratory qualifications, she holds postgraduate qualifications in medical leadership, palliative care and epidemiology. Prior to moving to The Alfred and Monash University (2021), she was a consultant respiratory physician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital for 11 years, where she led the Advanced Lung Disease and Domiciliary Oxygen Services.
Professor Smallwood is also the Head of the Chronic Respiratory Disease Research Group at the School of Translational Medicine, Monash University. She leads the COPD and Breathlessness Services at The Alfred, Melbourne. She has over 160 publications and holds major research grants. In addition to her academic and clinical roles, she holds multiple leadership roles, including being the President of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand. She is a past member of the College Council for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and a past Board Director for the Victorian Doctors' Health Program. Prof Smallwood has been a taskforce member for various national and international respiratory guidelines. In addition to her respiratory research, she has interests in organisational leadership, crisis preparedness and gender equality.