Dr Michael Franco is the National Chief Medical Officer of St Vincent’s Health. Michael brings a unique and valued perspective to the role of National CMO, combining a background in medicine with deep experience in digital and technological innovation in healthcare.
Michael (MBBS, FRACP, FAChPM, FAIDH) is a consultant physician, informatician and leading voice in digital innovation and transformation in Australia. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Australasian Institute of Digital Health, and was appointed an Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University in 2016.
Michael is dual-trained in Medical Oncology and Palliative Medicine and was previously Monash Health’s Chief Medical Information Officer and Program Director of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) & Informatics Program. He was also a key leader in the successful delivery of Monash Health’s major EMR implementations and the opening of the Victorian Heart Hospital.