Prof Keith McNeil

Professor Keith McNeil
Commisioner
Comission for Excellence and Innovation in Health, South Australia

Professor Keith McNeil is an internationally recognised respiratory physician trained in heart and lung transplantation at the world-renowned Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, UK.  Keith established the Queensland Lung Transplant Service at The Prince Charles Hospital in 1996, and soon thereafter returned to Papworth where he was Lead Physician for the heart and lung transplant program.  From there, Keith has occupied a vast array of positions in both senior clinical and senior administrative roles, including as CEO of tertiary hospital and health services (RBWH and Metro North HHS in Brisbane, and Cambridge University Hospitals in the UK), Head of IT and CCIO in the NHS, and Deputy Director General, CMO and CCIO in Queensland. 

Keith currently works in the South Australian health system as the Commissioner for Excellence and Innovation in Health.

Keith presents across various sectors as a valued contributor to clinical and patient safety benefits associated with technology and digital transformation in the healthcare setting.  His vision is to align research, precision medicine, and the data and information agenda with health system reform and transformation.

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