Dr Michelle Lorentzos is the Advanced Therapeutics Medical Lead at The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, eading the implementation and delivery of advanced therapeutic treatments and clinical trials for paediatric patients in New South Wales..

She is also Clinical Lead, Neurogenetics Service at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead; and a Senior Clinical Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney.

Michelle is a paediatric neurologist with a specific interest in gene replacement therapy and other innovative treatments. She is an investigator on several gene therapy clinical trials for conditions including Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Rett Syndrome and metabolic diseases.

Prior to undertaking her medical studies, Michelle obtained a Communications degree at The University of Technology, Sydney, and she has maintained a strong interest in the role of communication in health equity and outcomes.