Acting Medical Director, Jean Hailes
Head of Menopause Unit, Monash Medical Centre
Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University

Dr Elizabeth Farrell AM, MBBS, FRANZCOG, FRCOG, a consultant gynaecologist, was one of the driving forces that established the Jean Hailes Foundation. Dr Farrell is recognised worldwide for her expertise in menopause management. In 2006 she received an Inaugural Health Media Award, in 2009 she was made a Member of the Order of Australia for her services to women’s health, and from 2008 to 2010 Dr Farrell was the president of both the Australasian Menopause Society and the Asia Pacific Menopause Federation.

Expertise

• Gynaecology
• Menopause
• Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)

Recent media features

• Cosmopolitan magazine (National) February 2012 - Cosmo's Gyno Guide
• Channel 10 Television 6 September 2011 - The Circle
• ABC Radio October 2011 onwards (regular segment) - Late Afternoons with Annette Marner
• Local Works Network (30 regional radio stations) 4 September 2011 – Health Matters with Dr John D'Arcy
• Australian Women's Health magazine, July 2011 onwards - Member of Expert Panel

Recent academic publications

• Climacteric 2010 Aug;13(4):328-39 – Menopause management: a cardiovascular risk-based approach. Haines CJ, Farrell E.
• The Lancet Oncology 2009 Feb;10(2):135-46 – Safety and efficacy of tibolone in breast-cancer patients with vasomotor symptoms: a double-blind, randomised, non-inferiority trial. Kenemans P, Bundred NJ, Foidart JM, Kubista E, von Schoultz B, Sismondi P, Vassilopoulou-Sellin R, Yip CH, Egberts J, Mol-Arts M, Mulder R, van Os S, Beckmann MW, LIBERATE Study Group.

Experts at Jean Hailes

	Professor Jane Fisher Psychologist
	Professor Henry Burger Endocrinologist
	Dr Elizabeth Farrell Gynaecologist
	Dr Sonia Davison Endocrinologist

Content updated 28 June 2011