Professor Markus Melloh
Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work
Biography
Professor Markus Melloh, a global Public Health expert and German Board-certified Orthopaedic Surgeon and Rheumatologist, joined QUT in 2024 when he was appointed Head of School of the School of Public Health & Social Work, a School that covers four diverse Disciplines and the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI). Prior to this, Markus was Dean of the Faculty of Health at Victoria University of Wellington from 2021 to 2024 and Foundation Head of the School of Public Health at Zurich University of Applied Sciences from 2014 to 2021.Research interests:
- workplace-based health promotion interventions
- prevention
- musculoskeletal health
- medical diagnostics
- outcome assessment
- spinal conditions
Personal details
Positions
- Head of School
Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work
Qualifications
- DMedSc (Humboldt University)
- Doctor of Philosophy (University of Otago)
- MD (Free University of Berlin)
- MBA (Heriot-Watt University)
- MPH (University of Zurich)
Experience
Throughout his career, including 20 years in leadership positions across Health and Medicine, Markus has enjoyed an active global research profile centred on creating healthy educational systems. His research has influenced best practice and policy across the sectors of health, engineering, physics, and beyond.
Publications
QUT ePrints
To find publications by Markus, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
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