Chief Health Officer
Dr Heidi Carroll, Chief Health Officer
MBBS MPH FAFPHM FASLM JD
Dr Carroll was appointed Chief Health Officer in December 2024.
She brings 30 years of experience as a medical professional to the role of Chief Health Officer, 20 years of which have been dedicated to Public Health. As a Public Health Physician, she has worked in a varitey of settings across different Hospital and Health Service and departmental portfolios, including the Communicable Diseases Branch and public health units in West Moreton, Logan and Metro South.
Dr Carroll's interest in public health began in 1996 when she was involved in managing the first Australian case of Australian Bat Lyssavirus.
Since then, she has been involved in many incident responses including Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), Mpox, COVID-19, swine flu, zika, measles and flood events.