Dr Andrew Walby commenced as Director of Medical Services at CHRH in late 2024.

After initially pursuing a career in Surgery, he chose to switch to Emergency Medicine where he worked as an Emergency Physician at Western Health for a decade. He would later take on the position of Director of Emergency Medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne for a further 10 years where he continues to work as a FACEM.

Andrew is also experienced in Emergency Medicine in the private sector with roles at John Fawkner Hospital (1996-1997) and The Epworth Hospital (1999-2023). He is also involved in Victoria’s Health Disaster arrangements as a Field Emergency Medical Officer (FEMO), a position he’s held since December 2006.

His medical interests include:

• Disaster medicine
• Patient safety and quality
• Wellbeing of healthcare professionals
• Medical documentation
• Complaints management

Andrew is also the DMS at Portland District Health.