Danielle Mazza

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Danielle Mazza

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6158-7376

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1995 …2025

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Biography

Professor Danielle Mazza AM FAHMS, MD, MBBS, FRACGP, DRANZCOG, Grad Dip Women’s Health, GAICD, CF is an internationally distinguished general practice clinician researcher and Head of the Department of General Practice at Monash University. Her research and leadership have been highly influential in reducing inequities in access and improving the quality of clinical care delivered in general practice in women’s sexual and reproductive health, preventive care, the early detection of cancer and antimicrobial stewardship. 

 

A strong proponent of evidence-based care, she has led and contributed to the development and implementation of key general practice guidelines used nationwide and provides expert advice to professional, government and policy groups nationally and around the world. She leads the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health  in Primary Care (SPHERE) and Chairs the Royal Australian College of General Practice’s Red Book Preventive Care Guideline Development Group (the RACGP’s key guideline used by > 40,000 GPs) . 

 

Professor Mazza is a ministerial appointment to the National Women’s Health Advisory Council (co-chairing the Access, Care and Outcomes Subcommittee) and the Victorian Women’s Health Advisory Council (chairing the Access to LARC and Termination Subcommittee). She is also a member of the Therapeutic Goods Administration Women’s Health Products Working Group and the National Endometriosis Advisory Group. In 2025 Prof Mazza was appointed as a board member of VicHealth. 

 

Over the course of her career, Professor Mazza has acquired more than $65 million in competitive funding ($41 million Category One funding, >$27 million as CIA), including 7 MRFF grants, 4 partnership projects, 1 Dementia Research Team Grant, and 3 NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence. She has published 293 peer-reviewed publications, 221 of which were published in the last 10 years, and ranks in the top 0.7% of researchers worldwide in the field of contraception (expertscape).

 

Professor Mazza was awarded a Member of The Order of Australia (AM) in 2023 for her significant service to medicine and medical research, particularly women’s health. In the same year she was awarded a Fellowship by the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in recognition of her important contributions to health and medical research. 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

External positions

Conjoint Professor, University of Newcastle

2016 → …

General Practitioner , BMC Holdings (trading as Brighton Medical Clinic)

2004 → …

Research area keywords

  • Primary Health Care
  • General Practice
  • Knowledge Translation
  • Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
  • Abortion and Reproductive Health Rights
  • Contraception
  • Women's Health
  • Cancer
  • Mental Health

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  • WorkSafe Victoria Panel 2025-2029 - Head Agreement

    Collie, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bragge, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), De Cieri, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wilson Rajaratnam, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Walker-Bone, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mihalopoulos, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nielsen, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Green, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mortimer, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Oxley, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Glass, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mazza, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kirk-Brown, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Berecki-Gisolf, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Grant, G. (Chief Investigator (CI))

    1/07/25 → 29/02/28

    Project: Research

  • National Multidisciplinary Primary Care Research, Policy and Advocacy Consortium

    Kidd, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Sanci, L. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mazza, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gordon, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Edelman, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zwar, N. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Halcomb, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dennis, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Taylor, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Russell, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cass, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sitas, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Barr, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Agostino, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Assifi, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ball, L. E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bilton, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Botfield, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bradfield, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Camoes-Costa, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chen, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Christian, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Desborough, J. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dineen-Griffin, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Emery, J. D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Glasziou, P. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dykgraaf, S. H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hanson, I. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Heal, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hegarty, K. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Deveny, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), James, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Johnson, C. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Keay, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kirkegaard, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Larkins, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lau, P. M. Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Makeham, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McMorrow, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Donnell, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Peiris, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Radford, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Randall, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rhee, J. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Russell, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stocks, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sturgiss, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wallis, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Walters, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wright, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Abbott, P. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Baghbanian, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Barnes, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Boffa, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Borges, N. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Tegen, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Calma, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Chen, W. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kneipp, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Heard, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Crawford, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Dai, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Davidson, S. K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Gardiner, F. (Associate Investigator (AI)), George, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Guppy, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Harris-Roxas, B. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hespe, C. M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hills, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Huang-Lung, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kang, M. S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kensington, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hui, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Lim, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Matenge, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Marles, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Mavaddat, N. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kirke, A. B. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Miller, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Morris-Donovan, B. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Munindradasa, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Peterson, G. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Pond, C. D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Reed, R. L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Sharma, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Sim, T. F. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Srinivasan, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Stewart, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Sunjaya, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ivers, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Toukhsati, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Tracy, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Veginadu, P. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Venning, B. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Webster, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Manger, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), van Kemenade, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), McCallum, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Taylor, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & O'Shea, P. (Associate Investigator (AI))

    6/01/25 → 2/12/29

    Project: Research

  • Implementation of medical abortion into general practice: using guidelines to improve evidence-based care

    Srinivasan, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Camoes-Costa, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hui, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Whitburn, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bateson, D. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mazza, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lusis, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Nolidin, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))

    1/01/25 → 31/03/28

    Project: Research

  • The Australian Contraception and Abortion Primary Care Practitioner Support (AusCAPPS) Network 2.0

    Mazza, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), James, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Norman, W. V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Black, K. I. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Taft, A. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bateson, D. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Lusis, N. (Project Manager)

    1/08/24 → 31/03/27

    Project: Research

  • How Far Is Too Far? Creating an evidence base for safe provision of abortion among people living more than 4 hours from emergency services

    Norman, W. V. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bingham, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Schummers, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Henry, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Munro, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Abdulai, A.-F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Darling, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Davies, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dunn, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Danielsson, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Godfrey, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lee, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Martin-Misener, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mazza, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Monchalin, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Paynter, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pymar, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reynolds-Wright, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vallee, C.-A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Begun, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brooks, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cameron, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Cleeve, A. (Chief Investigator (CI))

    Canadian Institutes of Health and Research

    1/04/24 → 31/03/26

    Project: Research

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