Prof natasha smallwood

Professor Natasha Smallwood is a consultant respiratory physician at the Alfred Hospital (Melbourne, Australia), Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Head of the Chronic Respiratory Disease Research Group at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia).

In addition to her respiratory qualifications, she holds postgraduate qualifications in Medical Leadership, Epidemiology and Palliative Care.

Prof Smallwood has authored over 150 publications and been awarded approximately AUD$11 million as major research grants. She has clinical and research interests in severe lung disease and symptom management, particularly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and interstitial lung disease.

Prof Smallwood is the incoming President for the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, a Board Director for the Victorian Doctors Health Program (Australia), and holds multiple leadership roles. She is a taskforce member for various national and international respiratory guidelines. Prof Smallwood was co-chair of the recent European Respiratory Society Clinical Practice Guideline on Symptom Management in Serious Respiratory Illness (2024). Additionally, she co-chairs the Australia New Zealand Binational Respiratory Audit Program and recently worked with the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Healthcare to develop the first ever Australian national clinical care standard in respiratory medicine for people with COPD.