Emily is a specialist anaesthetist at the Peter Mac Callum Cancer Centre and co-lead of the cancer prehabiliation service.  Following undergraduate studies in the US and UK, Emily graduated from the University of Bristol and completed basic surgical training with Royal College of Surgeons before joining the Oxford School of Anaesthesia where she trained jointly in anaesthesia and intensive care with the Royal College of Anaesthesia.

In 2014 she moved to Melbourne and undertook fellowships in obstetrics, neuro/thoracic anaesthesia and perioperative medicine before becoming a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.  Her work in prehabilitation and teaching at Peter Mac has led to an honorary clinical lecturer in the Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne and involvement with ANZCA on the developing Diploma of Perioperative Medicine. She also works as a specialist obstetric anaesthestist at The Royal Women’s hospital looking after obstetric patients as well as complex gyneaoncology patients for major cancer surgery.