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Professor Dan Lubman AM
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Professor Dan Lubman AM is Executive Clinical Director of Turning Point at Eastern Health, Director of the Monash Addiction Research Centre at Monash University, and Professor of Addiction Studies and Services at Monash University, where he leads interdisciplinary programs spanning clinical care, research, workforce development and policy translation.
Professor Lubman has held numerous leadership roles within the RANZCP, including serving as Chair of the Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry from 2006 to 2017, where he led the development of addiction psychiatry training and contributed to national policy, education and guideline development. He has also contributed to multiple national and international advisory committees and professional bodies in addiction and mental health.
In recognition of his contributions to psychiatry and addiction research, Professor Lubman has received a number of national and international awards, including the RANZCP Senior Research Award and the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs Senior Scientist Award, and was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to medical research, education and policy in addiction.
Professor Lubman has published over 600 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, with his research spanning addiction neuroscience, clinical trials, health services research and population-level data systems. His work focuses on improving early intervention, reducing stigma and strengthening health system responses to addiction, including the development of innovative treatment models and national surveillance systems to inform policy and practice.
Professor Lubman was elected to the Board in May 2026 for a two-year term.
Professor Dan Lubman AM is Executive Clinical Director of Turning Point at Eastern Health, Director of the Monash Addiction Research Centre at Monash University, and Professor of Addiction Studies and Services at Monash University, where he leads interdisciplinary programs spanning clinical care, research, workforce development and policy translation.
Professor Lubman has held numerous leadership roles within the RANZCP, including serving as Chair of the Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry from 2006 to 2017, where he led the development of addiction psychiatry training and contributed to national policy, education and guideline development. He has also contributed to multiple national and international advisory committees and professional bodies in addiction and mental health.
In recognition of his contributions to psychiatry and addiction research, Professor Lubman has received a number of national and international awards, including the RANZCP Senior Research Award and the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs Senior Scientist Award, and was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to medical research, education and policy in addiction.
Professor Lubman has published over 600 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, with his research spanning addiction neuroscience, clinical trials, health services research and population-level data systems. His work focuses on improving early intervention, reducing stigma and strengthening health system responses to addiction, including the development of innovative treatment models and national surveillance systems to inform policy and practice.
Professor Lubman was elected to the Board in May 2026 for a two-year term.
