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Professor Paul Monagle is a Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. He earned his MBBS and MD from Monash University, an MSc in Health Research Methodology from McMaster University, and holds fellowships including FRACP, FRCPA, and FCCP. With over 25 years as a paediatric haematologist at the Royal Children's Hospital, he serves as Clinical Haematologist at both Royal Children's Hospital and Sydney Children's Hospital, and Co-Group Leader of Haematology Research at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. His career includes serving as Stevenson Chair and Head of the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne from 2008 to 2016, Head of the Department of Pathology from 2005 to 2008, Director of Laboratory Services at Royal Children's Hospital from 2000 to 2005, Head of Clinical Haematology from 1998 to 2010, and Acting Head of the Children’s Cancer Centre from 2010 to 2012. He has supervised 12 to 15 PhD students to completion and contributes to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

Monagle's research focuses on paediatric haemostasis and thrombosis, including prevention and treatment of thrombosis in children and neonates, anticoagulant therapies, and coagulation in paediatric critical care. He has co-authored four textbooks on paediatric haematology, 40 chapters in major international textbooks, and over 390 peer-reviewed journal articles, amassing more than 11,000 citations. Key publications include 'Antithrombotic Therapy in Neonates and Children: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis' (Chest guidelines, multiple editions), 'American Society of Hematology 2018 Guidelines for Management of Venous Thromboembolism: Treatment of Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism' (2018), and 'Prothrombotic Disorders in Infants and Children with Cerebral Thromboembolism' (1998). He has chaired the paediatric chapter of the ACCP antithrombotic guidelines, the paediatric panel of the ASH VTE guidelines, and the ISTH paediatric/perinatal Scientific Subcommittee. Monagle has received the Royal Children's Hospital Gold Medal for services to children, the Barnes Hudson Medal in 2024, and served as the 2018 Barry Firkin Orator for the Haemostasis and Thrombosis Society of Australia and New Zealand. He has contributed to initiatives like Teddy Bear Hospitals for medical training and held roles on boards including Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation, as well as government committees on pathology and morbidity.