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ProfessorDharmintra Pasupathy

Deputy Head of School (School within a Faculty)

Faculty of Medicine and Health

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  • Deputy Head of School (School within a Faculty)
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

BIO

Professor Dharmintra Pasupathy is the Director of the Reproduction and Perinatal Impact Centre in the Faculty of Medicine and Health

Reproduction and Perinatal Centre

 

MSc EMBA PhD CMFM FRCOG

Professor Pasupathy is a senior academic and clinician specialising in Maternal and Fetal Medicine, holding substantive leadership roles within the University of Sydney. Appointed Professor of Maternal and Fetal Medicine in 2018 and commencing in 2020, he became the Inaugural Director of the Reproduction and Perinatal Centre (RPC) in 2021 and currently serves as Deputy Head of School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health. His work is recognised for advancing maternal and newborn health through translational research, multidisciplinary collaboration, and system-level leadership.

Academic and Research Leadership
Since establishing the RPC, Professor Pasupathy has guided its development into a leading centre for reproductive and perinatal science. The Centre has produced more than 475 publications, secured over $18 million in competitive research funding, and supported the training of emerging researchers through multiple PhD scholarships. He was the joint Head of Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology between 2020 and 2026. He established and co-led the Sydney Health Partners Clinical Academic Grouping in Reproductive, Maternal and Newborn Health between 2022 and 2025, strengthening research translation and partnerships across the health system.

Prior to his appointment in Sydney, he was Reader and Consultant in Maternal and Fetal Medicine at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s Health Partners (King’s College London), where he led the perinatal epidemiology and statistics group. His research portfolio includes contributing and leading in more than AUD $46 million in programme funding, over 160 peer-reviewed publications, and 17 state or national reports and guidelines. He has held more than 70 committee appointments, including national and international advisory roles, and currently serves as Chair of the FIGO Committee on Infections in Pregnancy (2025–2027), having served as Vice Chair (2024–2025). His academic leadership spans undergraduate and postgraduate training programs, including roles as Training Programme Director for Maternal–Fetal Medicine, Integrated Academic Training Lead, and Postgraduate Coordinator for the Clinical MD/PhD in Women’s Health at King’s College London.

 

 

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS

  • Deputy Head of School
    The University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, Australia1 Jan 2026 - present
  • Director
    The University of Sydney, Reproduction and Perinatal Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, Australia5 Apr 2021 - present
  • Joint Head of Discipline
    The University of Sydney, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, Sydney Medical School, Sydney, Australia7 Sep 2026 - 15 Feb 2026
  • Reader in Maternal Fetal Medicine
    King's College London, Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom3 Sep 2018 - 28 Feb 2020
  • Senior Lecturer in Maternal Fetal Medicine & Perinatal Epidemiology
    King's College London, Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom5 Nov 2012 - 31 Aug 2018

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine
    The University of Sydney, Westmead Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, Sydney, Australia6 Apr 2020 - present
  • Visiting Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine
    King's College London, London, United Kingdom2 Mar 2020 - present
  • Honorary Senior Research Fellow
    University College London, UCL Institute of Global Health, London, United Kingdom1 Mar 2022 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine
    Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney LHD, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Sydney, Australia6 Jul 2020 - present
  • National Obstetric Lead
    Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, United Kingdom4 Jul 2016 - 28 Feb 2020

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Global EMBA
    The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia5 Feb 2024 - 8 Aug 2025
  • PhD
    University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom4 Sep 2006 - 5 Oct 2009
  • MSc Epidemiology and Diploma of LSHTM
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom5 Sep 2005 - 3 Jul 2006
  • MB ChB (Commendation)
    University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom7 Sep 1992 - 31 Jul 1997

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • CMFM
    Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, East Melbourne, Australia
    Maternal Fetal Medicine
  • Certificate of Completion of Training (Dual - Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine)
    Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, United Kingdom
  • FRCOG
    Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, United Kingdom
  • MRCOG
    Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, United Kingdom
  • RCOG / RCR Obstetric Ultrasound Diploma
    Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, United Kingdom
  • Diploma of the Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Healthcare
    Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, United Kingdom

SCHOOL

  • Sydney Medical School

UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 10 Reduced Inequalities
  • 13 Climate Action
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 5 Gender Equality

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)