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Associate ProfessorMark Montebello

Clinical Associate Professor

Faculty of Medicine and Health

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  • Clinical Associate Professor
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP SUMMARy

Current key local and state committees and boards that he serves on include:
  • NSW Ministry of Health Clinical Care Standards: Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Workforce Development Project Working Group
  • AOD System Funding and Performance Directors Forum
  • Royal North Shore Hospital Clinical Council
  • NSLHD North Star Stream Leaders Committee
  • NSLHD Population Health Network
  • NSW subcommittee for Advanced Training in Addiction Psychiatry
 
Key committees and boards that Associate Professor has recently served on include:
  • Western Australia Alcohol and Other Drug Advisory Board (Acting Chair)
  • Bondi Junction headspace
  • NSW Ministry of Health Real Time Prescription Monitoring Peak Body Reference Group
  • RANZCP NSW Director of Advanced Training in Addiction Psychiatry
  • RACP Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine Training Committee (Chair)
  • ChAM executive committee - Co-authored numerous national, state, and local treatment guidelines and related reports.

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP

  • MEDIA
    New Approaches in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependency (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jul 2026
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  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Winner of the NSLHD Quality and Improvement Awards - Health Research, for Breaking Silos – Integrating Oral Health into Opioid Treatment Programs to Inform State-Level Service Redesign. Project Lead Dr Grace Wong
    1 Jun 2026
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Large Grant Accelerator Scheme
    1 May 2026
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Sydney Health Partners Mental Health Clinical Academic Group Leadership Team 2026-2027
    1 Apr 2026
    Since April 2026: Lead for Addiction Medicine - Sydney Health Partners ($100,000). Led by Anthony Harris, University of Sydney.
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Certificate of Achievement (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Nov 2025
    Certificate of Achievement at the 2025 ACHS Quality Improvement Awards: Clinical Excellence and Patient safety category for Medication Reconciliation in Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Services QI Project
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  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Nominated for the NSLHD MHDA Rewards and Recognition Manager of the Year Award
    1 Aug 2025
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    A multi-site randomised controlled trial of cannabidiol versus placebo for the management of treatment-resistant alcohol use disorder (the CAN-AUD trial)
    1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2029
    Since July 2025: Associate Investigator - NH&MRC funded MRF2042052 1/7/25-30/6/29 ($2,493,196). Multisite trial led by Kirsten Morley, Sydney Local Health District.
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Implementing Cognitive Bias Modification during inpatient withdrawal treatment to prevent alcohol relapse
    1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2029
    Since June 2025: Principal Investigator - NH&MRC funded MRF 2044139 1/7/25-30/6/29 ($1,499,118). Multisite trial led by Victoria Manning, Turning Point.
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Winner of the NSLHD Exceptional People Awards 2023 under the category Research, Innovation & Digital Health
    1 Mar 2024
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Rapid Identification of Alcohol and Cannabis Intoxication to Enable Safer Healthcare
    1 Aug 2023
    Since August 2023: Chief Investigator A - Rapid Identification of Alcohol and Cannabis Intoxication to Enable Safer Healthcare. Ramsay Research Grants 2023-2024 ($57,673.44).
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Enhancing hepatitis C testing and treatment among people who inject drugs in drug treatment settings: the ETHOS III Study.
    1 Mar 2022 - 28 Feb 2027
    Since July 2021: Principal Investigator - ETHOS III Study - NH&MRC funded GNT2006282 1/3/22-28/2/27 ($1,349,603). On grant application as Associate Investigator. Multisite trial led by Jason Grebely, Kirby Institute.
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Nominated for the NSLHD MHDA Rewards and Recognition Manager of the Year Award
    1 Nov 2021
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Winner of the NSLHD Quality and Research Awards – Keeping People Healthy award category, for Tobacco Dependence Management in a Smoke-Free Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Service
    1 Jun 2021
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Winner of the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) Clinician of the Year Award
    1 Nov 2019
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Nominated for the 2019 RANZCP NSW Meritorious Service Award
    1 Sep 2019
  • MEMBERSHIP
    Member, Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs
    1 Feb 2019
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Member of Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs
    1 Jan 2019
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Specialist Drug and Alcohol Nurse in General Practice - A Unique Shared Care Model
    1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2023
    2019-2023 Principal Investigator - Collaboration partners - Sydney North Primary Health Network funded ($48,500).
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Winner of the Journal of Addiction Medicine Most Downloaded Article Published in 2018 for “Transferring Patients from Methadone to Buprenorphine: The Feasibility and Evaluation of Practice Guidelines.”
    1 Dec 2018
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Nominated for the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) Mentor of the Year Award
    1 Nov 2018
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    CoLAB - An open-label, multicentre, single-arm trial of monthly injections of extended-release buprenorphine in people with opioid dependence
    1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2024
    2018-2024: Principal Investigator - Indivior funded ($1,814,536 and study medication). Multisite trial led by Michael Farrell, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Evaluation of the NSW Involuntary Drug and Alcohol Program
    1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2017
    2016-2017: Associate Investigator - NSW Ministry of Health funded ($250,000). Collaboration partners - NDARC and the 2 involuntary drug and alcohol treatment units.
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Foundation Fellow, Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry, RANZCP
    1 Jan 2015
    Foundation Fellow
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Assertive alcohol and drugs outreach and linkage service to enhance care across hospital and community settings – an integrated model of care for patients with frequent Emergency Department attendance and severe drug and alcohol related problems
    1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2015
    2014-2015: Associate Investigator -. SESLHD funded ($350,000). Collaboration partners - Emergency Departments in SESLHD including Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney & Sydney Eye Hospital, etc.
  • MEDIA
    Seroquel hits the streets
    15 Nov 2013
    Interviewed for Lead Article in Australian Doctor: Seroquel hits the streets