Victoria Atkinson

Victoria joined Healthscope in October 2018.

Building on a career as a cardiothoracic surgeon, Victoria has now combined her clinical knowledge with an executive career. With over 25 years’ experience across both the private and public sectors of healthcare, Victoria brings both the macroscopic and microscopic views of health to the Chief Medical Officer role.

Victoria’s role spans clinical strategy, clinical governance and risk management, as well as medical affairs, and the medico-legal portfolio. Victoria also serves on a number of government and industry bodies, including the Private Hospital Sector Committee of the Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health care.

Prior to commencing at Healthscope, Victoria was the national Chief Medical Officer and Group General Manager of Clinical Governance for St Vincent’s Health Australia and previously, was the Director Medical Governance at Melbourne health, combining this with an active clinical role.