Dr Tanya Kelly

Dr Tanya Kelly is currently acting Deputy Director-General, eHealth Queensland, leading Queensland’s public health digital modernisation agenda in support of Queensland Health priorities and broader system reforms. 

She is an experienced digital leader and active senior clinician, who has held senior clinical leadership and digital health roles within the Queensland health system, most recently as acting Chief Clinical Information Officer, eHealth Queensland providing clinical leadership and clinical strategic direction for digital health across the state-wide eHealth program. 

Dr Kelly has a focus on ensuring that interoperability, standards and national infrastructure are leveraged, through engagement across jurisdictions, for a health system that is digitally enabled with the consumer at the centre. 

Also, as Chair of the Queensland Clinical Senate, Dr Kelly is keen to ensure that healthcare in Queensland is safe, highly effective and maximises the opportunities provided by clinician and consumer co-design.

Beyond her clinical practice, she has qualifications in clinical redesign, business, project management and is a Certified Health Informatician (CHIA).