Professor Carol Hodgson has an exceptional track record and leads a multidisciplinary, international research program in functional recovery after critical illness. This program has changed clinical practice and contributed new knowledge in the field, including international guidelines. Professor Hodgson is ranked in the top 1% worldwide for her expertise in topics such as ‘Critical Care’, ‘ECMO’ and ‘Clinical Trials’, and has been ranked number one globally for ‘Early Ambulation’ (https://expertscape.com/).

At Monash University, Professor Hodgson leads the Division of Clinical Trials, the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in ICUs, the National NHMRC-funded ECMO Registry and multiple international clinical trials. She is also an ICU Specialist Physiotherapist at The Alfred Hospital.