Dr Melita Cirillo (Haematologist)

Name: Dr Melita Lee Cirillo
Qualifications: FRACP 2017; Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery University of Western Australia 2007
Occupation: Haematologist
Gender: Female

Dr Melita Cirillo is a specialist haematologist with a special interest in malignant haematology, particularly lymphoma, myeloma and leukaemia, and consultative haematology including obstetric haematology, bleeding and clotting disorders.

Dr Cirillo completed her medical training at the University of Western Australia and worked as a junior doctor at Royal Perth Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital, where she completed a Diploma in Obstetrics in 2011 (DRANZCOG). She later worked in Hawkes Bay (New Zealand) before returning to Perth to complete her training. She was awarded the AMAWA Junior Doctor of the Year in 2015 for her work in teaching and training for junior doctors.

Dr Cirillo currently works as a consultant haematologist at Royal Perth Hospital and Western Haematology and Oncology Clinics. She has an interest in translational clinical research and completed a fellowship in Cologne, Germany with the German Hodgkin Lymphoma Study Group. She is the lead investigator on several trials at Royal Perth Hospital, and brings her experience in the field of liquid biopsy to the research group at Perth Blood Institute. She is the recipient of research grants from WA Cancer Oncology Group, WA Health Research Registrar Program and Medical Research Foundation at Royal Perth Hospital. She maintains professional memberships with the Australian Leukaemia & Lymphoma Group (ALLG), Australasian Lymphoma Alliance (ALA) and Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand (HSANZ).