Payal Mukherjee

Associate Professor Payal Mukherjee is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Sydney's Central Clinical School, affiliated with the Sydney Medical School and the Faculty of Medicine and Health. She practices at Sydney Adventist Hospital and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Her academic credentials include MBBS, FRACS (ORLHNS), MS (Used), and a PhD candidate status.

Her research focuses on 3D printing, surgical innovation, Meniere’s disease, and domestic violence prevention in healthcare. Key themes include reproductive health, neurosciences, and biomedical engineering. She advocates for gender equality in medicine and has pioneered protocols for addressing domestic violence among patients and colleagues.

Notable achievements include being a finalist for the NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year Award. Her work spans over 60 peer-reviewed articles and grants such as the India-Australia 3D printing collaboration (2019) and studies on vestibular sensitivity (2017). She is actively engaged in media and public education, highlighted in articles like 'A.Prof Payal Mukherjee wants to be a role model for women' and multiple YouTube videos on surgical techniques.

Her clinical specialty is otolaryngology with a focus on surgical innovation, including bioprinting for ear reconstruction and virtual surgical planning. She collaborates on projects like the online hearing loss support service and AI-driven surgical decision frameworks.