A graduate of the University of New South Wales in 1999, Dr Michael Wehrhahn completed a Master of Public Health at the University of Sydney before commencing specialist training in Perth in 2005. Experience gained at Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children was complemented by further periods at Liverpool, Royal North Shore and Westmead Hospitals. Dr Wehrhahn is actively involved in research on the clinical and laboratory aspects of a range of micro-organisms and is a reviewer for a number of journals. He is a member of a number of hospital infection control committees and is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Notre Dame. Dr Wehrhahn also provides an infectious diseases consulting service to Macquarie University Hospital, Lady Davidson Rehabilitation Hospital and Mt Wilga Rehabilitation Hospital.