Dr Steph Filbay

dr Steph Filbay

Dr Steph Filbay is a physiotherapist, NHMRC Fellow, Dame Kate Campbell Fellow and Senior Research Associate, and co-leads the Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine Research Stream at the University of Melbourne. 

Drawing on her lived experience of ACL injury and extensive research in the field, Dr Filbay is recognised for promoting evidence-based management of ACL injury and developing strategies to improve outcomes for patients.  She has presented her research over 80 times to a variety of stakeholders, chairs and serves on national and international committees, has supervised 30 individuals at various career stages and received numerous awards, scholarships, and grants for her research. She was recently awarded an NHMRC Investigator Grant to fund five years of research aimed at improving outcomes for people with ACL injury and post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis. 

Follow her research updates on Twitter: @stephfilbay