Dr Herath trained as a medical oncologist and nuclear medicine physician.

He is the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Peter Mac.

Prior to his CMO appointment, he was Peter Mac’s Acting Executive Director of Digital Health Innovation and was also Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) and the medical lead for the Epic electronic medical record.
His clinical area of interest is lung cancer.

Dr Herath’s clinical research experience includes site principal investigator responsibilities for Phase II and Phase III clinical trials and sub-investigator roles on Phase I, II and III clinical trials.

He has multiple publications in the fields of medical oncology, nuclear medicine and artificial intelligence, and is a Royal Australasian College of Physicians examiner.

In addition to his roles at Peter Mac, he is Clinical Director of the Western and Central Melbourne Integrated Cancer Services (WCMICS).