Professor Bryant Stokes AM

Professor Stokes is an eminent Professor of Neurosurgery, with a strong professional clinical profile and has a proven track record at the executive and operational levels of the organisation.

In 1962 Professor Stokes was a Lecturer in Anatomy at The University of Western Australia (UWA).

Professor Stokes has previously acted in the role of Commissioner for Health; Examiner in Neurosurgery; he is the immediate past Chairperson of the WA Council on Safety and Quality in HealthCare and has carried out successful investigative reviews across State and Commonwealth jurisdictions.   He has also held the position of Chair of the Governing Council for the South Metropolitan Health Service.

As Acting Commissioner of Health in 2000 Professor Stokes assisted in the development of the Clinical Training and Evaluation Centre (CTEC) at UWA.

Professor Stokes has recently carried out the Review of the Adverse Events to the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine 2010, the Review of Four Hour Rule Program Issues and Progress in Stage One Hospitals December 2011; the Admission and Discharge Referral Practices for the Metropolitan Hospital Emergency Departments 2011: and the Review of the Admission or referral to and the Discharge or transfer practices of public mental health facilities/services in Western Australia 2012.

Following the resignation of Kim Snowball from the position of Director General of Health on 15 March 2013, Professor Stokes was appointed A/Director General of Health until the permanent appointment of Dr David Russell-Weisz as the current Director General of Health in August 2015.

With the establishment of the 5 Metropolitan Health Service Boards on 1st July 2016, Professor Stokes is currently the Chair of the North Metropolitan Health Service Board.