Simone M Goldinger

A/ Professor Simone M Goldinger is a clinician-researcher in dermatology with a subspecialty focus on skin cancer and digital health. Her work sits at the intersection of clinical dermatology, artificial intelligence, and longitudinal imaging, with a particular emphasis on non-melanoma skin cancer detection and surveillance. Her current research develops and validates equitable, data-driven approaches to skin cancer diagnosis, drawing on large-scale longitudinal datasets to improve accuracy, address algorithmic bias, and support real-world clinical implementation. A central goal is ensuring these AI-powered tools are effective across diverse patient populations and translatable into everyday clinical practice.

Earlier in her career, A/Prof Goldinger specialised in dermato-oncology, focusing on metastatic melanoma and the cutaneous toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors and targeted therapies. This background in advanced disease management provides a strong translational foundation for her current work, connecting insights from late-stage oncology to earlier detection, risk stratification, and long-term monitoring. Her research bridges clinical medicine, data science, and health equity — with the aim of improving outcomes for patients with skin cancer in Australia and beyond.