A.Prof Payal Mukherjee is an Adult and Paediatric ENT Surgeon subspecialising in hearing and balance disorders. She is a translational researcher driven to apply technological innovations to make meaningful impact to her patients. Her special interest of basic science research includes biofabrication and 3D printing in Otology while her special interest in clinical research includes Cochlear Implants and Meniere's Disease. She is lead clinician in a diverse  multidisciplinary research team at Macquarie University Hearing focused on Meniere's research and collaborates heavily with academics at the Australian Hearing Hub in a range of projects from Basic Science to Health Services Research. She has a passion for Medical devices research and chairs the RACS ASERNIP-s committee, is a committee member on the TGA Advisory Committee for medical devices as well as an expert panelist on the Medical Devices Fund NSW Health.