Professor Susan Walker is a maternal fetal medicine sub-specialist and an academic clinical researcher. She founded and leads the Perinatal Medicine Department at Mercy Hospital for Women, a tertiary referral site for some of the highest-risk pregnancies in Victoria. After completing maternal fetal medicine sub-specialty training, Professor Walker undertook a fellowship at the world-leading Mt Sinai Hospital, Toronto. On her return to Mercy Hospital for Women, she built capacity in the domains of complex high-risk pregnancy care, teaching, sub-specialty training and research. In 2011, she was appointed to a prestigious named chair: the Sheila Handbury Chair of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Melbourne. In 2018, Professor Walker received an Order of Australia Medal for distinguished service to the field of obstetrics and gynaecology as an academic and clinician, and for her enormous contribution to professional organisations.