Grant Russell is Professor of Primary Care Research and Director of the Southern Academic Primary Care Research Unit (SAPCRU) within the Department of General Practice at Monash University.

After working as a GP in Perth, he first undertook research at the University of Western Ontario and later at the University of Ottawa, where he was greatly influenced by Professors Moira Stewart and Bill Hogg, before taking up his current post at Monash University.

He is a world renowned academic whose work is focused on patient centred care and on understanding and measuring the impact of primary care on patients, clinicians and general practices. He has undertaken many senior leadership roles in academic and educational organisations.