Dr Christine Lai is a Senior Staff Specialist on the Breast Endocrine Unit in the Division of Surgery at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Adelaide, South Australia. She also holds an appointment as a Senior Lecturer at The University of Adelaide and is the Supervisor of General Surgical Training at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Calvary Hospital North Adelaide.In addition, Dr Lai a Fellowship elected Councillor on the bi-national within the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Council and the Chair of Women in Surgery Committee, in addition to serving on multiple national and state level committees. She is a . She has been involved with championing the RACS Building Respect and Improving Cultural Safety campaigns, Diversity & Inclusion Plan and and is the Chair of the Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators course working group.