Maria is a Paediatric Endocrinologist at the Children’s Hospital Westmead & St George Hospital in Sydney, Australia; Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology, University of New South Wales & University of Sydney, Medical Director, Australasian Diabetes Data Network and President the Asia Pacific Paediatric Endocrine Society (APPES). Her major research focus is childhood diabetes, including etiology, screening, prevention, epidemiology, evidence-based care and complications. She is editor-in chief of the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) 2022 Clinical Care Guidelines.