Dr Pietro Di Ciaccio is a clinical and laboratory haematologist with expertise across malignant, non-malignant and obstetric haematology, with a particular focus on lymphoma. He completed specialist haematology training at Liverpool and Westmead Hospitals before undertaking a postgraduate lymphoma fellowship at St Vincent’s Hospital, where he developed expertise in cellular therapies, clinical trials and quality improvement. 

An active researcher, Dr Di Ciaccio is involved in the Lymphoma and Transplantation/Cell Therapies working parties of the Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group and is a member of several professional organisations, including HSANZ, the Australasian Lymphoma Alliance, ASH and ASCO. His research centres on high-grade lymphomas, lymphoma in immunosuppressed and pregnant patients, and optimal haematology care during the COVID-19 pandemic. He maintains ongoing involvement in multicentre and multinational studies, clinical trials and the development of cellular and novel bispecific therapies. 

Qualifications

• 2020 Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) 
• 2020 Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (FRCPA) 
• 2025 Fellow of the Australasian College of Legal Medicine (FACLM) 
• Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery, The University of Sydney 
• 2008 Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours), The University of Sydney 
• 2007 Bachelor of Arts, The University of Sydney 

Current Positions

• Staff Specialist Haematologist, The Canberra Hospital, ACT 
• Laboratory Haematologist, Capital Pathology (Sonic Healthcare), ACT 
• Clinical Lecturer, ANU School of Medicine and Psychology, ACT 

Previous Positions

• Consultant Clinical Haematologist, Sydney Adventist Hospital, NSW, Australia 2021-2023 
• Consultant Clinical Haematologist, Macquarie University Hospital, NSW, Australia 2021-2023 
• Consultant Laboratory Haematologist, Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, NSW, Australia 2021-2023 
• Clinical Lymphoma Fellow, St Vincent’s Hospital, NSW, Australia, 2020-2021 

Areas of Clinical Expertise

• Experience in cellular therapies, autologous stem cell transplantation and clinical trial-based therapeutics. 
• Comprehensive malignant, non-malignant and obstetric haematology care, with particular expertise in lymphoma.
• Management of complex haematological disorders including CLL, myeloma, and myeloproliferative and myelodysplastic diseases.