Dr Hanlon Sia completed his MBBS at the University of Adelaide in 2000 before undertaking three years of Basic Physician Training with the North Western Adelaide Health Service at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and The Lyell McEwin Hospitals.

From 2005 to 2007, Dr Sia pursued Advanced Physician Training in Haematology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and at the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science. During this time he was involved in both clinical and laboratory-based activities involving the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic leukaemias, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, stem cell transplantations, thalassaemia, haemophilia and thrombophilia. In 2008, Dr Sia moved to The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, where he completed his advanced clinical and laboratory haematology training.

Throughout his career Dr Sia has been actively involved in various research projects, including multiple cutting edge leukaemia, myeloma and lymphoma treatment trials.

Hanlon is also fluent in English, Chinese, Malaysian and Indonesian.

Professional affiliations:
• Medical Board of Queensland Registration
• Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
• The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (FRCPA)
• The Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group (ALLG)