Professor Darrell Crawford has an interest in Hepatology, particularly disorders of iron overload, viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Professor Crawford is a prominent member of the Australian Gastroenterology community and is a past-president of The Gastroenterological Society of Australia and is a past chairman of the Australian Liver Association. Professor Crawford has strong research and academic interests. He is currently Head, School of Medicine at The University of Queensland.He has a number of research interests and participates in many international studies of novel agents for the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis and other liver diseases.

Professor Crawford graduated from The University of Queensland and completed his advanced training in gastroenterology in Brisbane. He trained in liver disease with Professor Lawrie Powell and was awarded his MD in 1994. He has spent study periods in the United Kingdom and is a frequent invited speaker at National and International Meetings.