Prof. Isbister is an emeritus consultant Haematologist at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney and Adjunct Professor, University of Technology, Sydney. Prof. Isbister graduated from the University of NSW in 1967 and did his postgraduate training at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in London. He has been associated with Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney since 1980. He has over 100 publications in the scientific literature and is the author of three textbooks on haematology and transfusion medicine and contributes chapters to several major textbooks. Prof. Isbister's contributions to Haematology and Transfusion Medicine in Australia have been acknowledged by several awards. Prof. Isbister has a special interest in medical teaching and is in regular demand as a national and international speaker. Prof. Isbister is Chair of the  Advisory Council and Board Member of the Australian Red Cross Blood Service Board.