Professor Sali is the Founding Director of the NIIM. Previously he was the Founding Head of the Graduate School of Integrative Medicine at Swinburne University in Melbourne. In the past he was also Head of the University of Melbourne Department of Surgery at Heidelberg Hospital.

A highly sought after Integrative Medical Practitioner, Professor Sali contributes to a wide variety of publications and regularly presents at conferences and workshops in Australia and overseas.

Professor Sali regularly contributes to a wide variety of publications, including editorials and articles in Australian and International Medical Journals. More recently he co-authored ‘A guide to Evidence-Based Integrative and Complementary Medicine’ published in 2011: Elsevier Australia.  In 2016 a book about his life was published entitled “Visionary Man, Visionary Medicine”.  In 2017 Prof Sali co-authored the text: A Clinician’s Guide to Integrative Oncology, Springer USA – the first textbook in Integrative Oncology primarily aimed at clinicians.

His clinical practice focuses on treating complex and chronic diseases, particularly cancer. As a leader in his field and through his large body of work, he has inspired and led a new generation of doctors to the practice of Integrative Medicine.

In 2016, Professor Sali was honoured as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for “significant service to integrative medicine as an educator, clinician and researcher, and to professional education.”