Lymphologist and Director of the lymphoedema Clinical Research Unit

The inaugrual coordinator of the Advanced Studies Stream in the MD Program

Vice Chair/Board Member International Lymphoedema Framework 

Board member of the International Society of Lymphology

Board Member of the Australasian College of Phlebology

Clinical Sciences and Chief ditor of the "Journal of Lymphoedema" (UK)

Member of the editorial boards of "Phlebology" (USA) and "Lymphology" (USA).

Australasian Editor or the "Journal of Lymphatic research and Biology" (USA).

President of the 22^nd International Congress of Lymphology (Sydney.)

Member International Advisory Board Union Internationale Phlebologie and a member of its consensus groups on Lymphoedema and Phlebo-lymphoedema,

Board member of the World Alliance for Wound and Lymphoedema Care.

Member of the steering committee for the Australian and American Lymphoedema Frameworks.

Scientific and organising committee member of a range of recent international congresses:

The joint Australasian Lymphology Association/International Lymphoedema Framework congress (Darwin 2016)

The joint Italian and International Lymphoedema Framework Congress Siracusa (2017),

The ILF and Dutch Lymphodema Frameworks groups Rotterdam (2018),

Scientific Chair The International Lymphoedema Framework and American Lymphoedema Framework Congress Chicago USA (2019)

Scientific  Chair 2020 Australasian Lymphology Association Congress  Hobart

• Feb 2016 Malou van Zanter - Flinders University Publication Award
• Feb 2015 Malou van Zanten - Channel 9 Young Achiever Semi-finalist
• Jun 2014 Malou van Zanten - Best Day Presenter International Lymphoedema Framework Congress Glasgow
• Sep 2013 Malou van Zanten - International Society of Lymphology Presidential Prize- Rome
• Apr 2012 Malou van Zanten - Siroptomist International Ester Bright Travel Award
• Malou van Zanten - Flinders University Best Ph D student presentation

• The efficacy of home based exercise regimes for limb oedemas (1)
• The indicence and severity of lower limb lymphoedema in high impact trauma patients with severe soft tissue loss (1)