She was the first female to win the James Cook Medal, awarded by the Royal Society of NSW for contributions to human welfare.
[3][4][5][6] Elliott is the Founder and Director of the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit, which conducts research on rare childhood diseases.
[9] Elliott went to SCEGGS Darlinghurst for her high school education and the Women's College within the University of Sydney, where she was the Senior Student.
[10][11] In addition, Elliott visited Christmas Island with a team of medical professionals to determine the health of children, who were asylum seekers and refugees in detention.
[18][19] Elliott reported "the combination of research and clinical work keeps me grounded – nothing is more rewarding than seeing a severely ill child recover".