[1] She is head of research in the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH).
[2] Leslie was the first anaesthetist to be honoured with a Doctor of Medical Science (Honoris Causa) by the University of Melbourne in 2017.
Following her formal training, she was awarded Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists in 1993.
[2] She is also an Honorary Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash University.
[5] Andrew Mezei's painting Morpheus, a portrait of Kate Leslie, was nominated as a finalist for the Archibald Prize 2014.