Contact Details
| Organization: | Paediatrics Royal Children's Hospital |
| Position: | Honorary (Principal Fellow) |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Paediatric Gastroenterologist/Allergist | Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-2002 | |
| Bachelor of Medicine and Science, Honours | Monash University | 31-Dec-1990 | |
| Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Hons) | Monash University | 31-Dec-1990 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Wyler Children's Hospital University of Chicago, USA | Fellow | 01-Jan-1994 | |
| Member | Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia | Fellow | 01-Jan-1997 | |
| Member | MCRI | Principal Research Fellow | 01-Jan-2002 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) | 31-Dec-1998 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other (Award) | Genna foundation for the study of liver disease in children, University of Chicago | Fellowship | 01-Jan-1995 |
| Other (Award) | Victorian Fellowship | 01-Jan-1999 | |
| Other (Award) | Rotary International | Paul Harris Fellowhip, | 01-Jan-2001 |
| Other (Award) | The Barry Young Servier Cardiovascular and Metabolic | Fellowship | 01-Jan-2006 |
| Other (Award) | NH&MRC | Scholarship to undertake PhD, 1997 - 2000 | 01-Jan-1997 |
| Scholarship | American Society of Transplant Physicians Fellows' Symposium on Transplantation Medicine, St. Louis, MO | Travelling Scholarship | 01-Jan-1996 |
| Scholarship | Menzies Institute of Health Research, Darwin, Australia | Research Associate for 6 weeks on project auditing Aboriginal infant mortality in the Northern Territory | 01-Jan-1988 |
| Scholarship | Commonwelath Scholarship | 6 week elective in Kenya looking at rural Child and Maternal Health issues | 01-Jan-1988 |
| Scholarship | Faculty of Medicine, Monash University for B.Med.Sc | 01-Jan-1987 | |
| Other (Award) | NHMRC | Career Development Award, 2005 - 2010 | 01-Jan-2005 |
| Other (Award) | MCRI | Group Leader, Liver Research Group | 01-Jan-2006 |
| Other (Award) | NHMRC | Career Development Award (clinical 50%), 2006-2010 | 01-Jan-2006 |
| Other (Award) | Gottenberg, Sweden. | Emerging Leaders Program (Gastroenterology) | 01-Jan-2004 |
| Other (Award) | World Congress of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition - Boston, USA | International Outreach Award | 31-Aug-2000 |
| Other (Award) | NHMRC | Ten of the Best NHMRC funded health and medical research successes | 01-Jan-2005 |
| Prize | BioIron, Prague, Czech Republic. | Prize for Best Clinical Poster; The HealthIron Study: results from a pilot study of modifiers of HFE expression. | 01-Jan-2005 |
| Prize | 4th Australasian Gene Therapy Society Meeting, Melbourne April 2005. | Prize for Best Clinical Oral Presentation; Liver cell transplantation for Crigler-Najjar syndrome | 30-Apr-2005 |
| Other (Award) | Gastroenterological Society of Australia/Glaxo/Wellcome | Travel Award | 01-Jan-1999 |
| Other (Award) | Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver | Young Investigator Award (South Zone) | 01-Jan-1998 |
| Other (Award) | Mowat Hepatology Update, London | Travel award for best abstract | 11-Jan-1998 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Analytical Biochemistry (BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY) (270101)
- Quantitative Genetics (GENETICS) (270207)
- Epidemiology (VETERINARY SCIENCES) (300503)
- Allergy (IMMUNOLOGY) (320201)
- Cellular Immunology (IMMUNOLOGY) (320202)
- Endocrinology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321004)
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321006)
- Haematology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321008)
- Medical Genetics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321011)
- Paediatrics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321019)
- Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321099)
- Epidemiology (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321202)
- Nutrition and Dietetics (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321205)
- Health Care Administration (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321215)
- Health Promotion (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321216)
- Health Counselling (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321217)
- Applied Ethics (incl. Bioethics and Environmental Ethics) (PHILOSOPHY) (440104)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Infectious diseases (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730101)
- Immune system and allergy (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730102)
- Blood disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730103)
- Nervous system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730104)
- Endocrine organs and diseases (incl. Diabetes) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730105)
- Inherited diseases (incl. Gene therapy) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730107)
- Cancer and related disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730108)
- Organs, diseases & abnormal conditions not elsewhere classified (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730118)
- Child health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730204)
- Preventive medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730213)
- Public health not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730299)
- Evaluation of health outcomes (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730306)
- Health policy economic outcomes (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730308)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epidemiology of Hereditary Haemochromatosis | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2003 |
| Treatment effectiveness for hereditary haemochromatosis | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2008 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.