Contact Details
| Organization: | Medicine - Austin Health and Northern Health, Clinical School - Austin Health and Northern Health |
| Position: | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CLINICAL DEAN - AUSTIN HEALTH & NORTHERN HEALTH |
| Email: | |
| Work: | 9496 5484 |
| Fax: | 9457 5768 |
| Level: | 04 |
| Building: | Austin Towers |
| Campus: | Austin Hospital |
Biography
Richard O’Brien is Clinical Dean of Medicine at the University of Melbourne, Austin and Northern Clinical Schools. He is also an endocrinologist and physician at the Austin Hospital, and holds the position of visiting Scientist at the Baker Heart Research Institute.
After completing undergraduate training at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, he undertook further studies in diabetic renal disease with Prof. George Jerums, completing a PhD entitled “Diabetic Nephropathy: Early Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Intervention”. He continued his research at the Austin Hospital until 1991 when he moved to Monash Medical Centre. Prof. O’Brien spent 15 years as Head of Diabetes at Monash Medical Centre and moved back to the Austin Hospital in 2007 to take up his current position.
Over the last 10 years his research work has focussed mainly on aspects of atherosclerosis in diabetes including lipid abnormalities and endothelial dysfunction and he has authored numerous scientific papers on these subjects.
Richard O’Brien is a past President of the Australian Atherosclerosis Society and is a member of the Nutrition and Metabolism Committee of the National Heart Foundation of Australia. He has also served on Australian Diabetes Society Expert Committees on Microalbuminuria and Hyperlipidaemia.
In addition to his undergraduate responsibilities in his role as Clinical Dean, Richard O’Brien is strongly committed to post graduate teaching, and has a long standing interest in continuing education for general practitioners. He is frequently invited to speak at educational and scientific meetings in Australia and overseas. Prof. O’Brien also continues to be involved in direct patient care on a day to day basis and maintains ongoing research interests at the Baker Institute and at the Austin Hospital.
After completing undergraduate training at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, he undertook further studies in diabetic renal disease with Prof. George Jerums, completing a PhD entitled “Diabetic Nephropathy: Early Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Intervention”. He continued his research at the Austin Hospital until 1991 when he moved to Monash Medical Centre. Prof. O’Brien spent 15 years as Head of Diabetes at Monash Medical Centre and moved back to the Austin Hospital in 2007 to take up his current position.
Over the last 10 years his research work has focussed mainly on aspects of atherosclerosis in diabetes including lipid abnormalities and endothelial dysfunction and he has authored numerous scientific papers on these subjects.
Richard O’Brien is a past President of the Australian Atherosclerosis Society and is a member of the Nutrition and Metabolism Committee of the National Heart Foundation of Australia. He has also served on Australian Diabetes Society Expert Committees on Microalbuminuria and Hyperlipidaemia.
In addition to his undergraduate responsibilities in his role as Clinical Dean, Richard O’Brien is strongly committed to post graduate teaching, and has a long standing interest in continuing education for general practitioners. He is frequently invited to speak at educational and scientific meetings in Australia and overseas. Prof. O’Brien also continues to be involved in direct patient care on a day to day basis and maintains ongoing research interests at the Baker Institute and at the Austin Hospital.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | Diabetes, atherosclerosis | Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grad Cert in Health Professional Education | Monash University | 05-Feb-2009 | |
| Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Medicine | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1988 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1992 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Asia Pacific Society of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Diseases | Chair of organizing Committee for 2010 congress | 01-Jan-2006 | |
| Member | International Atherosclerosis Society | Organizing Committee for 2012 congress | 01-Jan-2009 | |
| Member | Australian Atherosclerosis Society | Past President. Member of the FH committee & Education committee | 01-Jan-1989 | |
| Member | Australian Diabetes Society | Expert committee on Hyperlipidaemia | 01-Jan-1984 | |
| Member | Endocrine Society of Australia | Member | 01-Jan-1984 | |
| Member | American Diabetes Society | Member | 01-Jan-2004 | |
| Member | European Association for the study of Diabetes | member | 01-Jan-2004 | |
| Member | Royal Australasian College of Physicians | Member | 01-Jan-1988 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) | 31-Dec-1988 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
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.