Clinical Research Departments
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Department of Rheumatology
Department of Orthopaedics
Department of Rheumatology
Florance and Cope Chair of Rheumatology
Professor David Hunter, MB BS, PhD, MSc, FRACP
Liggins Professor of Rheumatology
Professor Lyn March, MB BS, PhD, MSc, FAFPHM, FRACP
Head of Department
Dr. Rodger Laurent, MD, MMedED, FRACP
Members of Department
Dr. Beatrice Janssen, PhD, FRACP
Dr. David Massasso, MB BS, FRACP
Dr. Chris Needs, MB BS, FRACP
Dr. Mark Podgorski, MD, FRACP
Dr. Stephen Potter, MB BS, FRACP
Dr. Sally Preston, PhD, FRACP
Dr. Premarani Sinnathurai BSc(Med) MBBS FRACP
A/Professor Leslie Schrieber, MD, FRACP
Dr. Shirley Yu, Bsc (Med), MBBS, MPH, FRACP
Principal Research Fellow
A/Professor Manuela Ferreira
Post Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Marita Cross, BSc (Hons), MPH (Hons), PhD
Dr. Jocelyn Bowden, B.HMSc, B.SC (Hons), PhD
Dr. Sarah Robbins, PhD PT
Dr. Xia Wang
Bone Density Technician
Mrs. Sue Davies
Research Coordinators
Mrs. Annica Barcenilla-Wong, BMedSci, MPH
Ms. Vicky Duong, DPT, BSc(Kin)
Mrs. Jillian Eyles, BAppSc (Physiotherapy)
Ms. Tanya Fedorova, MSc
Mr. Luciano Melo, MPhty
Ms. Joanna Prior
Ms. Nisha Rana
Ms. Karen Schuck, PGDipHlthSc
Ms. Hema Urban (Umapathy), BBioMedSci, MBioMedSci
Ms. Sonika Virk
Ms. Renanta Young
National Arthritis & Autoimmune Biobank Officer
Dr Tom Lynch BMedSci MBBS MBiomedE
Research Manager
Dr Yingyu Feng
Varshini Ravi
PhD Students
Mr. David Anderson
Mr. Lingxiao Chen
Dr. Letitcia Deveza
Professor Changhai Ding
Mrs. Jillian Eyles
Dr. Kai Fu
Dr. Pria Krishnasamy
Dr. Xiaoqian Liu
Mr. Luciano Melo
Mr. Nicholas Murphy
Dr. Jonathan Negus
Dr. Win Min Oo
Mr. Daniel Pozzobon
Dr. Bethan Richards
Mr. Edward Riordan
Dr. Premarani Sinnathurai
Dr. Michael Staff
Ms. Hema Urban (Umapathy)
Ms. Giovana Vesentini
Ms. Heidi Williams
Externally Supervised PhD Students
Dr. Inoshi Atukorala, MBBS, MD, MRCP at University of Colombo
Medical Students
Mr. Matthew Daniel
Secretaries
Ms. Lisa Joseph
Department of Orthopaedics
Department Head (Orthopaedics and Traumatic Surgery)
Professor Bill Walter M.B.B.S (Syd); FRACS (Orth); PhD (surgery)
Director of Sydney Shoulder Surgeons
Dr Ben Cass
Director of SORI
Dr Myles Collican
Dr David Parker
Director of Research, SORI
Dr Corey Scholes
Orthopaedic VMO
Dr Andrew CREE
Dr Andrew ELLIS
Dr Randolph GRAY
Dr Nathan HARTIN
Dr Dimitri PAPADIMITRIOU
Dr Stephen RUFF
Dr Con VASILI
Dr Andrew WINES
Orthopaedic Administration
Ms Lynne Campbell
Ms Kay Crawford
Trauma Fellow
Dr Magalie Angers
Shoulder and Elbow Fellow
Dr Mohammed BABA
Dr Oscar DORRESTIJN
Foot and Ankle Fellow
Dr Kumar KUNASINGAM
Dr Barry ROSE
Spinal Fellow
Dr Suman SAMUEL
Dr Bhisham SINGH
Research Co-ordinator
Ms Jasmin GWYNNE (Sydney Shoulder Surgeons)
Mr Joe LYNCH (SORI)
Clinical Research administrator, SORI
Ms Nolanne CHANG
Office Manager, SORI
Ms Kimberley CHOW
SORI
Dr Brett FITSCH