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

Post Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Marita Cross, BSc (Hons), MPH (Hons), PhD
A/Professor Manuela Ferreira

Bone Density Technician
Mrs. Sue Davies

Research Coordinators
Mrs. Annica Barcenilla-Wong, BMedSci, MPH
Dr. Jocelyn Bowden, B.HMSc, B.SC (Hons), PhD
Ms. Vicky Duong, DPT, BSc(Kin)
Mrs. Jillian Eyles, BAppSc (Physiotherapy)
Ms. Tanya Fedorova, MSc
Ms. Lyndall Henderson, MSc
Dr. Joanna Makovey, MSc, PhD
Mr. Luciano Melo, MPhty
Dr. Sarah Meneses, PhD PT
Ms. Hema Umapathy, BBioMedSci, MBioMedSci

Research Operations
Ms. Varshini Ravi, BSc (Hons), MSc

PhD Students
Dr. Letitcia Deveza. MD(Rheumatology)
Professor Changhai Ding, MBBS, MMed, MD
Mrs. Jillian Eyles, BAppSc (Physiotherapy)
Dr. Kai Fu, MBBS, M Ch
Ms. Victoria Johnson, BAppSc (Ex, Sp.Sc, Nutr) (Hons)
Dr. Pria Krishnasamy, MB BCH BAO, MRCP UK, FFSEM UK, MSc SEM
Dr. Xiaoqian Liu, MD, MMed (Rheumatology).
Mr. Nicholas Murphy, BMedSc
Dr. Jonathan Negus (Orthopaedics)
Dr. Win Min Oo, MBBS, MMedSc
Dr. Bethan Richards (Rheumatology)
Mr. Edward Riordan, BSc (Adv.)
Dr. Premarani Sinnathurai BSc(Med) MBBS FRACP
Dr. Michael Staff (Public Health)
Ms. Hema Umapathy, BBioMedSci, MBioMedSci

Externally Supervised PhD Students
Dr. Inoshi Atukorala, MBBS, MD, MRCP at University of Colombo

Secretaries
Mrs. Sandra Groves
Ms. Shane Carter

Department of Orthopaedics

Department Head (Orthopaedics and Traumatic Surgery)
Professor David Sonnabend

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