Department and laboratory members

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Honorary research fellows

A/Professor Amanda Fosang, BSc (Hons), PhD
NH&MRC Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne University Department of Paediatrics and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Head, Arthritis Research Group Royal Children's Hospital

Division of Rheumatology

Head of department
Dr. Rodger Laurent, MD, FRACP

Members of department
Dr. Mark Arnold, MB BS, FRACP
Dr. Greg Carr, MB BS, FRACP
Professor David Hunter, MB BS, PhD, MSc, FRACP
Dr. Beatrice Janssen, PhD, FRACP
Professor Lyn March, MB BS, PhD, MSc, FAFPHM, FRACP
Dr. David Massasso, MB BS, FRACP
Dr. C. Needs, MB BS, FRACP
Dr. Mark Podgorski, MD, FRACP
Dr. Stephen Potter, MB BS, FRACP
Dr. Sally Preston, PhD, FRACP
Dr. Penny Savvas, MB BS, FRACP
A/Professor Les Schrieber, MD, FRACP

Postdoctoral fellows
Dr. Charles Chen, PhD
Dr. Marita Cross, BA, MPH, PhD
Dr. Joanna Makovey, MSc, PhD
Dr. Emma Smith, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD

PhD students
Dr. Peter Cheung, MB BS, FRACP
Dr. Jonathan Negus, MB BS (Rheumatology/Orthopaedics)
Dr. Bethan Richards, MB BS, FRACP
Mrs. Annica Wong, MPH

Clinical trials co-ordinators
Ms. Tanya Fedorova, MSc
Ms. Lyndall Henderson, MSc (part-time)
Ms. Monique Macara, BSc (Hons), MPH

Consultant rheumatologist

Dr. John Dick-Smith, MB BS

Visiting rheumatologist

Dr. Lidia Sanchez Riera (Barcelona, Spain)

Sutton Arthritis Research Laboratories

Director
A/Professor Chris Jackson, BAppSc, MAppSc, PhD

Postdoctoral fellows
Dr. Kelly McKelvey, BSc (Hons), PhD
Dr. Sohel Julovi, MD, PhD
Dr. Nikita Minhas, MSc, PhD
Dr. Meilang Xue, BSc, MSc, PhD

PhD students
Mr. Suat Dervish, BSc (Hons)
Ms. Vicky Hatzis, BSc (Hons)
Mr. Ian Reid, BPod
Ms. Kaitlin Shen, BE(Mech) (Biomed)

Post-graduate students (Co-supervised)
Mr. William Lay, BSc (Hons) (Cardiology Unit, RNSH)
Mr. Jason Seow, BSc (Hons) (Cardiology Unit, RNSH)

Research assistants
Ms. Agnes Chan, BSc (Hons)

Visiting scientists and students
Professor David Hart, PhD
Dr. Joan Li, MBBS
Dr. Sang-Youel Park, BVetSc, PhD (Korea)

Division of Orthopaedics

Head of department
Professor David Sonnabend, MD, BSc (Med), FRACS, FAOrthA

Members of department
Dr. Andrew Ellis, MB BS, FRACS
Dr. Myles Coolican, MB BS, FRACS (Orth)
Dr. Les Grujic, MB BS, FRACS (Orth)
Dr. Jeff Hughes, MB BS, FRACS (Orth)
Dr. Stephen Ruff, BSc, MB BS, FRACS
Dr. Guy Slater, MB BS (Lond), FRCS (Orth)

Consultant orthopaedic surgeons

Dr. F.J. Harvey, MB BS, FRCS, FRCS(Ed), MCHOrth(L'pool), FRACS
Dr. R.W.D. Middleton, MB BS, FRCS, FRCS(Ed), FRACS

Honourary member of the department of orthopaedics and traumatic surgery

A/Professor Peter Ghosh, BSc (Hons), PhD, DSc, FRACI, FRSC

Raymond Purves Bone & Joint Research Laboratories (RPBJRL)

Director
Professor Christopher Little, BVMs, MSc, PhD

Senior research fellows
Dr. Jim Melrose, BSc (Hons), PhD
Dr. Margaret Smith, BSc (Hons), PhD

Postdoctoral fellows
Dr. Benjamin Chan, BSc (Hons), PhD
Dr. Miriam Jackson, BSc (Hons), PhD
Dr. Cindy Shu, BSc (Hons), PhD

Research assistants
Ms. Varshini Ravi, BSc (Hons), MSc
Ms. Amy Russell, BSc (Hons)
Mrs. Susan Smith, Dip Tech

PhD students
Ms. Emily Fuller, BSc (Hons)
Ms. Joanna Peterson, BEng (Hons)

Post-graduate students (Co-supervised)
Ms. Annika Van Hummel, BEng (Hons) [Engineering, USyd]
Dr. Sanaa Zaki, BVSc [Pain Management Research Institute, RNSH]

Visiting scientists and students
Dr. Babak Moradi, MD (University of Heidelberg, Germany)
Ms. Barbara Jedelsky (Biomedical Engineering)

Murray Maxwell Biomechanics Laboratory (MMBL)

Director
Dr. Elizabeth Clarke, BE (Hons), BSc, PhD

Postdoctoral fellows
Dr. Richard Appleyard, BE(Mech) (Hons), PhD
Dr. Dane Dabirrahmani, BE(Mech) (Hons), PhD
Dr. Mark Gillies, BE(Mech) (Hons), PhD

Honours degree students
Mr. Nusrath Kahn
Mr. Soon Lau

Visiting summer students
Mr. Anthony Logaraj
Mr. Preet Singh