Education Staff and faculty

Education Staff

Professor Michael Nicholas
Director of Education

Tel: (+61) 2 9463-1515


For general enquiries please contact:
Ms Ros Wyllie
Administrative Officer

Tel: (+61) 2 9463-1516
Fax: (+61) 2 9463-1050


For degree course enquiries, please contact:
Ms Grace Tague
Staff/Student Liason

Tel: (+61) 2 9463-1528
Fax: (+61) 2 9463-1050


Structured Online Activities:
Mr Timothy Austin
Online Coordinator (Core units)



For contributors requiring assistance with materials, please contact:
Dr Elizabeth Devonshire
Manager elearning and International Programs (Pain Education)

Tel: (+61) 2 9463-1529
Fax: (+61) 2 9463-1050


Current Education Faculty

Mr Timothy Austin,
Physiotherapist, Royal Prince Alfred Medical Centre, Camperdown

Dr Ghauri Aggarwal
Palliative Care Physician, Head Palliative Care Department, Concord Hospital, Clinical Associate Lecturer, University of Sydney, President, NSW Society of Palliative Medicine

Professor Ali Asghari,
Psychologist, Pain Management Research Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital

Ms Lee Beeston,
Registered Nurse, Program Coordinator ADAPT, Pain Management and Research Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital

Dr Helen Boocock,
Acting Director, Oral Health, Clinical Education & Training Queensland (ClinEdQ)

Dr Charles Brooker,
Anaesthetist and Pain Management Specialist, Director of the Chronic and Cancer Pain program, Royal North Shore Hospital

Associate Professor Fiona Blyth
Epidemiologist, Division Head, Intramural Research, Sax Institute, Sydney

Professor Ian Cameron
Professor and Head, Rehabilitation Studies Unit, University of Sydney

Ms Jessica Castle,
Physiotherapist, Pain Management Research Centre, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital

Professor Mark Connor
Professor of Pharmacology, The Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University

Dr Philip Corke,
Anaesthetist and Pain Management Specialist, Concord Hospital

Professor Michael Cousins
Professor & Head of Dept of Anaesthesia & Pain Management, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital and Professor & Director Pain Management Research Institute, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital

Ms Maria de Sousa,
Physiotherapist, University of Sydney, Pain Management and Research Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital

Dr Jonathan de Lima
Staff Anesthetist and Pain Management Specialist, Westmead Children’s Hospital

Dr Winnie Hong
Anaesthetist and Pain Management Specialist, Concord Hospital

Professor David Hunter
Rheumatologist, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney

Ms Karin Jodlowski-Tan,
Acupuncturist, Education Officer, Australian Medical Acupuncture College NSW.

Dr Damien Finniss
Medical Practitioner and Physiotherapist, University of Sydney, Pain Management and Research Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital

Mr Matt Forster,
Pain Management Physiotherapist, Injury Management Consultant, Axis Rehabilitation at Work, Brisbane

Dr Newman L Harris,
Psychiatrist and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Sydney, Pain Management and Research Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital

Dr Bronwyn Jenkins,
Neurologist, Royal North Shore Hospital

Dr Ian Leong,
Palliative Care Physician, Head, Continuing and Community Care Department, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Dr Wendy Lipworth,
NH&MRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Clinical Governence, Research in Health, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales and Affiliate, Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine, University of Sydney

Dr Ross MacPherson
Staff Specialist and Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesia, Royal North Shore Hospital

Dr Allan Molloy
Senior Staff Specialist and Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital

Mr Michael Mulholland-Licht,
Osteopath, President, World Osteopathic Health Organisation, Vital Lifestyle Clinic, Balgowlah, Sydney

Professor Greg Murray
Professor and Orofacial Pain Specialist, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney

Professor Michael Nicholas
Director, Cognitive Behavioural Pain Management Program, University of Sydney

Dr Sarah Overton
Clinical Psychologist, ADAPT, University of Sydney, Pain Management and Research Centre

Dr Gavin Pattullo,
Anesthetist and Pain Management Specialist, Royal North Shore Hospital

Professor Chris Peck
Dean and Orofacial Pain Specialist, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney

Professor Ted Shipton,
Anaesthetist and Pain Management Specialist, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand

Professor Philip Siddall
Director, Pain Management Service, HammondCare, Greenwich Hospital, Sydney and Professor in Pain Medicine, Sydney Medical School - Northern, University of Sydney

Dr Andrew Singer,
Consultant Psychiatrist, Pain Management and Research Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital

Ms Emily Teo
Acupuncturist, Roseville, Sydney

Dr Jane Thomas,
Staff Anaesthetist, Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Ms Lois Tonkin
Physiotherapist, Pain Management Research Centre, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital

Mr John Turner,
Clinical Nurse Consultant, Pain Management Research Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital

Dr Chris Vaughan
Principal Hospital Scientist, Royal North Shore Hospital and Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney

Dr Russell Vickers
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Clinical Senior lecturer, University of Sydney

Dr Brad Wood,
Clinical Psychologist, University of Sydney Pain Management and Research Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital

Dr Paul Wrigley
Pain Medicine Senior Staff Specialist, Senior Lecturer & Supervisor of Training, Pain Management and Research Centre, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital

Dr Sue-Ching Yeoh
Consultant Oral Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney