Education Staff and faculty
Education Staff
Associate Professor Philip Siddall
Director of Education
Tel: (+61) 2 9926-6387
For general enquiries please contact:
Ms Ros Wyllie
Administrative Officer
Tel: (+61) 2 9926-7386
Fax: (+61) 2 9926-6780
For degree course enquiries, please contact:
Ms Grace Tague
Course Coordinator
Tel: (+61) 2 9926-5192
Fax: (+61) 2 9926-6780
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 9926-7610
Fax: (+61) 2 9926-6780
Current Education Faculty
Dr Ghauri Aggarwal
Palliative Care Physician, Head Palliative Care Department, Concord Hospital, Clinical Associate Lecturer, University of Sydney, President, NSW Society of Palliative Medicine
Dr Ali Asghari,
Psychologist, Pain Management Research Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital
Dr Beata Bajorek,
Lecturer, Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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
Dr Fiona Blyth
Epidemiologist, Division Head, Intramural Research, Sax Institute, Sydney
Professor Ian Cameron
Professor and Head, Rehabilitation Studies Unit, University of Sydney
Professor Mac Christie
NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow, Brain & Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney
Professor Mark Connor
Professor of Pharmacology, The Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University
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
Associate Professor Geoff Herkes
Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Royal North Shore Hospital Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
Dr Winnie Hong
Anaesthetist and Pain Management Specialist, Concord Hospital
Ms Karin Jodlowski-Tan,
Acupuncturist, Education Officer, Australian Medical Acupuncture College NSW.
Dr Brenda Lau,
Anaesthetist and Pain Management Specialist, Vancouver
Mr Damien Finniss
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 Harris,
Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Associate Lecturer, University of Sydney, Pain Management and Research Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital
Professor Janet Keast
NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, Director of Basic Research, Pain Management Research Institute, University of Sydney
Dr Ian Leong,
Palliative Care Physician, Head, Continuing and Community Care Department, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Dr Craig Lewis,
Senior Staff Specialist and Acting Director, Department of Medical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital (Sydney), and Conjoint Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales. Associate Lecturer, Pain Management Research Centre, University of Sydney
Dr Wendy Lipworth,
Researcher, 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
Ms Trudy Maunsell
Clinical Nurse Consultant, Pain Management Research Institute, 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
Associate Professor Michael Nicholas
Director, Cognitive Behavioural Pain Management Program, University of Sydney
Dr Peregrine Osborne
Head, Neuropathic Pain Laboratory, Pain Management and Research Institute, 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 Ted Shipton,
Anaesthetist and Pain Management Specialist, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand
Associate Professor Philip Siddall
Neurobiologist, Director of Education, Pain Management Education Unit, Pain Management Research Institute, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital
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
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
Mr Brad Wood,
Clinical Psychologist, University of Sydney Pain Management and Research Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital
Dr Annie Woodhouse,
Research Associate, Pain Management Research Institute, University of Sydney, 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