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