Associate Professor Roger Garsia
Conjoint, Central Clinical School
It was a great pleasure for me to commence as Head of Central Clinical School in mid-2015. I am a clinical immunologist and immunopathologist whose clinical work has been conducted at RPAH since my return from postdoctoral studies at NIH, Bethesda, in 1990.
Prior to my role I held many senior positions in RPAH and Sydney Local Health District including most recently head of the Division of Medicine. Recently I also commenced as a Councillor of the Australian Council for Health Care Standards (RCPA nominee). In the past I served on the Board of CSAHS and long term on the Executive of the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy prior to election to the role of President of the Association in the early 2000s. I have held peak advisory roles to the NSW government in matters related to HIV, AIDS and STI and continue to be SLHD Director of HIV Services and to be involved in developing new postgraduate initiatives in education of doctors.
I have research interests in the study of retroviral mutations under pressure of drug therapy in HIV and the metabolic complications of therapy for HIV. I have interests in ethics and the implementation of evidence based clinical practice.My interests in medical education span undergraduate through to the training of superspecialists.
Publications
Journals
- Verma, R., Balaraju, V., Seneviratne, M., Garsia, R., Adelstein, S., Puranik, R., Dennis, M. (2020). A decade follow-up: On the prevalence, distribution and clinical correlates of myocardial fibrosis, as detected by cardiac magnetic resonance, in systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus, 29(14), 1981-1983. [More Information]
- Nham, B., Young, A., Garsia, R., Halmagyi, G., Welgampola, M. (2020). A treatable cause of vertigo. Practical Neurology, 20(4), 340-344. [More Information]
- Yap, J., Gloss, B., Batten, M., Hsu, P., Berglund, L., Cai, F., Dai, P., Parker, A., Qiu, M., Miley, W., Wu, K., et al (2020). Everolimus-Induced Remission of Classic Kaposi’s Sarcoma Secondary to Cryptic Splicing Mediated CTLA4 Haploinsufficiency. Journal of Clinical Immunology, 40, 774?779. [More Information]
Conferences
- Kasmiran, K., Zomaya, A., Mazari, A., Garsia, R. (2012). A Bayesian Analysis on Historical Clinical Data Concerning Treatment Change for HIV/AIDS Patients. Fifth Australasian Workshop on Health Informatics and Knowledge Management (HIKM 2012), Sydney, Australia: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
- Kasmiran, K., Zomaya, A., Mazari, A., Garsia, R. (2010). SVM-enabled prognostic method for clinical decision making: The use of CD4 T-cell level and HIV-1 viral load for guiding treatment initiation and alteration. 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems CBMS 2010, Piscataway, NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). [More Information]
- Al Mazari, A., Zomaya, A., Charleston, M., Garsia, R. (2007). A Novel Algorithm for Adaptive and Neutral Evolutionary Patterns Associated with HIV Drug Resistance. 2007 IEEE/ACS International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA 2007). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
2020
- Verma, R., Balaraju, V., Seneviratne, M., Garsia, R., Adelstein, S., Puranik, R., Dennis, M. (2020). A decade follow-up: On the prevalence, distribution and clinical correlates of myocardial fibrosis, as detected by cardiac magnetic resonance, in systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus, 29(14), 1981-1983. [More Information]
- Nham, B., Young, A., Garsia, R., Halmagyi, G., Welgampola, M. (2020). A treatable cause of vertigo. Practical Neurology, 20(4), 340-344. [More Information]
- Yap, J., Gloss, B., Batten, M., Hsu, P., Berglund, L., Cai, F., Dai, P., Parker, A., Qiu, M., Miley, W., Wu, K., et al (2020). Everolimus-Induced Remission of Classic Kaposi’s Sarcoma Secondary to Cryptic Splicing Mediated CTLA4 Haploinsufficiency. Journal of Clinical Immunology, 40, 774?779. [More Information]
2019
- Burgess, A., Bleasel, J., Haq, I., Garsia, R., Roberts, C., Randal, N., Mellis, C. (2019). Team-based learning (TBL): a community of practice. BMC Medical Education, 19(1), 1-7. [More Information]
2018
- Evans, V., van der Sluis, R., Solomon, A., Dantanarayana, A., McNeil, C., Garsia, R., Palmer, S., Fromentin, R., Chomont, N., Sekaly, R., et al (2018). Programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) contributes to the establishment and maintenance of HIV-1 latency. AIDS, 32(11), 1491-1497. [More Information]
- Hu, H., Lee, F., Garsia, R. (2018). Sirolimus for systemic lupus erythematosus. The Lancet, 392(10149), 733-734. [More Information]
2017
- Castley, A., Sawleshwarkar, S., Varma, R., Herring, B., Thapa, K., Dwyer, D., Chibo, D., Nguyen, N., Hawke, K., Ratcliff, R., Garsia, R., et al (2017). A national study of the molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in Australia 2005-2012. PloS One, 12(5), 1-17. [More Information]
- Moonen, A., Garsia, R., Youssef, P., Torzillo, P., Corte, T., Boehm, C., Cordina, R., Celermajer, D., Lau, E. (2017). Outcomes of pulmonary arterial hypertension therapy in Australia: is monotherapy adequate? Internal Medicine Journal, 47(10), 1124-1128. [More Information]
- Burgess, A., Bleasel, J., Haq, I., Roberts, C., Garsia, R., Robertson, T., Mellis, C. (2017). Team-based learning (TBL) in the medical curriculum: better than PBL? BMC Medical Education, 17(1), 1-11. [More Information]
2016
- Anderson, S., Sasson, S., Lee, F., Cooper, W., Larsen, S., Garsia, R. (2016). Episodic fevers and vasodilatory shock mimicking urosepsis in a patient with HIV-associated multicentric Castleman's Disease: a case report. BMC Infectious Diseases, 16(1), 53. [More Information]
- Seneviratne, M., Grieve, S., Figtree, G., Garsia, R., Celermajer, D., Adelstein, S., Puranik, R. (2016). Prevalence, distribution and clinical correlates of myocardial fibrosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: a cardiac magnetic resonance study. Lupus, 25(6), 573-581. [More Information]
2015
- Hardy, T., O’Brien, B., Gerbis, N., Barnett, M., Reddel, S., Brewer, J., Herkes, G., Silberstein, P., Garsia, R., Watson, J., Gupta, R., Parratt, J., et al (2015). Brain histopathology in three cases of Susac's syndrome: Implications for lesion pathogenesis and treatment. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 86(5), 582-584. [More Information]
- Nguyen, M., Garsia, R. (2015). Burning vessels: A review of vasculitis for primary care. Medicine Today, 16(3), 26-39.
- Wightman, F., Solomon, A., Kumar, S., Urriola, N., Gallagher, K., Hiener, B., Palmer, S., Garsia, R., McNeil, C., Lewin, S. (2015). Effect of ipilimumab on the HIV reservoir in an HIV-infected individual with metastatic melanoma. AIDS, 29(4), 504-506. [More Information]
2014
- White, A., Taylor, R., McNeill, C., Garsia, R., Welgampola, M. (2014). Behcet's disease presenting as a peripheral vestibulopathy. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 21(6), 1060-1063. [More Information]
2013
- Pollett, S., Wienholt, L., Lee, F., Adelstein, S., Macleod, C., Chen, R., Garsia, R. (2013). A case of HIV-1 slow seroconversion: diagnostic implications. International Journal of STD and AIDS, 24(2), 152-153. [More Information]
- Chew, G., Sinha, U., Gatenby, P., DeMalmanche, T., Adelstein, S., Garsia, R., Hissaria, P., French, M., Wilson, A., Whittle, B., et al (2013). Autoimmunity in primary antibody deficiency is associated with protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor type 22 (PTPN22). Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 131(4), 1130-1135. [More Information]
- Blair, N., Parratt, J., Garsia, R., Brazier, D., Cremer, P. (2013). Inflammatory trigeminal nerve and tract lesions associated with inferior alveolar nerve anaesthesia. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 20(11), 1608-1610. [More Information]
2012
- Kasmiran, K., Zomaya, A., Mazari, A., Garsia, R. (2012). A Bayesian Analysis on Historical Clinical Data Concerning Treatment Change for HIV/AIDS Patients. Fifth Australasian Workshop on Health Informatics and Knowledge Management (HIKM 2012), Sydney, Australia: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
- Gracey, D., Garsia, R., Britton, W., McKenzie, P. (2012). Rapid recovery of renal function after pulse steroid therapy in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient with glomerulonephritis. Internal Medicine Journal, 42(12), 1363-1365. [More Information]
- Barnett, M., Hardy, T., Garsia, R., Halmagyi, G., Lewis, S., Harrisberg, B., Fulham, M. (2012). Response to Letter to the Editor: Susac's syndrome. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 314(1-2), 183-183. [More Information]
2011
- Byakwaga, H., Kelly, M., Purcell, D., French, M., Amin, J., Lewin, S., Haskelberg, H., Kelleher, A., Garsia, R., Boyd, M., et al (2011). Intensification of Antiretroviral Therapy With Raltegravir or Addition of Hyperimmune Bovine Colostrum in HIV-Infected Patients With Suboptimal CD4+ T-Cell Response: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 204(10), 1532-1540. [More Information]
- Hardy, T., Garsia, R., Halmagyi, G., Lewis, S., Harrisberg, B., Fulham, M., Barnett, M. (2011). Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor therapy in Susac's syndrome. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 302(1-2), 126-128. [More Information]
2010
- Garsia, R. (2010). HIV treatment, care and support in NSW: a work necessarily still in progress. NSW Public Health Bulletin, 21, 89-92. [More Information]
- Kasmiran, K., Zomaya, A., Mazari, A., Garsia, R. (2010). SVM-enabled prognostic method for clinical decision making: The use of CD4 T-cell level and HIV-1 viral load for guiding treatment initiation and alteration. 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems CBMS 2010, Piscataway, NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). [More Information]
2009
- Bhatt, N., Gudo, E., Sema, C., Bila, D., Di Mattei, P., Augusto, O., Garsia, R., Jani, I. (2009). Loss of correlation between HIV viral load and CD4+T-cell counts in HIV/HTLV-1 co-infection in treatment naive Mozambican patients. International Journal of STD and AIDS, 20(12), 863-868. [More Information]
- Mitsuyasu, R., Merigan, T., Carr, A., Zack, J., Winters, M., Workman, C., Bloch, M., Lalezari, J., Garsia, R., Becker, S., et al (2009). Phase 2 gene therapy trial of an anti-HIV ribozyme in autologous CD34(+) cells. Nature Medicine, 15(3), 285-292. [More Information]
2007
- Al Mazari, A., Zomaya, A., Charleston, M., Garsia, R. (2007). A Novel Algorithm for Adaptive and Neutral Evolutionary Patterns Associated with HIV Drug Resistance. 2007 IEEE/ACS International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA 2007). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
- Al Mazari, A., Zomaya, A., Charleston, M., Salem, H., Maher, A., Garsia, R. (2007). Lability of Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Mutations - Correlates with Immunological and Virologial Responses. Current HIV Research, 5(4), 430-439. [More Information]
2006
- Viney, K., Stewart, K., Garsia, R. (2006). Bug Breakfast in the Bulletin: HIV in 2005: The current situation and directions for the future. NSW Public Health Bulletin, 17, 22-23. [More Information]
- Al Mazari, A., Zomaya, A., Charleston, M., Salem, H., Maher, A., Garsia, R. (2006). Immunological and Virological Responses Correlated with Evolution of Resistance in Patients Treated with Antiretroviral Agents. 18th Annual ASHM Conference.
2005
- Garsia, R. (2005). HIV in the lymphoid compartment. Journal of HIV therapy, 10(2), 10-15. [More Information]
- Templeton, D., Davies, S., Garvin, A., Garsia, R. (2005). The uptake of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis within a sexual assault setting in Sydney, Australia. International Journal of STD and AIDS, 16(2), 108-111. [More Information]
2004
- Robotin, M., Law, M., Milliken, S., Goldstein, D., Garsia, R., Dolan, G., Kaldor, J., Grulich, A. (2004). Clinical Features And Predictors Of Survival Of AIDS-Related Non-Hodgkin'S Lymphoma In A Population-Based Case Series In Sydney, Australia. HIV Medicine, 5(5), 377-384. [More Information]
2003
- Batterham, M., Morgan-Jones, J., Greenop, P., Garsia, R., Gold, J., Caterson, I. (2003). Calculating energy requirements for men with HIV/AIDS in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 57(2), 209-217. [More Information]
- Isaacs, D., Garsia, R., Peat, B. (2003). HIV in pregnancy: Interests of the mother and the baby. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 39(1), 60-66. [More Information]
2000
- Grulich, A., Wan, X., Law, M., Milliken, S., Lewis, C., Garsia, R., Gold, J., Finalyson, R., Cooper, D., Kaldor, J. (2000). B-cell stimulation and prolonged immune deficiency are risk factors for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in people with AIDS. AIDS, 14(2), 133-140.
- Batterham, M., Garsia, R., Greenop, P. (2000). Dietary intake, serum lipids, insulin resistance and body composition in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy 'Diet FRS Study'. AIDS, 14(12), 1839-1843.
Selected Grants
2013
- ANZMTG - Support for Cancer Clinical Trials Program, Garsia R, Thompson J, Cancer Australia/Support for Cancer Clinical Trials Program - National Cancer Cooperative Trials Groups
1997
- Automated quantitation of gene expression using an applied biosystems model 7700 sequence detector, Bishop A, Garsia R, Halliday G, Iland H, McCaughan G, Wellcome Trust (UK)/Major Equipment Awards for Biomedical Research in Australia