Our Disciplines

Our academic staff are grouped across all the disciplines associated with a medical program. Each discipline contributes to the undergraduate and postgraduate courses in various ways, including curriculum design, teaching, assessment or research.

Discipline Sub-Disciplines Discipline Leads
Anaesthesia & Intensive Care   Prof Tony Quail
Clinical Ethics & Health Law   Dr Charles Douglas
Clinical Pharmacology & Clinical Toxicology   A/ Prof David Newby
Dermatology   Dr John Relic
Emergency Medicine   Dr Chris Jenkins
Health Behaviour Sciences   Dr Sue Outram
Indigenous Health   A/Prof Peter O’Mara
General Practice   Prof Dimity Pond
Medical Education   Prof Brian Jolly
Medical Imaging   A/Prof Lindsay Rowe
Medicine    
  Cardiovascular Medicine Prof Peter Fletcher
  Diabetes Medicine Dr Kerry Bowen
  Endocrinology Prof Roger Smith
  Gastroenterology Prof Martin Veysey
  General Medicine Dr Rob Pickles
  Geriatric Medicine Prof Kichu Nair
  Haematology A/Prof Philip Rowlings
  Neurology A/Prof David Williams
  Oncology Dr Tony Bonaventura
  Palliative Care Dr John Cavanagh
  Rehabilitation Medicine Dr Michael Pollack
  Renal Medicine A/Prof Shane Carney
  Respiratory & Sleep Medicine Prof Micheal Hensley
  Rheumatology Dr Gabor Major
Pathology    
  Anatomical Pathology Prof Majorie Walker
  Forensic Medicine A/Prof Tim Lyons
Paediatrics & Child Health   Prof Joerg Mattes
Obstetrics & Gynaecology   Prof Ian Symonds
Psychiatry   Prof Brian Kelly
Public Health    
  Biostatistics Prof Cate D’Este
  Drug & Alcohol A/Prof Adrian Dunlop
  Epidemiology A/Prof Milton Hasnat
  Health Economics Ms Danielle Lang
Surgery    
  General Surgery Prof Stephen Deane
  Neurosurgery Dr John Christie
  Ophthalmology Dr Catherine Dunlop
  Orthopaedics A/ Prof Zsolt Balogh
  Otolaryngology A/Prof Paul Walker
  Traumatology A/Prof Zsolt Balogh
  Urology Dr Stephen E G Ruthven
  Vascular Surgery Prof Adrian Hibberd

School of Biomedical Sciences (as relevant to BMed – JMP)

Discipline Sub-Disciplines Discipline Leads
Anatomy   Prof Bob Callister
Human Physiology   A/Prof Robin Callister
Medical Biochemistry   Prof Hubert Handermarck
Immunology and Microbiology   Prof Paul Foster
Medical Genetics   Prof Rodney Scott
Pharmacy and Pharmacology   Prof Shu Chuen Li