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   Dr Patrick Farrell
Dr Ken Havill
Clinical Ethics & Health Law   Dr Charles Douglas
Clinical Pharmacology & Clinical Toxicology   Dr David Newby
Dermatology   Dr John Relic
Emergency Medicine   A/Prof Steve Doherty
Health Behaviour Sciences   Dr Sue Outram
Indigenous Health   A/Prof Peter O’Mara
General Practice   Prof Dimity Pond
Medical Education   Dr Graeme Horton
Medical Imaging   A/Prof Lindsay Rowe
Medicine    
  Cardiovascular Medicine Prof Peter Fletcher
  Diabetes Medicine Dr Kerry Bowen
  Endocrinology Prof Roger Smith
  Gastroenterology Dr Evan Smith
  General Medicine Dr Rob Pickles/Dr Michael Boyle (JHH)
A/Prof Aidan Foy (Mater H)
Dr David Arnold (Belmont H)
  Geriatric Medicine Prof Kichu Nair
  Haematology A/Prof Philip Rowlings
  Neurology A/Prof David Williams
  Oncology Dr Jane Ludbrook
  Palliative Care Dr John Cavanagh
  Rehabilitation Medicine Dr Michael Pollack
  Renal Medicine A/Prof Shane Carney
  Respiratory & Sleep Medicine A/Prof Nick Saltos
  Rheumatology Dr Gabor Major
Pathology    
  Anatomical Pathology Prof Ibrahim Zardawi
  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 Dr John Sage
  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   A/Prof Phil Dickson
Immunology and Microbiology   A/Prof Phil Hansbro
Medical Genetics   Prof Rodney Scott
Pharmacy and Pharmacology   Prof Shu Chuen Li