Our people
Head of department
Richard Kefford
Professor
Department of Clinical Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Phone: +61 2 9812 3961
Email: richard.kefford@mq.edu.au
Professor Richard Kefford AM MB BS PhD FRACP is Professor of Cancer Medicine and Head, Department of Clinical Medicine at Macquarie University, Sydney and Co-Director of Research at Melanoma Institute Australia. He is an internationally acclaimed melanoma researcher and a national leader in academic medicine and medical research with a...View full profile in our Researcher's database
HDR director
Stuart L Graham
Professor
Department of Clinical Medicine
Phone: +61 2 9850 4000
Email: stuart.graham@mq.edu.au
Professor Graham is Head of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at Macquarie University Faculty of Medicine, and a Visiting Professor at the Save Sight Institute, Sydney University. He practices as a glaucoma subspecialist, with a special interest in early diagnosis and electrophysiology. His research involves mechanisms of optic nerve damage, including...View full profile in our Researcher's database
Academic staff
Professional staff
| Lorel Adams | MND Biobank Coordinator |
| Teresa Cordina | Administrative Assistant, Australian Lymphoedema Education, Research & Treatment (ALERT) |
| Ashley Crook | MND Senior Genetic Counsellor |
| Rosmary Fell | MND Genetic Counsellor |
| Katrina Gaitatzis | Senior Research Officer, (ALERT) |
| Linda Garthwaite | Research Assistant, Ophthalmology |
| Lizzi Graham | Research Assistant,Ophthalmology |
| Mia Holman | Faculty Liaison Officer |
| Alice Johnson | Research & Administrative Assistant, ALERT |
| Lori Lewis | Research Assistant, ALERT |
| Emma Moloney | Research & Administrative Assistant, ALERT |
| Victoria Mule | Research Officer, ALERT |
| Sonali Munot | Senior Research Officer, ALERT |
| Kristine Nakhel | Research Officer, ALERT |
| Shanna O'Connor | Academic Assistant to Profs Richard Kefford, Howard Gurney and Vincent Lam |
| Robyn Ricketts | Research Officer, ALERT |
| Catherine Riley | Research Officer, ALERT |
| Sandiya Sathiyaseelan | MND Clinical Trials Coordinator |
| Angela Schulz | Study Coordinator, Ophthalmology |
| Philippa Sutton | Project Coordinator, ALERT |
| Collette Tosen | Department Administrator, Clinical Medicine |
Honorary clinical academic appointments
| Anil Aggarwala | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Cardiology |
| Munjed Al Muderis | Clinical Associate Professor, Orthopaedics |
| Malcolm Albany | Clinical Lecturer, Anaesthesiology |
| Sam Alhayo | Clinical Associate Lecturer, General Surgery |
| Alexandra Allende | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Histopathology |
| Erik Aneman | Clinical Professor, Intensive Care |
| Christos Apostolou | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Gastrointestinal Surgery |
| Hema Arvind | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Ophthalmology |
| Kaleab Asrress | Clinical Associate Professor, Cardiology |
| Nazih Assaad | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Neurosurgery |
| Richard Atkinson | Clinical Lecturer, Plastic Surgery |
| Rodney Ayscough | Clinical Associate Professor, General Practice |
| Amjed Aziz | Clinical Lecturer, Intensive Care |
| Ann Bacsi | Clinical Lecturer, Neurology |
| Chandra Balachandran | Clinical Associate Professor, Ophthalmology |
| Alison Zhang | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Medical Oncology |
| Edward Barin | Clinical Associate Professor, Cardiology |
| Jarrett Barker-Whittle | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Anaesthesiology |
| Ross Benger | Clinical Associate Professor, Ophthalmology |
| Ravi Bhindi | Clinical Professor, Cardiology |
| Deepak Bhonagiri | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Intensive Care |
| Sally Bonar | Clinical Associate Professor, Histopathology |
| Catherine Bones-Saunders | Clinical Lecturer, Radiology |
| Sara Booth-Mason | Clinical Lecturer, Ophthalmology |
| Alistair Boyce | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Anaesthesiology |
| Martin Brown | Clinical Associate Professor, Cardiology |
| Ross Calcroft | Clinical Lecturer, Intensive Care |
| Eric Chai | Clinical Lecturer, Ophthalmology |
| Simon Chan | Clinical Lecturer, Hand Surgery |
| William Chik | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Cardiology |
| Winston Chong | Clinical Associate Professor, Radiology |
| Wai Kuen Chow | Clinical Lecturer, Respiratory Medicine |
| Vincent Chow | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Cardiology |
| Sidath Chrisantha Fernando | Clinical Associate Lecturer, Radiology |
| Brian Chua | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Ophthalmology |
| Alwin Chuan | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Anaesthesiology |
| Amanda Chung | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Urology |
| Simon Coffey | Clinical Lecturer, Orthopaedics |
| Crispin Corte | Clinical Lecturer, Gastroenterology |
| David David | Clinical Professor, Craniomaxillofacial Surgery |
| Cecelia De Gzell | Clinical Lecturer, Radiation Oncology |
| Warick Delprado | Clinical Associate Professor, Histopathology |
| Delfino Di Mascio | Clinical Lecturer, Vascular Surgery |
| Helen Do | Clinical Lecturer, Ophthalmology |
| Michael Dowd | Clinical Lecturer, Hand Surgery |
| Ardalan Ebrahimi | Clinical Associate Professor, Head & Neck Surgery |
| Behzad Eftekhar | Clinical Associate Professor, Neurosurgery |
| Thanan Elalingam | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Anaesthesiology |
| Thomas Lam | Clinical Associate Professor, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| Claude Farah | Clinical Associate Professor, Respiratory Medicine |
| Annabelle Farnsworth | Clinical Associate Professor, Histopathology |
| Noela Ferch | Clinical Lecturer, Anaesthesiology |
| Clare Fraser | Clinical Associate Professor, Ophthalmology |
| John Fuller | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Neurosurgery |
| Adrian Fung | Clinical Associate Professor, Ophthalmology |
| Jennifer Gilchrist | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Breast Oncology Nursing |
| Andrew Gilmore | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Colorectal Surgery |
| Stephanie Gilroy | Clinical Lecturer, Dietetics |
| Michael Gleeson | Clinical Associate Professor, Anaesthesiology |
| Martin Grehan | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Gastroenterology |
| Stuart Grieve | Clinical Professor, Radiology |
| Al Gursel | Clinical Lecturer, Orthopaedics |
| Richard Harvey | Clinical Professor, Head & Neck Surgery |
| Samantha Herath | Clinical Lecturer, Respiratory Medicine |
| Ken Ho | Clinical Associate Professor, Endocrinology |
| Anne Ho | Clinical Lecturer, Radiation Oncology |
| Kevin Ho-Shon | Clinical Associate Professor, Diagnostic Radiology |
| Jeremy Hsu | Clinical Lecturer, Plastic Surgery |
| Gazi Hussain | Clinical Associate Professor, Plastic Surgery |
| NabeelI Brahim | Clinical Associate Professor, General Surgery |
| Peter Illes | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Cardiology |
| Arvind Iyer | Clinical Lecturer, Cardiology |
| Michael Izard | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Radiation Oncology |
| Richard Jaworski | Clinical Lecturer, Histopathology |
| Rohan Jayasinghe | Clinical Professor, Rheumatology |
| Nicholas Jufas | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Otolaryngology |
| Martin Kennedy | Clinical Lecturer, Rehabilitation Medicine |
| Prashanth Rao | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Neurosurgeon |
| Gagan Khannah | Clinical Lecturer, Ophthalmology |
| Raymond Ko | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Urology |
| Jonathan Kong | Clinical Associate Professor, Ear Nose & Throat Surgery |
| Samuel Kuo | Clinical Senior Lecturer, General & Gastrointestinal Surgery |
| Howard Lau | Clinical Associate Professor, Urology |
| Cheng Lee | Clinical Lecturer, Gastroenterology |
| Eric Lee | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Gastroenterology |
| Rupert Leong | Clinical Associate Professor, Gastroenterology |
| Robyn Levingston | Clinical Lecturer, Histopathology |
| Cathy Lim | Clinical Lecturer, Histopathology |
| Daniel Lin | Clinical Associate Professor, Paediatrics |
| Min Ling | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Endocrinology |
| Patrick Liston | Clinical Lecturer, Intensive Care |
| Tim Liu | Clinical Lecturer, Medical Imaging |
| Hubert Low | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Head & Neck Surgery |
| Adrian Low | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Orthopaedics |
| Abhinay Luhach | Clinical Lecturer, Cardiology |
| William Lynch | Clinical Associate Professor, Urology |
| Helen Mackie | Clinical Lecturer, Rehabilitation Medicine |
| Fiona Maclean | Clinical Associate Professor, Histopathology |
| James Macneil | Clinical Associate Lecturer, Urology and Colorectal |
| Meredith Makeham | Clinical Professor, General Practice |
| John Turchini | Clinical Lecturer, Pathologist |
| Melissa McConaghy | Clinical Lecturer, Rehabilitation Medicine |
| Rohan Merani | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Ophthalmology |
| Steven Merten | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Plastic Surgery |
| Sameer Mihrsahi | Clinical Lecturer, Upper Gastroenterology Surgery |
| Lucy Morgan | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Respiratory Medicine |
| Yuresh Naidoo | Clinical Associate Professor, Head & Neck Surgery |
| Mark Nallaratnam | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Cardiology |
| Christopher Naoum | Clinical Lecturer, Cardiology |
| Candace Newberry | Clinical Senior Lecturer, General Practice |
| Benjamin Ng | Clinical Lecturer, Respiratory Medicine |
| Martin Ng | Clinical Professor, Cardiology |
| Quan Ngo | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Plastic Surgery |
| Daniel Nguyen | Clinical Lecturer, Vascular Surgery |
| James Nielsen | Clinical Lecturer, Anaesthesiology |
| Olav Nielssen | Clinical Professor, Psychiatry |
| Navin Niles | Clinical Associate Professor, Endocrine & Head & Neck Surgery |
| Leonard Ong | Clinical Lecturer, Ophthalmology |
| Nicole Hersch | Clinical Lecturer, Cardiovascular and Respiratory |
| Amy Pai | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Opthamology |
| Cynthia Parr | Clinical Lecturer, Palliative Care |
| Manish Patel | Clinical Professor, Urology |
| Nirmal Patel | Clinical Associate Professor, Head & Neck Surgery |
| Andrew Paterson | Clinical Lecturer, Anaesthesiology |
| Miriam Paul | Clinical Lecturer, Histopathology |
| Darren Pavey | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Gastroenterology |
| Martin Phillips | Clinical Professor, Respiratory |
| Elizabeth Pickford | Clinical Lecturer, Paediatrics |
| Kalman Piper | Clinical Lecturer, Orthopaedics |
| Jonathan Ho | Clinical Lecturer, Radiologist |
| Goff Quin | Clinical Lecturer, Ophthalmology |
| Kanaka Rachakonda | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Intensive Care |
| Mona Razavian | Clinical Lecturer, Nephrology |
| John Read | Clinical Associate Professor, Radiology |
| Matthew Rickard | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Colorectal Surgery |
| Faruque Riffat | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Otolaryngology |
| Jennifer Roberts | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Histopathology |
| Sue Robinson | Clinical Lecturer, Anaesthesia |
| Michael Rodriguez | Clinical Lecturer, Histopathology |
| Chris Rogan | Clinical Lecturer, Radiology |
| Loreto Rose | Clinical Lecturer, Ophthalmology |
| Damian Ryan | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Hand Surgery |
| Raymond Sacks | Clinical Professor, Itolaryngology |
| Jaswinder Samra | Clinical Associate Professor, Gastroenterology |
| Neomal Sandanayake | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Gastroenterology |
| Davor Saravanja | Clinical Lecturer, Orthopaedics |
| Kevin Seex | Clinical Associate Professor, Neurosurgery |
| Ian Seppelt | Clinical Associate Professor, Intensive Care |
| Lisa Shim | Clinical Lecturer, Gastroenterology |
| Anupam Sibal | Clinical Professor, Gastroentrology a |
| Elizabeth Sinclair | Clinical Lecturer, Histopathology |
| Kirin Sindhu | Clinical Lecturer, Ophthalmology |
| Timothy Siu | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Neurosurgery |
| Nicholas Smith | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Hand Surgery |
| James Smith | Clinical Lecturer, Ophthalmology |
| Rami Sorial | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Orthopaedics |
| Tiscia Stefanutto | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Anaesthesiology |
| Brendan Steinfort | Clinical Lecturer, Neuroradiology |
| John Stellios | Clinical Lecturer, Anaesthesiology |
| Monique Stone | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Paediatrics |
| Mark Tahmindjis | Clinical Associate Professor, Anaesthesiology |
| Victor Tam | Clinical Lecturer, Intensive Care |
| Robert Tang | Clinical Lecturer, Vascular Surgery |
| Edward Teo | Clinical Associate Lecturer, Emergency Medicine |
| Keng-Ee Thai | Clinical Lecturer, Dermatology |
| Ru Dee Ting | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Cardiology |
| Vincent Tse | Clinical Associate Professor, Urology |
| Angelo Tsirbas | Clinical Lecturer, Ophthalmology |
| Krishna Tumuluri | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Ophthalmology |
| Jennifer Turner | Clinical Associate Professor, Histopathology |
| Michael Vallely | Clinical Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Celi Varol | Clinical Associate Professor, Urology |
| Justin Vass | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Urology |
| Viswanathan Venkatachalam | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Cardiology |
| Paul Wajon | Clinical Lecturer, Anaesthesiology |
| Stewart Wallace | Clinical Lecturer, Anaesthesiology |
| Craig Waller | Clinical Associate Professor, Orthopaedics |
| Wei Tim Wang | Clinical Lecturer, Radiation Oncology |
| Melanie Webb | Clinical Senior Lecturer, General Practice |
| David Wechsler | Clinical Lecturer, Ophthalmology |
| William Wessels | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Plastic Surgery |
| Ross White | Clinical Lecturer, Emergency Medicine |
| Geoffrey Wilcsek | Clinical Lecturer, Ophthalmology |
| Jonathan Williamson | Clinical Associate Professor, Respiratory Medicine |
| Michael Wilson | Clinical Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Sophia Wong | Clinical Associate Lecturer, Cardiology |
| Colin Xavier | Clinical Lecturer, Intensive Care |
| Ian Yuen | Clinical Lecturer, Hand Surgery |
| Bernard Zicat | Clinical Senior Lecturer, Orthopaedics |
PhD students
| Student | Course | Thesis Proposal | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mojdeh Abbasi | PhD | Determine the role of caveolae associated proteins in regulating cellular survival signalling in the inner retina. | Prof Stuart Graham |
| Angela Godinez | PhD | The role of neuroserpin in retinal neuroprotection | Prof Stuart Graham |
| Joel Berliner | PhD | How Does Spinal Cord Fluid Flow Change in Syringomyelia | Prof Marcus Stoodley |
| Wai Kuen Chow | PhD | An Open Label Pilot Study of Non-Invasive Ventilation Therapy in Symptomatic Motor Neurone Disease Patients with Respiratory Impairment | Prof Jacqueline Phillips |
| Fahimeh Faqihi | PhD | Radiation-induced markers for vascular targeting | Prof Marcus Stoodley |
| Kelvin Hsu | PhD | Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction in Patients with COPD: Mechanisms, Pathophysiology and Outcomes | Prof Alvin Ng |
| Belinda Joy Johnston | MRes | What is the functional outcome of patients following neurosurgical treatment of brain tumours? | A/Prof Andrew Davidson |
| Chitra Joseph | PhD | Identify and Characterise Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor targets in the retina to improve outcomes in neurodegenerative disorders | Prof Stuart Graham |
| Shinuo Liu | PhD | Cerebrospinal fluid physiology: Flow in the spinal cord and subarachnoid space relating to syringomyelia pathogenesis | Prof Marcus Stoodley |
| Kanishka Pushpitha Maha Thanthirige | PhD | Comparative In vitro Study of the Effect of GGA and Shp-2 Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles On Induced Model of Glaucoma | Dr Vivek Gupta |
| Abubakar Siddiq Mangani | PhD | Early diagnosis of Glaucoma using Exosomal miRNAs as Biomarkers. | Prof Stuart Graham |
| Phoebe Jones | MPhil | Breast implant associated Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) and its link to textured implants and biofilm | Prof Anand Deva |
| Dmitry Polikarpov | PhD | Application of Photoluminescent Nanomaterials for Diagnosis and Therapy of Bladder Cancer | Prof David Gillatt |
| Rashi | PhD | Exploring the efficacy of nanoparticle based therapeutic interventions on amyloid protein expressions in neurodegenerative diseases of CNS and retina | Prof Stuart Graham |
| Mahdieh Rezaeian | PhD | Non-invasive assessment of cerebral hemodynamics - the role of retinal vessels | Prof Stuart Graham |
| Loreto Rose | PhD | Myopia progression in childhood and the effect of dual focus lenses | Prof Stuart Graham |
| Dhanusha Sabanathan | PhD | Personalised therapeutics of urogential cancers | Prof Howard Gurney |
| Sheriff Samran | MRes | Differential patterns and underlying mechanisms of axonal damage in the visual pathways in neuromyolitis optica (NMO) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | Dr Vivek Gupta |
| Ting Shen | PhD | Saving the optic nerve – manipulating Shp2/caveolin axis | Prof Stuart Graham |
| Mary Simons | PhD | The role of a spiral evidence-based practice curriculum embedded across the spectrum of medical training at Macquarie University | A/Prof Andrew Davidson |
| Hojjat Soofi | PhD | Ethics of antipsychotic treatment for people with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in long-term care facilities | Dr Wendy Rogers |
Content owner: Clinical Medicine Last updated: 18 Mar 2019 4:18pm