Program Heads
Distinguished Researchers Driving Healthcare Breakthroughs

Samuel Breit
Professor Breit heads the Inflammation and Cytokine Biology Research Program at St Vincent’s Centre of Applied Medical Research as well…

Bruce Brew
Professor Bruce Brew AM is Head of the Neurosciences Program at St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research, and the…

Philip Cunningham
Professor Philip Cunningham is St Vincent’s Health Network’s Chief Research Officer and Chief Operating Officer for the St Vincent’s Centre…

Mark Danta
Associate Professor Mark Danta is a clinical academic, and a gastroenterologist and hepatologist at St Vincent’s Hospital and the Centre…

Richard Harvey
Professor Richard Harvey is the Program Head of Rhinology & Skull Base Surgery at St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical…

Chris Hayward
Professor Christopher Hayward is the Director of the Mechanical and Circulatory Support Research Program at St Vincent’s Centre for Applied…

Herbert Herzog
Professor Herbert Herzog is Conjoint Professor at UNSW and currently holds a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia…

Joanne Joseph
Dr Joanne Joseph is the Head of the Haemostasis and Thrombosis Laboratory within the Haematology AMR Research Program at St…

Alisa Kane
Associate Professor Alisa Kane is an immunologist and Head of Department, HIV and Immunology at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, and…

Richard Kevin
Dr Richard Kevin is a Senior Hospital Scientist at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, and a Conjoint Senior Lecturer in the…

Reginald Lord
Professor Reginald V Lord is a Sydney upper gastrointestinal and general surgeon, who leads the Gastro-oesophageal Research Program at St…

David Ma
Professor David Ma is the Director of Research for the Haematology AMR Research Program at St Vincent’s Centre for Applied…

Georgia McCaughan
Dr Georgia McCaughan is a Clinical and Laboratory Haematologist, and the Head of the Multiple Myeloma and AL amyloidosis Laboratory…

John Moore
Prof John Moore is a Haematologist with extensive experience in stem cell transplantation and immunotherapy over 25 years.
Kurosh Parsi
Professor Kurosh Parsi is a dermatologist, phlebologist and vascular anomalies specialist. He is the Program Head, Dermatology, Phlebology and Fluid…

Winnie Tong
Dr Winnie Tong co-leads the Applied Immunology Program, with a specialist interest in allergy and autoimmunity.

Bryce Vissel
Professor Bryce Vissel is the Head of the Neurodegenerative Diseases Program at St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research.
Clinical Researchers
Clinical Leaders Advancing Patient Care

Alejandro Vasquez Hernandez
Alejandro Vasquez-Hernandez is the Clinical Research Coordinator at the Homeless Health Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney.

Priya Nair
Associate Professor Priya Nair is a senior Intensive Care physician at St Vincent’s Health Network, Sydney.

Jerry Greenfield
Professor Jerry Greenfield is an endocrinologist and Head of Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Services at St Vincent’s Hospital, and…

Steven Faux
Professor Steven Faux is the Director of the Department of Pain Medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, a Conjoint Professor…

Louise Emmett
Dr Louise Emmett is the Director of Theranostics and Nuclear Medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, and a clinical researcher…

Sandy Middleton
Professor Sandy Middleton is Professor of Nursing and Director of the Nursing Research Institute at St Vincent’s Health Network, Sydney,…

Michael Millard
Dr Mike Millard is the Director of the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD), a joint facility of…

Greg Dore
Professor Greg Dore is Head of the Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, and Infectious Diseases Physician…

Gail Matthews
Professor Gail Matthews is the Head of Infectious Diseases at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney.

Clare Arnott
Associate Professor Clare Arnott is a Staff Specialist Cardiologist at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

Andrew Carr
Professor Andrew Carr graduated from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in 1984, became a member of both the…

Simon Ghaly
Dr Simon Ghaly is a staff gastroenterology specialist and clinical lead of the inflammatory bowel disease service at St Vincent’s…

Craig Haifer
Dr Craig Haifer is a clinical and academic gastroenterologist at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney.

Richard Hillman
Professor Richard Hillman runs the Dysplasia & Anal Cancer Services within the Department of HIV & Immunology, St Vincent’s Hospital,…

Richard Day AM
Professor Ric Day AM is internationally recognised for his leadership, advocacy and research in support of quality use of medicines…

Kathy Wu
Associate Professor Kathy Wu is an Adult Physician Geneticist and the founding Head of St Vincent’s Clinical Genomics, who is…

Jennifer Stevens
Associate Professor Jennifer Stevens is an Anaesthetist and Pain Medicine Specialist at St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney, and an Associate…

Lauren Christie
Dr Lauren Christie is a Senior Research Fellow of Allied Health at St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney, where she leads…

Nadine Ezard
Dr Nadine Ezard is an Addiction Medicine Specialist and a founding fellow of the Australian Chapter of Addiction Medicine.
Davinia Seah
Dr Davinia Seah is a palliative care physician based at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney.