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At St Vincent's Hospital Sydney and the St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research, brilliant minds come together to push the boundaries of medical research and patient care. Our team is a dynamic mix of leading laboratory scientists, dedicated clinicians, and passionate research assistants, coordinators, and students all working in harmony to bridge the gap between research and healthcare. Discover more about our talented Researchers, or explore exciting Careers and Study opportunities to join us on our mission to transform patient outcomes through innovation and discovery.

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…

Samuel Breit

Bruce Brew

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

Bruce Brew

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…

Philip Cunningham

Mark Danta

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

Mark Danta

Richard Harvey

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

Richard Harvey

Chris Hayward

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

Chris Hayward

Herbert Herzog

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

Herbert Herzog

Joanne Joseph

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

Joanne Joseph

Alisa Kane

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

Alisa Kane

Richard Kevin

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

Richard Kevin

Reginald Lord

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

Reginald Lord

David Ma

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

David Ma

Georgia McCaughan

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

Georgia McCaughan

John Moore

Prof John Moore is a Haematologist with extensive experience in stem cell transplantation and immunotherapy over 25 years.

John Moore

Kurosh Parsi

Professor Kurosh Parsi is a dermatologist, phlebologist and vascular anomalies specialist. He is the Program Head, Dermatology, Phlebology and Fluid…

Kurosh Parsi

Winnie Tong

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

Winnie Tong

Bryce Vissel

Professor Bryce Vissel is the Head of the Neurodegenerative Diseases Program at St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research.

Bryce Vissel

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.

Alejandro Vasquez Hernandez

Priya Nair

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

Priya Nair

Jerry Greenfield

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

Jerry Greenfield

Steven Faux

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

Steven Faux

Louise Emmett

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

Louise Emmett

Sandy Middleton

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

Sandy Middleton

Michael Millard

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

Michael Millard

Greg Dore

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

Greg Dore

Gail Matthews

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

Gail Matthews

Clare Arnott

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

Clare Arnott

Andrew Carr

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

Andrew Carr

Simon Ghaly

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

Simon Ghaly

Craig Haifer

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

Craig Haifer

Richard Hillman

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

Richard Hillman

Richard Day AM

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

Richard Day AM

Kathy Wu

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

Kathy Wu

Jennifer Stevens

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

Jennifer Stevens

Lauren Christie

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

Lauren Christie

Nadine Ezard

Dr Nadine Ezard is an Addiction Medicine Specialist and a founding fellow of the Australian Chapter of Addiction Medicine.

Nadine Ezard

Davinia Seah

Dr Davinia Seah is a palliative care physician based at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney.

Davinia Seah

James Tang

James Tang

Kavitha Muthiah

Kavitha Muthiah

Audrey Adji

Audrey Adji

Simon Mosalski

Simon Mosalski

Hergen Buscher

Hergen Buscher