Section of Medicine Department of Medicine Dunedin School of Medicine

Staff

There are nine academic joint clinical appointees, who have a 0.5 FTE appointment with the Otago District Health Board, one full time non-medical academic, 20+ clinical lecturers who hold a 0.05 to 0.2 FTE appointment with us, several grant funded research fellows and honorary teaching and research appointments.

Medical registrars also assist with the teaching and there is a very good postgraduate teaching programme available for them. Clinical staff contribute to the medical services within the Otago/Southland Region.

The support staff consists of six administrative/clerical staff and up to 21 research and technical support staff. There are a number of postgraduate students doing MMedSc, PhD, MD, or Master's in the department.   

Staff

Professor Rob Walker Head of Medicine / Nephrology
Leslie Turner Executive Administrator
   
Lenore Armstrong Finance Manager
Jan Brosnahan Postgraduate Administrator
Linda Cunningham Postgraduate Education Coordinator
Jan Kettink Administrative Secretary
   
Liz Berry Research Nurse - Endocrine Research Unit
Dr Ben Brockway Clinical Senior Lecturer - Respiratory
Dr Wendy Busby Clincial Senior Lecturer - Internal Medicine
Professor A John Campbell Geriatric Medicine
Dr Victor Chen Clincial Senior Lecturer - Cardiology
Dr John Chu Senior Lecturer / Researcher (Southland)
Dr Shelley Collings Clinical Senior Lecturer
Dr Shaun Costello Clinical Senior Lecturer - Oncology
Jan Cowan Research Technician - Respirator, Health and Safety
Dr Nick Cutfield Clinical Senior Lecturer - Neurology
Dr Vic du Plessis Clinical Senior Lecturer - Neurology
Gaye Ellis Research Nurse - Renal
Dr Timothy Flemming Clinical Senior Lecturer - Cardiology
Dr Amy Fong Clinical Senior Lecturer - Radiology
Dr Michael Furlong Clinical Senior Lecturer
Dr Belinda Green Clinical Senior Lecturer
Dr Graeme Hammond-Tooke Neurology
Professor John Highton Rheumatology
Dr Chris Jackson Senior Lecturer - Oncology
Dr Lyndell Kelly Clinical Senior Lecturer - Oncology
Lis Latta Professional Practice Fellow - Outpatients
Dr Gabriel Lau Clinical Senior Lecturer - Radiology
Dr Ralf Lübcke Clinical Senior Lecturer - Gastroenterology
Dr Blair McLaren Clinical Senior Lecturer - Oncology
Dr Marie McLaughlin Clinical Senior Lecturer - Geriatric Medicine
Michelle McGrath Research Nurse - Endocrinology
Denise McMorran Research Technician - Neurology
Debra McNamara Research Nurse - Rheumatology
Dr Anne Maloney Clinical Senior Lecturer - Southland
Dr Hilda Mangoes Clinical Senior Lecturer - Oncology
Clin Assoc Prof Patrick Manning Endocrinology
Dr Grant Meikle Clinical Senior Lecturer - Radiology
Dr Elizabeth Mornin Clinical Senior Lecturer
Dr John Mottershead Clinical Senior Lecturer - Neurology
Dr Annette Neylon Clinical Senior Lecturer - Haematology / Oncology
Dr John North Clinical Senior Lecturer - Radiotherapy
Dr Hitoshi Nukada Honorary Research Fellow - Neurology
Rochelle Palmay Rsearch Technician - Respiratory
Assoc Prof David Perez Associate Dean and Director - Early Learning in Medicine Programme
Dr Brendon Rae Clinical Senior Lecturer - General Medicine
Assoc Prof M Clare Robertson Research Associate Professor, NZ Falls Prevention Group
Mrs Anne Ryalls Research Fellow - Endocrinology
Dr Martin Schlup Senior Lecturer in Medicine
Dr John Schollum Clinical Senior Lecturer - Renal
Dr Michael Schultz Senior Lecturer - Gastroenterology
Dr Simon Stebbings Senior Lecturer - Rheumatology
Dr Wayne Sutherland Senior Research Fellow, Lipid Laboratory
Professor D Robin Taylor Respiratory Medicine
Dr Fred van Gelderen Professional Practice Fellow - Radiology
Professor Rob Walker Nephrology
Assoc Prof Gerard T Wilkins Cardiology
Clin Assoc Prof Michael Williams Cardiology
Jill Wolfgang MD Consultant - Internal Medicine
Assoc Prof Cheuk-Kit Wong Cardiology
Dr Colin Wong Clinical Senior Lecturer - Respiratory Medicine
Dr Alan Wright Clinical Senior Lecturer - Neurology

Radiology

Professor Terence Doyle Radiology
Secretary Extn: 7500

Sport & Exercise Medicine

Dr Hamish Osborne Academic Convenor

Edgar National Centre for Diabetes Research

Professor Jim Mann Director
Dr Kirsten Coppell Senior Research Fellow
Victoria Farmer Senior Research Technician
Margaret Johnston Senior Research Technician
Dr Kirsten McAuley Senior Research Fellow
Dr Rachael McLean Research Fellow

Otago Kidney Research

Dr Jennifer Bedford (Adjunct) Research Fellow - Renal Group
Assoc Prof John Leader Honorary Research Fellow - Renal Group
Clin Assoc Prof Patrick Manning Consultant Physician in Endocrinology
Dr John Schollum Clinical Senior Lecturer
Dr Wayne Sutherland Senior Research Fellow - Lipid Laboratory
Professor Rob Walker Nephrology