Our people

Surgical Science Administration

Professor Andre van Rij Head of Department and Ralph Barnett Professor of Surgery		Pauline Ellwood Administrative Secretary for Head of Section		Glenys Taylor Financial Administrator

Research staff

A/P Greg Jones Vascular Research Group		Dr Rebecca Roberts Senior Research Fellow

Surgeons

General Surgery

Professor John McCall McKenzie Chair in Clinical Science (Gastrointestinal Cancer, Liver Disease, and Clinical Trials)		Dr Michael Hunter Professional Practice Fellow (Trauma Intensive Care, Burns and Endocrine)		Mr Michael G Landmann Clinical Senior Lecturer (Breast)		Mr Graeme Millar Clinical Senior Lecturer (Breast)		Mr Stephen G K Packer Clinical Reader (Breast)
Dr Simone Petrich Clinical Senior Lecturer (Breast)		Mr Andrew Audeau Clinical Practice Fellow (Hepatobiliary, Upper GI)		Mr Ross A Pettigrew Clinical Senior Lecturer (General Surgery)		Mr Thomas B Elliott Clinical Senior Lecturer (Gastrointestinal - Upper GI)		A/P Mark Thompson-Fawcett Senior Lecturer (Colorectal)
Mr Chris Gray Lecturer		Mr Andrew Herd Clinical Senior Lecturer

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Mr Richard W Bunton Clinical Senior Lecturer		Mr Ivor F Galvin Clinical Senior Lecturer

Vascular Surgery

Professor Andre van Rij Head of Department and Ralph Barnett Professor of Surgery		Mr Ian A Thomson Clinical Senior Lecturer		Mrs Jo Krysa Clinical Senior Lecturer

Neurosurgery

Professor Dirk De Ridder Neurological Foundation Chair of Neurosurgery		Mr Reuben Johnson Senior Lecturer		Mr Ahmad Taha Clincial Senior Lecturer

Otolaryngology, Head and Neck

A/P Patrick Dawes Associate Professor		Mr Martyn J Fields Clinical Senior Lecturer		Mr Matthew Leaper Clinical Senior Lecturer		Mr Dean Ruske Clinical Senior Lecturer		Mr Jamie Ryan Clinical Senior Lecturer

Urology

Mr Kampta P Samalia Clinical Senior Lecturer

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Mr Patrick Lyall Professional Practice Fellow		Mr Will McMillan Clinical Senior Lecturer

Southland Hospital

Mr Murray Pfeiffer Clinical Senior Lecturer (General Surgery)		Mr Konrad Richter Associate Dean and Senior Lecturer (General Surgery)		Mr Julian Speight Clinical Senior Lecturer (General Surgery)		Mr Mark Smith (General and Bariatric Surgery)		Mr Paul Samson (General Surgery)
Mr David Tulloch

Support staff

Vicky Phillips Laboratory Manager		Nicole Curtis Research Assistant		Jasper Diong Research Assistant		Anita Grant Research Assistant		Fran Munro Research Assistant
Mary Wallace Assistant Research Fellow		Lisa Wong Research Assistant

Otago Vascular Diagnostics Unit

Gerry Hill Clinical Manager (Vascular Laboratory)		Riordon Dickson Vascular Laboratory Technician		Kate Thomas Vascular Laboratory Technician		Judy Norrish Vascular Laboratory Technician		Julia Sinclair-Butterink Vascular Technologist
Maria Jenkins Administrative Assistant

Otago Clinical Audit

Nadia Ghandour Software Programmer

Postgraduate students

Dr Omid Ahmadi PhD Candidate		Jin Cao PhD Candidate		Dr Cheng Ye Chan MMedSc Candidate		Kate Thomas PhD Candidate