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Our personnel 2009

Chairman
Professor Philip N. Sambrook, MD BS, LLB, FRACP

Deputy Chairman
Professor David Sonnabend, MD BSc (Med), FRACS, FAOrthA

Treasurer
A/Professor Les Schrieber, MD, FRACP

Company Secretary
Ms. Michelle Chruchill

Board Members
Dr. Mark Arnold, MB BS, FRACP
Dr. Jane Bleasel, MB BS, PhD, FRACP [Royal Prince Alfred]
A/Professor Peter Ghosh, BSc (Hons), PhD, DSc, FRACI, FRSC
A/Professor Chris Jackson, BAppSc, MAppSc, PhD
A/Professor Nick Manolios, MB BS, PhD, MD, FRACP, FRACPA [Westmead Hospital]
A/Professor Lyn March, MB BS, MSc, PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM
A/Professor Christopher Little, BVMs, MSc, PhD
Emeritus Professor Tom Taylor, MB BS (Hons), DPhil (Oxon), FRACS, FRCS (Ed), FRCS

DIVISION OF ORTHOPAEDICS
Head of department: Professor David Sonnabend, MD, BSc (Med), FRACS, FAOrthA
Dr. Andrew Ellis, MB BS, FRACS
Dr. Myles Coolican, MB BS, FRACS (Orth)
Dr. Ian Farey, MB BS, FRACS (Orth)
Dr. Les Grujic, MB BS, FRACS (Orth)
Dr. Jeff Hughes, MB BS, FRACS (Orth)
Dr. Stephen Ruff, BSc, MB BS, FRACS
A/Professor Michael Ryan, MB BS, MS, FRCS (Ed), FRACS
Dr. Guy Slater, MB BS (Lond), FRCS (Orth)

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons
Dr. F.J. Harvey, MB BS, FRCS, FRCS(Ed), MCHOrth(L'pool), FRACS
Dr. R.W.D. Middleton, MB BS, FRCS, FRCS(Ed), FRACS

Honourary Member of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatic Surgery
A/Professor Peter Ghosh, BSc (Hons), PhD, DSc, FRACI, FRSC

The Raymond Purves Bone and Joint Research Laboratories
Academic Director: A/Professor Christopher Little, BVMs, MSc, PhD

Laboratory Members:

Senior Research Fellows
Dr Jim Melrose
Dr Margaret Smith

Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr Benjamin Chan
Dr Ashutosh Barai

Professional Officer
Dan Burkhardt

Research Assistants:
Susan Smith
Cindy Shu

PhD Students
Joanna Peterson
Miriam Jackson
Emily Fuller

Murray Maxwell Research Laboratory
Laboratory Head: Dr Richard Appleyard

Laboratory Members:

PhD Students
Brad Miles

DIVISION OF RHEUMATOLOGY
Head of department: Dr. Rodger Laurent, MD, FRACP
Dr. Mark Arnold, MB BS, FRACP
Dr. Greg Carr, MB BS, FRACP
A/Professor Lyn March, PhD, MSc, FAFPHM, FRACP
Dr. Beatrice Janssen, PhD, FRACP
Dr. Patrick McNaught, MB BS, FRACP
Dr. C. Needs, MB BS, FRACP
Dr. Mark Podgorski, MD, FRACP
Dr. Stephen Potter, MB BS, FRACP
Dr. Sally Preston, PhD, FRACP
Dr. Penny Savvas, MB BS, FRACP
Professor Philip Sambrook, MD BS, LLB, FRACP
A/Professor Les Schrieber, MD, FRACP

Consultant Rheumatologist
Dr. John Dick-Smith, MB BS

Sutton Arthritis Research Laboratory
Director: A/Professor Chris Jackson, BAppSc, MAppSc, PhD

Laboratory Members:

Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr Meilang Xue
Dr Sohel Julovi
Dr Charles Chen

PhD Students
Suat Dervish
Kaley Whitmont
Ian Reid
Nikita Minhas
Aiqun Xue
Jason Seow
Vicky Hatzis

Research Assistants
Shu-Oi Chow
Lauren Potts

Clinical Trials Co-ordinators
Tanya Fedorova
Jan Darke

Dr Jackson, Dr Nguyen and Ms Arkel
A/Professor Jackson and staff members, study the role of protease destruction in rheumatoid arthritis. They are using a computer-linked system to quantitate the destructive enzymes.

Visiting Scientists and Students
Professor Dave Hart [University of Calgary, Canada]
A/Professor Su-Yang Hwa, MB MS, MSc [Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan]

Librarian
|Mrs. Joan Mitchell [part-time]

Departmental Administration [Orthopaedics & Traumatic Surgery]
Mrs. Fran Austin

Administrative Assistants, Secretaries and Computing Officer
Ms. Monica Adams [part-time]
Ms. Lynne Campbell
Ms. Michelle Churchill
Mrs. Julie Hummelsted [part-time]
Mrs. Mina Mistry
Ms. Diane Taylor

Lab Aide
Mrs. Maria Rodrigues [part-time]