University Appointments

• Senior lecturer Griffith University Gold Coast:

  • Clinical lead ENT surgery

  • Obtaining biopsies of olfactory mucosa for the Spinal Injury Project (lead clinician)

  • Science and clinical research into otitis media (Prof Alan Cripps and Dr Helen Massa)

  • Lecturing medical students and workshops on general aspects of ENT surgery

• Senior lecturer Bond University Gold Coast:

  • Clinical lead ENT surgery

  • Lecturing medical students and workshops on general aspects of ENT surgery

 Awards:

·       Marshall and Warren Award for most innovative NHMRC application (Dec 2019) for "Self-assembling, self-adhering nerve bridges for large gap peripheral nerve injuries".

·       Court and Lilley Scholarship (RACS) 2001

·       Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation Prize (ASOHNS) for best presentation 2000

·       E.M.S.T. Course (RACS) Prize for best participant 1999

·       Gold Coast Hospital Resident of the Year 1998

·       Dux of The Southport School 1986 to 1990

·       Dux of Southport State Primary School 1985

·       Federal Government Scholarship 1990 (top 0.5% of students in the state)

·       Creative Studies Award 1990 (TSS) – “Geometric Relations”

·       Scholarship to International School of Physics 1989

 Professional Memberships

·       Member of Australasian Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgeons

·       Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

·       Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine (UK)

·       Member of the Politzer Society

·       Member of Neurotology Society Australasia

·       Member of Australasian Rhinologic Society

·       Australian Medical Association

Education

University of Queensland

Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Medical and Surgical Training

• Gold Coast University Hospital

• Royal Children’s Hospital

• Royal Brisbane Hospital

• Princess Alexandra Hospital

ENT Advanced Training Fellowships

• St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney
  Otology/Neurotology/Skullbase fellow

• Guy’s Hospital and St Thomas’ Hospital London
  Otology/Neurotology/Skullbase/Rhinology fellow

• Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Royal Adelaide Hospital
  Rhinology/Skullbase fellow

Griffith University PhD 2016

• Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD)  awarded for research into Nasal Derived Olfactory Ensheathing and Stem Cells in Peripheral Nerve Repair

• Several different models of peripheral nerve repair tested (silicone tube, nerve graft, biodegradable tubes, vein graft, fibrin glue, laminin gel, extracellular matrix scaffolds) using olfactory ensheathing and stem cells