Aged Care and Rehabilitation

Anjali Khushu
Head of Unit Geriatric Medicine, Physician[email protected]
Nathan Johns
Head of Unit Rehabilitation Medicine

Kristy Siostrom
Geriatrician
Angel Lee
Geriatrician [email protected]
Allied and Community Health

Cylie Williams
Allied Health Research Lead (Acute and Community Health)[email protected]Cylie is one of the Allied Health Research Leads at Peninsula Health. She is the recipient of a NHMRC Early Career Health Professional Research Fellowship. She is an Associate Professor at Monash University and has ~ $1.8m in grant funding and over 70 publications and book chapters.
Cylie's research interests are diverse, She is leading paediatric foot and gait related research, however she also coordinates and supervises projects relating to older adult foot complications relating to diabetes, health services research into the impact of system change, low back pain research and research into workforce change. She currently supervises nine PhD and MPhil students from Peninsula Health and other health services, and two honours students.
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A/Prof Michele Callisaya
Michele Callisaya is one of the Allied Health Research leads and has over 20 years of clinical experience working as a physiotherapist in aged care and rehabilitation.
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Michele is passionate about promoting the role of physiotherapy for people living with cognitive impairment, frailty, dementia and stroke.
Her research interests are wide, but focus on improving the physical and cognitive health of older people including the use of technology to both monitor and deliver interventions.

Kirsten Caspers
Allied Health Director[email protected]Kirsten is the Allied Health Director of Peninsula Health. She is chair of the Allied Health and Community Health Research Steering committee and committed to supporting allied health professionals at Peninsula Health to contribute to, lead and use research in every day practice.

Iain Edwards
Community Health General Manager [email protected]Iain is the General Manager of Peninsula Health Community Health services. He has been the primary investigator of a large telehealth partnership project with CSIRO. Iain is an active member of the Allied Health and Community Health Research Steering committee and champion for research support in Community Health.

Lucia Michailidis
PhD Student[email protected]
Antoni Caserta
PhD Student[email protected]
Anna Couch
PhD Student[email protected]
Antoni Caserta
PhD Student[email protected]
Brendan Shannon
PhD Student[email protected]
Simone Cranage
PhD Student[email protected]
Anaesthetics



Dr Christopher Bowden
Director of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Management[email protected]
Cardiology

Prof Jamie Layland
Adjunct Professor, Director Cardiology Research [email protected]View Monash Pure profile

Data Platform Group - NCHA



Emily Parker
Project Coordinator - National Centre for Healthy Ageing (NCHA)[email protected]
Emergency Medicine


Dr Rosie Dwyer
Emergency Physician
Dr Darsim Haji
Emergency Physician[email protected]
Dr Dipen Khoosal
Emergency Physician[email protected]
Dr Sarah Mackenzie
Emergency Physician[email protected]
General Medicine

Gary Braun
Clinical Director Medicine & Respiratory, Respiratory Physician[email protected]
Elisabeth Nye
Head of General Medicine

Intensive Care

Prof Ravindranath Tiruvoipati
Director ICU Research


Mr David Zhang
Research Coordinator
Ms Deb Sharp
Research Nurse
Dr Claire Michel
Intensivist
Mental Health

Professor Richard Newton
Clinical Director Mental Health Service[email protected]View Monash Pure profile

MH Research Working Group Members
Cameron Marshman, Carolyn Golotta, Cylie Williams, Despina Breen, Emmanuel Costuna, Esther Murray, Gladys Walker, Grace Mosely, Gracie Tan, Jacinta Jolly, Janine Davies, Jennie Chislett, Jennifer Somerville, Jessica Green, Jessica Stergiou, Jigneshkumar Panchal, Joanne Weir, Kate Lessing, Katherine Woolaston, Kerryn Rubin, Liz Treuel, Lucinda Smith, Margaret Cowgill, Melissa Osborne, Michelle Shanti, Rebecca Thompson, Richard Newton, Ruth Lonie, Sarah Dickenson, Simon Kimberley, Sini Jacob, Siobain Bonfield, Stuart Wall, Susan Smith, Teresa Fox, Tom Wood, Virginia Plummer
Nursing and Midwifery

Associate Professor V. Plummer
Group Leader/Head[email protected]
Oncology

A/Prof Mahesh Iddawela
Head of Oncology
Dr Babak Tamjid
Medical Oncologist
Dr Joanne Lundy
Medical Oncologist
Dr Nicole Potasz
Medical Oncologist
Dr Esther Sim
Radiation Oncologist
Dr Gordon Ratcliff
Medical Oncologist
Dr Jacqui Thomson
Medical Oncologist
Dr Sanjeev Sewak
Medical Oncologist


Dr Emma Beardsley
Medical Oncologist
A/Prof Oliver Klein
Medical Oncologist
Dr Rachel Raju
Medical Oncologist
Dr David Blakey
Radiation Oncologist
Dr Vinod Ganju
Medical Oncologist
Dr Marcus Foo
Radiation Oncologist
Paediatrics

Karen O’Brien
Clinical Director / Consultant Paediatrics
Pain Medicine
Palliative Care
Professorial Academic Unit

Professor Velandai Srikanth
Professor of Medicine / Clinical Director Rehabilitation, Aged Care, Palliative and Pain Services [email protected]View Monash Pure profile



Renal Medicine

Kim Wong
CONSULTANT RENAL SURGERY
Surgery and Specialties

Bethany Reynolds
Master of Surgery
Dasun Ganhewa
Master of Surgery
surgery and specialties 2


Professor Warren Rozen
Director of Surgical Research, Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon[email protected]View Monash Pure profile
Professor Niall Corcoran
Director of Urology Surgery Research, Consultant Urological Surgeon[email protected]
Mr Simon Lau
Director of Orthopaedic Research, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon[email protected]
Mr Andrew Martin
Director of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery Research, Consultant Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeon
A/Prof Charles Pilgrim
Director of General Surgery Research, Consultant Gastrointestinal Surgeon[email protected]View Monash Pure profile
Vicky Tobin, PhD
Research Coordinator[email protected]
Thoracic Medicine


Julie Sharp
Respiratory Nurse
Sally Wood
Respiratory Nurse
Georgia Noonan
Respiratory Nurse
Womens Health

Jolyon Ford
Clinical Director of Women's Health