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Expert	Areas of expertise
Prof Christopher Fairley Director of the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Professor of Public Health at Monash University	Public health control of sexually transmitted diseases and the effectiveness of clinical services
Dr James Finkemeyer
Prof Gerard Goh Head of Interventional Radiology. Consultant Diagnostic & Interventional Radiologist. Adjunct Clinical Professor, Central Clinical School, Monash University.	Radiology
Mr Julian Gooi	Cardiothoracic Surgery & Transplantation
Prof Mark Hew Head of Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, Alfred Hospital, and Adjunct Clinical Professor, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University	Asthma Allergic disease
A/Prof Ingrid Hopper	Pharmacology Heart failure
Prof Jennifer Hoy Director of HIV Medicine	HIV Antiretroviral medicine
A/Prof Martin Hunn	Traumatic brain injury Subarachnoid haemorrhage Brain tumours Cerebral aneurysm Arteriovenous malformations Acoustic neuroma
Prof Peter Hunter Head of Unit Geriatric Medicine, Clinical Program Director of Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Care	Care of older people End of life care Safety and quality Clinical leadership
Dr Joshua Ihle Clinical lead for the organ donation and burns units.	Organ donation
Ms Lynda Katona	Psychology
Prof David Kaye Director of Cardiology	Heart failure Heart transplantation Mechanical circulatory support Cardiovascular research
Prof Johannes S Kern Professor and Director of Dermatology, Monash University School of Translational Medicine and Alfred Health
Prof Peter Kistler Head of Cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm disorders)	Arrhythmias (palpitations, collapse) Pacemakers and defibrillators Sudden cardiac death Atrial fibrillation
Prof Jayashri Kulkarni Director MAPrc and Head of Psychiatry Monash University CCS	Mental health Reproductive hormone impact on mental health
Prof Natasha Lannin Clinical Chair in Occupational Therapy	Rehabilitation Stroke Acquired brain injury Traumatic brain injury
Prof Victoria Mar Director of the Victorian Melanoma Service	Melanoma Skin cancer Dermatology
Prof Silvana Marasco Director Cardiothoracic Surgery	Minimally invasive valve surgery Transplantation Mechanical assistance for the heart Chest trauma Rib fixation Cardiothoracic Surgery & Transplantation
Prof David McGiffin Head of Research, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiothoracic & Transplantation Surgeon	Cardiothoracic Surgery & Transplantation
Prof Steven Mcgloughlin	Intensive Care Infectious Diseases
Dr Robert Melvin Deputy Director of Emergency Medicine; Clinical Lead for Paediatric Emergency Medicine; Emergency Physician	Emergency Medicine Emergency Paediatrics
Prof Dev Mitra Director of Emergency Medicine Research, and Emergency Physician at Alfred Health	Trauma resuscitation Traumatic brain injury Blood transfusion and clotting disorders Concussion
Dr Maggie Moore
Prof Paul Myles Director, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, The Alfred and Monash University	Awareness during surgery Safety in anaesthesia Avoiding pain after surgery Nitrous oxide (laughing gas)
Mr Justin Negri	Cardiothoracic Surgery & Transplantation
Prof Terence O'Brien Program Director Alfred Brain, Deputy Director of Research	Neurology Epilepsy Brain diseases
Prof Robyn O'Hehir Professor/Director Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Monash University and Alfred Health	Adult allergic diseases Anaphylaxis Food allergy Drug allergy Insect venom allergy
Mr Andrew Packiyanathan
Dr Mithu Palit Clinical Lead Alfred ABI Rehabilitation Centre Deputy Director of Rehabilitation	Neurological rehabilitation Recovery from stroke Recovery from ABI and neurotrauma Spasticity management Behavioural aspects of ABI management Victorian ABI services
Prof Anton Peleg Director, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred, Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Monash University	Multidrug-resistant bacteria Antibiotic resistance Hospital-acquired infections Infections in immunocompromised hosts

Director of the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Professor of Public Health at Monash University

Public health control of sexually transmitted diseases and the effectiveness of clinical services

Prof Gerard Goh

Head of Interventional Radiology. Consultant Diagnostic & Interventional Radiologist. Adjunct Clinical Professor, Central Clinical School, Monash University.

Radiology

Mr Julian Gooi

Cardiothoracic Surgery & Transplantation

Prof Mark Hew

Head of Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, Alfred Hospital, and Adjunct Clinical Professor, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University

Asthma
Allergic disease

A/Prof Ingrid Hopper

Pharmacology
Heart failure

Prof Jennifer Hoy

Director of HIV Medicine

HIV
Antiretroviral medicine

A/Prof Martin Hunn

Traumatic brain injury
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
Brain tumours
Cerebral aneurysm
Arteriovenous malformations
Acoustic neuroma

Prof Peter Hunter

Head of Unit Geriatric Medicine, Clinical Program Director of Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Care

Care of older people
End of life care
Safety and quality
Clinical leadership

Dr Joshua Ihle

Clinical lead for the organ donation and burns units.

Organ donation

Ms Lynda Katona

Psychology

Prof David Kaye

Director of Cardiology

Heart failure
Heart transplantation
Mechanical circulatory support
Cardiovascular research

Prof Johannes S Kern

Professor and Director of Dermatology, Monash University School of Translational Medicine and Alfred Health

Prof Peter Kistler

Head of Cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm disorders)

Arrhythmias (palpitations, collapse)
Pacemakers and defibrillators
Sudden cardiac death
Atrial fibrillation

Prof Jayashri Kulkarni

Director MAPrc and Head of Psychiatry Monash University CCS

Mental health
Reproductive hormone impact on mental health

Prof Natasha Lannin

Clinical Chair in Occupational Therapy

Rehabilitation
Stroke
Acquired brain injury
Traumatic brain injury

Prof Victoria Mar

Director of the Victorian Melanoma Service

Melanoma
Skin cancer
Dermatology

Prof Silvana Marasco

Director Cardiothoracic Surgery

Minimally invasive valve surgery
Transplantation
Mechanical assistance for the heart
Chest trauma
Rib fixation
Cardiothoracic Surgery & Transplantation

Prof David McGiffin

Head of Research, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiothoracic & Transplantation Surgeon

Cardiothoracic Surgery & Transplantation

Prof Steven Mcgloughlin

Intensive Care
Infectious Diseases

Dr Robert Melvin

Deputy Director of Emergency Medicine; Clinical Lead for Paediatric Emergency Medicine; Emergency Physician

Emergency Medicine
Emergency Paediatrics

Prof Dev Mitra

Director of Emergency Medicine Research, and Emergency Physician at Alfred Health

Trauma resuscitation
Traumatic brain injury
Blood transfusion and clotting disorders
Concussion

Dr Maggie Moore

Prof Paul Myles

Director, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, The Alfred and Monash University

Awareness during surgery
Safety in anaesthesia
Avoiding pain after surgery
Nitrous oxide (laughing gas)

Mr Justin Negri

Cardiothoracic Surgery & Transplantation

Prof Terence O'Brien

Program Director Alfred Brain, Deputy Director of Research

Neurology
Epilepsy
Brain diseases

Prof Robyn O'Hehir

Professor/Director Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Monash University and Alfred Health

Adult allergic diseases
Anaphylaxis
Food allergy
Drug allergy
Insect venom allergy

Mr Andrew Packiyanathan

Dr Mithu Palit

Clinical Lead Alfred ABI Rehabilitation Centre Deputy Director of Rehabilitation

Neurological rehabilitation
Recovery from stroke
Recovery from ABI and neurotrauma
Spasticity management
Behavioural aspects of ABI management
Victorian ABI services

Prof Anton Peleg

Director, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred, Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Monash University

Multidrug-resistant bacteria
Antibiotic resistance
Hospital-acquired infections
Infections in immunocompromised hosts