Department of Medicine :: Staff

Staff by Role

Head of Department

Stewart Mann: (Associate Professor) Cardiology stewart.mann@otago.ac.nz

Professors

Carl Burgess: General Medicine & Clinical Pharmacology carl.burgess@otago.ac.nz
Julian Crane: Clinical Epidemiology julian.crane@otago.ac.nz

Associate Professors

William Taylor: Head RTRU will.taylor@otago.ac.nz
Mark Weatherall: Geriatric Medicine and RTRU mark.weatherall@otago.ac.nz

Clinical Associate Professor

Tim Maling: Pharmacology

Senior Lecturers

David Abernethy: Neurology david.abernethy@otago.ac.nz
Andrew Brant: Respiratory

Angela Campbell: WellSleep wellsleep@paradise.net.nz
John Delahunt: Endocrinology john.delahunt@otago.ac.nz

Rebecca Grainger: RTRU rebecca.grainger@otago.ac.nz
Robin Griffiths: Aviation & Occupational Medicine and RTRU rob.griffiths@otago.ac.nz
Andrew Harrison: Rheumatology andrew.harrison@otago.ac.nz
Jean Hay-Smith: RTRU jean.hay-smith@.otago.ac.nz
Alister Neill: Respiratory Medicine and WellSleep alister.neill@otago.ac.nz
Michael Nowitz: Radiology mike.nowitz@otago.ac.nz
Nigel Stace: Gastroenterology nigel.stace@ccdhb.org.nz
Mike Tweed: Respiratory Medicine & Medical Education mike.tweed@otago.ac.nz
Kristin Wickens: WARG kristin.wickens@otago.ac.nz

Lecturers

Karyn Hathaway: Aviation

Tristram Ingham: WARG tristram.ingham@otago.ac.nz
William Levack: RTRU william.levack@otago.ac.nz

Clinical Senior Lecturers

Jonathan Adler: Oncology

Andrew Aitken: Cardiology

Sarah Aldington: Aviation

Elaine Barrington-Ward: General Medicine

Elliot Bell: RTRU elliot.bell@otago.ac.nz

Raymond Bruce: Clinical Skills

Christina Cameron: General Medicine

Nisar Contractor: Psychiatry

Alwyn D'Souza: Oncology

Keith Dyson: TI supervisor at Hawkes Bay

Jamie Evans: Oncology

David Hamilton: Oncology

Michael Haney: Aviation

Scott Harding: Cardiology

Nicola Hay: Renal

Sisira Jayathissa: Clinical Skills Convenor

Carol Johnson: Oncology

David Jones:Respiratory

Jeremy Krebs: General Medicine

Yun Cheong Lee: Clinical Skills

Murray Leikis: Renal

Alastair Macdonald: Renal

Philip Matheson: Renal

Timothy Matthews

Philip Matsis: Cardiology

Stuart Mossman: Neurology

Pooshan Navathe: Aviation

Jill Newlands: Aviation

Mark Newson-Smith: Aviation

Anne O'Donnell: Oncology

Timothy O'Meeghan: Clinical Skills

Kyle Perrin: Respiratory

Timothy Petterson: Clinical Skills

Grant Pidgeon: Renal

David Powell: Aviation

Nigel Raymond: General Medicine

Geoff Robinson: Drugs and Alcohol

David Robiony-Rogers: Respiratory

Tim Rumball: Aviation

Alexander Sasse: Cardiology

Mark Simmonds: Cardiology

Andrew Simpson: Oncology convenor

Jeff Stephenson: Aviation

Chris Stewart-Patterson: Aviation

Iwona Stolarek: Clinical Skills

Geoff Tothill: Aviation

Janet Turnbull: Geriatrics

Linda Watt: General Medicine

Jeffrey Wong: Clinical Skills

Gerry Zuccollo: General Medicine

Senior Research Fellows

Rob Siebers: WARG rob.siebers@otago.ac.nz

Sandra Linenberger: WARG

Research Fellows

Brent Caldwell: WARG brent.caldwell@.otago.ac.nz

Professional Practice Fellows

Lissa Judd: Dermatology and Occupational Medicine drjudd@clear.net.nz

Senior Research Nurse

Bernadette Jones: bernadette.jones@otago.ac.nz

Support Staff

Jackie Bell: Teaching Coordinator jackie.bell@otago.ac.nz
Alison Edmonds: PA to HOD alison.edmonds@otago.ac.nz
Maureen Gordon: Teaching Coordinator maureen.gordon@otago.ac.nz
Katherine Harris: Aviation Medicine katherine.harris@otago.ac.nz
Trudy Murrell: Administrative Secretary RTRU trudy.murrell@otago.ac.nz
Sue Peters: Department Finance Officer & WARG sue.peters@otago.ac.nz
Pauline Robertson: Hutt Teaching Facility pauline.robertson@otago.ac.nz
Marian Vickerman: WellSleep wellsleep2@paradise.net.nz

Staff by Sub-Group

Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit

William Taylor: Head will.taylor@otago.ac.nz
Mark Weatherall: Associate Professor mark.weatherall@otago.ac.nz
Robin Griffiths: Senior Lecturer rob.griffiths@otago.ac.nz
Jean Hay-Smith: Senior Lecturer jean.hay-smith@.otago.ac.nz

Rebecca Grainger: Senior Lecturer rebecca.grainger@otago.ac.nz
Elliot Bell: Clinical Lecturer elliot.bell@otago.ac.nz
Sue Lord: Lecturer sue.lord@ts.co.nz
William Levack: Lecturer william.levack@otago.ac.nz

Wellington Asthma Research Group (WARG)

Julian Crane: Director julian.crane@otago.ac.nz
Rob Siebers: Senior Research Fellow rob.siebers@otago.ac.nz
Tristram Ingham: Lecturer tristram.ingham@otago.ac.nz
Brent Caldwell: Research Fellow brent.caldwell@otago.ac.nz
Kristin Wickens: Senior Lecturer kristin.wickens@otago.ac.nz
Sue Peters: Senior Technical Officer sue.peters@otago.ac.nz
Julie Gillespie-Bennett: PhD Training Fellow gilju567@student.otago.ac.nz
Phillipa Lampshire: Research Assistant phillipa.lampshire@otago.ac.nz

WellSleep

Alister Neill: Director: alister.neill@otago.ac.nz
Angela Campbell: Manager wellsleep@paradise.net.nz
Deidre Sheppard: Technician deidre.sheppard@otago.ac.nz
Karyn O'Keeffe: Technician wellsleep3@paradise.net.nz
Michi Imazu: Technician wellsleep@paradise.net.nz
Helen Hills: Technician wellsleep@paradise.net.nz
Marian Vickerman: Support Staff wellsleep2@paradise.net.nz

Staff Details

Associate Professor Stewart Mann

Head of Department. Dr Mann is a clinical cardiologist who has long-standing interests in clinical trials and preventive cardiology, especially the management of hypertension.  He has recently widened his involvement in cardiovascular epidemiology and developed an interest in perceptions of risk and benefit of medical interventions and the interpretation of clinical trial evidence.

Professor Carl Burgess

Professor of Medicine. Major research interests in clinical pharmacology: effects and adverse effects of beta agonists; use of drugs in heart failure;and safe use of drug therapy.

Professor Julian Crane

Current research interests are asthma and allergic disease, effects of domestic environment on respiratory health and harm reduction for smokers.

Dr John Delahunt

Dr Delahunt is a clinical Endocrinologist, working in general Endocrinology and Diabetes with a special interest in bone diseases.

Dr Robin Griffiths

Dr Griffiths is the Academic Coordinator of occupational medicine and aviation medicine courses at the University of OtagoWellington which enrolls students around the world in its distance learning programme. Dr Griffiths has been a Senior Lecturer in Occupational and Aviation Medicine since 1987 when Otago University commenced its Aviation Medicine courses. Previously a lecturer in aviation medicine for the RAF and Manager of Medical Services for the New Zealand Ministry of Transport. A specialist in occupational medicine and public health medicine, Rob co-ordinates the aviation medicine courses offered by Otago University, at a Certificate, Diploma, Masters and PhD level.Rob holds consultancies to the Airways Corporation of NZ, the Transport Accident Commission, the Accident Compensation Corporation, Emirates and Etihad Airlines and other agencies around the world.

Dr Andrew Harrison

Dr Harrison is a Senior Lecturer and rheumatologist with responsibility for the rheumatology component of the 5th Year Musculoskeletal Module. Although his PhD thesis was on the basic science of inflammation, his research interests have more recently focussed on gout, rheumatoid arthritis, genetics of rheumatic diseases and health service delivery. He is a Research Consultant at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, and coordinates the New Zealand Rheumatology Research Network from its base at Hutt Hospital.

Dr Alister Neill

Dr Neill is a Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine, convenor of the 5th year general medicine run, and Director of the WellSleep Laboratory and Research Group. Clinical and research interests lie in respiratory medicine with a focus on sleep breathing disorders. He completed an M.D. examining the pathophysiology, clinical significance and treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea. Other roles are: Chair of the Specialist Advisory Committee for Thoracic and Sleep Medicine, Research Committee Member of the Australasian Sleep Trials Network.

Dr Mike Tweed

Dr Tweed is a Clinical Senior Lecturer and Consultant Respiratory Physician. Academic interests include Medical Education, particularly the field of assessment. Clinical interests include thoracic malignancy.

Dr Kristin Wickens

DrWickens is an epidemiologist with the Wellington Asthma Research Group. She has been involved at in designing, managing and analysing a number of studies 1) to examine risk factors for asthma and 2) to examine determinants of indoor bio-contaminant levels. This has included the Infant Cohort Study, a number of risk factor studies, and a randomised controlled trial of the effects of probiotics on the development of eczema and atopy in infancy.  She has also published in the area of obesity and asthma.  

Rob Siebers

Rob Siebers, FIBiol, FNZIMLS, FNZIC, is a Senior Research Fellow in the Wellington Asthma Research Group and directs its research laboratories. His current research interests are in the role of indoor allergens (house dust mite, pets, cockroach, fungi) and bacterial endotoxin in allergic diseases, including asthma and atopy. He is also Editor of the New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science.

Dr Brent Caldwell

Current research interests are asthma and allergic disease; effects of domestic environment on respiratory health; and nicotine replacement therapies.

Dr Tristram Ingham

Clinical Research Fellow with the Wellington Asthma Research Group. Currently involved with a number of epidemiological and clinical studies. Major research interests are asthma (particularly among Māori), bronchiolitis, the role of vitamin D in respiratory health, and sleep disordered breathing.

Bernadette Jones

Bernadette is a Registered Nurse and Research Fellow. She has spent the past few years working on an allergy prevention study, trialling the use of probiotics in mothers and their babies.  She is currently working as Principal Investigator on the Pukapuka Hauora Study, which is a Qualitative study, using Kaupapa Māori research, and looking at Māori parents’ experiences managing a child with asthma.

Jackie Bell

Coordinates 4th year gastroenterology run and 5th year general medicine and subspecialties.

Alison Edmonds

Alison works primarily for Professors Carl Burgess and Julian Crane in a PA support role and has done so since 2005.  She is also the administrator for Trainee Interns in Medicine and 4th year Medicine students.  She has been with the Department of Medicine since 2001 working with undergraduate medical students in module administration and undertaking a variety of general administrative duties within the department.

Karyn O'Keeffe

Sleep Physiologist at WellSleep, Sleep Investigation Centre and Research Groups.  Current research interests include cardioventilatory coupling during sleep, cardiovascular consequences of sleep-disordered breathing, CPAP treatment compliance and acceptance and insomnia.  Other roles include: PhD Student, Physiological Rhythms Unit, Department Surgery & Anaesthesia; Junior Research Fellow, Sleep/Wake Research Centre, Massey University Wellington; newsletter Editor for the Australasian Sleep Technologists' Association.

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