Departmental administration
- Professor Rachael Taylor Head of Department
- Dr Sean Coffey Deputy Head of Department
- Associate Professor Sharon Pattison Deputy Head of Department
- Dr Paul Hessian Laboratory Manager
- Lenore Armstrong Finance Associate
- Sarah Shepherd Lead Administrator Client Services
- Amanda Buchanan Client Services Administrator
- Anne Ryalls Client Services Administrator
Executive Committee
- Professor Rachael Taylor
- Professor Rob Walker
- Associate Professor Chris Baldi
- Associate Professor Gerry Wilkins
- Dr Sean Coffey
- Dr John Edmond
- Dr Paul Hessian
- Dr Steve Johnson
- Associate Professor Sharon Pattison
- Dr Hamish Osborne
- Lenore Armstrong
- Lis Heath
Academic staff
Cardiology
- Associate Professor Chris Baldi Associate Professor
- Dr Sean Coffey Senior Lecturer
- Dr John Edmond Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Belinda Green Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Professor Gillian Whalley Professor of Clinical Sonography/Cardiology
- Associate Professor Gerard Wilkins Associate Professor
- Professor Michael Williams Clinical Professor
Clinical Excercise Physiology
- Associate Professor Chris Baldi Research Associate Professor
Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research
- Professor Rachael Taylor Director
- Professor Jim Mann Co-Director
- Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell Co-Director
- Professor Michael Schultz Head of Department
- Research Associate Professor Kim Meredith-Jones Research Associate Professor
- Dr Andrew Reynolds Senior Research Fellow
- Dr Michelle Jospe Postdoctoral Fellow
- Jenny McArthur Assistant Research Fellow
- Deborah McIntosh Assistant Research Fellow
- Dr Cherie Stayner Research Manager
Emergency Medicine
- Dr Sierra Beck Senior Lecturer
- Dr Caroline Collins Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Aileen Conboy Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Susan Creighton Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Clive Dreyer Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Tim Kerruish Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Bruce Lambie Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Jill Rubython Clinical Senior Lecturer
Endocrinology Research Group
- Professor Patrick Manning Professor
- Samantha Ross Assistant Research Fellow
- Liz Berry Research Nurse
Gastroenterology
- Dr Steve Johnson Senior Lecturer
- Professor Michael Schultz Professor
- Dr Kyle Hendry Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Andy Highton Postdoctoral Fellow
General Medicine
- Dr Brendon Rae Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Dion Astwood Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Animesh Chatterjee Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Elizabeth Mornin Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Jill Wolfgang Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Joel Papak Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Michael Furlong Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Shelley Collings Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Tracey Putt Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Yuki Aoyagi Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr David Clarke Clinical Senior Lecturer
Healthier Lives National Science Challenge
- Professor Jim Mann Director
- Claire Ashford Business Support Co-ordinator
- Lesley Day Assistant to Director
- Jean Cockram Manager
- Fleur Templeton Knowledge Exchange Manager
NZ-China NCD Research Collaboration Centre
- Fia Jephson Sandstrom Administrator
- Dr Hu Zhang Research Collaboration Manager
Infectious Diseases
- Dr Jill Wolfgang Clinical Senior Lecturer
Leukocyte and Inflammation Research Laboratory
- Dr Paul Hessian Senior Research Fellow
- Melanie Millier Assistant Research Fellow
Maternal and Child Health
- Dr Lisa Daniels Senior Research Fellow
Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, and Clinical Haematology
- Dr Louise Bremer Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Shaun Costello Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Professor Christopher Jackson Professor
- Dr Lyndell Kelly Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Blair McLaren Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Annette Neylon Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr John North Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Associate Professor Sharon Pattison Associate Professor
Nephrology
- Dr Jennifer Bedford Honorary Senior Research Fellow
- Liz Berry Clinical Study Coordinator
- Dr Animesh Chatterjee Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Associate Professor John Leader Honorary Associate Professor
- Dr Tracey Putt Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr John Schollum Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Professor Rob Walker Professor
- Dr Luke Wilson Senior Research Fellow
Neurology
- Dr Sarah Buchanan Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Nick Cutfield Senior Lecturer
- Dr David Gow Consultant Neurologist
- Debra McNamara Research Nurse
- Dr John Mottershead Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Alan Wright Clinical Senior Lecturer
Older Person's Health
- Professor Debra Waters Director of Gerontology Research
- Dr Stephanie Farrand Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Brent Hyslop Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Marie McLaughlin Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Xaviour Walker Senior Lecturer
Ophthalmology
- Dr Francesc March de Ribot Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Logan Mitchell Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Kelechi Ogbuehi Senior Lecturer
Palliative Medicine
- Dr Brendon Rae Clinical Senior Lecturer
Radiology
- Professor Terence Doyle Professor
- Dr Amy Fong Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Ben Wilson Clinical Leader
Rehabilitation
- Dr Toni Auchinvole Clinical Senior Lecturer
Respiratory
- Dr Ben Brockway Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine
- Jan Cowan Research Manager
- Dr Jack Dummer Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine
- Prakash Khadka Assistant Research Fellow
- Rose Smither Assistant Research Fellow
- Emeritus Professor Robin Taylor Emeritus Professor in Respiratory Medicine
Rheumatology
- Professor Simon Stebbings Head of Rheumatology Research Unit
- Dr Katey Jenks Senior Lecturer
- Dr Jo Dockerty Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Dr Sarah Jordan Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Professor Fiona McQueen Honorary Clinical Professor
- Emeritus Professor John Highton Professor
Sports Medicine
- Dr Peter Burt Professional Practice Fellow
- Dr Hamish Osborne Senior Lecturer
- Professor Darryl Tong Senior Lecturer
Stroke Medicine
- Dr Wendy Busby Clinical Senior Lecturer
Lecturers and Teaching Fellows
- Lis Heath Lecturer
- Anne Ryalls Teaching Fellow and Ambulatory Medicine Convenor
Postgraduate students
PhD students
Taiwo Adebowale
Email taiwo.adebowale@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic Can early sleep intervention improve mental and physical health and wellbeing in pre-teens?
Supervisors Rachael Taylor (Medicine), Barbara Galland (Women's and Children's Health), Sarah Fortune (Psychological Medicine), Jill Haszard (Biostatistics)
Obreniokibo Ameisimaka
Email obreniokibo.amiesimaka@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic Medication adherence in Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients: New Zealand-wide inter-disciplinary investigation
Supervisors Michael Schultz (Medicine), Rhiannon Braund (New Zealand Pharmacovigilance Centre), Kristina Aluzaite (Medicine)
Sierra Beck
Email sierra.beck@otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic Clinician Performed Cariothoracic Ultrasound in non-expert users and the impact of Artificial Intelligence.
Supervisors Sean Coffey (Medicine), Megan Anakin (DSM), Gillian Whalley (Medicine)
Bradley Brosnan
Email brad.brosnan@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic How do electronic devices influence sleep in children?
Supervisors Rachael Taylor (Medicine), Kim Meredith-Jones (Medicine), Barbara Galland (Women's and Children's Health), Jill Haszard (Biostatistics)
Alice Cox
Email coxal603@student.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic Eating behaviour and growth in NZ infants
Supervisors Rachael Taylor (Medicine), Anne-louise Heath (Human Nutrition), Jill Haszard (Biostatistics)
Andrew Fordyce
Email foran990@student.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic Improving the diagnosis of patent foramen ovale in cryptogenic stroke
Supervisors Luke Wilson (Medicine), Gillian Whalley (Medicine), Sean Coffey (Medicine)
Chao Gu
Email guch4480@student.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic The hour before bedtime: what should kids really be doing
Supervisors Rachael Taylor (Medicine), Kim Meredith-Jones (Medicine), Justine Camp (Medicine), Jill Haszard (Biostatistics)
Elisabeth (Lis) Heath
Email latli559@student.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic Preparing for palliative care: New Zealand medical and nursing graduates' preparation, self-efficacy and attitudes towards providing palliative and end of life care
Supervisors Richard Egan (Preventive and Social Medicine), Jean Ross (External), Ella Iosua (Biostatistics), Rob Walker (Medicine)
Rosalie Jackson
Email rosie.jackson@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic How does sleep deprivation impact eating behaviours and food cravings in children aged 8-12 years
Supervisors Rachael Taylor (Medicine), Barbara Galland (Women's and Children's Health), Jill Haszard (Biostatistics)
Gemma Laws
Email gemma.laws@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic Immune cell activation and function in IBD
Supervisors Michael Schultz (Medicine), Roslyn Kemp (Microbiology and Immunology)
Peter McLeod
Email mclpe968@student.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic Disease modification in aortic stenosis with targeted antihypertensive therapy
Supervisors Sean Coffey (Medicine), Michael Williams (Medicine)
Mohammed Moharram
Email mohammed.moharram@otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic Advanced echocardiographic imaging in ischaemic heart disease
Supervisors Sean Coffey (Medicine), Michael Williams (Medicine)
Matt Moore
Email mooma461@student.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic Predicting the rate of progression of aortic valve disease
Supervisors Sean Coffey (Medicine), Greg Jones (Surgical Sciences)
Hamish Osborne
Email hamish.osborne@otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic Optimised detection of cardiac abnormalities in elite athletes using cardiac imaging
Supervisors Gillian Whalley (Medicine), Sean Coffey (Medicine), Lynley Anderson (Bioethics)
Ariel Pons
Email ponar758@student.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic Quantitative assessment of quality of life in ischaemic and valvular heart disease
Supervisors Sean Coffey (Medicine), Gillian Whalley (Medicine)
Aysu Shahin
Email shaay419@student.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic Metabolites in plasma and urine as objective markers of dietary intakes
Supervisors Andrew Reynolds (Medicine), Jim Mann (Medicine), Alastair Ross (External)
Margaretha Situmorang
Email margaretha.situmorang@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic Associations between Availability of Food Outlets and Dietary Behaviours among Adolescents Using Different Modes of Transport to School
Supervisors Kirsten Coppell (Medicine), Sandra Mandic, Michael Keall (OUW – Public Health), Melody Smith (UoA)
Danielle Sword
Email swoda717@student.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic Ko te hōkaitanga o te rongoā mate pukupuku a CAR T-cell - Enhancing the applicability of CAR T-cell therapy in Aotearoa
Supervisors Dr Justine Camp (Medicine), Dr Robert Weinkove (External), Dr Rachel Perret (External), Dr Amohia Boulton (External)
Shay-Ruby Wickham
Email shay.wickham@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic How do different health behaviours influence mood and wellbeing in youth?
Supervisors Rachael Taylor (Medicine), Tamlin Conner (Psychology), Jill Haszard (Biostatistics)
Jia Yap
Email yapji273@student.otago.ac.nz
Programme PhD
Topic Effects of Mediterranean diet and physical activity on IBD patients in Otago, New Zealand
Supervisors Michael Schultz (Medicine), Catherine Wall (UOC – Medicine), Ella Iosua (Biostatistics), Kim Meredith-Jones (Medicine), Hamish Osborne (Medicine)
Masters’, Honours and Postgraduate Diploma students
Emma Brown
Email broem023@student.otago.ac.nz
Programme BMedSc(Hons)
Topic Neurology: Alzheimer's Disease and related dementia
Supervisors Sarah Buchanan (Medicine), Nicholas Cutfield (Medicine)
Bailey Lacey-Rameka
Email lacba051@student.otago.ac.nz
Programme BMedSc(Hons)
Topic Debunking the body mass index myth
Supervisors Luke Wilson (Medicine), Hamish Osborne (Medicine), Gillian Whalley (Medicine)
Victoria (Tori) Booth
Email tori.blanks@southerndhb.govt.nz
Programme MMedSc
Topic Footwear and Falls in Older Persons Study
Supervisors Xaviour Walker (Medicine), Gisela Sole (Physiotherapy), Debra Waters (Medicine), Lara Vlietstra (Medicine)
Jessica Tater
Email tatje748@student.otago.ac.nz
Programme BMedSc(Hons)
Topic Continuous glucose monitoring: a novel strategy to enhance adherence to time-restricted eating
Supervisors Melyssa Roy (Medicine), Rachael Taylor (Medicine)
Moaz Ahmed M Akshaikhi
Email alsmo588@student.otago.ac.nz
Programme MOphth
Topic Implementing Artificial Intelligence-based Primary Screening System for Diabetic Retinopathy in a Regional area in New Zealand: Real-world Evaluation
Supervisors Kelechi Ogbuehi (Medicine), David Squirrell, Ehsan Vaghefi, John Ah-Chan
