The Division of Health Sciences benefits from its high calibre of staff and their wide range of skills and research expertise. Please search our Staff Expertise Database for details on University of Otago, Health Sciences staff. Each staff profile provides information on qualifications, current academic position, contact details, and a summary of research and publications.
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Dr Brendon Roxburgh
Clinical exercise physiology and prescription, heat therapy, perioperative medicine, prehabilitation
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Dr Melyssa Roy
Evidence-based behavioral exercise and nutrition interventions to promote health and prevent, treat and manage chronic disease.
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Dr Jill Rubython
Emergency medicine
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Associate Professor Joy Rudland
Medical education
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Mr Dean Ruske
Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
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Professor Bruce Russell
Parasitology
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Professor Bruce Russell
Biomarkers that enable the prediction of a response to treatment for severe mental health disorders
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Mr Jamie Ryan
Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
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Dr Margaret Ryan
Memory and Alzheimer's disease
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Professor Lynette Sadleir
Epilepsy
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Mr Kampta Samalia
Urology
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Dr Latika Samalia
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Research Associate Professor Ari Samaranayaka
Methodological and biostatistical expertise in health-related research
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Professor Ivan Sammut
Pharmacological Targets in Cardiovascular and Renal Disease
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Mr Paul Samson
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Mr Amir Sandiford
I am passionate about the role of research in improving clinical practice.
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Dr Adriana Saraiva
Brain tumour subtypes, Glioblastoma and Meningioma
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Dr Makhdoom Sarwar (Mak)
Gynaecologic oncology
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Dr Sarah Saunderson
Tumour immunology
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Dr Ruth Savage
Medical Assessor for the New Zealand Pharmacovigilance Centre