Our people at Otago Medical School
Dean
- Professor Tim Wilkinson Acting Dean of Otago Medical School
Associate Deans and Directors
- Associate Professor Phil Hider Acting Director MBChB Programme
- Mr Tony Zaharic Associate Dean and Director Centre for Early Learning in Medicine ( CELM)
- Dr Althea (Alfie) Gamble Blakey Associate Dean Student Affairs (ELM)
- Associate Professor Tess Patterson Associate Dean Student Affairs (ELM)
- Associate Professor Joy Rudland Director Education Development and Staff Support Unit (EDSSU)
- Dr Tehmina Gladman Deputy Director (EDSSU)
- Dr Rachel Mansfield Associate Dean Student Affairs (ALM)
Email rachel.mansfield@otago.ac.nz
Professional staff
- Amanda Bradley Senior Manager Client Services
Email amanda.bradley@otago.ac.nz - Chriselda Pritchard HR Advisor
Email chriselda.pritchard@otago.ac.nz - Kenzie Jarvis Finance Advisor
Email kenzie.jarvis@otago.ac.nz - Philip Tilson Lead Administrator MBChB
Email philip.tilson@otago.ac.nz - Jacqui Bradshaw Administrator Client Services
Email jacqui.bradshaw@otago.ac.nz - Jillian Tourelle Manager Student Affairs
Email jillian.tourelle@otago.ac.nz
- Mel O’Brien Administrator Client Services
Email oms.studentaffairs@otago.ac.nz - Administration MBChB Assessment
Email mbchb-assessment@otago.ac.nz
Our people at Dunedin School of Medicine
Dean
Deputy Dean
Associate Deans
- Dr Justine Camp Associate Dean (Māori)
- Dr Steve Gallagher / Professor Jo Baxter (Acting) Associate Dean (Medical Education)
- Dr Letava Tafuna'i Associate Dean (Pacific)
Email letava.tafunai@otago.ac.nz - Ms Maree Rarity-Steel Associate Dean (South Canterbury and Student Experience)
- Associate Professor Konrad Richter Associate Dean (Southland)
- Dr Rachel Mansfield Associate Dean Student Affairs (ALM)
Email rachel.mansfield@otago.ac.nz
Heads of Departments
- Dr Mike King Bioethics Centre
- Professor Tim Stokes Department of General Practice and Rural Health
- Professor Rachael Taylor Department of Medicine
- Professor Julia Horsfield Department of Pathology
- Professor Bob Hancox Department of Preventive and Social Medicine
- Associate Professor Tess Patterson Department of Psychological Medicine
- Dr Jo Krysa Department of Surgical Sciences
- Professor Peter McIntyre Department of Women’s and Children’s Health
Our people at University of Otago, Christchurch
Dean
- Professor Suzanne Pitama Dean and Head of Campus, University of Otago, Christchurch
Deputy Deans
- Professor Suetonia Palmer Deputy Dean, University of Otago, Christchurch
- Professor Tim Wilkinson Deputy Dean, University of Otago, Christchurch
Associate Deans
- Associate Professor Tania Huria Associate Dean (Māori)
- Professor Lutz Beckert Associate Dean (Medical Education)
- Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell (starting 27 February 2023) Associate Dean (Nelson)
- Dr Kiki Maoate Associate Dean (Pacific)
- Associate Professor Margaret Currie Associate Dean (Postgraduate Studies)
- Associate Professor Logan Walker Associate Dean (Research)
- Associate Professor Tania Huria Associate Dean (Student Affairs)
Heads of Departments
- To be appointed Head of Section, Anaesthesia – Department of Anaesthesia has merged with our Department of Surgery
- Associate Professor Cameron Lacey Māori/Indigenous Health Innovation
- Professor Richard Gearry Department of Medicine
- Professor Philippa Seaton Department of Nursing
- Dr Joanna Gullam Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Professor Gary Hooper Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine
- Professor Tony Walls Department of Paediatrics
- Professor Martin Kennedy Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science
- Professor Gillian Abel Department of Population Health
- Dr Ben Hudson Department of Primary Care and Clinical Simulation
- Professor Richard Porter Department of Psychological Medicine
- Professor Anthony Butler Head of Section, Radiology – Department of Radiology has merged with Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science
- Professor Tim Eglinton Department of Surgery
Our people at University of Otago, Wellington
Dean
- Professor William Levack Dean of University of Otago, Wellington
Deputy Dean
- Associate Professor Lynn McBain Deputy Dean, University of Otago, Wellington
Associate Deans
- Dr Ross Freebairn Associate Dean (Hawke’s Bay)
- Bridget Robson Associate Dean (Māori)
- Professor Rebecca Grainger Associate Dean (Medical Education)
- Dr Dianne Sika-Paotonu Associate Dean (Pacific)
- Dr Nathalie de Vries Associate Dean (Palmerston North)
- Associate Professor Sara Filoche Associate Dean (Research)
- Dr Mark Huthwaite Associate Dean (Student Affairs)
Heads of Departments
- Professor Anna Ranta Department of Medicine
- Associate Professor Sara Filoche Head of Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women’s Health
- Professor Esko Wiltshire Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Associate Professor Diane Kenwright Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine
- Associate Professor Lynn McBain Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice
- Associate Professor Susanna Every-Palmer Department of Psychological Medicine
- Professor Louise Signal Department of Public Health
- Associate Professor Peter Larsen Department of Radiation Therapy; Department of Surgery and Anaesthesia
