Heads of the Discipline of Medicine
The Discipline of Medicine has five Heads of Discipline, based on the Clinical Schools. The Heads of the Discipline are the members of the Executive, which has a rotating chair. In 2008, the following Heads are:
| Name | Position | Email Address | Faculty Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Warwick Britton |
Head, Central Clinical School and Chair of the Executive |
Faculty Profile | |
| Professor Stephen Clarke | Head, Concord Clinical School | Faculty Profile | |
| Associate Professor John Kellow | Head, Northern Clinical School | Faculty Profile | |
| Professor Richard Lindley | Head, Westmead Clinical School | Faculty Profile | |
| Professor Jack Wall | Head, Nepean Clinical School | Faculty Profile |
The Heads of Medicine are supported by the Executive Officer, Dina Bowe, who is located in the Blackburn Building on the University of Sydney campus, and she can be contacted on Tel: 612 9351 2045, or by
The 15 specialties in Medicine are known as Sections and each Section has an overall co-ordinator, as well as a co-ordinator in each Clinical School. Section Co-ordinators are responsible primarily for teaching and assessment in the Medical Program in the areas that pertain to their Section within the Discipline of Medicine. The current Section Co-ordinators are:
| Section | Co-ordinator | Faculty Profile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addiction Medicine | Professor Paul Haber | Faculty Profile | |
| Cardiology | Professor David Celermajer | Faculty Profile | |
| Dermatology | Professor Wolfgang Weninger | Faculty Profile | |
| Endocrinology | Dr Diana Learoyd | Faculty Profile | |
| Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Professor Geoff McCaughan | Faculty Profile | |
| Geriatric Medicine | Dr Vasi Naganathan | Faculty Profile | |
| Haematology | Dr Stephen Fuller | Faculty Profile | |
| Infection & Immunity | Assoc. Professor Ron Walls | Faculty Profile | |
| Medical Genetics | Professor Ron Trent | Faculty Profile | |
| Neurology | Professor David Burke | Faculty Profile | |
| Oncology | Dr Philip Beale | Faculty Profile | |
| Rehabilitation Medicine | Professor Ian Cameron | Faculty Profile | |
| Renal Medicine | Dr Gopi Rangan | Faculty Profile | |
| Respiratory Medicine | Professor Norbert Berend | Faculty Profile | |
| Rheumatology | Dr Rodger Laurent | Faculty Profile |
Staff List
There are 424 academic, conjoint and clinical academic members of staff in the Discipline of Medicine, and 223 research-only academic staff. They all have profiles on the University's Faculty of Medicine website, and this can be searched through the Alphabetical List on that site.