Digestive Diseases
Centre of Excellence

Our Team

Our team includes a diverse group of professionals: consultant gastroenterologists, research fellows, registrars, clinical nurse specialists, and clinical trial coordinators.


Hepatology

Prof Alex Thompson (Section Head)

Dr Swee Lin Chen Yi Mei

Dr Catherine Croagh

Dr Barbara Demediuk

A/Prof Paul Desmond

A/Prof Jacinta Holmes

Dr Thai Hong

A/Prof Jessica Howell

Dr David Iser

A/Prof Marno Ryan


Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Assoc. Prof Emily Wright (Section Head)

Assoc. Prof William Connell

Dr Chamara Basnayake

Assoc. Prof Nik John Ding

Prof Michael Kamm

Dr Mark Lust

Dr Ola Niewiadomski

Dr. Emma Flanagan

Dr. Julien Schulberg

Dr. Linda Yang

Dr. Hannah Kim


Functional Gut Disorders

Dr Chamara Basnayake

Dr Linda Yang

Dr. Hannah Kim


Interventional Endoscopy

Assoc. Prof Andrew Taylor (Section Head)

Dr. Georgina Cameron

Dr Robert Chen

Assoc. Prof Bronte Holt

Dr. Ed Tsoi

Dr. Linda Yang


General Gastroenterology

Assoc. Prof Ashley Miller (Section Head)

Dr Chamara Basnayake

Dr Georgina Cameron

Dr Robert Chen

Dr Swee Lin Chen Yi Mei

A/Prof William Connell

Dr Catherine Croagh

Dr Barbara Demediuk

Assoc. Prof Paul Desmond

Assoc. Prof Nik John Ding

Dr. Emma Flanagan

Assoc. Prof Jacinta Holmes

Assoc. Prof Bronte Holt

Dr Thai Hong

Assoc. Prof Jessica Howell

Dr David Iser

Prof Michael Kamm

Dr Mark Lust

Dr Suzanne Mahady

Dr Ola Niewiadomski

Assoc. Prof Marno Ryan

Dr. Julien Schulberg

Assoc. Prof Andrew Taylor

Prof Alex Thompson

Dr Edward Tsoi

Assoc. Prof Emily Wright

Dr. Linda Yang



Interventional Endoscopy

Dr. Michael MacIsaac

Dr. Fiona Jones


Hepatology

Dr. Ann Farrell

Dr. Ericka Flores

Dr. Simon Hume

Dr. Lauren Andersson

Dr Sarah Romero


Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Dr Michael De Gregorio

Dr Sasha Fehily

Dr Ralley Prentice

Dr Grace Lovett


REGISTRARS

Dr. Tim Phan

Dr Eshwar Yogakanthi

Dr Andrew Tsoi



Endoscopy - Day Procedure Unit

Siobhan Lenihan, Nurse Unit Manager

Laura Law, Associate Nurse Unit Manager

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Outpatient Specialists Clinics Nurse lead

Renata Tizi, RN

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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Functional Gut

Tamie Samyue, Nurse Practitioner

Helen Aharfi, RN

Stephanie Fry, RN

Gail Reynolds, RN

Alyson Ross, RN

Ruth Siragusano, RN

Annalise Stanley, RN

Sheryi McVicar, IBD administrator

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Inpatient Unit

Deborah Pallett, Nurse Unit Manager Ward 7 West

Susan White, Nurse Unit Manager Ward 7 East


Manometry

Tamara Debreceni, BMedSci, BSc, MSc (Diet)

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Hepatology

General Hepatology

Susanne Glasgow, RN

Kate New, RN


Hepatoma

Tara Bunting, RN


TPN

John Gough, RN


Integrated hepatitis Nurse

Bradley Whitton, RN


Viral Hepatitis Educator

Gabrielle Bennett, RN

Rebecca Katiforis, RN


Statewide Hepatitis Prison Service

Anne Craigie, Nurse Practitioner

Lucy McDonald, RN

Chloe Layton, RN

Amy Edwards, RN

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CLINICAL TRIALS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

Prof Alex Thompson (Section head)

A/Prof Jacinta Holmes

A/Prof Nik (John) Ding

A/Prof Marno Ryan


CLINICAL TRIALS MANAGER

Jacinta McMahon, BASc/biotech, BSc


CLINICAL TRIAL COORDINATORS

Kylie Parker, RN

Rosemary Sloane, RN

Tamara Debreceni, BMedSci, BSc, MSc (Diet)

Ruby Han, RN

Dhivia Pandiaraja, RN


CLINICAL RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION

Bernadette De Graaff, RN

Rhonda O’Riley

James Williams



RESEARCH SCIENTISTS

Dr Amy Hamilton

Dr Amy Wilson-O’Brien


RESEARCH NURSES

Alyson Ross, RN

Annalise Stanley, RN


RESEARCH STAFF

Angela Khera

Erin Russell

Gina Trakman



PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO PROF ALEX THOMPSON

Beverly Cooper

(03) 9231 3581


PATIENT SERVICES CLERK

Andrea Nish, Fibroscan

(03) 9231 2561 (Fridays)


EVENTS COORDINATOR

Genevieve Cullity

(03) 9231 2705 (Tuesdays, Thursdays)


DEPARTMENT SECRETARY

Jo-Ann Weiss

(03) 9231 3580


FINANCE OFFICER

Rhonda O’Riley