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Infectious Diseases

The team

  • Clinical Fellows 2023

    Dr Alison Boast

    Dr Natalie Yap

    Dr Shu Ki Tsoi

    • Paediatric Infectious Diseases Fellows, Infectious Diseases Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
    		  
     Email infectious diseases@ rch.org.au
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    Senior Medical Staff

    Prof Nigel Curtis

    • Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician and Head of Infectious Diseases Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
    • Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne
    • Leader of Infectious Diseases Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute

    Biography

    Publications

    Email nigel.curtis@ rch.org.au
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    Clinic appointments (public) 03 9345 6180
    Clinic appointments (private) Tel 03 9948 5005 Fax 8376 6246

    A/Prof Mike Starr

    • Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Infectious Diseases Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
    • Paediatrician, Department of General Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
    • Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Emergency Department, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
    • Director of Paediatric Education, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
    • Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne

    • Biography

      Publications

    Email mike.starr@ rch.org.au
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    Fax 03 9345 4571
    Clinic appointments (public) 03 9345 6180
    Clinic appointments (private) 03 9345 5289

    Prof Andrew Steer

    • Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Infectious Diseases Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

    • Theme Director, Infection and Immunity, Murdoch Children's Research Institute

    • Group Leader, Tropical Diseases Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute

    • Professorial Research Fellow, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne

      Biography

      Publications

    Email  andrew.steer@ rch.org.au
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    A/Prof Penelope Bryant

    • Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Infectious Diseases Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
    • Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Medical Lead, Hospital-in-the-Home, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
    • Group Leader and Clinician-Scientist Fellow, Clinical Paediatrics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
    • Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne  

      Biography

      Publications

    Email penelope.bryant@ rch.org.au
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    Dr Amanda Gwee

    • Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Infectious Diseases Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
    • Clinical Pharmacologist, Department of General Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
    • Senior Lecturer, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne
    • Team Leader & Clinician-Scientist Fellow, Infectious Diseases Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute

      Biography

      Publications

    Email amanda.gwee@ rch.org.au
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    Dr Gab Haeusler

    • Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Infectious Diseases Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
    • Infectious Diseases Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
    • Postdoctoral Fellow, NHMRC National Centre for Infections in Cancer, The University of Melbourne
    • Victorian Cancer Agency Early Career Fellow, Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne

      Biography

      Publications

    Email gabrielle.haeuslerr@ rch.org.au
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    Dr Dave Burgner

    • Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Infectious Diseases Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
    • Group Leader/Principal Research Fellow, Inflammatory Origins, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
    • Professorial Fellow, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne
    • Adjunct Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Monash University 

    Biography

    Publications

    Email david.burgner4@ rch.org.au
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    Dr Vanesssa Clifford

    • Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Infectious Diseases Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
    • Medical Microbiologist, Department of Microbiology, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

    Biography

    Publications

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    		vanessa.clifford@ rch.org.au
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    Dr Josh Osowicki

    • Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Infectious Diseases Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
    • Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Monash Children's Hospital

    Biography

    Publications

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    		josh.osowicki@ rch.org.au
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    Prof Jim Buttery

    • Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Infectious Diseases Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
    • Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Monash Children's Hospital
    • Professorial Fellow, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne

    Biography

    Publications

    		  
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    Honorary Clinical Research Fellows

    Dr Laure Pittet

    Email laure.pittet@ rch.org.au

    Dr Samantha Bannister

    Email samantha.bannister@ rch.org.au

    Dr Freya Harewood  

    Email freya.harewood@ rch.org.au


    Previous Fellows

    Listed here


    Pharmacy Partners

    Ms Stephanie Brumby, Pharmacist

    Email stephanie.brumby@ rch.org.au

    Ms Louise Bordun, HIV/AIDS Specialist Pharmacist

    Email louise.bordun@ rch.org.au