Meet our Panel of Medical Specialists
Research Review New Zealand works with hundreds of local medical specialists to select and advise on the most important research from around the world. They advise on what really matters, what impact it has on local healthcare and what we need to do in our daily practice to accommodate new skills and knowledge. Select a category below to see more about each of our expert advisors.
Simon Stebbings qualified from University College London. He is a Consultant Rheumatologist at Dunedin Hospital and Professor at Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago. His research interests include the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis and the development of outcome measures in rheumatic disease. Professor Stebbings provides expert commentary for Rheumatology
Dr Jeffrey Ngu (MB ChB, FRACP, PhD) is a consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Christchurch Hospital and a senior lecturer at the University of Otago, Christchurch. His research interests include autoimmune liver diseases, MASLD, viral hepatitis and gastrointestinal haemorrhage.
Michelle Wilson is a Medical Oncologist at Auckland City Hospital and clinical director for Cancer and Blood Research at Auckland Hospital. Her clinical focus is gynaecological cancers, translational research and sarcomas. She is an active member of the research advisory committee for the Australia New Zealand Gynaeoncology Group (ANZGOG) and
Dr Popadich is a Breast, Endocrine and General Surgeon based in Wellington, working from Wakefield and Boulcott hospitals. Her main focus is surgical treatment of breast cancers and management of thyroid and parathyroid conditions. She is a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, the International Association of Endocrine
Professor Nicola Kayes is Associate Dean Research in the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences and Co-Director of the Centre for Person Centred Research at Auckland University of Technology. Nicola has a background in health psychology and as such her research predominantly explores the intersection between health psychology and rehabilitation.
Matthew Carroll is Head of School – Allied Health and Professor of Podiatry at Auckland University of Technology. His research focuses on chronic lower-limb and foot conditions, with an emphasis on improving clinical outcomes and quality of life. Matthew has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and
Michael studied in Erlangen-Nuremberg and trained in Manchester, London and Regensburg, Germany. He went to Chapel Hill, NC at the University of North Carolina for his postdoctoral fellowship. Michael joined the Department of Medicine at the University of Otago in 2005, taking up a joint clinical position as a Senior
Leigh is an obstetrician and gynaecologist who has completed subspecialty training in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Leigh trained in NZ and completed a fellowship at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne where there was a strong focus on fertility preservation. Leigh was the first person in NZ to perform an
Aileen Ludlow is a medical oncologist at Auckland Public Hospital specialising in the management of Lung and GI cancer. She completed her oncology training in Christchurch before going on to do a research fellowship at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London. She is a principal and sub-investigator on several industry
Sir Collin Tukuitonga is a medical graduate and Public Health Physician with extensive experience in health policy, research, management, and leadership in NZ and internationally. He is the inaugural Associate Dean Pacific and Associate Professor of Public Health in the University of Auckland. Prior to this role, he was the
Dr Paul Dawkins is a Respiratory Physician at Middlemore Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medicine at the University of Auckland. He is clinical lead for lung cancer at Middlemore, and chairs the National Lung Cancer Working Group and Northern Cancer Network lung tumour stream. He is principal and co-investigator
Nikki is an academic General Practitioner. She currently lives in Wellington and works as a Professor for the University of Auckland in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care, and part-time as a General Practitioner in Wellington. She is the Principal Medical Advisor for Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) at
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