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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.
Dr Louise Reiche is a NZ physician trained vocational specialist dermatologist. She has additional special interests in eczema, patch testing, high risk skin cancer surveillance, preventative dermatology health and clinical research. Louise is Co-Founder and Chairperson for the NZ Dermatology Research Trust.
Laura is a haematologist specialising in thrombosis and haemostasis. Having trained at the University of Auckland, School of Medicine, she completed her training in haematology in Auckland, and then completed a period of research at the University of Auckland as part of a PhD focusing on coagulation inhibitors. She is
Paul Ockelford is a recently retired haematologist and former director of both the Adult Haemophilia Centre and Thrombosis Unit at Auckland City Hospital. Paul has particular expertise in haemostasis and thrombosis and consults on a wide range of haematological disorders. He maintains an active research programme in the treatment of
Beth trained at Guys and St Thomas’ in London, graduating in 2000. She moved to New Zealand in 2004 and has been working in sexual and reproductive health for almost 20 years. She became medical director at Sexual Wellbeing (when it was still Family Planning) in 2018. She has been
Sue is a dedicated professional with relatively recent experience in the field of Hepatology nursing. She has been a valued Clinical Nurse Specialist in Hepatology at Dunedin Hospital since 2021, and her journey in healthcare is marked by a commitment to excellence. After earning her Comprehensive Registered Nurse qualification in
Professor Walker is currently a professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, and is a consultant Nephrologist for Te Whatu Ora – Health NZ Southern. He is the Director of the ‘Kidney in Health and Disease’ research network based at the University of Otago. He has over
After undergraduate training in medicine at the University of Auckland, Jennifer trained in neurology at Auckland City Hospital. Postgraduate training consisted of an MS research fellowship, with the Therapeutic Immunology Group in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge (UK). There she completed her MD focused on immunological changes
Associate Professor Michelle Wise is the Deputy Head of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Auckland, and a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. Dr Wise chaired the development of the inaugural clinical guideline on abortion care in New Zealand.
Professor Roslyn Kemp (BSc Hons, Otago [1997], PhD, Otago, Malaghan Institute [2001]) is a researcher who has a particular interest in colorectal cancer and gut-specific immune responses in health and disease. Her current research focus involves T-cell and myeloid cell subsets in people with colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease,
Richard McGrath worked as a general practitioner in the Hutt Valley and then Masterton for thirty years. He is currently clinical lead for the Wairarapa opioid treatment service.
Barry Snow was educated at Auckland Medical School. He spent his first house surgeon year at Rotorua Hospital where he learned to catch trout. After his FRACP examinations in 1983, he pursued geriatrics training before changing to Neurology training at Auckland Hospital. From 1998 to 2005 he taught at the
Lutz Beckert is the Dean and Head of Campus of the University of Otago, Christchurch. Lutz is also a Respiratory Physician at Te Whatu Ora Panui Canterbury with a clinical interest in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Respiratory Physiology, and Airways Disease. Lutz has published more than 130 peer reviewed article including
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