Concord Hospital Concord Hospital
The Concord Research Office

Composition of Ethics Committee

The Sydney Local Health District Human Research Ethics Committee - CRGH is constituted under the guidelines of the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research, National Health and Medical Research Council (NH&MRC).

 

 
NAME  
 
CATEGORY OF MEMBERSHIP
 
 
 QUALIFICATIONS  
Dr Janani Thillainadesan
Co-Chairperson
Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC
Staff Specialist Geriatrician.
MBBS (Hons) BScMed (Hons) FRACP, PhD
Conjoint Lecturer, University of Sydney
 
Professor Vasi Naganathan
Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC
 
Consultant Geriatrician – MBBS, FRACP, Masters of Medicine, PhD
A/Prof Anne Wand

Co-Chairperson

Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the professional care, counselling or treatment of people

Senior Staff Specialist Psychiatrist

B(Sc)Med(Hons), MBBS(Hons), MPsychiatry
A/Professor Lil Vrklevski

Deputy Chairperson

Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC

Clinical Psychologist, Acting Director Allied Health SLHD

PhD, MBA, MClinPsych, LLB, BLS, DipJou, BA

 Dr Henry Cheung

Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the professional care, counselling or treatment of people

Staff Specialist

MPhil, MBBS(Hons), ChM, BSc

 Dr Guillermo Becerril

Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the professional care, counselling or treatment of people

Staff Specialist

Upper GI & Endosurgery
Concord Institute of Academic Surgery
MD, FRACS
Professor Mark Cooper
Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC
 
Professor of Medicine – BMBCh, BA (Hons), PhD
 Dr Claire Blizard
Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the professional care, counselling or treatment of people
Executive Medical Director Health Education and Training Institute (HETI)
MBBS, MHA, FRACMA, AFCHSE
Dr Frank Li
Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the professional care, counselling or treatment of people
Senior Physiotherapist
B Appl Sc, M Biomed Eng, PhD
Associate Professor Yuen Yee Cheng
Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC

Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney

PhD, MPhil, BSc

Professor Deborah Cockrell Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC
Director Oral Health
GAICD, MBA, PhD, Grad. Cert PHRM, Grad. Cert. Ed. Higher Education, FDS RCPS, BDS
Ms Lucy Nigro
 
Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC
Clinical Trials Pharmacist
B Pharm, Dip Hosp Pharm
 Mr Simon Tully
Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the professional care, counselling or treatment of people

Case Manager

GC Field Edu, BSW, BA

Ms Amanda Idan
Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC
MHS, BSc(Hons)
Dr Sharon Nahm
Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the professional care, counselling or treatment of people

Medical Oncologist

BMed MD, FRACP

Dr Deonna Ackermann Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC MBBS, MPH, Grad Cert Clinical Epidemiology
Ms Sue Monaro
Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in, the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC
Clinical Nurse Consultant (Nurse Manager), RN, BAppSc. (Nursing), MN, PhD (C)
Dr Gabriel Moore
Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in, the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC

Policy Impact Program Manager, The Sax Institute

PhD, MIH, MPH, BA (Hons)

Dr John Chetwood Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the professional care, counselling or treatment of people

Gastroenterologist

BSc (Hons), MBBS, DTM&H, MRCP part 1

Dr Alice Cottee
Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the professional care, counselling or treatment of people

Respiratory Staff Specialist

PhD, MBBS, BMedSc (Hons)

Ms Caren Beer Community Representative

 

Ms Alison Pollard Community Representative BEd, Grad Dip Multicultural Education, Dip Teaching
Mr David Luttrell
Community Representative

 BSc (Hons)

Dr Rob Neurath Community Representative
 BA(Hons) – Mathematics and Philosophy
PhD – Philosophy
Dip Ed – University of Sydney
Mr Joseph Turrentine Community Representative BA - History, Master of Education, Master of European Union Law, Juris Doctor
Ms Rosemary MacDougal Community Representative

LPAB

Ms Samantha Hand Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC 

 

Mr Steven Canton  Lawyer Associate Lawyer, BA/LLB (Hons)
Rev. Janine Steele Minister of Religion

Associate Minister

BA (Syd); Grad Dip Ed Stud (Health Ed) (Syd); BTh, Dip Min (Moore)
Rev. Minh Towner
Minister of Religion

 Uniting Chaplain

Doctoral of Ministry (in-progress) Master of Divinity, BN

 
 

 

Ms Sarah Truong            
Acting Executive Officer

 

Ms Kate Flinders
Executive Officer