Researcher

Associate Professor Stephen Edward Asha

Fields of Research (FoR)

Emergency Medicine

Biography

A/Professor Stephen Asha is a senior staff specialist in Emergency Medicine at St George Hospital and an Associate Professor (Conjoint) of the St George & Sutherland Clinical School, located on the grounds of the St George Hospital.

Research Interests:
As an Emergency Physician my research interests cover the spectrum of medicine and surgery, with an emphasis on trauma. I have a particular interest in diagnostic accuracy studies. Past and...view more

A/Professor Stephen Asha is a senior staff specialist in Emergency Medicine at St George Hospital and an Associate Professor (Conjoint) of the St George & Sutherland Clinical School, located on the grounds of the St George Hospital.

Research Interests:
As an Emergency Physician my research interests cover the spectrum of medicine and surgery, with an emphasis on trauma. I have a particular interest in diagnostic accuracy studies. Past and current research areas have included radiation exposure of trauma patients from CT scans, evaluation of strategies to improve Emergency Department patient flow, blunt thoracic trauma management, cervical spine evaluation in trauma, Emergency Department evaluation of suspected drug mules, primary spontaneous pneumothorax management, and diagnostic utility of d-dimer for aortic dissection, amongst other topics

Broad Research Areas: Diagnostic test accuracy, trauma, emergency department flow

Qualifications:BSc, MBBS(Hons), FACEM, MMed(Clin Epi)

Society Memberships & Professional Activities:

                    Senior Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine St George Hospital

                    Director of Emergency Medicine Research St George Hospital

                    St George Medical Research Foundation

                    Australasian College for Emergency Medicine

                    Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine

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Location

Emergency Department
St George Hospital
Kogarah NSW 2217

Contact

02 9113 1650

Publications

by Associate Professor Stephen Edward Asha

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