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
