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Vincent is the medical director of HIV, sexual health and viral hepatitis services on the North Coast of New South Wales, across Mid North Coast and Northern NSW Local Health Districts, with medical clinics in Tweed Valley, Lismore, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie, and nurse-led clinics in Kempsey and Grafton.

In 2025, Vincent was awarded a grant from the Cancer Institute NSW to implement an anal cancer screening program for people living...view more

Vincent is the medical director of HIV, sexual health and viral hepatitis services on the North Coast of New South Wales, across Mid North Coast and Northern NSW Local Health Districts, with medical clinics in Tweed Valley, Lismore, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie, and nurse-led clinics in Kempsey and Grafton.

In 2025, Vincent was awarded a grant from the Cancer Institute NSW to implement an anal cancer screening program for people living with HIV. Once implemented, this will be the first anal cancer screening program outside of a major metropolitan setting. https://www.kirby.unsw.edu.au/news/research-grant-anal-cancer-prevention-services

Prior to moving to the North Coast, Vincent was a staff specialist in sexual health medicine and addiction medicine at Kirketon Road Centre (KRC) in Kings Cross, Sydney. KRC is a NSW Health facility that provides medical care for people who find it difficult to access mainstream healthcare, including people experiencing homelessness, people who inject drugs, sex workers, young people and LGBTIQ people. https://www.seslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/services-clinics/directory/kirketon-road-centre

Current Sector Contributions


My Grants

2024 Accelerated Research Implementation Grant - Cancer Institute NSW - $796,000 - Implementation of Anal Cancer Screening for People Living with HIV in Rural NSW.

https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/research-and-data/grants/grants-we-ve-funded/translational-research-grants/2024-accelerated-research-implementation-grant


My Qualifications

MBBS, PhD, FAChSHM, FAChAM, FRCP

PhD thesis: “Epidemiology of gonorrhoea, chlamydia and HIV in men who have sex with men, and evaluation of new prevention strategies."


My Awards

  • 2019 - Winner of the Public Health Researcher Award - Victorian Premier's Awards in Health and Medical Research
  • 2019 - Levinia Crooks Emerging Leader Award in STIs and BBVs - The Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM)
  • 2021 - Best Postgraduate Thesis in Sexual Health Medicine - Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
  • 2023 - Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (UK)

My Research Activities

  • Sexual health epidemiology and public health interventions to reduce transmission of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections;
  • Anal cancer screening for people living with HIV.
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