Researcher

My Expertise

Toxicology, addiction, psychotropics, drugs of abuse

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Fields of Research (FoR)

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Toxicology (incl. Clinical Toxicology)

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Biography

I am a senior staff specialist in clinical pharmacology, toxicology and addiction medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital and a clinical toxicologist with the NSW Poisons Centre. I am a conjoint Associate Professor at St. Vincent's Clinical School and a Senior Research Fellow with the Medicines and Health Intelligence Unit at the School of Population Health, UNSW. My research areas span neuropsychopharmacology, drugs of abuse and medicines use in...view more

I am a senior staff specialist in clinical pharmacology, toxicology and addiction medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital and a clinical toxicologist with the NSW Poisons Centre. I am a conjoint Associate Professor at St. Vincent's Clinical School and a Senior Research Fellow with the Medicines and Health Intelligence Unit at the School of Population Health, UNSW. My research areas span neuropsychopharmacology, drugs of abuse and medicines use in pregnancy. I have a PhD in pharmacoepidemiology and have expertise in large scale observational studies using linked data, clinical trials of psychedelic assisted psychotherapy and clinical service evaluation. My vision is to optimise the use of medicines in priority populations as well as to identify new treatments and models of care for people with difficult to treat mental health and drug and alcohol concerns. 


My Grants

NHMRC Investigator Grant: Opioid safety in pregnancy 

IHIF Grant: Pharmacogenomics in mental health

IHIF Grant: Take home naloxone in Emergency Departments


My Qualifications

MBBS (hons) GCertClinTox FRACP FAChAM PhD


My Awards

Gustav Nossal Award for top ranking NH&MRC Clinical Research Postgraduate Scholarship applicant nationally – 2015.
NSW Aboriginal Health Award for integrated planning and service delivery – 2014.
Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Network (AH&MRC) project of the year award – 2014.
Registrar of the year award: St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney - 2012
Final Year Medal – Goyder Scholarship for Clinical Excellence in Medicine and Surgery- 2005


My Research Activities

Pharmacoepidemiology: Opioid and psychotropics quality and safety of prescribing and safety in pregnancy (NHMRC Investiagtor Grant)

Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and micro-dosing: Methamphetamine use disorder, depression (Black Dog and NCCRED Grants)

Drugs of abuse, drug overdose response and prevention 

Toxicoepidemiology: The relative toxicity of drugs taken in overdose

Pharmacogenomics: The role of pharmacogenomics in mental health

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: The implementation of a TDM service at St. Vincent's Hospital, antimicrobial TDM, tacrolimus toxicity in transplant medicine. 


My Research Supervision


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Areas of supervision

Honours, ILP, MSc, PhD

 

Recreational drug use at music festivals: Surveys and wastewater analysis

Analysis of biological samples for drugs of abuse following drug overdose presentations to emergency departments

Take home naloxone from emergency departments

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) implementation at St. Vincent's Hospital

The role of dexamphetamine in managing amphetamine withdrawal

Lisdexamphetamine to treat amphetamine dependence


Currently supervising

Honors/ILP x 10

PhD x2

 

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Location

Medicines and Health Intelligence, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney

St Vincent’s Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, UNSW Sydney

Department of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology
Therapeutics Centre, Level 2 Xavier Building
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney
390 Victoria Street DARLINGHURST NSW 2010 AUSTRALIA

Contact

+61283822304