Associate Professor Cecilia Sjoblom presenting about her area of research

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Research steering group and principal investigators

Professor Dharmintra Pasupathy, Director
Associate Professor Cecilia Sjobolm
Professor Kirsten Black
Professor Wah Cheung
Professor Adrienne Gordon
Professor Karen Walker
Associate Professor Brad de Vries
Associate Professor Tanya Nippita
Associate Professor Sean Seeho
Associate Professor Siranda Torvaldsen
Dr Justin McNab
Ms Sarah Melov
Dr Suja Padmanabhan

Professor Dharmintra Pasupathy

Professor Dharmintra Pasupathy is the Inaugural Director of the Reproduction and Perinatal Centre (RPC). He is also a Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine at Westmead Clinical School and Co-lead of the Joint Head of Specialty of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sydney Medical School.

Associate Professor Cecilia Sjoblom

Associate Professor Cecilia Sjoblom is the Chair of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) at the University of Sydney and Scientific Director at Westmead Fertility Centre.  

Professor Kirsten Black

Professor Kirsten Black is Lead of Speciality of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology at the Central Clinical School and a Sub-Specialist in Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Professor Wah Cheung

Clinical Professor Wah Cheung is the Director of the Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology at Westmead Hospital, and Director of the Centre for Diabetes & Endocrinology Research, Westmead.

Professor Adrienne Gordon

Clinical Professor Adrienne Gordon is a Senior Staff Specialist in Neonatology in the RPA centre for newborn care and Clinical Professor in the Disciplines of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology and Child and Adolescent Health, at Central Clinical School and the Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical Schools.

Professor Karen Walker

Clinical Professor Karen Walker is a Neonatal Clinical Nurse Consultant at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

Associate Professor Brad de Vries

Associate Professor Brad de Vries is Head of Obstetrics and researcher at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

Associate Professor Tanya Nippita

Associate Professor Tanya Nippita is a Senior Staff Specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Head of Obstetrics at Royal North Shore Hospital.

Associate Professor Sean Seeho

Associate Professor Sean Seeho is lead of specialty of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology at Northern Clinical School and Sydney Medical School.

Associate Professor Siranda Torvaldsen

Associate Professor Siranda Torvaldsen is a well-established public health researcher with over 28 years of epidemiology experience.

Dr Justin McNab

Dr Justin McNab is a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Behavioural and Social Sciences in Health, School of Health Sciences.

Ms Sarah Melov

Ms Sarah Melov is a Clinical Midwife Research Consultant at Westmead Hospital and Clinical Associate Lecturer at Westmead Clinical School.

Dr Suja Padmanabhan

Dr Suja Padmanabhan is a Staff Specialist with the Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology at Westmead Hospital and a Senior Clinical Lecturer with the University of Sydney.