Who we are

Professor Vanessa McDonald is a Professor of Chronic Disease Nursing in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Newcastle, Australia.

Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson is a respiratory physician and clinical scientist in the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at John Hunter Hospital, Australia and the University of Newcastle, Australia.

Professor Richard Beasley has been the Director of the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand (NZ) since 2001 and a consultant physician to the Capital and Coast District Health Board since 1988.

Professor Andrew Searles is the strategic lead for the health economics unit at Hunter Medical Research Institute, Australia. Andrew’s work applies economic thinking to health-related issues.

Dr Vanessa Murphy is a research scientist investigating the management of asthma exacerbations during pregnancy and their health impact on both the mother and baby.

Professor Philip Bardin is a Professor of Lung and Sleep Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Professor Anne Holland is a Professor of Physiotherapy, a joint appointment of Monash University and Alfred Health in Melbourne, Australia.

Professor Ian D Pavord is Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Oxford and Honorary Consultant Physician at the Oxford University Hospital, United Kingdom (UK).

Professor John Upham is a Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Queensland and a Senior Respiratory Physician at the Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia.

Professor Michael Peek is Associate Dean (Health Precinct Planning) and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Australian National University.

Professor Alvar Agustí is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Barcelona, and a senior consultant at The Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain.

Dr James Fingleton is an early-career physician-researcher and Programme Director (Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) at the New Zealand Medical Research Institute.

Conjoint Associate Professor Anne Vertigan has worked for Hunter New England Health, Australia, for the past 29 years with clinical roles in speech pathology involving the treatment and management of chronic cough, voice disorders and dysphagia.

Professor Luke Wolfenden is a Professor in behavioural science at the University of Newcastle, Australia.

Professor Mark Hew is head of Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, and Adjunct Professor at Monash University, Australia.

Conjoint Professor Peter Wark is a senior staff specialist in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, and a Conjoint Professor with the University of Newcastle, Australia.

Associate Professor Celso Carvalho is a physiotherapist with a PhD in human physiology. He is an Associate Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Mr Gregory Archbold is a member of the Newcastle Severe Asthma Consumer Reference Group and has contributed to the development of the Centre of Excellence in Treatable Traits research programme.

Mr Anthony Flynn is the Senior Research and Evaluation manager with Asthma Australia, the peak national consumer representative body for asthma in Australia.

CEO Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, Australia. In April 2021 Dr Graham Hall joined the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand as the Chief Executive Officer.

Dr Vanessa Clark is the Centre Research Manager for the Centre of Excellence in Treatable Traits, and a post-doctoral researcher in translational asthma research within the Centre for Research Excellence in Severe Asthma.

Miss Olivia Lewis is a Communications and Marketing Officer working in the Centre of Excellence in Treatable Traits.