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Assoc. Prof. Louise Smyth
BA MBBS GCUT DipHPE FRCPA
Areas of Interest:
Autoimmunity, transplantation, immune deficiency, allergy
Specialities:
Allergy & Immunology
Associate Professor Smyth is a graduate of the University of Western Australia and a Fellow of, and former state representative of the RCPA. Associate Professor Smyth designed and implemented the Pathology programme for the School of Medicine at the University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle where she is a founding member of, and Associate Professor in the School of Medicine.
She has a Graduate Certificate in University Teaching, qualifying her to supervise candidates for higher degrees as well as teaching undergraduate students. She is most interested in autoimmunity but has extensive experience including autoimmunity, transplantation, immune deficiency and allergy.
Her publications are predominantly in the field of Bone Marrow Transplantation. Dr Smyth joined St John of God Pathology (now Australian Clinical Labs) in 2016.
Assoc. Prof. Owen Harris
MBBS, FRCPA
Areas of Interest:
General microbiology and microbiological molecular diagnostics, Q fever and provision of BCG vaccination services
Specialities:
Microbiology
Associate Professor Harris is Clinical Director of Microbiology at Australian Clinical Labs (formerly St John of God Pathology). He has been a respected pathologist and microbiologist in Geelong for many years.
Associate Professor Harris graduated in Medicine from Monash University in 1971 and completed his training at Geelong Hospital, obtaining FRCPA in 1982.
He worked in general pathology at Geelong Pathology followed by PathCare as Consulting Pathologist. For the past 15 years, Assoc. Prof Harris has been the Clinical Microbiologist and provides support for infection control and antimicrobial stewardship services at various hospitals.
Associate Professor Harris is the licensed vaccinator for Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) and provides a regular vaccination clinic within the Barwon Region and Western suburbs of Melbourne, working with the Department of Health.
For over 20 years, he has provided a Q Fever vaccination service, also offering training and advice to general practitioners who wish to provide a Q Fever vaccination service for their patients.
He has collaborated on many research projects with the Department of Infectious Diseases at Barwon Health and worked on Q Fever outbreak investigations.
Associate Professor Harris is involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching including supervision of infectious diseases/microbiology registrar training with Barwon Health. In 2015 he was appointed Senior Clinical Lecturer and Clinical Associate Professor at Deakin University.
Dr David Deam
MBBS, MAACB, FRCPA
Areas of Interest:
Endocrine Function Testing, Protein Abnormalities, Laboratory Automation
Specialities:
Chemical Pathology
Dr Deam graduated with Honours in Medicine from Monash University in 1978 and obtained his FRCPA in 1985 following postgraduate training in Biochemistry at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
After several posts in Chemical Pathology at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Royal Women's Hospital, he was appointed Head of Chemical Pathology at the Royal Melbourne in 1996. He joined Gribbles Pathology (now Australian Clinical Labs) in 1998.
Dr Deam has played an active role in teaching scientific, nursing and medical staff at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and has been an examiner for the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists as well as the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia.
Dr Deam’s research interests and publications include work on thyroid function testing, various aspects of diagnostic protein measurement and the rational use of biochemical tests. His special interests include testing of endocrine function; protein abnormalities; as well as laboratory automation and application of computing to pathology services.
Dr Simon Nazaretian
MBBS BMedSc (Hons) FRCPA, Dip Man
Areas of Interest:
Gynecological Pathology, Breast Pathology, Urology, Infertility and Cytology
Specialities:
Anatomical Pathology
Simon graduated from Monash University in 1997 and worked as a hospital medical officer for Southern Health until 2001. Simon has been senior lecturer with Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences since 2000 and Associate Investigator with Monash University Centre for Synchrotron Science since 2009.
He has worked as an anatomical pathologist at The Royal Women's Hospital and Southern Health from 2008 to 2013. Simon joined Healthscope Pathology (now Australian Clinical Labs) in 2010 and has interests in Gynaecological and Breast pathology, Infertility, Urology and Cytology.
Simon completed his Diploma of Management in 2011. From 2011 to 2013 Simon was Coordinator of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Victorian Anatomical Training Program and in 2012 received the RCPA Outstanding Teacher Award. He is currently the RCPA Victorian State Councillor, is a Medical Testing Assessor for NATA and is a member of the Clinical Advisory Committee for the Commonwealth Department of Health’s Digital Health Agency.
Prof. Camile Farah
BDSc, MDSc (OralMed OralPath), PhD, GCEd (HE), GCExLead, FRACDS (OralMed), MAICD, AFCHSM, FOMAA, FIAOO, FICD, FPFA, FAIM
Areas of Interest:
Oral mucosal and salivary gland pathology, head and neck pathology, and bone pathology
Specialities:
Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
Professor Camile Farah joined Australian Clinical Labs in 2019 as a Consultant Oral Pathologist. He is a dual registered specialist in oral medicine and oral pathology with sub-specialty training in oral oncology. In addition to practicing in private at Perth Oral Medicine & Dental Sleep Centre, Camile holds a hospital appointment as Consultant in Oral Medicine at Fiona Stanley Hospital, and is a member of its Head and Neck Cancer Multidisciplinary Team.
Camile obtained his undergraduate dental degree from the University of Western Australia (1996), and practiced dentistry while completing a PhD in pathology & immunology (2000), and his specialist training in oral medicine & oral pathology (2002) at the University of Queensland. He gained further experience in oral diagnostic sciences at the Eastman Dental Institute, University College London (2004).
Camile is a Fellow of the Oral Medicine Academy of Australasia, the International Academy of Oral Oncology, the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (Oral Medicine), the International College of Dentists, the Pierre Fauchard Academy, the Australasian College of Health Service Management, and the Australian Institute of Management. In addition, he is the recipient of many national and international
awards, scholarships and honours. In 2019 he was named the Australian Research Field Leader - Health & Medical Sciences in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery for his research on head and neck cancer. He serves on the editorial boards for several journals, and is a regular speaker at national and international meetings.
Camile has authored 235 publications including 18 book chapters, and is the author and editor of the textbook “Contemporary Oral Medicine” which is the #1 selling textbook in its discipline. Camile has 24 years’ experience in oral medicine and oral pathology with particular interest in oral mucosal and salivary gland pathology, head and neck pathology, and bone pathology.
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